DX ADVERTISED FOR UPCOMING SMACKDOWN

The following is advertised for WWE’s October 11th SmackDown tapings in Dallas, Texas:

* John Cena vs. Alberto Del Rio for the WWE Title

* Randy Orton vs. Mark Henry for the World Heavyweight Title

*The Largest Battle Royale in WWE history – A 41 Man Battle Royal featuring stars from RAW and Smackdown

* A Special Appearance by DX

*SPOILER* TRIPLE H TO LOSE AT WRESTLEMANIA?

 In WWE’s new DX DVD that comes out a few days after WrestleMania, there is a segment where Triple H and Shawn Michaels make fun of each other for losing to The Undertaker. Triple H noted that Taker always beat Shawn and when Shawn responded that Taker beat Triple H too, Triple H acted as if it’s something he’s tried to forget. While they don’t mention WrestleMania in the conversation, the impression given is that they were talking about the match at WrestleMania 27, not their previous match.

NEW FEATURES REVEALED FOR WWE ALL-STAR GAME

 Richard George of IGN.com recently reviewed WWE’s new All Stars video game and revealed some new details. Here are some highlights:


* Regarding game play, George wrote: “The wrestlers themselves look more like action figures you can buy in stores versus more realistic portrayals. John Cena’s relatively simple “Five Knuckle Shuffle” – which is simply a drop to the mat with a fist punch – has become an elaborate, acrobatic feat. A stronger, heavier wrestler can kick a smaller, lighter opponent across the ring – or toss him completely outside of it. Some combatants can jump clear across the ring to attack their opponents. The emphasis isn’t on reality but on fast, fun and flashy entertainment. Despite the fact that most might liken the game a bit to No Mercy, in truth it might even be more similar to that game’s lesser-known predecessor, WCW/NWO Revenge. It has a more manic, frantic tone, similar to that of a Capcom fighting game. The game is willing to discard a great deal to make sure it never gets lost in details that will slow down the pacing of a match.”


* Game modes include the standard versus modes, other offline and online play, Path of Champions and Fantasy Warfare.


* Path of Champions is similar to the Road to WrestleMania in other games where you can challenge an old school Undertaker with Paul Bearer, Randy Orton or DX for titles. Players go through 10 rounds to get a shot at WrestleMania.


* Fantasy Warfare features 15 dream matches created by THQ that have or may not have happened in WWE’s past such as CM Punk vs. Steve Austin and Big Show vs. Andre the Giant. The matches in Fantasy Warfare feature “video packages” of WWE footage used to “promote” the matches. For example, there is a video package hyping a Punk vs. Austin feud.

UPDATE ON DX DVD AND WRESTLEMANIA DVD

WWEDVDNews reports that WWE’s upcoming WrestleMania DVD set has been re-named to “The True Story of WrestleMania.” It’s scheduled to be released in March before the big event.

WWE has also changed the title of their upcoming DX DVD that comes out in April. “DX: The Final Conflict” will now be called “D-Generation X: One Last Stand,” unless something else changes.

MATCH LISTINGS AND COVER RELEASED OF WWE'S NEW DVD : BEST PAY PER VIEW MATCHES

Below is the official match listing and cover photo for WWE’s Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2009-2010 DVD that will be released on DVD and Blu-ray August 3rd. Thanks to Silvervision:

Last Man Standing Match for the World Heavyweight Championship
Edge vs. John Cena
Backlash April 26, 2009

ECW Championship Match
Christian vs. Jack Swagger
Backlash April 26, 2009

World Heavyweight Championship Match
Jeff Hardy vs. Edge
Judgment Day May 17, 2009

Mask vs. Intercontinental Championship Match
Rey Mysterio vs. Chris Jericho
The Bash June 28, 2009

6-Pack Challenge for the United States Championship
Kofi Kingston vs. MVP vs. The Miz vs. Jack Swagger vs. Carlito vs. Primo
Night of Champions July 26, 2009

Triple Threat Match for the WWE Championship
John Cena vs. Triple H vs. Randy Orton
Night of Champions July 26, 2009

Intercontinental Championship Match
Dolph Ziggler vs. Rey Mysterio
SummerSlam August 23, 2009

Tables, Ladders & Chairs Match for the World Heavyweight Championship
Jeff Hardy vs. CM Punk
SummerSlam August 23, 2009

“I Quit” Match for the WWE Championship
John Cena vs. Randy Orton
Breaking Point September 13, 2009

Tag Team Hell in a Cell Match
D-Generation X vs. Legacy
Hell in a Cell October 4, 2009

Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Big Show, Mark Henry, Cody Rhodes, Jack Swagger & Kofi Kingston vs. Chris Jericho, Kane, Matt Hardy, Finlay, R-Truth, David Hart Smith & Tyson Kidd
Bragging Rights October 25, 2009

Traditional Survivor Series Match
The Miz, Jack Swagger, Sheamus, Drew McIntyre, & Dolph Ziggler Vs. John Morrison, Evan Bourne, Matt Hardy, Finlay, & Shelton Benjamin
Survivor Series November 22, 2009

Ladder Match for the ECW Championship
Christian vs. Shelton Benjamin
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs December 13, 2009

Women’s Championship Match
Michelle McCool vs. Mickie James
Royal Rumble January 31, 2010

Streak vs. Career
The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels
WrestleMania 26 March 28, 2010

Special Features:

John Cena discusses his match from Backlash
Christian discusses his match from Backlash
Rey Mysterio discusses his match from The Bash
Kofi Kingston discusses his match from Night of Champions
Rey Mysterio discusses his match from SummerSlam
John Cena discusses his match from Breaking Point
Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase discuss their match from Hell in a Cell
Matt Hardy discusses his match from Bragging Rights
The Miz discusses his match from Survivor Series

Blu-ray Exclusive Content:

Singapore Cane Match
Great Khali vs. Kane
Breaking Point September 13, 2009

Unified Tag Team Championship Match
Chris Jericho & Big Show vs. Batista & Rey Mysterio
Hell in a Cell October 4, 2009

Tables, Ladders & Chairs Match for the Unified Tag Team Championships
D-Generation X vs. Chris Jericho & Big Show
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs December 13, 2009

World Heavyweight Championship Match
Rey Mysterio vs. The Undertaker
Royal Rumble January 31, 2010

