Tonight’s WWE RAW kicks off with the pyro going off inside the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Michael Cole welcomes us to RAW. He is joined by Josh Matthews on commentary tonight. Matthews hypes tonight’s WrestleMania host announcement and Cole plugs R-Truth vs. John Morrison, Sheamus vs. Randy Orton and CM Punk vs. John Cena where there must be a winner.
John Cena vs. CM Punk
We go right to the ring for tonight’s opener and John Cena rushes the ring to a big pop. Cena talks about Valentine’s Day and WrestleMania. Cena talks about the WrestleMania 27 host and says his “rock solid” guess is Michael Cole. The crowd clearly wants The Rock. Cena goes on cracking jokes on Cole. Cena talks about the Elimination Chamber and the winner main eventing WrestleMania. Cena says he needs a WrestleMania moment this year after the year he’s had. The crowd boo’s. Cena talks about Nexus and is cut off by CM Punk’s music. Out comes Punk to the stage.
Punk is tired of hearing Cena. He reminds Cena he has a record of 2-0 against Cena. Punk says he’s a good person and good things happen to good people. The bell rings and here we go. They lock up, Cena takes it to the corner. Nexus has been banned from ringside for this match. Punk misses a clothesline and Cena unloads with rights. Cena charges in the corner but Punk moves and he hits the ringpost. Cena ends up on the floor. Punk runs and dives off the apron onto Cena as we go to commercial.
Back from commercial and Punk has Cena on his knees kicking him. 2 count for Punk. Punk with a suplex and another 2 count. Cena rolls out of a hold but gets booted by Punk. Another 2 count. Punk with a body scissors now. Cena slides out and goes for a STF but Punk makes it to the ropes. Punk takes over again and starts kicking Cena. Punk drops Cena with a big kick to the chest. Cena gets to his feet and fights back. Punk misses a clotheslines. Cena with 2 shoulders and a big back drop. Cena with the Five Knuckle Shuffle. Cena goes for the Attitude Adjustment but Punk counters and drops Cena with a kick for a 2 count.
Punk with another scissors. Cena fights to his feet with Punk on his shoulders. Cena with a gutwrench for a 2 count. Cena goes to the top but Punk gets up and kicks him down to the mat. Punk with a running knee in the corner and a bulldog. Cena counters the bulldog and tries for the STF. Punk counters it. Punk with a neckbreaker for a 2 count. Punk goes for a GTS but Cena slides out of it. Punk drops Cena with a series of kicks but only gets a 2 count. Punk hits a high crossbody but Cena catches him and rolls over. Cena stands up with Punk and goes for an AA. Punk counters on the apron and ends up on the floor. We see a Nexus member’s arm reach from under the ring and hand Punk a chair. Punk throws it in the ring, distracting the ref. The Nexus arm sticks out from under the ring again and hands Punk a wrench. Punk nails Cena in the head with it and gets back in the ring. Punk hits the GTS for the win.
Winner: CM Punk
– We go ringside with Josh Matthews and Michael Cole. They talk about Jerry Lawler not being here and his mother passing. We go to commercial.
– Back from commercial and we see highlights of Alberto Del Rio attacking Edge on RAW 2 weeks ago. We go to the ring and out comes Alberto Del Rio driving a 2009 Bentley convertible. Ricardo Rodriguez makes the introduction. Del Rio introduces himself and talks about WrestleMania. Out comes the World Heavyweight Champion Edge. Edge says he’s been so busy beating Dolph Ziggler he almost forgot about Del Rio. Edge says he has a destiny too… Edge tackles Del Rio and unloads with rights. Edge drives Del Rio off the apron and into the fan barrier. Edge goes to celebrate but Vickie Guerrero comes out to the stage. Vickie gets massive heat here, as usual. Vickie brings out Dolph Ziggler and introduces him as the new World Heavyweight Champion.
– We go ringside with Josh Matthews and Michael Cole. They talk about Jerry Lawler not being here and his mother passing. We go to commercial.
– Back from commercial and we see highlights of Alberto Del Rio attacking Edge on RAW 2 weeks ago. We go to the ring and out comes Alberto Del Rio driving a 2009 Bentley convertible. Ricardo Rodriguez makes the introduction. Del Rio introduces himself and talks about WrestleMania. Out comes the World Heavyweight Champion Edge. Edge says he’s been so busy beating Dolph Ziggler he almost forgot about Del Rio. Edge says he has a destiny too… Edge tackles Del Rio and unloads with rights. Edge drives Del Rio off the apron and into the fan barrier. Edge goes to celebrate but Vickie Guerrero comes out to the stage. Vickie gets massive heat here, as usual. Vickie brings out Dolph Ziggler and introduces him as the new World Heavyweight Champion.
Vickie says she warned Edge about the spear and now he must suffer the consequences. Vickie says we will have the official coronation of Dolph as the new World Champion on SmackDown this week. Vickie says Edge is also about to lose his job as she says she has proof Edge is the one who assaulted Teddy Long. Vickie laughs as we cut away.
– We see Natalya and Eve Torres headed to the ring as we go to another 2-21-11 video and commercial.
