Backstage Eve told the Bellas how she'd just used Zach Ryder to get people talking about her. She also claimed how she was going to do the same to John Cena, but unfortunately for her he'd overheard the whole thing.
Eve tried to explain herself in the ring to Cena, claiming she was just "joking around,"and that she never meant what she said. Cena then told her that she should wait forThe Rock instead since they're both "disingenuous, egomaniacal," and "scandalous bitches." Which certainly got a reaction from the crowd in attendance, I thought it was an awesome line too. Eve attempted to kiss Cena who rejected her, just before he left he added that "I'm disease free and I'd like to keep it that way." Wow, this is certainly a Cena I'm enjoying a lot more in this promo. The Cena with some attitude once again.
Sheamus defeated Mark Henry in a passable match up, which is always an achievement with Henry involved. Now I'll admit that I was a little unsure at first about the World Heavyweight Championship Match at WrestleMania between Daniel Bryan and Sheamus, but I'm definitely coming around to the idea. And the push Sheamus has been receiving the last couple of months has been a very smart move on WWE's part. They need to encourage the fans to get into the up and coming talent.
Backstage Teddy Long and John Laurinaitis argued once again over which man would be better to run both Raw and SmackDown. I can see this leading to a tag team match at Mania involving Christian, Mark Henry and Alberto Del Rio taking on a team of Long's choosing to determine the new GM of both brands. Teddy Long also claimed that David Otunga couldn't beat anyone on the SmackDown roster, so they set up a match for Otunga to face Long's choice of wrestler from the blue brand.
Kofi Kingston and R-Truth defeated Epico and Primo in a decent enough tag team bout, although not as good as the Tag Team Champions usual match ups. As much as I like to see Kofi being pushed more (with his talents he thoroughly deserves it) I would've like to have seen the champions grab a win here on a rare Raw appearance. It would've really helped solidify their status as champions that bit more.
Ron Simmons was announced as the next inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame. I'm guessing 'The Macho Man' Randy Savage will also be quite soon.
David Otunga defeated Ezekiel Jackson in an average match up. What else did you expect?
The Undertaker entered the ring and admitted that it had been a "living hell" relieving the beating he'd received from Triple H at last years WrestleMania. He added that he wanted to end the uncertainty and that's why he challenged 'The Game' to another match at Mania, but was shocked when he turned him down. He also claimed that the Apocalypse of their era of pro wrestling was coming, that it was far bigger then either of them.
Triple H joined Taker but was quickly cut off by 'The Dead Man' who said it was "pitiful"all the excuses the COO had come up with to not have a rematch at WrestleMania. Triple H again explained that it would be bad for business if Undertaker was gone, but Taker then asked if he was worried if he'd be gone after the match, or if Triple H would be. 'The Game' claimed that in order to defeat Taker he would have to take him out and end him, and suggested that this was what Undertaker really was after. As Triple H went o leave Undertaker said that "You can put any spin you want on this, but at the end of the day when you look in the mirror, all you'll see is a coward." But 'The Cerebral Assassin' didn't fall into Undertaker's lure.
As Triple went to once again leave, 'The Dead Man' theorised that he didn't want to face him again because he knows he can't do what his good friend Shawn Michaels also couldn't do, because he knows Shawn was always better then him. Triple H, now at boiling point, said it was nothing to do with Michaels, that he can do what HBK couldn't and end The Undertaker once and for all. So Triple then accepted the match offer at WrestleMania, but under the condition that they compete in a Hell in a Cell Match. Taker accepted.
The segment involving these two was once again solid, and a very surprising announcement with Hell in a Cell. I for one really enjoyed their match at Mania last year anyway and was happy for a rematch, unlike a lot of fans, so hopefully this awesome announcement will bring them around too. Should be a brilliant match up.
Daniel Bryan once again called himself the fans "role model" after yet another title defence at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view before his match with Marella.
Daniel Bryan defeated Santino Marella in a surprisingly short match where Bryan forced Marella to tap to the LeBell Lock. After the reaction Marella received in the Chamber match, and even getting down to the last two in it, I'm confused as to why he'd suddenly be put down like this already. At least it was to Bryan who's going into a World Title match at WrestleMania.
The Bella Twins defeated Kelly Kelly and Aksana in a drab and forgettable Divas bout, where was the actual champ Beth Phoenix who could really make use of the air time leading into Mania?
John Cena announced that The Rock will be addressing him on next weeks Raw. He also went on to have a pop at 'The People's Champ', claiming that he has his own little entourage of goons, that he's no longer a champion of the people since going into movies. He added "This is the part where I'm supposed to say that I look forward to WrestleMania because I personally respect The Rock. I don't." An honest Cena who doesn't suck up to everyone? I'm much preferring this. He went on to say that after The Rock's done next week he should "kick it back to Hollywood," since that's what he'll be doing anyway.
Cena also stated that the thing that helps him sleep at night is that, unlike The Rock, he never left the WWE and the fans and that the only reason Rocky came back was to promote Fast Five and his Twitter account. He also stated that the best part about their match will be the Monday after when The Rock's back on a movie set laughing at his stunt double.
This was for me without a doubt one of the best promos of Cena's career. The raw honesty and blistering attack on The Rock was executed perfectly by him. You can tell it's something he believes in too which only made it stronger. Why can't we have this much, much more entertaining Cena around more often?
Chris Jericho predictably won the Battle Royal to determine the number one contender to CM Punk's WWE Championship at WrestleMania. The actual match itself was okay, Santino managed to eliminate both Wade Barrett and R-Truth in quick succesion causing a big cheer for him. So is he being pushed or not? I'm confused. Unfortunately Barrett landed on his arm awkwardly afte he went out, The Wrestling Observer is reporting that Wade Barrett is believed to have suffered a dislocated elbow. Barrett was taken to a Minneapolis hospital after the RAW main event.
After the match CM Punk, who'd been providing commentary (which is always worth a listen) entered the ring and extended his hand to Jericho. But Y2J turned him down and left the ring. This should be an interesting build up to their match on the big stage.
Overall Raw was a quite entertaining show, but more for the promos and build up to WrestleMania matches then the actual action inside the ring. I imagine tomorrow night on the live SmackDown we'll have the reverse, especially with CM Punk versus Daniel Bryan in the main event, which should be another superb contest between the two World champions.
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