WWE RAW AS ON MAR 29

Tonight’s WWE RAW kicks off with Michael Cole welcoming us to the US Airways Center from Phoenix, Arizona. Lawler and Cole talks about WrestleMania. Tonight, Shawn Michaels will say goodbye to the WWE Universe.
- We go to the ring where the former WWE Champion Batista makes his way out.
- We go to the ring where the former WWE Champion Batista makes his way out. Batista comes out in street clothes and looks pissed as he walks to the ring. The crowd boo’s Batista as his music stops. Batista tries to talk but the heat from the crowd is deafening. Batista says everyone expects him to come out and throw a fit about losing the WWE Title but he’s not going to give the satisfaction. He says last night was a blip on the radar, a fluke. A “you tapped out” chant starts from the crowd.
Batista says he’s owed a rematch and no matter what happens, John Cena cannot beat him. John Cena’s music hits and out comes the WWE Champion to a monster pop from the fans.
There’s a bit of a mixed reaction when Cena gets in the ring. He says there’s some WrestleMania energy left in the air tonight. Cena jokes about beating Batista last night. A “Cena sucks” chant breaks out now. Cena mocks Batista for tapping out last night. Batista is getting pissed. Cena talks about the rematch and proposes that it happen tonight on RAW. The crowd loves this. Cena challenges Batista for tonight. Batista asks the fans if they would like to see that. Not tonight, he says. The crowd doesn’t like this. Batista punches Cena and they go at it. Batista rolls out of the ring and they stare each other down. From out of nowhere, Jack Swagger attacks John Cena from behind with the Money in the Bank briefcase.
Swagger takes a mic and declares that he’s cashing in right now. Swagger goes back in the ring but Cena almost gets him locked in the STF. Swagger rolls out of the ring and gets away from Cena’s STF as a referee is running in. Swagger starts saying no way, the match never started. And it didn’t. The bell never rang so it appears Swagger did not use his shot yet. Swagger heads to the back, talking trash to Cena.
- Cole and Lawler talk about Shawn Michaels losing to Undertaker last night. They lead us to a video package showing highlights from Shawn’s career. We come back and they plug Shawn’s farewell on RAW tonight. We go back to commercial.
- Back from the break and out come some WWE legends. Ted DiBiase Sr., Nick Bockwinkel, IRS, Pat Patterson and Arn Anderson make their way to the ring and stand around it. Roddy Piper’s music hits next and out he comes. He brings Sgt. Slaughter, Tony Garea and Ricky Steamboat with him. Jerry Lawler puts down his headset and heads around the ring as well. Justin Roberts brings out tonight’s RAW hosts – the two guys from Hot Tub Time Machine. They announce tonight’s main event as Jack Swagger and Batista vs. John Cena and a partner of his choosing. They also announce a Hot Tub match between them two and the WWE Divas. The reason for the Legends being around the ring is for this Legends Lumberjack match.
Legends Lumberjack Match: Christian vs. Ted DiBiase
Christian is introduced first as the WWE Legends applaud him from ringside. Christian gets a big pop from the crowd. Out next is his opponent, Ted DiBiase. Ted’s father The Million Dollar Man claps for him.
Back from the break and Ted is going at it with Christian. Christian ends up slapping Ted to the mat. More back and forth until Ted is thrown over to the floor. They throw Ted right back into the ring. Ted comes back with a big clothesline on Christian and a 2 count. Ted works Christian over in the corner now. Christian with a big right hand. He goes for the DDT off the top but Ted counters, throws him and hits a kick to the face. 2 count by Ted.
More back and forth and a 2 count by Christian. Christian hits a dropkick from the top and gets another 2 count. Ted pulls Christian’s legs out and goes for Dream Street. Christian counters it and ends up kicking Ted in the head. Christian with a forearm off the top. Christian goes for Killswitch but Ted counters and they both go to the floor. The Legends start fighting each other at ringside. This distracts Ted once he’s back in the ring. Christian hits the Killswitch for the pinfall and the win.
Winner: Christian
- After the match, Christian heads up the ramp celebrating with Garea, Piper, Steamboat and Slaughter. Ted Sr. gets in the ring to help Ted Jr. up. Ted bucks back and it kind of shocks his father. The crowd boo’s Ted Jr. as he heads out of the ring and up the ramp while his dad looks on from the ring.
- We go to another video package of HBK’s career.
- Triple H is shown heading to the ring as we go back to commercial.
- Back from commercial and the announcers lead us into a video showing highlights from WrestleMania 26 festivities this past week in Phoenix.
- Back from commercial and the announcers lead us into a video showing highlights from WrestleMania 26 festivities this past week in Phoenix.
- We go backstage where the RAW hosts are in bath robes. Santino Marella walks by with a line. The hosts walk over to the hot tub where Rosa, The Bella Twins and Tiffany are sitting in it in bikinis. The winner of this gets a future Divas Title match. The hosts get in and start the “match”, sitting beside the Divas. They pull out champagne and say there aren’t any “losers” in this match. The Divas say there has to be a loser and they start sipping champagne. We go to the ring.
- Triple H’s music starts playing and he appears on the stage looking a bit sad. Triple H stays on the stage and gets ready to talk as the crowd settles down. He says this is kind of a surreal night and the end of an era. He says he never thought it would end this way for Shawn. Triple H talks about meeting Shawn years ago and says they took on the world. He goes on and has something to say in front of the whole world… out of nowhere comes Sheamus. He hits Triple H in the back with what looks like a pipe. Triple H is laid out on the ramp. Sheamus heads to the back as the crowd gives him some major heat. WWE officials come out and check on Triple H as we go to commercial.
Mickie James, Gail Kim, Eve, Beth Phoenix and Kelly Kelly vs. Vickie Guerrero, Alicia Fox, Maryse, Layla and Michelle McCool
Back from commercial and out come the face Divas for a WrestleMania rematch. Maryse’s music hits next and out comes her team. The bell rings and it’s Maryse starting off with Eve. Maryse taunts and poses to start the match. Eve comes from behind and rolls Maryse up for the pinfall and the win. That quick.
Winners: Mickie James, Eve, Kelly Kelly, Beth Phoenix and Gail Kim
- After the quick match, all the Divas get in the ring and start going at it. Typical Diva stuff. Team Mickie clears the ring and sends the heel Divas to the back.
- We get another video package with highlights from Shawn’s career. This time, the ladder match with Razor Ramon at WrestleMania 10. Cole and Lawler plug HBK’s farewell again as well as tonight’s main event with John Cena and a partner vs. Batista and Jack Swagger.
- We see Bret Hart heading to the ring to address the fans as we go back to commercial.
- Back from commercial and we get another Shawn Michaels. This time it’s the epic Iron Man match with Bret Hart where Shawn won the WWE Title.
- We go to the ring where WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart makes his way down. Bret congratulates Shawn Michaels on an incredible, epic career. Bret says nobody knows better than he does that Shawn Michaels was one of the greatest wrestlers of all-time. Bret wishes Shawn the very best in the future. Bret says he finally found the closure he was looking for and it was a great feeling to beat the hell out of Vince McMahon at WrestleMania. Bret says the whole entire Hart family beat Vince. Bret says he can feel his mom, dad, Owen and Bulldog looking down from Heaven sending love. An “Owen” chant breaks out. Bret shows that he’s wearing a t-shirt with himself and Owen on it. Bret thanks the fans and says these past few months have been great. The crowd pops as Bret waves to the fans. Music hits and out comes the WWE Unified Tag Team Champions Big Show and The Miz.
The Miz says Bret is actually proud of his win last night. Miz mocks Bret, calling him a hero. Miz says Bret is a thief. He says Bret coming back has robbed him of his time that he can’t get back. Miz says he’s sick of hearing about Bret. He says he’s the most glorified champion in WWE and if anybody deserves to talk about himself, it’s him. Miz says he won his very first WrestleMania match and he’s now 1-0… 17 wins away from tying Undertaker. Miz says he is awesome. Miz calls Bret overrated. Miz calls Bret’s entire family, including his dad, overrated. Miz calls Bret the most overrated there is, was and ever will be. Miz tells Bret to get out of his ring before his fist gives Bret’s face closure. Bret tells Miz to make him leave.
Big Show steps up and gets in Bret’s face. The familiar music hits and out comes The Hart Dynasty – Tyson Kidd, David Hart Smith and Natalya Neidhart. Big Show and The Miz exit the ring after the Harts come in. Bret takes the mic and asks them where they’re going. Bret tells them to come back in the ring so the Hart Dynasty can embarrass them like he did Vince last night. Miz and Show argue about it for a second before heading back to the ring. We go to commercial.
The Hart Dynasty vs. The Miz and Big Show
Back from the break and Smith hits a big standing suplex on Miz for a 2 count. They go back and forth until Miz gets clotheslined over to the floor. Tyson Kidd goes running and Smith throws him over the top onto Miz. Bret and Natalya watch from ringside. Tyson gets a 2 count on Miz. Miz runs around the ring, gets back in and tags in Show. Tyson tries to fight him off but Show throws him off. Show lifts Tyson by his neck and tosses him. Show with another big slam on Tyson. Miz is tagged in and he hits his corner clothesline for a 2 count on Kidd.
Tyson starts fighting Mizz off but gets rammed back in the corner. Big Show is tagged back in and puts the boot to Tyson’s neck in the corner. Show with a big chop on Kidd that sends him to the mat. Show applies a huge headlock to Tyson. Miz tags himself in and it surprises Big Show. Miz puts a lock on Kidd but Kidd slides out and tags in Smith. Smith with a big shoulder off the ropes and 2 clotheslines. Smith hits a big powerslam and gets pumped. Kidd comes in and they hit the double team Hart Attack on Miz. Tyson goes for the Sharpshooter and locks it on Miz. Show comes over and asks Miz if he’s going to listen to me now. Miz yells and Show pulls him out of the ring to safety. The crowd boo’s as the referee starts counting them out. Show and Miz head up the ramp with Show trying to talk some sense into Miz. The Harts win by count out.
Winners by count out: The Hart Dynasty
- After the match, Bret Hart gets in the ring and celebrates with The Hart Dynasty.
- We go to another video package of Shawn Michaels’ career, focusing on his time with DX.
- We go backstage where the Hot Tub match is still going on. Everyone is just relaxing in the hot tub with tonight’s hosts. The Divas are starting to look pissed. Tiffany says she’s creeped out and is leaving. Rosa leaves also. The Bellas are left with the hosts. The other guy from the Hot Tub movie appears on the TV screen. He says someone switched his plane tickets to keep him away from RAW, insinuating that the other hosts did it. He says The Bellas are the winners and can leave the hot tub. He says tonight’s hosts have new opponents for the Hot Tub match. Mark Henry appears in a speedo and hops in the tub in between tonight’s hosts. They try to leave but Henry tells them to stick around and tell him about Hollywood. Hornswoggle pops up from under the water with a snorkel mask on.
- We go back to Cole and Lawler, talking about Shawn Michaels. They replay the earlier segment where Triple H was attacked by Sheamus when speaking about Shawn. We go to the ring.
Jack Swagger and Batista vs. John Cena and
Out first comes Jack Swagger with his Money in the Bank briefcase. Swagger takes a mic and says he told everyone last week he was going to win Money in the Bank. Swagger says he was just toying around with John Cena earlier tonight because when he really cashes in, he is the odds-on favorite to walk away with the WWE Title. Swagger’s music hits again as we go to commercial.
Back from commercial and out comes Batista to the ring. His music stops and another “you tapped out” chant starts. Out next is the WWE Champion John Cena. Cena comes to the ring as we wait to see who his partner is. Cena takes a mic and says he needs everyone’s attention for a major announcement. Cena says he’s an old friend of Batista’s. Voices starts playing and out comes Randy Orton as Cena’s tag team partner.
Batista is pissed at Orton for tagging with Cena. Orton stares Batista and Swagger down as he enters the ring. The bell rings and it’s Cena starting things out with Swagger. They lock up and go to the corner. Cena throws him from corner to corner and hits a big suplex. Cena tags in Orton. Orton stares at Batista and starts stomping on Swagger. A “RKO” chant breaks out. Orton hits the mat and gets hype. Swagger sees this and rolls out of the ring to the floor as we go to commercial.
Back from the break and Swagger is in control of Cena after a big clothesline from Batista during the commercial. Cena tries to fight out but Swagger hits a suplex for a 2 count. Swagger runs and hits the big splash from the corner for another 2 count. Batista comes in and stomps on Cena and goes to work on the neck. Batista with a kick to the face and a 2 count. Batista hits a big spinebuster and goes for the Batista Bomb. Cena counters that with a backdrop. Orton and Swagger are tagged in at the same time. Orton unloads on Swagger and hits a big powerslam. Orton with the back breaker on Swagger for a 2 count as Batista makes the save. Batista then spears Cena. Orton hits Batista with an RKO. And an RKO for Swagger. Orton pins Swagger for the win.
Winners: Randy Orton and John Cena
- After the match, Cena and Orton exchange a look. Cena grabs his belt and leaves the ring. Orton goes to the top rope and does his trademark pose for the fans to a nice pop.
- We go to another Shawn Michaels career video. This one focuses on his match against Undertaker at last year’s WrestleMania. We take another commercial.
- Back from commercial and out comes Shawn Michaels for his farewell to the WWE Universe. Before Shawn can speak, The Undertaker’s music hits and out he comes to the stage. Taker simply tips his hat to Shawn and walks back to the back. The crowd starts chanting HBK’s name. Then they start chanting “please don’t go.” HBK starts getting emotional.
Shawn says it’s going to be tough getting used to not being there every week now. A fan in the crowd is shown crying. A “thank you Shawn” chant breaks out. Shawn thanks the fans. He says for a long time, the fans and the ring was the only thing he had in his life. More fans are shown crying. Shawn says he wants to thank so many people but he’s afraid he will forget somebody. He says there’s this one guy he has to thank though, Triple H. Shawn says years ago, a lot of people didn’t like him but Triple H was always there for him. Shawn thanks Triple H for a real friendship they have shared. Shawn talks about the WWE crew members and announcers. He mentions Jim Ross which gets a big pop. Shawn thanks all of the WWE crew for always making him look better than he actually was. Shawn says there’s a crazy redhead kid named Adam in Stamford who makes the WWE video packages. Shawn thanks the guy for making him look like a Superstar. A “one more match” chant breaks out from the crowd.
HBK says a lot of people will be skeptical of him returning but he says he doesn’t want to go back on his word to the fans or his word to Undertaker. Some “Whoo” chants break out. Shawn says he wants to honor his word and do everything in his power to make sure he doesn’t wrestle another match. Another “thank you Shawn” chant breaks out. Shawn says he has one more guy to thank and that’s Bret Hart.
Shawn puts over Bret and thanks him for understanding and believing that Shawn was changed and forever honor their friendship. Shawn thanks Bret for giving him that opportunity. Shawn brings up Vince McMahon next and the crowd boo’s.
Shawn says there’s no way he could ever work for anyone else after working for Vince McMahon. Shawn thanks Vince for everything and for keeping him on course, allowing him to be standing here today. Another chant breaks out for Shawn. Shawn says he has traveled the world and met many people. Shawn goes on and another “HBK” chant breaks out. Shawn thanks Jesus Christ for saving him. He tells his wife and kids that he’s coming home. Shawn says this is how they started and this is how it’s going to end… The Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels has left the building, Shawn says. Shawn waves goodbye as they applaud him. Shawn walks up the ramp touching hands with the fans. Shawn stops at the top of the ramp and waves goodbye again before clapping. His music hits and Triple H comes out and hugs him. Triple H pulls out DX glowsticks and sets them on the stage in the shape of an X. RAW goes off the air with Shawn Michaels walking to the back one final time.

UPDATE ON DX

DX is said to be done for the time being. The duo has been removed from the RAW opening video although Triple H and Shawn Michaels appear separately. Hornswoggle is also gone from the opener but it’s believed they will end up finding something new for him because he’s big with the younger fans.

Raw as on Feb 8

Tonight’s RAW opens with clips from the altercation between Vince McMahon and Bret Hart on last week’s RAW, with the attack from Batista. We go to the opening RAW intro.

- Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler welcome us to RAW and hype tonight’s main event. We go to the parking lot out back where NASCAR’s Carl Edwards is doing doughnuts in his race car. He speeds into the arena. However, the car stops and out hops Hornswoggle as his music plays. Hornswoggle stands on top of the car and throws out a bunch of crotch chops. We go to the ring where Kelly Kelly is on the mic. She introduces tonight’s host, Carl Edwards. Out he comes with The Bella Twins.

