WWE2012© Raw Supershow 6/4.

January 29th, 2012 - St. Louis, Missouri

Tonight, thirty WWE superstars will enter - only one will emerge victorious. The illustrious Royal Rumble Match will take place and we will find out who will be competing for either the WWE or World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania XXVIII. With many names already chosen to be potential winners such as Sheamus and Wade Barrett, this Royal Rumble is sure to be one of the greatest to date, especially now that for the first time ever, everyone is eligible to enter. Who will walk out of St. Louis with a Main Event Championship match at WrestleMania in their future?

While the Royal Rumble Match may be the main attraction, it isn't the only thing that the WWE Universe is anticipating. The head figure of the CeNation, John Cena will compete against the psychotic monster that is Kane in an attempt to dispose of the evil that he spreads through the WWE. Since making his return, Kane has vowed to make Cena "embrace the hate", claiming that humanity is already infected by hatred, so why fight it? After Kane took out Cena's good friend, Zack Ryder this past Monday on Raw, you can bet the man who tells the WWE Universe to "rise above hate" will be out for revenge on the Big Red Machine. Will Cena be able to overcome the evil and save the WWE Universe from a fiery fate? Or will the Devil's Favourite Demon prevail and spread the hate across the entire WWE?

Since coming into power, John Laurinaitis has butted heads with the current WWE Champion, CM Punk on many occasions, and tonight, he will have CM Punk's WWE Championship reign in his hands. Dolph Ziggler will challenge for the WWE Championship against Punk while the Executive Vice President of Talent Relations will be wearing the black and white stripes, officiating the match. Laurinaitis openly admitted that he intended to screw CM Punk out of the WWE Title tonight at the Royal Rumble, but after receiving a fax from the WWE Board of Directors, he was informed that his position as Interim General Manager of Raw is under observation, and tomorrow night on Raw, his job will be evaluated by none other than the Chief Executive Officer - Triple H! Laurinaitis cannot afford another mistake, so will he call it right down the middle? Or will he put his position at risk and assist the man who has beaten CM Punk four times in the past five weeks, Dolph Ziggler to his first WWE Championship reign?

Following a tragic accident on SmackDown which saw the Big Show accidentally collide with WWE Diva, AJ during a match with the World Heavyweight Champion, Daniel Bryan, the Big Show considered retiring. However, he was placed into a World Heavyweight Championship Match tonight at the Royal Rumble, much to the dismay of Daniel Bryan, who supports the idea that Big Show should retire after what he believes was an intentional attack on his "girlfriend". However, while that may be the story of David versus Goliath, Theodore Long added another twist to the story by including the World's Strongest Man, Mark Henry, making it a Triple Threat contest. Daniel Bryan will have his hands full when two enormous competitors are after his gold, and to make matters worse, the twists kept coming as the SmackDown General Manager made it a Steel Cage Match! Three men, one Championship, inside a steel cage. Can Daniel Bryan do the unthinkable and escape the two giants with his World Championship intact? Or will one of these behemoth competitors grab the gold and walk out of St. Louis a few pounds heavier with gold?

All that and many more surprises are in store for tonight's Royal Rumble extravaganza! You do not want to miss it!

WWE Raw Supershow; January 30th, 2012

WWE Superstars Tapings
Mason Ryan defeats Michael McGillicutty
Alex Riley defeats JTG

“Yes, sir, we promised you a great Main Event…”

Before the show gets up and running, we are shown a video package, highlighting what took place at last night’s Royal Rumble event. We are shown a few main clips from the Rumble match itself, displaying the return of Rey Mysterio, the surprise entries of Road Dogg and Billy Gunn, before showing us the battle between Chris Jericho and Sheamus in the final two. We see Sheamus eliminating Jericho and then celebrating his Royal Rumble victory as the show package fades to black.

CUE OPENING PACKAGE

The pyrotechnics explode from the stage, as we are welcomed to the show by Michael Cole and Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler. They remind us of last night’s huge Royal Rumble and how Sheamus was the winner and will now headline WrestleMania XXVIII, competing for either the WWE or World Heavyweight Championship. They remind us that tonight, we will see the return of Chief Operating Officer, Triple H as he will evaluate the job of John Laurinaitis and decide whether or not he will continue as the Interim General Manager of Raw. Suddenly, the theme of Triple H hits to a huge pop and it seems we’re getting Laurinaitis’ job evaluation – right now!

