- Tonight’s WWE RAW opens up with a
mash-up of RAW opening videos from over
the years.
- We’re live from the Toyota Center in
Houston, Texas as Michael Cole welcomes us.
We go right to the ring and Vince McMahon
is waiting. Vince talks about RAW’s success
over the years and thanks the fans. He
announces John Cena vs. Dolph Ziggler in a
steel cage for tonight. He also plugs The
Rock’s Rock Concert. Vince is interrupted by
Big Show and out he comes.
Show says everyone needs to wait because
the travesty that happened to him on
SmackDown needs to be addressed. Vince
says he doesn’t like being told what to do
and doesn’t like being interrupted. Vince
picks on Show for losing the World
Heavyweight Title. Vince airs the footage
from SmackDown where Alberto Del Rio
won the title.
Show says he wasn’t prepared for a Last
Man Standing match and blames Booker T.
Show wonders if Booker was trying to make
Del Rio a hero to the Latinos. The crowd
boos Show. Show says Booker is jealous of
him. Vince asks Show what he wants done
about it. Show wants Del Rio stripped of the
title. The music hits and out comes Ricardo
Rodriguez and Alberto Del Rio to a big pop.
Del Rio says Show comes off very small. Del
Rio says instead of complaining to Mr.
McMahon, do something about it. Del Rio
proposes a rematch for tonight. Show says
no and the crowd chants si. Show says he
wasn’t prepared on Friday and isn’t
prepared tonight. Del Rio tells Show to show
some balls for once in his life. JBL and Jerry
Lawler are on commentary with Cole tonight
by the way. Show says he’s not going to
waste his rematch tonight. Show wants the
match at the Royal Rumble. Show says
people won’t be talking about the Rumble
winner, CM Punk or The Rock. They’re going
to be talking about him. Show tells Del Rio to
enjoy his 15 minutes of fame. Del Rio calls
Show a fat jackass. Show asks Vince if he’s
ok with how Del Rio is acting. Ricardo and
Del Rio have a present for Show now. RR
picks up a bucket and Show warns him.
Ricard tosses a bunch of confetti on Show
and they laugh at him. Show goes after RR
but Del Rio stops him. The brawl and Del Rio
hits a hurricanrana. Del Rio with a kick to
the head that sends Show out of the ring.
Vince introduces Del Rio to the crowd as he
celebrates.
- The announcers hype Rock’s concert and
tonight’s steel cage match. Back to
commercial.
- Back from the break and we see highlights
from when Bob Barker hosted RAW.
Wade Barrett vs. Randy Orton
We go to the ring and Intercontinental
Champion Wade Barrett is in the ring. Randy
Orton is out next to a big pop.
They lock up and Orton takes it to the
corner. Back to the corner and Barrett
works Orton over in the corner. Barrett
ducks a clothesline and Orton hits a Thesz
Press. Barrett goes to the floor but Orton
follows. Barrett gets his face slammed into
the announcers table. Orton back drops
Barrett on the fan barrier and brings him
back in for a 2 count. Orton stomps away
now. Barrett gets dumped back to the floor
as we go to commercial.
Back from the break and Barrett is in
control. Barrett with a headlock but Orton
fights out. Barrett cuts him off and takes
Orton to the apron with knees to the head.
Barrett with a big kick for 2. Barrett goes
back to a headlock now. Orton breaks free
with a big backdrop. Orton comes back with
clotheslines and a big powerslam. Barrett
ducks out of the ring but Orton nails the
backbreaker. Orton with the second rope
draping DDT as the crowd pops. More back
and forth. Barrett with the Bullhammer
elbow for the clean win.
Winner: Wade Barrett
- Still to come tonight is the first Hall of Fame
announcement. Back to commercial.
- WWE Divas Champion Eve Torres runs into
Teddy Long and Booker T backstage. Booker
says Vickie Guerrero agrees that Eve will be
stripped of her title if she tries to run away
or get counted out tonight. Eve tries to play
up to Booker but he laughs in her face.
Teddy laughs at her too. Eve smacks Teddy
in the face and walks off.
- Cole shows us footage from earlier today
where Kane and Daniel Bryan met with Dr.