Edwards does a flip off the top and says he’s happy to be here tonight and puts over the Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints which gets a huge pop from the crowd. Edwards talks about NASCAR’s Daytona 500 this coming weekend. He talks about the previous NASCAR drivers who hosted RAW and then talks about being a good friend of John Cena. The music interrupts as WWE Champion Sheamus makes his way out to the ring.

Sheamus says his Super Bowl is in 7 weeks and it’s WrestleMania. He says he will walk into WrestleMania as WWE Champion, which means he has to win the Elimination Chamber. Sheamus demands that Edwards make him the final entrant in the Chamber match. Sheamus says Edwards will do what he says or he won’t make it for Daytona. Christian’s music hits and out comes the ECW Champion to a nice pop.

Christian comes out and introduces himself. He talks about NASCAR in Canada. Sheamus asks how dare Christian come out and interrupt him. Christian says Edge said last week that he would face either Sheamus or Undertaker at WrestleMania. Christian said it offended him that Edge didn’t say anything about him or the ECW Title. Christian talks about ECW going off the air. Sheamus says this makes Christian a lame-duck Champion. Christian says Sheamus is the one that’s lame. Christian says all ECW stars will become free agents, able to sign with any brand they want. Christian says he’s here tonight to test the waters on RAW and challenges Sheamus to a match. Carl Edwards makes the match for right now.

Sheamus vs. Christian
Edwards heads back up the ramp with Nikki & Brie. The bell rings and here we go. Sheamus shoves Christian to the mat first. Back and forth until Christian comes off the top. Sheamus catches him and hits a fall-away slam. Sheamus clotheslines Christian over the top rope and to the floor as we go to commercial.

Back from the break and Sheamus has Christian on the mat. Christian fights back and kicks Sheamus in the head. Christian runs into a shoulder and it knocks Sheamus down also. Sheamus ends up dumped over the top and to the floor. Christian spingboards off the second turnbuckle and over the rope to the floor on Sheamus. Sheamus pulls Christian’s shoulder into the ring post and slams him back into the crowd barrier. Sheamus brings it back in the ring and continues working on the arm. 2 count by Sheamus. Sheamus takes Christian back to the mat, working on the arm and neck.

Sheamus takes it to the corner now, still focusing on the arm. Christian fights back and hits a missile dropkick from the top. Christian hits a series of right hands. He ends up on the apron and uses the ropes on Sheamus’ neck. Christian hits the back elbow off the top. He mounts Sheamus with a series of rights. Sheamus fights him off but runs into a kick to the gut. Christian comes off the top again but Sheamus catches him in mid-air. They go back and forth until Sheamus clotheslines Christian to the mat. Christian moves from the corner and Sheamus runs into the post. Christian hits the DDT from the ropes but only gets a 2 count.

Christian goes for the Killswitch but Sheamus counters it. More back and forth. Christian goes for a DDT but that gets countered also. Sheamus hits the big boot to the face and the Celtic toss for the pinfall and the win.

Winner: Sheamus

- We go backstage where Triple H is staring at a screen. Shawn Michaels walks up and talks about not being able to earn the shot at Undertaker or a spot in the Chamber. Shawn says DX has never been to WrestleMania together and maybe this year is the first time for that. Triple H says that sounds good but he qualified for the Chamber. He says DX at WrestleMania sounds fun but he’s going to win the WWE Title and go to WrestleMania as Champion. Shawn says it’s all about Triple H now and walks off pissed.

- We’re going to see the footage of Batista and John Cena after last week’s RAW. We go to commercial.

- Back from the break and we see Bret Hart attacking Vince McMahon last week and Batista running in for the save. Lawler and Cole hype it up and lead us into the footage of after last week’s show where John Cena came down.

- We see Ted DiBiase in the locker room when Cody Rhodes walks up. Cody says Ted must be proud that he got a spot in the Elimination Chamber. Cody says he had to face John Cena and Ted had to face Mark Henry. Cody says he could have beaten Henry. Ted says now it’s obvious that he is better than Cody. They argue until Randy Orton walks up. He asks Ted if he thinks he’s better than Orton. Ted says we will find out at the Chamber. Orton says he just got word from Carl Edwards that Ted will face John Cena tonight. He has words with Cody Rhodes. Orton also reveals he will be wrestling Cody tonight. We go to commercial.

Elimination Match for the WWE Unified Tag Team Titles: DX vs. CM Punk & Luke Gallows vs. Big Show & The Miz

Back from the break and out comes CM Punk, Luke Gallows and Serena for tonight’s tag title match. We see Teddy Long sitting at ringside watching the match. Punk takes the mic and makes a Katrina reference, saying people depend on drugs and alcohol when they fall on times. He brings up the Saints winning the Super Bowl and continues to rip into the crowd. Punk says he and Gallows will win tonight and prove why Straight Edge is better than anyone else. Punk wants to save someone tonight. He points out Jared from Subway fame in the crowd. Punk tells Jared he is good for Subway but would be better as the spokesperson for the Straight Edge Society. Jared doesn’t like this idea. Punk asks Gallows and Serena to help him bring Jared to the ring. The DX music interrupts them and out comes Shawn Michaels and Triple H, the WWE Unified Tag Team Champions.

Out next comes WWE’s United States Champion The Miz followed by his partner Big Show to a nice reaction. Cole says Big Show was fined by WWE after he hit the referee on last week’s show. Gallows and Miz start brawling before the bell even rings. DX jumps in and goes at it with Punk and Gallows. DX dump them from the ring. Miz tries to sneak up on DX but DX toss him over the top rope onto Show, Luke and Gallows. DX pose in the ring as we go to commercial.

Back from the break and Punk goes at it with HBK with Miz in the ring. Punk hits the knee in the corner but only gets a 2 count. Show ends up coming in and taking them both out. He tries to splash them in the corner but they roll out of the way. Triple H, Show and Gallows come in the ring now and face off with each other. Gallows and Triple H attack Big Show. He knocks them off with headbutts and body shots. Show hits Gallows in the corner with a big chop and does the same to Triple H in the corner. Show clotheslines Gallows. HHH hits a series of rights and a knee to the face. Triple H goes for the Pedigree but Show backdrops him over the top and to the floor. Gallows tags in Punk as we go to commercial.

Back from the break and Punk is in the ring with Miz and HHH. He gets 2 counts on both of them. Punk drops elbows to the leg of Triple H as Miz looks on. HHH fights out but Miz goes to work on The Game. Miz and Punk go at it now. Miz throws Punk into Triple H’s boot. Triple H comes out of the corner and drops Miz with a clothesline as Teddy Long looks on from ringside. Punk dropkicks Miz and covers him for a 2 count.

Miz throws Punk in the corner and nails the running clothesline. Miz goes to the apron but Serena pulls him down, hitting his face on the apron. Miz chases Serena but Triple H catches him with a Pedigree on the floor. Punk tries to stop HHH from tagging HBK but can’t. HBK comes in with rights on Punk and a big forearm. HBK hits the atomic drop and chops. He goes to the top rope and hits the big elbow drop, slipping a bit on the top turnbuckle. HBK gets ready for Sweet Chin Music but Luke Gallows stops it. HHH dumps Gallows to the floor. Punk goes for GTS on HBK but Shawn counters with Sweet Chin Music to get the pinfall on Punk and eliminate he and Gallows.

DX turn around and Show clotheslines both of them. Show taunts HBK, telling him to get to his feet. HBK gets up and fights at Show but Show drops him with a headbutt. Show works over HBK now with body shots and a choke on the ropes. Miz kicks Shawn in the head while the ref isn’t looking. Shawn gets back to his feet but Show continues to dominate. Shawn fights back again with rights. Show throws him in the corner but runs into HBK’s boot. Another boot to the face. Show comes back with a big side slam for a 2 count. Miz is tagged in to continue the assault on HBK. Miz with a big boot to the face and a 2 count on HBK after some taunting.

HBK starts fighting back but Miz stops him from making the tag. Miz hits a neckbreaker then goes for the Skull Crushing Finale. HBK fights it off and kicks Miz to the mat. Show comes in and stops the tag from happening. Show turns around and HBK hits Sweet Chin Music out of nowhere. Show goes down. Miz and HHH are tagged in. HHH unloads with rights and hits the knee to the face and another. HHH knocks Show off the apron and hits Miz with the spinebuster. HBK tags himself in and they argue. Miz comes from behind, pushes DX into each other in the corner. Miz rolls HBK up for the pinfall, the win and the gold.

Winner and New WWE Unified Tag Team Champions: Big Show and The Miz

- After the match, Show and Miz celebrate before walking off with their gold. Triple H and HBK just stare at each other in the ring before getting back to their feet. HBK takes off his DX wristband and tosses it. They exchange words and HBK walks off to the back. We get graphics for Cena vs. DiBiase and Orton vs. Rhodes as we go to commercial and a promo for NXT. It says “the season begins” in two weeks.

- Back from the break and Josh Matthews is backstage with Big Show and The Miz. Show says he and Jericho could never beat DX, but he and Miz did. Show tells Jericho that’s how you do it. Miz says he and Show will run WWE together and get all the gold. Miz says their name is MizShow, after almost botching the promo. Show doesn’t like that and they go with ShowMiz.

- Cole and Lawler run down the Elimination Chamber matches so far.

- We see Shawn Michaels walking backstage. He’s asking where is “he” and runs up on Alicia Fox and Carlito. HBK finds who he’s looking for, Teddy Long. Shawn says he needs Teddy to trade him to SmackDown. He says he doesn’t care about DX and just wants to go to SmackDown. Shawn tells Teddy to take one of the guys out of the Chamber and put him in so he can win the World Title and give Undertaker a rematch at WrestleMania. Teddy says the Elimination Chamber is already set and he can’t change it. Shawn grabs Teddy up against the wall. Triple H interrupts and asks Shawn if he’s willing to throw away DX and his career because of the Undertaker obsession. Shawn says his career is over and hits Teddy with Sweet Chin Music. HBK walks off and we go to commercial.

Jillian Hall vs. Gail Kim

We go to the ring where Gail Kim and Jillian Hall are already in the ring. Maryse is on commentary. The Divas tumble to the floor early on and go at it. They go back in the ring and Jillian gets a 2 count. Maryse is playing it nice on commentary, dissing the SmackDown Divas. Gail drops Jillian with a boot to the chin and gets the pinfall in a quick match.

Winner: Gail Kim

- After the match, Maryse comes in the ring with a mic. She tells Gail she’s a big fan of hers and is looking forward to their match at Elimination Chamber. Maryse says something in French and laughs. Maryse says good luck and extends her hand to Gail. They shake hands. Maryse says may the best Diva win.

- We cut to a 2010 Hall of Fame video package announcing that The Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase will be the first inductee into this year’s class. We get an awesome video package of Ted’s career. Back to commercial.

- Back from the break and Jared is backstage eating Subway with Carl Edwards. Santino Marella comes in and tries to sing the Subway $5 footlong song. Santino gripes about Jack Swagger. Edwards makes Santino vs. Swagger for this week’s Superstars. Kofi Kingston comes in and talks to Edwards. Kofi proposes that on next week’s show, all participants of the Elimination Chamber should face off in random singles matches. They try to decide if Edwards should make the matches tonight or leave it to next week’s host. We go to a video of Jerry Springer saying he’s hosting next week. He says if you think WWE is wild, wait until Jerry Springer comes to RAW. They show clips from Springer’s show as we go to the ring.

Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton

We go to the ring where Cody Rhodes is already waiting. Out comes his opponent, Randy Orton, to a nice reaction. The bell rings and they have words. Orton shoves Cody back into the corner. More trash talking. Orton shoves Cody again and continues to yell at him. Cody smacks Orton’s hand away. Orton kicks Cody in the gut but turns back around to a dropkick for Cody. 2 count on Orton. They lock up and go to the corner. Cody counters a move, hits a leg sweep and gets another 2 count on Orton. Orton takes Cody and slingshots him off the top rope, sending him to the mat.

Cody ends up on the top and Orton hits him with right hands. Orton goes for a superplex but Cody knocks him back to the mat. Cody tries a cross body from the top but Orton moves out of the way and Cody goes down. Orton starts stalking Cody from the mat. Sheamus runs down and distracts Orton. Cody comes up from behind and hits Cross Rhodes on Orton for the win.

Winner: Cody Rhodes

- After the match, Sheamus gets in the ring. Orton gets to his feet and turns around to a big boot to the face from the WWE Champion. Sheamus goes to attack Orton again but Cody Rhodes runs in with a chair. Sheamus backs out of the ring and up the ramp, staring at Cody and Orton.

- Cole and Lawler show us again the attack on John Cena by Batista from after last week’s RAW.

- We see John Cena backstage walking to the ring for his match with Ted DiBiase. Back to commercial.

- Back from the break and Josh Matthews is backstage with Carl Edwards. He announces that next week’s show will see all 6 Elimination Chamber participants wrestle in singles matches. The matches will be Sheamus vs. Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase vs. Kofi Kingston and Triple H vs. John Cena.

Ted DiBiase vs. John Cena

We go to the ring where Ted DiBiase makes his way out. Out next is John Cena, to the usual big pop from the crowd. Cena rushes the ring and takes out Ted before the bell even rings. Cena throws Ted in the corner and unloads. Ted gets thrown over the top rope by Cena. Cena goes to the floor and throws Ted into the barrier. Cena locks the STF on the floor as the referee tries to get him to break it. Cena breaks the hold and just shakes his head. Cena gets in the ring with a mic and looks pissed. He came here tonight to not waste time. He just wants to fight Batista. Cena tells Batista to come out now and finish the job. Cena says he’s not leaving until Batista comes out. We go to commercial.

Back from the break and Cena says Batista must not have came to RAW because he was scared for his life or maybe because the attack on him was a business decision made by Vince McMahon. Cena recalls calling Vince pathetic two weeks ago on RAW and says he thinks Vince is behind all of this. Cena says if he’s not going to fight Batista tonight, then he wants to talk to Vince. Cena calls out Vince and here he comes.

Vince comes out to the ramp and waits. A security team come out behind him before he heads down to the ring. Cena says 10 security guards aren’t enough to stop him. Cena tells Vince to bring a tank next time. Cena says Vince can come in the ring alone and talk like a man or Vince can send them all in the ring to get destroyed which will piss him off even more. Vince makes his way in the ring alone and says he doesn’t need backup. Vince declares he is the supreme alpha male. Vince admits he paid Batista to attack Bret Hart last week and talks about spitting in Bret’s face. Vince says he enjoyed it. Vince says he had nothing to do with Batista attacking Cena. Vince talks about all the reasons he doesn’t like Cena and rips the crowd. Vince says business wise, he does like Cena. Cena says its always about the money with Vince. Cena slams his hat down and talks about Vince’s obsession with money. Cena gets the crowd hype. Cena says he’s going to win the WWE Title at Elimination Chamber and talks about how good it will feel to be at WrestleMania doing it for the fans. Cena brings up Bret Hart. Cena says he talked to Bret last week and that he wants another “moment.” Cena says Bret wants to wrestle another match at WrestleMania and he wants his opponent to be Vince McMahon. Vince says Bret does not want that and Cena says yes, he does. Cena tells Vince here is his chance to have a WrestleMania moment. Cena asks Vince yes or no? Are you about the money or the moment? Cena heads out of the ring. Vince says he’s about the money and the moment. Vince says Bret doesn’t want any of him. Cena asks Vince again, yes or no? Vince yells to Cena to shut up. Vince yells that yes, he will take the match. Vince accepts the match with Bret at WrestleMania. Cena thanks Vince for his answer and says the WWE fans thank him. Cena says Vince has one more person to tell. Vince addresses Bret and shows a video of Bret being beat down last week.

Vince starts talking about Bret. Out of nowhere, Bret Hart rushes the ring from behind and attacks Vince. Security rushes the ring but Bret takes them out. He kicks one guy down in the corner and tosses another one over the top rope. Vince is surrounded by security on the ramp as the takes the mic. Vince says he is not wrestling Bret at WrestleMania because Bret deserves to be screwed. Vince yells this over and over. Bret is making his way up the ramp with a chair but Vince rushes to the back with security. Bret tears up part of the production area but trips and goes to one knee. He no-sells it and gets back up. Bret comes back to ringside and tears apart the announce table. The Hitman gets back in the ring and poses for the fans. RAW goes off the air with the WrestleMania sign hanging above Bret’s head.

Joey Styles tears on DX, Tyson Kid depressed due to Rumble

While watching RAW last week, Joey Styles took aim at D-Generation X on his Twitter account, writing: “Is anybody else besides me sick of DX?”

He posted several other tweets commenting on the show, but they have all since been deleted.

- An apparently upset Tyson Kidd expressed his disappointment on being left off Sunday’s Royal Rumble match with the following message on his Facebook account: “Guess they found 30 guys better, either that or I drew number 31.”

Fellow Hart Dynasty member David Hart Smith was also left off the card.

Update on Smackdown's Elimination Chamber Match, Stacy on Psych, DX title defending

As noted before, the SmackDown brand’s Elimination Chamber match is expected to see the winner earn a title shot for WrestleMania. Qualifying matches will likely take place on this week’s SmackDown.

Former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler will be appearing on USA Network’s Psych this coming Wednesday night

The WWE Unified Tag Team Titles will be on the line at next week’s RAW as DX will defend in a Triple Threat against the teams of Big Show & The Miz and CM Punk & Luke Gallows.

Raw as on Feb 1

Tonight’s RAW kicks off from Nashville, TN with the usual opening video and song by Nickelback. We get a graphic hyping the confrontation between Bret Hart and Vince McMahon tonight and a graphic for tonight’s host, William Shatner.

- We go to the ring where Justin Roberts introduces the winner of the 2010 Royal Rumble, Edge. Edge makes his way out to a mixed reaction at first.

Edge takes the mic and the crowd boo’s him. He says he’s back and he feels good. Edge says he is back in the main event of WrestleMania. Edge talks about winning the tag belts with Chris Jericho and then going down with an injury. He says doctors told him he would be back in March, April or maybe never. Edge says he was sitting at home a few weeks ago, watching The Slammy Awards, where Chris Jericho thanked him for getting injured so he could team with Big Show. Edge said then, he made himself a promise that he would not miss WrestleMania this year. Edge says he realized who he is and that’s the Ultimate Opportunist. Edge says he proved the doctors wrong, rehabbed harder than he has ever before and he did. He promised himself he would enter the Royal Rumble and win it, which he did. Edge says all Jericho has now is a Slammy and his mugshot on TMZ. Edge says Taker has beat him at WrestleMania before and this year, unlike HBK, if he wants Taker again he will have him.

Edge says he could go after Taker or Sheamus but he’s going to wait and make his decision, possibly after Elimination Chamber, he says. Edge says The Rated R Superstar will headline WrestleMania this year. Edge’s music hits and he poses until his music is interrupted and out comes the WWE Champion Sheamus to the ring.

Sheamus says Edge hasn’t been back long yet and he’s already mouthing off. Sheamus tells Edge things have changed since he left. Edge cuts on Sheamus, calling him an evil Ronald McDonald. They both talk about facing John Cena and Randy Orton. Sheamus tells Edge his time was a long time ago. Sheamus says he’s going to walk out of Elimination Chamber still WWE Champion. Sheamus tells Edge to run off to SmackDown because he doesn’t want to ruin his RAW moment by ripping his head off. Edge doesn’t budge and Sheamus warns him to get out of the ring. They come face to face. Sheamus slaps Edge and knocks him down with a right hand. Sheamus goes for the big boot but Edge counters. Edge mounts Sheamus on the mat and unloads with lefts and rights. Sheamus gets up and turns around into a big spear from Edge. Edge’s music hits and he heads to the back, leaving the WWE Champion laying in the ring.

- We go to Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler, talking about the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view as we go to a promo for the show. Cole mentions Sheamus will defend the WWE Title against 5 other opponents in the match.

- We see John Cena heading to the ring as Jerry Lawler announces all matches on tonight’s RAW will be Elimination Chamber Qualifying matches. Commercial time.

Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match: John Cena vs. Cody Rhodes

Back from the break and John Cena makes way out to the ring to a thunderous pop. Out next is his opponent, Cody Rhodes. The bell rings and Cody kicks at Cena and nails him with rights. Cody backs Cena into the corner and goes to work.

Cody hits a side leg sweep for a 2 count and gets another quick 1 count. Cody continues the offense with a neckbreaker and another pin attempt. Cody drops a big knee on Cena and goes for yet another pin attempt. Cody misses the next knee drop and Cena hits his firearms off the ropes. Cody counters the backdrop and rolls Cena up for a 2 count. Cena hits the big slam this time and hits the Five Knuckle Shuffle. Cody counters the Attitude Adjustment and hits a big clothesline. Cody drops Cena on his face and gets a 2 count. Cody goes to the top and hits a moonsault for a 2 count. Cena runs into a boot in the corner but hits the Attitude Adjustment out of nowhere for the pinfall and the win.

Winner: John Cena

- We go to a video showing the history between Bret Hart and Vince McMahon with highlights from the 1997 Survivor Series. We go backstage where Josh Matthews stops Vince McMahon and asks if he’s seen Bret Hart tonight. Vince says no and we probably won’t because Bret won’t show up tonight. Vince walks into his office and looks at someone. We can’t see who it is. Vince says what a surprise, walking into his office like this. Vince calls the person a Canadian. It’s William Shatner, tonight’s host. Shatner says he can’t wait for Bret Hart to embarrass Vince tonight. Big pops here for Shatner. Shatner walks off and Vince calls him a lousy guest host as we go to commercial.

Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match: Jack Swagger vs. Triple H

Back from commercial and out comes Jack Swagger for another Elimination Chamber Qualifying match. His opponent Triple H is out next to a big pop. The bell rings and they lock up. Swagger takes Triple H to the mat to start and they roll around until Triple H gets to the ropes.

Triple H hits the high knee off the ropes and clotheslines Swagger over the top rope and to the floor. We take another commercial break.

Back from the break and Swagger counters Triple H and DDT’s him for a 2 count. Swagger counters again and drops Triple H and gets another close count. Swagger applies an abdominal stretch and slams Triple H out of it. Triple H dumps Swagger back over the top rope and to the floor. They fight on the floor with Swagger slamming Triple H into the apron. They go back in the ring. Swagger nails a big powerslam and covers Triple H for another 2 count.