The Game enters the ring and begins to speak, saying that what he is about to do will be a pleasure, The WWE Universe cheer, expecting the worst for Laurinaitis’ job. Triple H says that he thought rather than leaving it until the end of the show; he wants to get this over and done with so Raw can go on without any issues. He then calls Laurinaitis out and says that he wants to get this done without any problems. Laurinaitis walks out to a ton of heat, but is all smiles. He goes to shake hands on his way down the ramp, clearly playing up to the fans. He enters the ring and goes to shake Triple H’s hand, but Triple H simply starts talking. He says that he’s been observing Laurinaitis since he took over Raw, and quite frankly, hasn’t liked what he’s seen. He says that Laurinaitis, just like everyone else who has taken over Raw, has abused his power. He says Vince did the same thing, and even admits that he did it himself. He says that Laurinaitis was supposed to bring change to Raw, but instead, there is just as much chaos and corruption as before. He tells him that regardless of whether Laurinaitis called it down the middle last night, or starts shaking hands and kissing babies, the problems he has caused have overshadowed these “good deeds”. So he has concluded that there is only one way to do this, and so he has just two words for him – you’re fi--. Before Triple H can finish, the theme of the WWE Champion, CM Punk hits to a huge pop. He comes out with a grin on his face and grabs himself a microphone. He says that last night, he gives Laurinaitis credit for calling it down the middle, but that doesn’t mean to say he’s suddenly become the greatest General Manager ever. Punk apologises to Triple H for interrupting, but he just wanted to give Laurinaitis a good send-off, and then tells Triple H to continue with what he was going to say. Triple H carries on, but once again, he is interrupted, this time by the theme of Dolph Ziggler. Ziggler comes out alongside Vickie Guerrero and United States Champion, Jack Swagger to a ton of heat. Ziggler says that last night, he felt that John Laurinaitis was pressured into behaving in a manner that he was not comfortable with, and therefore he deserves a rematch with CM Punk – tonight. Triple H tells him that he won’t be getting a rematch tonight because as far as he’s concerned, it’s because of Laurinaitis that he became the #1 Contender and that was through a corrupt manner. He tells him to shut up and let him get on with this. Triple H starts again, but this time he is interrupted by the theme of the 2012 Royal Rumble winner, Sheamus! The crowd erupt as Sheamus makes his way to the ring. He apologises for interrupting, but says that with CM Punk out here, he just wants to address that he could be challenging for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania, and whether it is CM Punk, Dolph Ziggler, or anyone else, he will be taking the title, the same for Daniel Bryan and his World Heavyweight Championship. Triple H says that he has been interrupted enough and books a Main Event for tonight, saying it will be Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger taking on CM Punk and Sheamus! The crowd cheer, but that’s not all as Triple H finally finishes what he was saying, shouting “Johnny Ace – you’re fired!”. The WWE Universe erupt as the theme of The Game hits and he leaves. The superstars leave the ring as Laurinaitis stands looking upset and disappointed. Michael Cole says he feels that Laurinaitis didn’t deserve to be fired, but King is happy, and says he wonders if Triple H will take over Raw again. We then cut to a commercial break.

Commercial Break.

The Miz defeats Kofi Kingston; After both lasting an incredible amount of time last night in the Royal Rumble Match, these two men fought in hopes of redeeming their Rumble loss. They showed their resilience again in an outstanding opening match, but after Kofi Kingston missed a Trouble In Paradise, The Miz was able to plant Kofi with the Skull-Crushing Finale for the victory.

After the match, The Miz grabbed a microphone and declared that he should have won the Royal Rumble last night, but instead it was the “great white dope”, and he was robbed of his WrestleMania dream. Miz vows to get to the Main Event at WrestleMania by getting into the Elimination Chamber and walking out as the WWE Champion. Suddenly, R-Truth comes out and begins to brawl with Miz to a pop. He hits Miz with the Shut Up! and Miz rolls out of the ring. Truth’s theme hits and he celebrates as Miz retreats up the ramp. We then cut to a promo package.

We see a promo package for WWE Elimination Chamber, which will air on February 19th, 2012. We then return to Raw.

Backstage, we see John Laurinaitis consulting with David Otunga, saying he doesn’t understand what went wrong. Otunga says that Triple H just has let his ego get in the way, and soon enough, the Board of Directors will see that they made a huge mistake by letting Triple H fire him. Laurinaitis says he hopes Otunga is right, but they are interrupted by John Cena to a heavily mixed reaction. Cena looks deadly serious and is acting the same way as last night, rubbing his head and looking very blank in terms of expression. Laurinaitis asks him what he can do for him, and Cena says that this is all Laurinaitis’ fault, and he deserved to be fired tonight, especially after what he put Zack Ryder through. Laurinaitis says that he has no idea that Kane would go that far and sincerely apologises, before telling Cena that before he was fired, he booked him in a match for later tonight. We learn that John Cena will take on David Otunga later on, but Otunga is shocked, having only been told about it now. He makes sure Laurinaitis knows what he’s saying and he says yes, telling both men to go and get ready for later. He then says he wants to be left alone and both men leave as we fade to black.

