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Raw: April 2, 2040
Opening Match: 30-Man Rumble
This was announced on SmackDown! and the winner will receive a match for the WWE Cruiserweight Title at Backlash. The main highlight here was Michael Hotbody taking a really ugly fall after being bumped off the apron and having his head ricochet in a pretty sickening fashion. The match continued while the medical crew tries to take care of Hotbody in the outside and eventually they begin wheeling him to the back. Flash forward to the final moments as Caleb Greene manages to dump his final adversary but LO AND BEHOLD, Michael Hotbody leaps off the gurney perfectly fine and sneaks in behind Greene and dumps him to claim victory. Your number one contender, Michael Hotbody! 87% overall.
Backstage, Brandon Reigns makes it official that Jake Connelly will indeed be his manager. He's glad he's got someone with the career of Connelly and last week he showed he can be trusted.
Video package promoting the upcoming debut of Hugo.
Second Match: Alexander Piero vs. Makabre
This is to showcase the debuting Piero as Makabre is just a retiring hire to be a jobber here. Piero gets the win with a move called the Flashpoint. 59% overall, but that's to be expected all things considered.
Third Match: Joey Dillinger vs. Julian Merrick
Continuing the feud between the Dillingers and the Future Foundation. Dillinger manages to get a countout win. 91% overall.
Fourth Match: Martyn LaSalle vs. Jason Sorola
This is the first match in the Beat the Clock series so obviously whoever wins here sets the time to beat. There will be 9 matches total. Three tonight, three on Superstars, and three on SmackDown!. The fastest time faces the Unified World Champion at Backlash. LaSalle is able to get the tapout win with the Martynizer and sets the time. 90% overall.
Backstage, Moses McKay informs us that his match tonight against Seth Von Kamp is also a Beat the Clock challenge match. If Seth thinks what happened to his face at Money in the Bank is something, just wait until McKay rubs his number one contendership in it.
Fifth Match: Xavier Cross vs. Kerry Cemenko
The second Beat the Clock match of the night. Sadly, time expires and thus neither man can be in consideration. Haven appears on the screen and laughs at Cross. 91% overall.
Sixth Match: Seth Von Kamp vs. Moses McKay
The third Beat the Clock match of the night. McKay does his best to try to reopen Von Kamp's injuries throughout but he's facing a hell of a resistant opponent tonight. Von Kamp manages to hit the Collapse of Society in the final few seconds and looks like he might beat the time but the blood loss hampers his recovery time and he's unable to get a pin in time. Time expires. 95% overall.
Seventh Match: Naomi Bailey and Hannah McCormick vs. Faith Connors and Jamie Roderick
The animosity from SmackDown! spills over to tonight between Bailey and Connors. Bailey is able to score a pin on Roderick for the win. 93% overall.
MAIN EVENT: Ryan Pattillo and Michael Haywood vs. The Academy
Haywood's usual partner, Gavin Jones, was in the cruiserweight Rumble earlier so stepping up is fellow Hunters member, and leader, Ryan Pattillo. We're informed that Pattillo will have his Beat the Clock match on SmackDown! against Chris Collins. This is another extension of WrestleMania's events. Pattillo looks like he's got things in hand but Chris Collins says, "Fuck this happy ending bullshit" and runs in for the DQ. Gavin Jones tries to come out for the save but he's in no condition to turn the tide. The heels celebrate to close the show. 91% overall.
Overall show rating: 86%
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