Swagger applies a headlock on the mat now. Swagger keeps in control now as Triple H tries to fight back. Swagger goes for the big splash off the second turnbuckle pad but Triple H puts his knees up. Triple H fights back now and drops Swagger for a 2 count. Right hands by Triple H in the corner now. Triple H hits the spinebuster but only gets 2. Swagger counters another move and drops Triple H. He goes for the corner splash again and hits it this time for a 2 count. Swagger lifts Triple H for a slam and points at the WrestleMania sign. Triple H counters and hits the Pedigree for the pinfall and the win.

Winner: Triple H

- Lawler hypes that Randy Orton will face Shawn Michaels in an Elimination Chamber Qualifying match up next. We go back to a break.

- Back from the break and we get some weird vignette of William Shatner singing the lyrics to several WWE Superstar theme songs.

- We go backstage with DX in the locker room. Triple H wants to walk but Hornswoggle interrupts them yelling. Triple H asks about Shawn super kicking him last night but all seems to be cool. Triple H tells Shawn to lighten up. Shawn says it wasn’t supposed to happen that way. He was supposed to win and go on to end Undertaker’s streak. Triple H tells him he’s obsessed and needs to let it go. Triple H talks about the Elimination Chamber and says he would have no problem headlining WrestleMania with Shawn. Triple H tells Shawn he needs to beat Randy Orton tonight. Shawn walks off.

Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match: Randy Orton vs. Shawn Michaels

We go to the ring where Randy Orton makes his way out for the next Chamber qualifier. Orton gets a mixed reaction from the crowd. Before Shawn Michaels makes his way out, we go to commercial.

Back from the break and we get highlights of Randy Orton at last night’s Rumble. We go to the ring where Shawn Michaels makes his way out for the match. The bell rings and they lock up with Orton taking it to the corner. They break it up and stare each other down. They lock up again and go back to the corner. Another stare down in the corner. HBK chops Orton in the corner and hits a swinging neckbreaker. Orton rolls out to the floor to regroup. HBK comes after him but Orton gets in the ring first. Orton goes for the second rope DDT but HBK pulls him to the floor and chops him before taking it back in the ring. HBK drops Orton and gets a 2 count. Orton tosses HBK into the corner and he goes down. Orton hits the big backbreaker and starts stomping.

They trade chops and rights now until Orton dropkicks HBK for a 2 count. Orton takes Shawn to the top and uppercuts him. Orton goes for a superplex but HBK fights him off and to the mat. Orton goes back up top but HBK knocks him back down to the mat. HBK hits the top rope elbow drop and gets pumped. HBK goes for Sweet Chin Music but Orton ducks it and goes for an RKO. HBK counters with an atomic drop, a chop and another drop. HBK with a forearm off the ropes. HBK goes to jump to his feet but Orton catches from behind and rolls him up for the win.

Winner: Randy Orton

- After the match, HBK is pissed off as he heads to the back. We go to another video hyping the confrontation between Vince McMahon and Bret Hart. Back to commercial.

- Back from the break and Ted DiBiase runs into Randy Orton backstage. Ted congratulates Orton on winning and apologizes for what happened at the Rumble. Orton cuts him off, gets in his face and walks off.

Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match: Mark Henry vs. Ted DiBiase

We go to the ring where Mark Henry is making his way out for the next Elimination Chamber Qualifying match. Out next is his opponent, Ted DiBiase. The bell rings and they lock up. Henry shoves Ted to the mat. They lock up again and Henry drops Ted with a shoulder off the ropes. Henry shoves Ted again and clotheslines him over the top rope.

They go at it on the floor now. Ted uses the ringpost on Henry. Henry drops Ted with a headbutt and drops Henry into the ring steps. Ted slams Henry’s arm into the steps and runs back in the ring. Henry follows but Ted goes right to work on the arm. Ted counters a move with a kick but runs right into a clothesline. Ted with a boot to the face out of the corner. Ted comes off the top rope but Henry catches him. Ted slides out and goes back to work on Henry’s arm. Ted goes for Dream Street but Henry counters. Ted drops Henry by his arm and covers him for the pinfall out of nowhere.

Winner: Ted DiBiase

- We go to ringside where Jerry Lawler and Michael Cole talk about the late Hall of Famer Jack Brisco, who passed away today. They show a video package of highlights from Brisco’s career. We take a commercial break after the video.

- Back from the break and Kelly Kelly is backstage talking with Gail Kim. Maryse walks up and says she’s looking forward to her title match with Gail. Apparently it’s not happening tonight. Maryse says she thinks Mickie James & Michelle McCool have been acting like little girls on SmackDown and she doesn’t want to act like that. Maryse says they need to show them how women do it, says something in French and walks off.

- We go to William Shatner’s room where Big Show is talking with The Miz. Miz says Shatner is going to give them a Unified Tag Team Title shot. In comes CM Punk, Serena and Luke Gallows. Punk says he’s here to claim his tag title shot that they didn’t get last week. Show tells Serena she gives bald people a bad name. Shatner jumps in and asks what the problem is. He announces next week on RAW, it will be DX vs. The Miz & Big Show vs. CM Punk & Luke Gallows for the tag titles. Shatner plugs his stuff and does some comedy.

- We go backstage with DX again. Triple H tells Shawn it’s not the end of the world that he can’t face Undertaker. Triple H reminds Shawn that he’s Mr. WrestleMania. Triple H tells Shawn there’s plenty of other guys he can face at Mania. Shawn says not for him and walks off.

Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match: Kofi Kingston vs. Big Show

We go to the ring where Kofi Kingston comes out for tonight’s last Chamber Qualifying match. We go to commercial as he enters the ring.

Back from commercial and out comes Big Show with a new t-shirt. He comes out when the music hits for The Miz. WWE’s United States Champion comes out to ringside for commentary. The bell rings and Kofi tries some kicks but Show overpowers him. Show with a big headbutt. Show continues to beat Kofi up, tossing him across the ring.

Kofi ducks a move and Show gets stuck on the top rope. Kofi dropkicks Big Show over the rope and to the floor as we go back to commercial break.

Back from the break and Show is controlling Kofi in the ring. During the break, Show caught Kofi with a big spear to take control of the match. Show works over Kofi on the mat now. Kofi fights out but Show drops him with another headbutt. Kofi rolls out to the floor. The Miz gets up from the table and taunts Kofi. MVP comes running out of the crowd and attacks Miz all the way to the back. Show brings Kofi back in the ring but Kofi drops his neck over the ropes. Kofi goes to the top rope but slips off. Show drops him. Kofi hits a dropkick on Show then dropkicks his knee out. Kick to the head by Kofi. He hits the Boom Doom Drop on Kofi for a 2 count. Kofi mounts Show in the corner with right hands. Show grabs Kofi’s throat but he tries to fight off. Kofi’s thumb went in Show’s eye. Show accidentally hits the referee with the knockout punch and he goes down. Kofi goes back down as Show checks on the referee. Show calls for another referee to come down and he calls for the bell. Show gets disqualified. Show apologizes and says he didn’t mean to, begging the referee.

Winner by DQ: Kofi Kingston

- After the match, officials come down and put the referee on a stretcher. Show is pissed as he kicks the ring steps. Show is yelling it was an accident as he walks up the ramp.

- We see Vince McMahon heading to the ring before taking another commercial break.

- Back from a break and Jerry Lawler is in the ring. He introduces a personal friend of his and tonight’s guest host, William Shatner. Shatner comes out with The Bella Twins. He enters the ring and falls on top of Lawler, knocking them both to the mat. Shatner introduces the best there was, is and ever will be… Bret Hart. The music hits and out comes The Hitman to a big pop.

Bret enters the ring and gets a nice reaction from the fans. Bret says he’s had about a month to think about what happened the last time he was on RAW. Bret says he came back for all the right reasons, thinking he could put it all behind him. He says he thought wrong. Bret says he didn’t come tonight to make peace or get closure, he came to talk to Vince McMahon face to face. Bret tells Vince to get his ass out here or he will come up there with a camera crew and find him. Bret says he don’t like to wait and he’s getting madder.

Vince comes strutting out to the stage in typical McMahon fashion. Vince says he has some things to get off his chest also but says he has never regretted anything he’s said or done to Bret. Hart calls Vince the world’s greatest liar. Bret says Vince couldn’t lace up his father’s jock strap, talking about Stu. Bret talks about having a stroke eight years ago and being in a wheelchair, wondering what it would be like to walk again. Bret says he found the courage to stand up and get past it but says he felt pathetic sometimes. Bret says he promised himself then he would never feel pathetic again in his life. Then, he says, he came back to RAW and offered Vince his hand and Vince kicked him, leaving him in the ring feeling pathetic again. Bret says he has a problem with that.

Bret says he worked for Vince 14 years and always thought that one day Vince would appreciate him. Bret says Vince described him as chewing gum that lost it’s flavor a few weeks ago. Bret says this stick of chewing gum has just enough flavor in it to kick Vince’s ass. Vince says Bret’s name and gets the crowd to pop, going over all Bret’s nicknames. Vince says Bret being the best is all a crock of crap. Vince says Bret isn’t a hero and the crowd boo’s. Vince says he can’t understand what the fans see in Bret. Vince says he thinks Bret is pathetic. Vince says Bret has no personality and says if it weren’t for Bret’s opponents like HBK or Austin who had personality, Bret would be nothing. Vince says Bret has no charisma, no command over the English language and a hound dog looking face. Vince disses Bret’s hair and the way he dresses. Vince says Bret deserves to be screwed.

Vince says he mentioned before how Stu Hart might go into the WWE Hall of Fame. Vince says he thought about it and says Stu won’t be going into the Hall because he doesn’t deserve it. Bret kicks Vince in the gut and unloads on him with right hands. Bret goes to lock on the Sharpshooter. Out of nowhere, Batista rushes the ring and beats Bret down. Batista holds Bret facing Vince. Vince rips into Bret’s face and spits on him. They toss Bret aside. RAW goes off the air with Vince McMahon irate and the crowd chanting for John Cena.

Backstage Promo 3

We go backstage where Shawn Michaels is. Kane walks up and tells HBK his obsession with his brother is ridiculous. Kane points out he’s eliminated more stars in one match than anyone. Kane walks off and in comes Triple H. He wishes Shawn good luck tonight. HBK apologizes and says he hopes the best man wins out there. DX shake hands and Triple H goes to walk off. Shawn grips his hand and says Undertaker and him are meant to be. Triple H says he knows this, which is why he knows Shawn will find another way for the match besides winning tonight.

Update on JR's Blog

The following are highlights from Jim Ross’s latest blog:
– Speaking of Cena, his interaction with Mr. McMahon on Raw was spot on and some of the best verbal interaction that I’ve heard in a good while. The dialog between Cena and the Chairman of WWE was organic, emotional, and really has me anxious to see Raw next week when Bret “Hitman” Hart returns to confront McMahon. Fine TV in my humble opinion.
– The serious nature of winning the Royal Rumble match and what it means individually to every competitor was underscored with Monday Night’s DX in ring promo. This was another verbal exchange that captured my interest. DX in a serious tone really captivated my attention.
– I had a great conversation Sunday with JBL who, as my Grandpa used to say is as busy as a fruit merchant, and doing great while living in New York City. John is on Fox News every Saturday morning of which I enjoy plus he is still developing his distribution business for ‘Layfield Energy Plus’.