Shelby for an evaluation. Bryan tells Kane
that they should lie to Dr. Shelby and tell him
what he wants to hear. Kane agrees and in
comes the doc. They have a group hug
before sitting down. They answer some
questions about each other. Shelby brings in
Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes. He wants
them to cause a trigger for Team Hell No’s
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WWE Divas Title Match: Kaitlyn vs. Eve
Torres
Lilian Garcia announces this match as Kaitlyn
waits in the ring. WWE Divas Champion Eve
Torres comes out next. If she gets counted
out, she will lose the title in this match.
The bell rings and they lock up. Eve with a
headlock but Kaitlyn turns it around. Eve
goes to the floor and Kaitlyn won’t let her
back in. Eve comes in and goes to the
corner. Kaitlyn is told to back off by the
referee. Eve kicks Kaitlyn back and then kicks
her in the face for a 2 count. Eve mounts
Kaitlyn and unloads. Eve with a takedown
and 2 count.
Eve turns it around and chokes her in the
corner. Eve with a submission now. Kaitlyn
counters with a roll up for 2. Kaitlyn with
clotheslines now and then a big shoulder.
Kaitlyn with an inverted DDT and a close 2
count. Eve comes back with a neckbreaker
for a close 2 count. Eve shows frustration.
Kaitlyn picks Eve up on her shoulders and
drops her over the knee. Eve rolls out to the
floor but Kaitlyn comes after. Eve tosses
Kaitlyn into the fan barrier and walks back
to the ring. Kaitlyn gets in first and spears
Eve for the win and the title.
Winner and New WWE Divas Champion:
Kaitlyn
- Josh Mathews is backstage with Brodus
Clay. We see CM Punk’s pipebomb from last
week where he namedropped Clay. Clay
wants Punk to keep his name out of his
mouth. Clay says that pipebomb is about to
blow up in Punk’s face and walks off. Back
to commercial.
Brodus Clay vs. CM Punk
Back from the break and out comes Brodus
Clay with Cameron and Naomi. Out next
comes WWE Champion CM Punk with Paul
Heyman.
The bell rings and they go at it. Clay knocks
Punk down and Punk goes to the floor to
regroup with Heyman. Clay brings Punk back
in and keeps up the assault. Clay beats Punk
down in the corner and scoop slams him.
Clay drops an elbow and another. Punk
turns it around an springboards in with a
clothesline. Punk with a neckbreaker. Punk
mocks Clay’s dancing. Punk with another
neckbreaker. Clay with a submission on the
neck now.
Punk with kicks but Clay catches him and
hits a suplex. Clay runs over Punk and hits a
headbutt. Clay misses a splash in the corner
and Punk takes the knee out. Punk with a
kick in the face. Punk goes to the top and
hits the big elbow drop. Punk applies the
Anaconda Vice and Clay taps out for the win.
Winner: CM Punk
- After the match, Punk mocks Clay some
more and takes a mic. He says he just came
to do what he does every Monday night.
Punk says The Rock is going to come out
later and do what he does. Punk talks about
The Rock and says Rock will not leave Royal
Rumble with the title because he is the best
in the world and that’s a fact.
- They plug tonight’s Rock Concert and Cena
vs. Ziggler in a cage. Back to commercial.
- Back from the break and we get a look
back at some crazy RAW moments involving
automobiles over the years.
- Mick Foley is backstage on the phone with
his children. The Rock walks up and Foley
hangs up. Foley goes to shake Rock’s hand
but Rock didn’t come here to shake Foley’s
hand. They hug and Rock congratulates
Foley on the Hall of Fame induction. They do
some Rock & Sock comedy when Vickie
Guerrero walks up. She can’t hear herself
think and tells them to shut up. Vickie
reminds them this is her show. Vickie runs
her mouth some more and Rock says he has
nothing to say to her. Foley is surprised.
Rock says there’s a time and place for
everything. He tells Foley to enjoy the Rock
Concert.
Over the Top Rope Challenge: Sheamus vs.
Heath Slater, Jinder Mahal and Drew
McIntyre
Sheamus comes out for an over the top
challenge before we go back to commercial.
Back from the break and 3MB are in the
ring. They beat Sheamus down to start but
he fights them off. They try to toss Sheamus
over but he fights back. Sheamus tosses
Drew over but he hangs on and Slater
makes the save. They beat Sheamus down
again. Sheamus eliminates Jinder first and
then McIntyre. Sheamus tries to Brogue
Slater but gets hung up on the apron. 3MB
rush over to help Slater and Sheamus gets
eliminated.