Lumberjill Match for the WWE Divas Title: Natalya vs. Eve Torres
We go to the ring and the WWE Divas surround it as Lumberjills. Natalya waits in the ring as the WWE Divas Champion Eve Torres makes her way out. The bell rings and they lock up. Natalya takes Eve down. Eve applies a head scissors. Natalya rolls out and they go back and forth on the mat. They go for a dropkick at the same time and lock up again. Natalya with a 2 count and another 2 count. More back and forth action on the mat.
Natalya applies a surfboard and the crowd pops. Eve counters it. Natalya with a headlock now. They run the ropes and Eve takes her down with an elbow. Eve with a big leg drop for a 2 count. Natalya drops Eve with a backfist. Natalya gets dumped to the floor and Divas attack her. Other Divas run over to defend her and they scuffle at ringside. Eve leaps off the apron and takes down a bunch of Divas. Eve comes back in with Natalya. Natalya goes for a roll-up but Eve reverses it and pins Natalya’s shoulders for the win.
Winner: Eve Torres
– After the match, Eve and Natalya shake hands before we go back to commercial.
– Back from commercial and Eve is backstage arguing with The Bella Twins. They attack her. Gail Kim and Natalya run over and get involved and it’s another Diva brawl. We go to another preview for The Chaperone with Triple H.
– We go to the ring where Mark Henry is coming out for a match. As he’s coming down, Sheamus attacks from behind and lays Henry out. Sheamus takes a mic and warns everyone in the Elimination Chamber what he’s capable of. Sheamus says to watch what he does to Randy Orton later tonight. WWE officials are tending to Henry as Sheamus runs over and drops him with a brogue kick and walks off.
– We see The Miz and Alex Riley headed to the ring. Miz shoves a WWE crew member into some boxes and keeps walking. We go to commercial.
The Miz vs. Daniel Bryan
Back from commercial and out comes the WWE Champion The Miz with his sidekick Alex Riley. Riley joins Cole and Matthews on commentary. Out next is the United States Champion Daniel Bryan. The bell rings and they get ready to go. They lock up and go at it. Bryan with offense early. Miz breaks out of a hold and runs the ropes but gets dropkicked. More back and forth until M iz drops Bryan with a boot to the face. Miz with a chinlock now.
Bryan locks on a submission on his own but Miz makes it to the ropes. More back and forth action. Bryan ends up dumping Miz to the floor over the top. Bryan leaps off the apron and hits Miz with a flying knee to the top. Miz crashes into the barricade. Bryan with a double dropkick off the top into the ring for a 2 count. Bryan with the LaBell lock but Miz breaks it. Miz takes control again and hits a neckbreaker over the top rope as we go to commercial.
Back from the break and they’re up top. Bryan counters Miz up top and powerbombs him to the mat for a 2 count. Bryan with nasty kicks to Miz’s chest while he’s on his knees. Miz ducks a final kick and rolls Bryan up for a 2 count. Back and forth. Bryan with a back suplex and a huge kick to the face. Bryan with another close 2 count. Bryan goes for the LaBell lock again but Miz counters. Bryan ends up on Miz’s shoulders. Miz slams him down on his face. Miz hits the Skull Crushing Finale for the pin and the win.
Winner: The Miz
– After the match, Miz takes the mic and says he knows everyone saw what he just did to Daniel Bryan. Miz says there’s one person that didn’t see – Jerry Lawler. Miz says Lawler is unfortunately not here tonight because his mother passed away. Miz offers his sincere condolences but hopes that Lawler doesn’t use this an excuse as to why he loses on Sunday at Elimination Chamber. Miz says he will still be WWE Champion because he’s The Miz and he’s awesome. Riley comes in the ring to celebrate with Miz as we go to commercial.
John Morrison and R-Truth vs. David Otunga and Michael McGillicutty
Back from the break and there are Nexus members hanging out at ringside as we now have a tag team match, changed during the commercial. R-Truth is at ringside. John Morrison comes out and we see replays of CM Punk spraying something in his eyes last week. Morrison’s eyes are bruised. McGillicutty and Truth start things out. Truth with two arm drags after a counter. McGillicutty with knees to the gut on Truth. Truth drops McGillicutty. Ryan grabs Truth’s leg while the referee isn’t looking. McGillicutty attacks from behind and sends Truth to the floor. Ryan kicks Truth in the ribs while the ref is distracted again. McGillicutty rams Truth back into the apron and throws him back in the ring. 2 count. Otunga is in and they double team Truth with some clotheslines.
Otunga with a suplex and a 2 count. Otunga with a headlock now. Truth fights out of it with elbows and right hands. Truth suplexes Otunga on his head. Morrison comes in but Otunga stops him. Morrison tackles Otunga and unloads with right hands. Morrison slams Otunga again and hits more rights. Morrison is going crazy as Otunga tags out. Morrison unloads on McGillicutty. Morrison stops away on McGillicutty as the referee tries to pull him off. Morrison knocks Mason Ryan off the apron. Truth runs the ropes and Morrison tosses him over the top and onto Ryan. Morrison with a big running knee to McGillicutty’s face for the pin and the win.