Commercial Break.

Brodus Clay defeats Tyler Reks; We returned to see Reks already at ringside, and then saw Brodus Clay’s enjoyable entrance. This was followed by a total domination, courtesy of Clay and his jiving antics. Reks fell victim to the move that Michael Cole has coined “What the Funk?!”, giving him the victory.

Brodus Clay treats us to a dance as the WWE Universe join in. We then fade to a promo package.

We get a countdown to WrestleMania XXVIII, telling us that it is only sixty-two days away. We then return to Raw.

Josh Mathews is backstage alongside Eve Torres. He asks her how Zack Ryder is doing and she starts to cry a bit, telling him that while he’s stable, he’s still in severe pain and won’t be seen for a very long time. She says that John Cena is still to blame for getting them involved in this pointless feud, and she hopes that he gets what’s coming to him. She walks off and we cut to ringside.

John Cena versus David Otunga ends in a No Contest; This was a very good match in the opening moments, back and forth action and John Cena behaving a normal. Suddenly, there is a large explosion at the top of the stage as the lights go a dim red. There is a sadistic laugh, believed to be Kane’s that echoes around the arena. Cena starts to rub his head again, closing his eyes tight and screaming as if something was in his head. He throws David Otunga over the top rope and then throws him into the steel steps. Cena rips off the top of the announce table and the referee throws the match out.

Cena bounces Otunga’s head off the table and then throws him over it, into Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler. Cena shouts for Kane to come out, but all he gets is Kane appearing on the titantron. Kane says that last night, John Cena knows exactly what happened, he became exactly what he has been trying to avoid becoming – a monster. Cena turns and grabs Otunga again before driving him through the announce table with an Attitude Adjustment. Kane chuckles again before the titantron shuts off and the lights return to normal. Cena looks down at Otunga and sees what he has done. He holds his head in disbelief and then leaves ringside as referees tend to Otunga. We then cut to a commercial break.

Commercial Break.

Raw Supershow returns to see the entrance of Rey Mysterio to a huge pop. He grabs a microphone and tells the WWE Universe how it feels great to be back. He says that returning at number thirty last night at the Royal Rumble felt great, and even though he didn’t win, he feels like he got what he wanted, and that was an opportunity to win the Royal Rumble, and just that opportunity is good enough for him. He says that coming up is the Elimination Chamber, and he hopes to be made a part of that to get another opportunity at headlining WrestleMania, but to headline as the WWE Champion. He is interrupted by the theme of Christian to the shock of the WWE Universe. Mysterio wonders what he wants and Christian comes out in casual wear, in usual fashion. He enters the ring and applauds Mysterio, congratulating him for “sucking up to the people” to get a WWE Championship shot, calling him “low”. However, he says that isn’t the reason why he is out here, because the reason he’s out here is because he was medically cleared to compete at the same time Mysterio was, but he was never contacted about the Royal Rumble, yet Mysterio was. He says that why does the WWE insist on getting washed-up suck-ups like Mysterio, instead of purely talented athletes like himself. Mysterio tells Christian that he shouldn’t be sour about it because he’s had success in his career too, and they should all be grateful for every opportunity you get in this business. Christian mockingly says “Opportunities, opportunities – I’m sick of opportunities being handed to people like you!”. The WWE Universe boo him as he shouts for them to show him respect and understand his anger. He shouts that he should have been number thirty, and would have easily gone on to win the Royal Rumble, Main Eventing WrestleMania just as he deserves. Mysterio says that Christian needs to calm down because this will get him nowhere, but Christian responds by telling Mysterio that his time will come and the WWE will realise what they’re missing out on. He drops the microphone and turns to leave, Mysterio turning around too, shaking his head. Suddenly – BAM! Christian spears Mysterio to the canvas to a ton of heat. He smirks as the WWE Universe gives him a ton of heat, Christian leaving up the ramp. Raw then cuts to the commentary desk.

Michael Cole reminds us that last night, Kharma returned to the WWE following her pregnancy and confronted Natalya and the Divas Champion, Beth Phoenix. We see a short clip of what happened before the next match begins.

Natalya with Divas Champion Beth Phoenix defeats Tamina; These two Divas have been battling it out over recent weeks, and tonight, Natalya was the one who got the advantage, finishing Tamina off with the Sharpshooter for the victory.

Beth Phoenix grabs a microphone and congratulates Natalya on her victory, before saying that they are not intimidated by Kharma. She says that if Kharma wants to take her on, she can guarantee that it will not be a problem, and she will always walk out the better Diva, because that’s just what she is. She holds up her Divas Championship and we cut backstage.