Winners: 3MB
- After the match, Sheamus comes back and
interrupts their celebration. Slater and
McIntyre catch Brogue Kicks to end the
segment.
- Josh Mathews is backstage with John Cena.
He asks about tonight’s steel cage match
and Big E Langston. Cena says we should be
talking about RAW and runs off a bunch of
names in typical Cena fashion.
- The Miz comes to the stage to hype Miz TV.
He says his special guest is a Hall of Famer
and gives us a hint: Whoooo! Miz struts to
the ring as we go to commercial.
The Miz comes out and introduces his guest,
Ric Flair. Flair struts to the ring and takes a
seat. Miz asks his most memorable RAW
moment. Flair says the night after he retired
where they had the farewell for him on
RAW. Flair wants to talk about the future, not
the past. Flair says he’s honored to be here.
Flair says he’s looking forward to when
Ryback takes out The Shield. They have a
“really?” off and Flair dances. Miz tells him to
do it again. Miz calls that a magical moment.
He plays a video of some of the best stars on
the mic from over the years including The
New Age Outlaws, Chris Jericho, Mick Foley,
DX, R-Truth, CM Punk, Val Venis, Steve Austin
and others. Miz says one catchphrase was
missing from that video and talks Flair into
doing a promo but he’s interrupted by
United States Champion Antonio Cesaro.
Cesaro comes out with a US flag. He says he
doesn’t need catchphrases. Cesaro rips into
Miz and Flair as the crowd chants USA.
Cesaro tells Flair he has nothing to show for
being great in the past. Except maybe a bar
tab he can’t pay. Cesaro says the only thing
the four fingers stand for these days is
Flair’s four ex-wives. Miz gets upset and
tosses a chair. Miz says he will pay Flair’s bar
tab tonight but will give Cesaro the receipt
right now. Cesaro says he’s going t be the
bigger man and walk away. Flair stops him
and delivers some chops. Flair whips Cesaro
into Miz for a Skull Crushing Finale. Flair goes
for a Figure Four but stops. Flair lets Miz
apply the Figure Four. Miz tightens the hold
as Flair drops elbows on his jacket. Miz kicks
Cesaro out of the ring and Flair drops a knee
and another elbow on their coats. Flair and
Miz pose as Flair’s music plays
- Still to come, Cena vs. Ziggler in a steel cage
match. Back to commercial.
Daniel Bryan vs. Cody Rhodes
Back fro the break and Cody Rhodes is in the
ring with Damien Sandow. Kane and Daniel
Bryan are out next. Cody and Bryan go at it.
Cody with an early pin attempt. Cody keeps
control and drops a knee on Bryan. Cody
wastes time and Bryan pulls him into the Yes
Lock for the win.
Winner: Daniel Bryan
- Michael Cole shows us a WWE App video of
Eve Torres complaining to Matt Striker about
how she’s a victim. Eve sas she does’t need
WWE and quits. She blames it on people like
Striker and the fans before waking off. The
announcers play up Eve quitting.
- Still to come, Rock Concert. Back to
commercial.
- AJ Lee is backstage with Big E Langston.
She looks back at some of the weddings on
RAW over the years. Langston shows a clip
of her and Daniel Bryan’s wedding. AJ gets
emotional and Dolph Ziggler comes in to cut
a promo on his match with Cena tonight.
- We go to the ring and out comes Jim Ross
to join commentary. Back to commercial.
Steel Cage Match: Dolph Ziggler vs. John
Cena
Ziggler is out with AJ and Langston. John
Cena is out next to a big pop. Ziggler tries to
escape early on but Cena stops him. It’s JR,
Lawler and JBL on commentary for this
match. Cena takes control until he runs into
a big dropkick. 2 count by Ziggler. Ziggler
beats on Cena now. Cena goes face first into
the cage wall. Ziggler with a big splash in
the corner and a neckbreaker. Ziggler with
another neckbreaker as AJ looks on.Ziggler
goes for another neckbreaker but shows off
and Cena counters. Cena goes for an
Attitude Adjustment but Ziggler blocks it and
gets a 2 count. Ziggler keeps control and
works Cena over. Cena catches in and
catapults him into the cage. Ziggler climbs
up but Cena stops him.
Cena pulls Ziggler down and starts climbing.
Ziggler stops him and they trade shots on
the top rope. Ziggler knocks Cena to the mat
but Ziggler falls with the top rope between
his legs. We go to commercial.