Smackdown Spoiler of 1/29

* Degeneration X come out to open the show. Triple H starts to talk when Rey Mysterio comes out and says Shawn Michaels doesn’t think he can beat The Undertaker for the belt at Royal Rumble. The Straight Edge Society come out. Triple H says he’s surprised CM Punk is straight and makes fun of him. Teddy Long comes out and says there will not be a Unified WWE Tag Team Championship match tonight. Instead, Mysterio will fight Michaels right now and Triple H will fight CM Punk.

* Triple H b. CM Punk via disqualification when both members of the Straight Edge Society interfere. They jump Hunter and try to shave his head but Michaels comes out for the save. DX tries to attack Punk but he puts Serena Deeb in front of him, kisses her and sneaks out of the ring. HBK fakes Sweet Chin Music on Serena and exits.

* Chris Jericho is shown backstage on his way to the ring.

* R-Truth b. Chris Jericho after a failed Codebreaker on the ropes as Truth rolled over top of Jericho for the pin.

* Backstage Batista interview. He talks about the Royal Rumble match. John Morrison is shown on his way to the ring.

* John Morrison vs. WWE Intercontinental Champion Drew McIntyre. Drew McIntyre gets the pin to retain after Morrison went for Starship Pain and McIntyre got his knees up. McIntyre hit a double arm DDT onto the IC belt and gets the pin.

* Michelle McCool interview. She says she is going to send Piggy James back to the barnyard for good, etc. Then ends by say Mickie went wee, wee, wee all the way home. Michelle issues an ope challenge to the locker room. Mickie James’ music hits and Layla comes out in a fat suit with a pig nose dressed like Mickie James.

* Michelle McCool vs. Layla (dressed as Piggy James). Layla slowly chases McCool around the outside of the ring, back in and goes for a splash. McCool pins her for the win. The crowd lets them hear it with “boring” chants.

* In a backstage segment Shawn Michaels is shown on his way to the ring. Batista gets in his face and tells him to stay out of his way on Sunday. Triple H gets in Batista’s face and Batista back downs.

* Shawn Michaels vs. Rey Mysterio. Rey goes for 619 early, Shawn moves. The match goes back and forth when Rey hits head scissors on Michaels, taking him to the outside. Mysterio hits 619, goes for the springboard, but Michaels counters and hits Sweet Chin Music out of nowhere. Both men are down. Batista comes out and spears HBK then hits a spinebuster on Mysterio. Triple H hits the ring and clotheslines Batista over the top and goes out after him. The lights go out and The Undertaker’s music hits. The lights come up and Undertaker is in the ring. He double chokeslams Mysterio and Michaels to end the show.

Dark Match Main Event:

* DeGeneration X & The Undertaker vs. CM Punk, Luke Gallows & Chris Jericho. Undertaker hits Jericho with a chokeslam for the win. Undertaker was not heavily involved in the match.

Raw as on Jan 25

The pyro explodes and music plays as Michael Cole welcomes us to Columbus, Ohio for tonight’s RAW from the Nationwide Arena. They say that both of the stars from Psych will be here tonight on the graphic but even their website said it would only be Dule Hill tonight. We’ll see.

DX vs. Legacy

The DX music plays as WWE’s Unified Tag Team Champions make their way out to the ring for tonight’s first match. We go to replays of last week’s show where Triple H threw Shawn out of the ring. All appears to be fine between them tonight. DX gets a big pop here from the crowd as they take the mic. Triple H asks where Hornswoggle is and Shawn says he sent him home. Shawn asks Triple H why he can’t understand that if he wins the Royal Rumble, he has a guaranteed shot at Undertaker. Shawn asks Triple H to look at it from his position. Shawn says he needs and wants the shot at ending the streak. Triple H says yes, that is too much to ask from him. Triple H says for the past six months they’ve been running around telling jokes and now it’s Rumble time, time to get serious. Triple H says he wants the title shot and wants to main event WrestleMania. Triple H says they can work together at the Royal Rumble and eliminate everyone else but it’s going to come down to them two. HBK says he understands and puts the mic down. Out come their opponents, Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase.

Triple H and Cody start the match out. They go to the corner and brawl. Triple H goes for a Pedigree early but Ted pulls Cody out of the ring and breaks the hold. Michael Cole says we have some breaking news on tonight’s RAW hosts as we go to commercial break.

Back from the break and Shawn Michaels comes in to go at it with Cody. HBK takes control as Lawler announces that James Rodey from Psych won’t be here to host tonight. Legacy ends up on the outside. Shawn leaps off the top onto them both and brings Cody back in. Ted distracts HBK on the apron which allows Cody to nail a big neckbreaker. Ted comes in and works over HBK in the corner.

Cody comes back in and they double team Shawn for a 2 count. Cody stomps and drops knees on Shawn for another 2 count. Ted comes in off the tag again and dropkicks Shawn off the ropes. Ted covers Shawn for a 2 count. Ted kicks Shawn in the face while he’s down and gets another 2 count. Cody is back in now and he keeps control of Shawn. Another 2 count. HBK finally counters a move and goes to tag but Triple H isn’t on the apron. DiBiase comes in and tries for Dream Street but gets superkicked to the mat. Triple H finally gets tagged in and goes at it with DiBiase. Triple H takes control. Cody comes in and catches a spinebuster. Ted gets laid out again also. Triple H goes for the Pedigree on Cody when Shawn tags himself in. This pisses Triple H off. Cody knocks them into each other and they have a staredown. Shawn superkicks DiBiase again. Triple H decks Cody and stops him from hitting Shawn. Shawn covers DiBiase for the pinfall and the win.

Winners: DX

- After the match, Shawn and Triple H tease some tension but end up shaking hands.

- We get a video previewing the Psych premiere this Wednesday night on USA with John Cena’s appearance. Lawler hypes Big Show vs. MVP for tonight’s show as we go to commercial.

MVP vs. Big Show

Back from the break and out comes MVP. MVP takes the mic and says he needs to say something to The Miz. MVP says he’s the #1 contender to Miz’s belt and Miz can’t keep running away from him. MVP says he is going to take the belt from Miz and become a 3-time US Champion. Out comes The Miz to the stage. Miz picks on MVP for being in prison. They go back and forth until Miz brings out his friend Big Show for the match.

The match starts and Show takes down MVP first. Show with a headbutt knocking MVP back into the corner. Show hits a big chop but misses a splash in the corner as Miz looks on from the ramp. MVP hits a knee to the face and then the running kick in the corner. He goes for another kick but Show grabs him by the throat and choke slams him for the pinfall and the win.

Winner: Big Show

- After the match, The Miz runs down to the ring and yells in MVP’s face. Miz raises his US Title over MVP. Lawler says tonight we will get Vince McMahon’s decision on Bret Hart as we go back to commercial.

- Back from the break and Cody Rhodes is backstage pacing. He tells Ted DiBiase he didn’t know where his head was last week and thank you for helping tonight. Orton walks in and says there’s been tension between them for the past few months. Orton says they lost to DX tonight and failed to help him with Sheamus last week. Orton says at the Rumble only one man wins that match and when it comes to him and Sheamus, he will win that one. He says he’s becoming WWE Champion again either with or without Legacy. Orton walks off.

- We go to John Cena and tonight’s host Dule Hill who are backstage. They talk about the season premiere of Psych this Wednesday night on USA. Cena asks where Rodey is and Dule tells about him having surgery this weekend. Cena tells Dule he needs to make tonight on RAW his night. Dule says this is his playground as Cena walks off. The Miz enters and says Psych should have had him on instead of Cena. Dule says he has a match for Miz tonight but doesn’t say what it is. They cut promos on each other before Dule walks off. Back to commercial.

WWE Divas Title Tournament Semi-Final: Maryse vs. Eve Torres

Back from the break and out comes Maryse in a semi-final match for the Divas Title tournament. Maryse takes the mic before the match and says the other Divas are wasting their time. She’s talking in French when a pyro explosion goes off. We cut to host Dule Hill who is in the pyro box. She starts going off on him, calling him a loser. He says he accidentally pressed a button. Out comes Maryse’s opponent Eve. The winner of this match will face the winner of Gail Kim vs. Alicia Fox for the Divas Title. They lock up and go to the corner with Eve in control.

Eve gets an early 2 count and slams Maryse by her hair. Eve flips onto Maryse for another 2 count. Eve with a splash in the corner and a body slam. Eve goes to the top for a moonsault but Maryse moves out of the way. Maryse goes for her DDT but Eve counters with a suplex and a 2 count. Maryse finally hits the French Kiss for the win and the spot in the finals.

Winner: Maryse

- We see Vince McMahon backstage heading to the ring as we go to commercial.

- Back from commercial and Vince McMahon makes his way out to the ring. We cut back to last week where The Undertaker told Vince McMahon that he screwed Bret and called him a coward. Vince takes the mic and says if Taker were here tonight, he would dare him in his face to call him a coward again. Vince talks about selling Bret to WCW and said he was never heard from or seen again. Vince says the people have forgotten about Bret Hart. Vince asks if there’s a reason to bring Bret back and the crowd pops. They start chanting “we want Bret.” Vince tells them to be careful what they ask for. Vince says that Bret Hart will never appear in WWE, and that’s his announcement. Vince says he’s a business man and he does what’s right for business. Vince goes to the ringside area and asks a fan to give him a good reason why Bret should be brought back. The fan says because he will take Vince down. Vince hops the barrier and goes into the stands asking fans about Bret. One kid says he’s awesome. Vince eventually comes back to the ring and says he didn’t hear one good reason why he should bring Bret back. Vince says Bret is a part of the past and they start chanting again.

Vince says he’s concerned with the present and the future and calls Bret a footnote in WWE’s past. He says Bret’s not returning and thanks the fans, getting ready to leave. Out comes John Cena to the ring. Cena says he’s never had a problem with Vince until recently when Vince compared Bret to a old piece of gum. Cena talks about how Vince treated Roddy Piper at MSG a few months back. Cena cuts on Vince’s purple jacket and Vince cuts on his orange crap he wears, as Vince calls it. Cena congratulates Vince on building an empire but says Vince had help from people like Hart and Piper. They go back and forth. Cena calls Vince pathetic and this pisses Vince off. Cena tells Vince to invite Bret Hart to next week’s RAW. Cena says Bret deserves a chance to confront Vince face to face. Cena tells Vince to picture his 90th birthday in 2035. Cena says he’s going to find Vince on that day, lift him out of his wheelchair and knock his false teeth down his throat. Cena says he’s not here to change Vince’s mind but this is one of those situations where he needs to do the right thing. Cena walks off up the ramp. Vince yells at him to stop. Vince tells everyone to listen to him. Vince says he will invite Bret back for next week and have him step right in the ring if he has the guts. Vince says he won’t even flinch. Vince announces Sheamus vs. John Cena for tonight’s RAW. We go to commercial.

The Miz vs. Kofi Kingston

WWE’s United States Champion The Miz comes out next for this non-title match. This match was made by Dule Hill. Out next is his opponent Kofi Kingston. The bell rings and they lock up. Kofi takes Miz down first but they go back and forth. Kofi with a crossbody from the floor for a 2 count. Kofi comes off the ropes but Miz kicks him out of the air and to the mat for a 2 count. Miz puts knees to the back and hits Kofi with forearm shots. Miz with a headlock now.