Winners: John Morrison and R-Truth
– After the match, Mason Ryan comes in the ring to fight with Morrison. R-Truth comes in and they send him to the floor.
– We get a plug for Chris Jericho’s new book and Orton vs. Sheamus before going back to commercial.
– Back from commercial and actress Ariel Winter from The Chaperone is in the ring with Justin Roberts. She asks if we’re ready for WrestleMania and says she’s so excited to be on RAW tonight. She talks about how Triple H plays her father in The Chaperone. She says tonight is Valentine’s Day and time for the Khali Kiss Cam. Out comes The Great Khali with Ranjin Singh. Ariel dances in the ring as Khali comes out. Khali wishes everyone a happy Valentine’s Day and rambles on. Ranjin translates and welcomes us to a special Kiss Cam. The Kiss Cam will be going in the crowd and backstage tonight. We get a few random couples in the crowd first, then Santino Marella and Tamina backstage. Then Vickie Guerrero and Dolph Ziggler kiss. Next we see Maryse and Ted DiBiase. She disses him and kisses Yoshi Tatsu. We see William Regal and Zack Ryder backstage. Regal kisses him on the cheek. Back to the crowd and Hornswoggle sneaks out from under the ring with some chocolates. He gives them to Ariel and she kisses him. Hornswoggle spins Ariel around as his music plays.
– A camera is outside awaiting the arrival of the WrestleMania 27 guest host. We see Randy Orton walking backstage as we go to commercial.
Randy Orton vs. Sheamus
Both men are in the ring and we’re ready for the bell. They lock up and go to the corner. Orton ends up on top of Sheamus brawling. They go at it and Sheamus takes Orton to the corner this time. Orton misses a clothesline but tackles Sheamus and unloads with right hands. Orton stomps on Sheamus and goes for a big knee drop but Sheamus moves. Sheamus with a clothesline. Sheamus mounts Orton with right hands. They end up on the apron and Sheamus with a big knee to the head. Sheamus springboards back in the ring. Lots of back and forth action. Orton runs into a big boot but responds with clotheslines and a scoop slam.
Sheamus blocks uppercuts with a backbreaker. They fight up top. Sheamus hits a superplex. They get up and Orton hits the RKO out of nowhere for the win.
Winner: Randy Orton
– After the match, CM Punk and Nexus enter the ring to attack Orton. John Morrison runs down and attacks Punk until Nexus saves him. R-Truth comes down and gets involved, as does John Cena. Orton RKO’s McGillicutty and Otunga. Cena and Orton clothesline Mason out of the ring. Punk goes for GTS but Cena hits the AA on him, clearing the ring.
– We see a limousine pull up outside and it’s the WrestleMania guest host. A woman wearing high heels gets out and walks to the building. We don’t see her face or her body, just her feet. We go to commercial.
– Back from the break and the lights are going in and out as a drum of some sort plays. Very interesting presentation here. All of a sudden we here “if ya smellllll” and out comes The Rock!
The Rock makes his way to the ring to a massive ovation and soaks it all in for a few minutes.
The Rock goes to speak but can’t because of the huge response from the crowd. The Rock says that after 7 long years, finally…. finally…. The Rock has come back to Anaheim, which means finally The Rock has come back to Monday Night RAW. Which means finally The Rock has come back home, he says.
The Rock wonders who will he layeth the SmackDown on and brings up The Miz. Rock says there’s one more man he wants to see and is going to see. That man is… the e-mail alert goes off the General Manager interrupts The Rock. Rock interrupts Cole and threatens to slap the taste out of Cole’s mouth if he walks to the computer. Rock says nobody gives a damn what the general manager has to say. The crowd chants for The Rock. Rock says it doesn’t matter what Cole thinks and that gets a big pop. The Rock tells Cole to sit down, know his role and shut his mouth. The Rock plugs his Facebook page and says if Cole doesn’t do what he says, there will be a great picture of Rock sticking the computer up Cole’s candy ass.
Rock tells Cole to sit down and says he looks like a drunk hobbit. The crowd is going nuts for The Rock. The Rock says he needs to see one man face to face. A guy he met and thought was cool. Rock says he wished the guy well but the guy came into WWE and started talking trash about Rock once he left. The Rock says that guys name is John Cena. A “Cena sucks” chant breaks out, a huge one.
Rock says WWE has gone from the Austin 3:!6 era, to his era to the you can’t see me era. The Rock disses Cena hard here and mocks everything about him. The Rock says he will see Cena at WrestleMania, he will see Miz at WrestleMania and everyone else. Rock says he will turn WrestleMania into the most epic one of all-time and show everyone how he’s the most electrifying man in entertainment. The Rock guarantees to layeth the SmackDown on everyone’s candy ass. The Rock puts over his fans again and does the whole “if ya smell what The Rock….” gimmick. Rock pauses before the end and the crowd is going nuts for him. The Rock finishes it and raises his eyebrow. His music hits, he hits the turnbuckles and poses for the fans to one of the biggest pops from a WWE crowd in a while. RAW goes off the air with The Rock on the stage.
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