Back from the break and they trade shots on
top of the cage. They come back to the top
rope and Ziggler dropkicks Cena to the mat.
During the commercial, Langston stopped
Cena from escaping by holding his leg.
Ziggler keeps control now as AJ looks on.
Cena blocks a shot into the cage and fights
back. Cena comes back with his usual
moves. Cena with the Five Knuckle Shuffle.
Cena goes for the AA but it’s blocked. Ziggler
uses it to climb up the cage. Cena exposes
Ziggler’s rear and throws him into the cage.
Ziggler blocks another AA and hits a
superkick for a close 2 count. Ziggler crawls
for the cage door but Cena pulls him back.
Langston tries to pull Ziggler out. Cena and
Langston play tug of war with Ziggler’s
body. Cena pulls Ziggler back in and applies
STF. Ziggler counters and locks in a sleeper
hold.
Cena powers to his feet with Ziggler on his
back. Cena climbs up the cage wall, still with
Ziggler on his back. Cena falls back to the
mat and lands on Ziggler. Ziggler climbs
while Cena goes for the door. Ziggler stops
Cena from escaping. Cena kicks Ziggler back.
Cena goes for the door but Langston slams
it on his head. Ziggler with a close 2 count.
Cena runs up to escape the cage. Cena kicks
the door in Ziggler’s face. Langston starts
swinging a chair at Cena’s legs and he
crawls back over the top of the cage. Ziggler
hits Zig Zag for a close 2 count. Ziggler
climbs the cage but Cena stops him. Cena
pulls Ziggler to the mat. Ziggler runs up and
nails a huge DDT from the top rope. Cena still
kicks out at 2. AJ throws a fit at ringside and
goes crazy. AJ climbs the outside of the cage
and makes it to the top. Langston comes in
but Cena fights him off. Ziggler charges with
the briefcase but Cena ducks and it hits
Langston. Cena nails the AA on Ziggler for
the win as AJ watches from the top of the
cage.
Winner: John Cena
- Cena heads up the ramp as AJ screams
from the top of the cage. We go to replays.
- Up next is Rock Concert. Back to
commercial.
- Back from the break and out comes The
Rock to a big pop. The ring is set up with a
guitar, a chair and mic stand. Rock says it’s
an honor to close out this special night.
Rock talks about his first time on RAW and
we see a pic of his Rocky Maivai gimmick.
Rock picks on how he looked and says that
picture proves if you put your mind to it, you
can overcome anything. Rock takes a seat
and the crowd chants his name. Rock’s first
song is sung to the tune of Heartbreak Hotel.
It’s about Paul Heyman. Rock calls him a diva
with floppy breasts. Rock says Heyman’s fat
covers his little penis that he hasn’t seen in
years. Rock points out a special guest in the
crowd – Dusty Hill from ZZ Top.
Rock asks how the ladies are doing. He says
his favorite curve on a woman is her smile.
He starts his second song and says there’s a
special woman he wanted to sing a song to.
Rock calls Vickie Guerrero out so he can sing
to her. Vickie hesitates but comes out to the
stage. Rock sings this song to the tune of
Eric Clapton’s Wonderful Tonight. He disses
how she looks, how she abuses power. He
says she looks like a hooker and not the
expensive kind. Rock calls her a “biotch” and
says she looks “Horrible Tonight.” Vickie
throws a fit on the stage. Rock gets the fans
to sing it to Vickie and everyone cheers.
Rock tells the fans that is one horrible
looking biotch and asks the fans if they’re
having fun.
Rock wants to talk about kicking ass now.
He calls out WWE Champion CM Punk to the
ring. Rock wants to tell Punk something man
to man. Rock sets his props to the side and
waits on Punk. Out comes Punk to the stage
with Heyman right behind him. Rock has
some facts of his own in response to Punk’s
earlier promo. Rock says it’s a fact that
Heyman has twinkie tits. Rock informs Punk
that he isn’t God. Rock declares that he will
beat Punk for the title. Punk rushes the ring
and Rock meets him on the outside. They
start brawling on the floor. WWE referees try
to separate them. They break free and go at
it some more. Rock drops Punk with a right
hand. Booker T, Finlay, Arn Anderson and
other officials are trying to break it up now.
The crowd chants for Rock. RAW goes off
the air with Punk and Rock staring at each
other as officials keep them separated.