Miz with a kick to the face and another 2 count on Kofi. Miz with more kicks and a leg drop followed by another headlock. Kofi with a kick to the head in the corner. Kofi goes to the top and comes down on Miz for a 2 count. Miz counters a move and hits a backbreaker and a neckbreaker. 2 count by Miz. MVP’s music hits and distracts The Miz. Kofi takes advantage and hits Trouble in Paradise for the win.

Winner: Kofi Kingston

- After the match, MVP comes out to the stage to taunt Miz.

- We go backstage with Dule Hill and Carlito. They walk into the WWE production truck. They have the production guy add Carlito’s face on the screen. Dule says he’s going to type in a random code and which ever Superstar appears on the graphic, that’s Carlito’s opponent. It comes up as Kelly Kelly. Carlito vs. Kelly? Carlito says he’s ready for the match now and walks off joking with Dule. Dule tells the production guy to carry on… and we go back to commercial.

Carlito vs. Kelly Kelly

Carlito is in the ring waiting on Kelly Kelly to come out. She comes out but is interrupted by Santino Marella. He plugs the Best of RAW 2009 DVD which comes out tomorrow. Santino says it’s a new year for him and he’s going to replace Kelly tonight, defeat Carlito and go on to win the Royal Rumble and main event WrestleMania. Jack Swagger attacks Santino from behind and lays him out. Swagger brings Santino in the ring just to toss him back over the top rope. Swagger goes to the floor and slams Santino face first into the ringpost. Swagger taunts Santino before walking off and stepping on him. We go to commercial.

- Back from the break and we go to a video running down various stats for the Royal Rumble match.

- We go backstage to John Cena and Dule Hill. Cena has the other host Rodey on speaker phone. He says he’s bummed he can’t be there tonight. Alicia Fox walks in. She’s looking for the one that’s a psychic. Dule hangs up the phone on Rodey, the psychic on the show. Cena walks off. Dule says he’s going to be ringside with Alicia Fox in her match as her good luck charm. We get ready to take another break.

Semi-Final for the Divas Title Tournament: Gail Kim vs. Alicia Fox

Back from the break and Dule Hill is with Cole and Lawler on commentary. Gail Kim is in the ring as Alicia Fox makes her way out. The winner will face Maryse for the title. They lock up and go back and forth. Alicia eventually hits a backbreaker for a 2 count. Gail gets thrown into the corner but counters a move. Gail with a powerslam and a 2 count. Small package by Gail and another 2 count. Gail gets the win after a boot to the face and the spot in the finals.

Winner: Gail Kim

- After the match, Alicia Fox goes on a rampage outside the ring. She goes over to Dule and asks what happened to her winning. He tells her he’s an actor and he was doing what he’s does. She drops him with a right h and. Lawler helps Dule up as we go to replays.

- Backstage we see WWE Champion Sheamus headed to the ring. Back to commercial we go.

Sheamus vs. John Cena

Back from commercial and out comes the WWE Champion Sheamus for this non-title match. Out next comes John Cena to a big pop. The match starts and they lock up and go to the corner after testing each other for a minute. Sheamus breaks the hold and shows off some. Cena takes Sheamus back to the corner and the ref breaks it up. Cena shows off now. Sheamus charges but Cena fights back with right hands and hits the bulldog for a 2 count.

Sheamus takes control and backs Cena in the corner. Sheamus beats Cena down with a bunch of kicks. Cena catches Sheamus with a suplex for 2. They come off the ropes and Sheamus drops Cena with a clothesline. Sheamus with another pin attempt. Sheamus controls the match now, dropping Cena with rights. Sheamus launches Cena into the opposite corner and covers for another 2 count.

Sheamus gets Cena on the apron and hits a running knee to the face, knocking Cena out to the floor. Sheamus goes for another but Cena counters and goes for the Attitude Adjustment. Sheamus counters that with a DDT for a 2 count. Sheamus hits a big powerslam for another 2 count. Cena goes for the STF but Sheamus counters and kicks Cena out of the ring. Sheamus comes to the floor and throws Cena into the steel steps. The referee begins his count and Cena comes back in at the 9 count. Cena counters a move and hits the shoulder blocks off the ropes and back drop. Cena hits the Five Knuckle Shuffle. Sheamus counters the Attitude Adjustment with a knee to the back and a 2 count. Sheamus goes for the big axe kick but Cena counters it with the STF. Sheamus reaches the rope and breaks the hold. Cena comes out to the floor after Sheamus but gets kicked in the face with Sheamus’ big kick. Cena is laid out again as the referee counts.

Out of nowhere, Randy Orton rushes the ring and lays Sheamus out with the RKO. Orton gets down and taunts Sheamus as the referee calls for the bell. Cena comes up to the ropes and Orton grabs him. Orton goes for the DDT off the ropes but Cena counters with the Attitude Adjustment, laying Orton out.

Winner: Sheamus by DQ

- Cena celebrates in the ring with Orton and Sheamus still laid out. RAW goes off the air.

HBK talks on his DVD , Retirement and Probable Disbandation of DX

It would appear that the latest D-Generation X run is coming to an end as Shawn Michaels said during an interview with the KISS-FM radio station out of San Antonio this past week that DX will "probably disband" following the Royal Rumble so they can focus on their respective matches at WrestleMania. When asked if he had any plans on retiring, Michaels said: "Well, that's always the million dollar question. I'd like to go on record as saying I have been trying to retire for the last three years... [WWE] makes it very difficult, you know, Vince McMahon is nuts. I try to walk away then WrestleMania comes up, they put me in a match, I do well, and [Vince] doesn't make it very easy." Also it would appear that he had zero input in selecting matches for WWE's upcoming DVD release on him, Shawn Michaels: My Journey. He responded with the following: "They found my 25 greatest matches?" It had been rumored that Michaels would handpick his favorite twenty-five matches of his career for the DVD release

Two championship matches set for next week's Smackdown

It was announced during last night’s episode of Friday Night Smackdown that CM Punk and Luke Gallows will face D-Generation X for the Unified WWE Tag Team Championships at next week’s Smackdown.
Drew McIntyre will also be defending his Intercontinental Championship against John Morrison in a No DQ Match.

DX and Drew McIntyre defending thier titles

It was announced during tonight's episode of Friday Night SmackDown that CM Punk and Luke Gallows will challenge D-Generation X for the Unified WWE Tag Team Championships at next week's show in Cincinnati, Ohio.

It was also announced that Drew McIntyre will be defending his Intercontinental Championship against John Morrison in a No Disqualification Match.

Royal Rumble Final card but 2 spots still blank??

the official list of participants for the 30-man Royal Rumble match at this year’s pay-per-view. You’ll notice that there are two spots left open.

RAW: Big Show, Cody Rhodes, Carlito, Evan Bourne, Jack Swagger, John Cena, Kofi Kingston, Mark Henry, MVP, Santino Marella, Shawn Michaels, Ted DiBiase, The Miz and Triple H

SmackDown: Batista, Chris Jericho, CM Punk, Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre, Finlay, John Morrison, Kane, Matt Hardy and R-Truth

ECW: Shelton Benjamin, Vladimir Kozlov, Yoshi Tatsu and Zack Ryder

Raw as on Jan 18

Tonight’s WWE RAW kicks off with a video package of Martin Luther King Jr. “Long live the dream” it says. We go to the opening RAW video. We go to the Thompson-Boling Arena where the pyro is going off. Michael Cole welcomes us to Knoxville, Tennessee. We’ve got Legacy vs. Kofi Kingston & John Cena tonight.

We go to the arena where Vince McMahon makes his way to the ring.

Vince says life is about decisions. Sometimes you make good ones and sometimes they’re bad. Vince says in business, all decisions are tough ones. He rips on the city of Knoxville. He says he made a decision a few weeks ago to let Bret Hart return to WWE and made a decision to kick Bret as hard as he could in the gut, leaving him lay in the ring. And last week, he made the decision that Bret Hart would never appear anywhere in WWE. Vince says he did this so fans could remember Bret as The Hitman, the way he was – not the way he is now. Vince calls Bret a broken down, old warhorse who needs to be put down. The crowd starts chanting for Bret. Vince says it’s his decision to put people down when they need to be put down. Vince compares this to someone chewing gum and spitting it out because it loses flavor.

Vince says if he would have let Bret stay in WWE, that would have been like letting a disease in WWE. Vince compares Bret to gangrene on your finger. Vince calls the fans hypocrites. Vince says the fans want faster, bigger, better and they want more action. Vince says he didn’t make the decision to ban Bret from WWE, the fans made it. They start telling him he sucks. The bell tolls, the lights go out and The Undertaker makes his way out.

The World Heavyweight Champion makes his grand return to RAW as the fans go wild. Vince says he wasn’t finished talking and tells Taker this his time and his show. Taker says the way he sees it, this is his time now. Taker says he came out here to address Shawn Michaels but since Vince is here, Taker needs to tell him something his own ego won’t allow him to admit. Taker says there isn’t many of “us” left but he was there, 12 years ago, in Montreal. Taker says he saw the whole thing. Taker says he saw the fear in Vince’s eyes then and he sees it now.

Taker says Vince screwed Bret and now he’s scared of the consequences. Taker calls Vince a coward. Vince says he disagrees with Taker’s point of view, but this is Taker’s time. Vince walks out of the ring. Stubbornness, anger and denial. Taker says these aren’t just the attributes of Vince – Shawn Michaels shares the same qualities. Taker says one year ago, Michaels said he would break the WrestleMania streak. Taker says HBK did prove he’s Mr. WrestleMania but the streak is still intact. Taker wants to deliver his answer for this year personally. The music hits and out comes Shawn Michaels.

Shawn enters the ring and they stare at each other. Shawn says here he is, anxiously awaiting Taker’s answer for the rematch. Taker tells Shawn he came closer than all the others on breaking the streak but still failed. Taker says a rematch this year will just result in more bitter disappointment for Shawn. Taker says he has nothing to prove. Taker says his answer to the challenge is no. The crowd boo’s at this and Shawn doesn’t like it either. Shawn says Taker has the audacity to come out here… Taker cuts him off. Taker says if Shawn is truly convinced he can beat him, they can have the match tonight on RAW. Shawn says no to this. He wants his victory over Taker to be on the grandest stage of them all. Shawn says he is going to win the Royal Rumble for a fact and when he does, he’s coming for The Undertaker at WrestleMania for the World Heavyweight Title. Taker says he will be the World Champion at WrestleMania, despite the match with Rey Mysterio. Shawn tells Taker he will see him at WrestleMania. Shawn says Taker’s streak, title and soul will be his. They come face to face in the middle of the ring. Taker’s music hits and he exits the ring as we go to commercial.

Sheamus vs. Evan Bourne

Back from the break and out comes the WWE Champion Sheamus. Evan Bourne is waiting in the ring for him. It looks like we’ve got a rematch here. The bell rings and Randy Orton comes walking out to the stage. Sheamus rams Bourne in the corner and goes to work on him. Sheamus notices Orton walking down the ramp and keeps working over Bourne.

Orton makes it to ringside and stares down with Sheamus. Bourne comes from behind and kicks Sheamus. Bourne unloads of Sheamus and hits the double knees from the top for a 2 count. Sheamus catches Bourne with a nasty backbreaker and a big kick to the face. Sheamus hits his finisher for the pinfall and the win.

