The WWE Champion CM Punk started off Raw by introducing himself as the winner of his triple threat TLC match and by also introducing the brand new United States and World Heavyweight champions Zach Ryder and Daniel Bryan. He congratulated them both for where they had come from and how hard they had worked, like himself, to get to where they were now. Punk then passed the mic over to Zach Ryder for a few words who claimed that he had to ring up his Dad to verify that he had really won the title and that it wasn’t a dream, to which he answered “Woo woo woo, you know it!” Daniel Bryan then expressed how unbelievable it was for him also, and of course mentioned Cole’s ridiculous remarks about him since he joined the company.
The Miz, Alberto Del Rio and Dolph Ziggler then made their way to the ring but were soon chased off by the three champions until John Laurinaitis (even typing his name bores me) put a stop to it and announced a six man tag team match for later on in the show between the six men.
Randy Orton defeated Wade Barrett via DQ when he thumbed Orton in the eye in front of the referee, when was the last time you saw that as finish? Up until that point the match had been quite average, definitely nothing on their table match encounter from TLC. After the bell rang Barrett continued the offense on ‘The Viper’ and applied a Winds Of Change and Wastelanded him through a table.
Alicia Fox defeated Beth Phoenix cleanly in a nonsensical and very brief bout. The fact that Phoenix lost the the fumbling Fox wasn’t just enough to kill off any remote aura she may have had left as a powerful diva, but to loose as quickly as she did and cleanly like that was a joke. I’d understood if Fox had at least beaten her after a decent amount of time with a fluke win but this is just further proof how badly the booking team have missed the mark with what could have been a great ‘Divas of Doom’ storyline to help rejuvenate a division that desperately needs rejuvenating.
Sheamus defeated Jinder Mahal in an average match up. Okay I’m going to put out my prediction now, Kane versus Sheamus at WrestleMania. Remember that’s just a prediction don’t take it seriously.
John Cena in the ring claimed that he understands people not liking him but did not understand why there was a “monster on the loose,” that monster being Kane. This speech had the usual lame, childish Cena attempt at a joke. Cena went on to say that him and Kane had unfinished business and that they “should handle that business.”But before Kane could respond, Mark Henry made his way out and warned Cena that he would’ve been entered into the ‘Hall of Pain’ last week if it weren’t for Kane and was “all the business you have to worry about.”
Kane then halted these proceedings and slowly made his way to the ring where he headed for Henry, but changed his mind and instead entered the ring to face Cena. Super Cena began the attack and clotheslined Kane back to the outside to the sound of boos, but the ‘Big Red Monster’ the turned it around and threw Cena across the announce desk. He carried on to choke out Cena and ripped off his T-Shirt and took it with him. To be honest the segment felt a little tame to me compared to his return last week. And before Kane had even left the clueless no-selling Cena had already risen up and recovered from the attack.
Primo and Epico defeated The Usos in a solid and fast paced tag team bout. Possibly the best match either team has had in the company so far too, look forward to a probable rematch between Primo and Epico against Air Boom.
Cody Rhodes defeated Cody Rhodes in a short and forgettable match up. I’m predicting that he’ll be heavily promoted as a realistic possibility to win the Royal Rumble over the coming weeks. Although I can’t see him winning a world title just yet, but over the over the next six months I reckon.
Daniel Bryan, CM Punk and Zach Ryder defeated Dolph Ziggler, Alberto Del Rio and The Miz in an exciting and action packed six man tag bout. The crowd from Philadelphia understandably got behind and rallied the WWE champ CM Punk and new US and World Champions Bryan and Ryder. Michael Cole throughout kept going on about how it was like a “nightmare” having these three as champions representing the company, how they didn’t even look like champions, okay Cole, okay. It was a feel good end to the broadcast when Daniel Bryan forced Del Rio to submit to the LeBell Lock and all three champions (feels so good to type that, champions) celebrated with the Philly crowd.
Overall the Raw was a definite step up to the Slammy awards ceremony from last week, with the two tag matches providing some great action. My only concern is that they’re going to ruin what could potentially be a great comeback for Kane, the unbeatable Cena was probably the wrong choice for his first feud back.
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