Winner: Sheamus

After the match, Randy Orton walks in the ring, still staring down Sheamus. Sheamus grabs his WWE Title belt and holds it up in front of Orton. Sheamus backs out of the ring and heads to the back, still locking eyes with Orton.

- We go backstage with DX. Shawn is upset about what happened in the ring with Taker. Don Johnson walks up and says he’s a big fan of DX. He asks where his co-host Jon Heder is tonight, Don can’t seem to find him. HBK says he doesn’t know who Jon Heder is but if he runs into him, he will tell him. HBK asks Triple H if he needs to talk, Triple H says no and Shawn walks off. Shawn is in serious mode now. Triple H calls Heder an idiot, apparently they had a situation in the past. They tease that Heder hasn’t shown up tonight. Johnson sees someone with their back turned and they’re dressed like Napoleon Dynamite. Johnson thinks it’s Heder but it isn’t, it’s Carlito. Carlito says he’s never heard of Heder and walks off. We go to commercial. Did John Heder no-show RAW?

Over-The-Top Challenge: Jack Swagger vs. Mark Henry

Back from the break and out first for the next match is Jack Swagger. We see clips of Swagger getting humiliated on RAW last week in his top rope challenge. Swagger takes the mic tonight and says last week was a fluke. He issues another over-the-top-rope challenge and calls Santino Marella out for revenge. Santino comes out dressed like Don Johnson in Miami Vice. He says he’s busy tonight but has found a replacement. Out comes Mark Henry. The bell rings and Swagger strikes first but it doesn’t phase Henry. Henry lifts Swagger above his head and tosses him to the floor in a quick squash.

Winner: Mark Henry 

We go backstage and see a black limousine pull up. The Bella Twins and Jon Heder step out. Someone else is in the limousine. Heder tells them not to come out until he says so. Heder and the Bellas go to the ring as we take another break.

- Back from the break and Justin Roberts introduces tonight’s guest hosts, actors Jon Heder and Don Johnson. They come out with The Bella Twins and head to the ring. Johnson says they are thrilled to be here tonight. Some comedy here from Heder. Johnson announces tonight’s main event will feature DX. Heder says that’s not working for him. He likes DX but says he needs something new. Heder talks about them being from California and the coach for USC, calling him awesome. Heder introduces a good friend of his, someone else who is awesome – The Miz.

Out comes WWE’s United States Champion The Miz. Heder puts him over. Miz thanks Heder for putting him in the Royal Rumble match. Miz says he got a text today that said Triple H thought Don Johnson should have hosted RAW alone tonight. Miz puts over Heder as an actor. They rip on Johnson a bit. Miz says back in the day, Johnson was what Miz is now – the hottest thing on TV. Miz talks about Miami Vice and Miz puts down Tubs from Miami Vice, Johnson’s partner on the show. Miz compares Tubs to MVP on RAW. We get some comedy here but it’s going nowhere. Out comes the #1 contender, MVP.

MVP comes out and says he can relate to Johnson since he’s from Miami. He apologizes to Johnson and the WWE Universe for Napoleon Dynamite and his partner Pedro wasting everyone’s time tonight. MVP announces that he’s in the Royal Rumble match also. He promises to eliminate Miz. MVP says why wait, let’s do it now. MVP says he’s throwing Heder out of the ring too and makes his way down the ramp. Miz meets him but the Big Show’s music hits and out he comes to interrupt. MVP drops Miz but turns around to a boot and a big KO punch from Show. Show lays out MVP and heads in the ring. Heder says Big Show and he have the same agent so he called Show in as protection for tonight. Heder asks why does DX get to celebrate every night. Heder says all four of them should celebrate tonight. Johnson says he wants on part of this tonight and steps to the side. Heder announces that DX will compete against the new team he’s putting together right now – Big Show and The Miz. Heder jumps into Show’s arms and kisses him as their music plays. Johnson looks on shaking his head. Miz and Show shake hands as we get ready for another break.

John Cena and Kofi Kingston vs. Legacy

Back from the break and John Cena comes out first to a big pop from the crowd, followed by his partner Kofi Kingston. Their opponents Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase are out next. The bell rings and it’s Cena and Cody starting things out. Cena drops Cody first and Ted is tagged in. Cena unloads on Ted and hits a bulldog for a 2 count. Cena gets kicked in the head and goes down. Cody comes in and they double team Cena with stomps.

Cody beats down Cena in the corner. He distracts the ref and Ted chokes Cena. 2 count by Cody. Ted comes back in for more double teaming. Ted takes control and works over Cena after hitting a big clothesline. Kofi is tagged in now. He clears house of Cody and Ted. Dropkicks and a big right hand on Ted. Kofi hits the Boom Drop. Ted moves as he goes for Trouble in Paradise. Kofi mounts Ted in the corner with right hands. Cody comes up but Kofi fights him off. Kofi turns around to a big clothesline from Ted. Cody comes back in as the legal man and goes at it with Kofi. Back to commercial.

Back from the break and Ted has Kofi grounded in the ring. Cody comes in and hits a nice dropkick on Kofi for 2. Cody stomps on Kofi but he fights back. Cody kicks Kofi back into the corner. Ted takes advantage and chokes Kofi. Cody goes for a big knee drop but Kofi rolls out of the way. Ted is tagged in. He charges Kofi in the corner but Kofi moves. Kofi tries to tag in Cena but Cody comes in and stops the tag. Legacy stomp away on Kofi in the corner. 2 count by Cody. Ted comes back in for more double teaming. Kofi fights away from Ted but still can’t make the tag to Cena. Kofi hits a backdrop on Ted as Cena tries to get the fans pumped. Cody and Cena are tagged in at the same time. Cena unloads off the ropes and hits the big back drop. Cena with the Five Knuckle Shuffle and Attitude Adjustment. Cody fights out of the AA and hits a Russian leg sweep for a 2 count. Cody goes for a bulldog but Cena counters and hits the AA for a 2 count as Ted breaks the pin. Ted helps up Cody. Kofi is tagged in and comes off the top rope with a crossbody. Ted ducks and Kofi lands on Cody for the pinfall and the win.

Winners: John Cena and Kofi Kingston

We go backstage with Jon Heder, The Miz and Big Show. Hornswoggle appears and yells a bunch of stuff at Heder. Nobody knows what he is saying. Heder turns around and Triple H is standing here. They eventually make it a six-man for tonight with DX and Hornswoggle vs. The Miz, Big Show and Jon Heder. We go to commercial.

Maryse and Alicia Fox vs. Gail Kim and Eve Torres

Back from the break and Maryse makes her way out for the next match. Her partner Alicia Fox comes out next. All the Divas in the match are in the semi-finals for the Divas Title tournament. Gail Kim and Eve Torres are out next. The bell rings and it’s Gail and Maryse. Gail strikes first with a quick roll-up. Gail hits a spear in the corner and a dropkick from the top on Maryse. 2 count by Gail. Alicia gets involved with Gail on the outside and brings her back in the ring. Maryse with a backbreaker and a 2 count.

Alicia comes in and they double team Gail. Alicia works over Gail until she tags in Eve. Eve comes in and takes control, getting a 2 count on Alicia. Eve comes off the top rope and puts an arm submission on Alicia. Alicia taps out to the hold to end the match.

Winners: Eve Torres and Gail Kim

We go to a video preview of Steve Austin’s appearance on NBC’s Chuck and another commercial break.

- Back from the break and Don Johnson is backstage talking with Kelly Kelly. Jon Heder walks in and he’s scared about his match tonight. He tries talking Johnson into taking his place tonight but Johnson isn’t having it. Miz and Show walk in and tell him to relax. Show says he’s already clicked more than Miz than he did with Jericho. Show and Miz have something for Heder and his match. It’s a Ric Flair robe with the words “The Flame” on the back. Jon “The Flame” Heder.

- Cole and Lawler run down the Royal Rumble card so far.

- We go backstage with Triple H and Vince McMahon. Vince thinks he should call out Undertaker next week. Triple H says no, he shouldn’t. Triple H says all McMahons have to have the last word in everything. Triple H says now Vince has backed himself into a corner and if he doesn’t call out Bret, the whole world will know he’s a coward. Shawn Michaels walks up and wants to talk to Triple H but Hornswoggle interrupts them. Triple H says it’s something serious and he will talk to Shawn about it later. They walk off with Hornswoggle on Triple H’s back.

- We see Randy Orton backstage heading to the ring. Back to commercial.

Randy Orton vs. Chris Masters

Back from the break and out comes Randy Orton. Chris Masters with Eve is out next. As the bell rings, Sheamus comes out to watch the match from ringside. They go back and forth to start the match. Masters tries for a Masterlock and gets a 2 count. Orton eventually with a backbreaker and a 2 count. Masters locks the Masterlock on Orton as Orton struggles.

Masters wears Orton down with the Masterlock. Orton falls into the ropes, causing the hold to be broken. Out of nowhere, Orton hits the RKO for the pinfall and the win.

Winner: Randy Orton

After the match, Sheamus sneaks in the ring and lays Orton out cold with a big kick to the head. Lots of heat on Sheamus here from the crowd. Sheamus heads to the stage and stops to raise his WWE Title belt as the crowd boo’s. We go to another commercial.

Back from the break and HBK hits a forearm on The Miz. Miz counters another move and drops HBK on his neck for a 2 count. Miz hits a series of right hands on HBK and stomps away. Miz tags in Show as Don Johnson looks on. Show with a big body shot and headbutt to HBK, laying him out. Show with a big sideslam and a 2 count.

Miz is back in now as he works over HBK in the corner. Miz with a running kick to the face and more right hands in the corner. HBK turns it around on him and hits big chops in the corner. Miz charges in the corner and they clothesline each other at the same time, both go down. Hornswoggle tags himself in and dropkicks Miz in the face. Hornswoggle crotch chops Miz but gets dropped by him. Heder comes in and takes his robe off. The crowd laughs. Heder kicks Hornswoggle to the mat and charges in the corner. Horny moves and Heder hits the turnbuckle. Hornswoggle bits Heder in the rear and tags in Triple H. Heder rushes out of the ring but Johnson throws him back in. Triple H drops Heder with a right hand. Show comes in and goes for a chokeslam on Triple H but HBK makes the save with Sweet Chin Music. Show falls on top of Heder. HBK takes out Miz with Sweet Chin Music also. Hornswoggle, the legal man, hits the Tadpole Splash on Show & Heder at once for the pinfall and the win.

Winners: DX and Hornswoggle

After the match, Don Johnson helps Heder up and to the back. Triple H takes the mic and gets serious. He says he and Shawn need to talk about the whole Undertaker thing. Triple H says Shawn needs to find another way to get the match because it’s not going to work going after the Championship. They’re interrupted by John Cena. HBK is pissed going off about something. Cena comes out and says he has a major announcement of his own. Cena says it’s been two years since he’s actually be in a Royal Rumble match and announces he’s in this year’s match. He reminds them that he won the whole thing last year and says he’s going to do it again this year. Big Show gets back in the ring, takes a mic and says he has news for everyone. Show announces he’s also in the Rumble this year and says it is designed for a giant like him. Show kicks Triple H and headbutts HBK. Show and Cena go at it. Cena knocks Show out of the ring. DX come from behind and throw Cena over the rope. DX high five but Triple H throws Shawn over the rope and to the floor. Triple H takes the mic and tells them all it’s not going to work for them because he’s in the Rumble match also. Triple H’s music plays as he locks eyes and has words with HBK and RAW goes off the air.