Backstage, the WWE Champion, CM Punk is walking down the corridor and we fade to a commercial break.

Commercial Break.

We return to see Triple H about to enter his limousine to leave the arena, but Josh Mathews catches him and asks him who will be taking charge of Raw now that John Laurinaitis has been relieved from his duties. Triple H tells him that he will be taking control until further notice. He then gets in his limo and drives away as we cut to ringside.

WWE Champion CM Punk & Sheamus defeat Dolph Ziggler & United States Champion Jack Swagger with Vickie Guerrero; Following his Rumble victory last night, Sheamus was raring to go in this one. CM Punk started things off with Jack Swagger, and Punk took control, comically mocking Ziggler as he did. However, Jack Swagger was able to take control and make the tag to Ziggler. He responded to the mockery and started mocking CM Punk, using his signature manoeuvres such as his arm-trap elbows and even his shining wizard in the corner. Ziggler lifted Punk to his feet and shouted in his face, telling him he wouldn’t be WWE Champion for much longer, but he shouldn’t have wasted time, as Punk drilled him with a huge roundhouse kick. Punk managed to tag in Sheamus as Ziggler tagged in Swagger. Sheamus burst in to an enormous pop and went to work on Swagger. He took Swagger down with a huge double axe handle and then measured him for the Brogue Kick, but Ziggler leapt from the top rope and onto Sheamus’ back, locking in the Sleeper Hold. CM Punk re-entered the match and pulled Ziggler off before nailing him with the Go To Sleep, sending Ziggler collapsing through the ropes and to the arena floor. Sheamus then hit Swagger with the Brogue Kick and picked up the victory for his team.

Sheamus and CM Punk celebrated, sharing eye-contact and Sheamus making sure CM Punk knew that there is a possibility that they could meet at WrestleMania. Sheamus leaves the ring and celebrates with the fans on the outside, leaving up the ramp. CM Punk celebrates with the WWE Championship in hand, waving goodbye to Ziggler, Swagger and Vickie as they left ringside as well. Just then – BAM! Out of nowhere, CM Punk was spun around and hit… with a Codebreaker! Chris Jericho had arrived in the ring without being noticed and knocked out the WWE Champion. The crowd boo as Jericho grabs the WWE Championship and raises it high above his head, placing his right foot on the chest of CM Punk. He screams “the end of the world as you know it” as WWE Raw Supershow fades to a shocking close.

© 2012 World Wrestling Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.

WWE SmackDown; February 3rd, 2012

WWE Superstars Tapings
Alicia Fox & Kelly Kelly defeat The Bella Twins
Trent Barreta defeats Heath Slater

“Yes, sir, we promised you a great Main Event…”

We see a quick recap of what happened in the World Heavyweight Championship Match at the Royal Rumble when it was Daniel Bryan defending the title against the Big Show and Mark Henry in a Triple Threat Steel Cage Match. It shows how Big Show and Mark Henry caused the cage wall to collapse onto the announcers desk, knocking both giants out. However, neither of them touched the arena floor, and this meant that Bryan was able to slither his way across the canvas and drop off the side of the cage wall, stealing the victory. We close on a shot of Daniel Bryan holding up his World Heavyweight Championship with a huge grin on his face.

CUE OPENING PACKAGE

The arena is lit up as the pyrotechnics explode from the stage, the WWE Universe pumped for another edition of SmackDown. Michael Cole, Josh Mathews and Booker T greet us and also remind us that Sheamus is our 2012 Royal Rumble winner and will be going to WrestleMania XXVIII to challenge for either the WWE or World Heavyweight Championship. They tell us that Sheamus is here tonight, and we will also be learning the five participants, along with Daniel Bryan who will be competing in the Elimination Chamber Match at WWE Elimination Chamber in just over two weeks! We hear the theme of Sheamus to a huge pop from the crowd as he makes his entrance.

Sheamus enters the ring and talks about how winning the Royal Rumble is his biggest accomplishment yet, and he has worked hard for everything he has achieved here in the WWE. He praises Chris Jericho for giving him a good fight in the final two, but says that in the end, he was glad to be the better man. He says that he has been constantly asked which title he will be going for at WrestleMania, but he hasn’t decided yet and wants to wait until after the Elimination Chamber before making a decision, due to the unpredictable nature of the match – anything could happen. Suddenly, the theme of the World Heavyweight Champion, Daniel Bryan hits to a ton of heat. He comes out with a big grin on his face and enters the ring to stand opposite Sheamus. He congratulates Sheamus on his Royal Rumble victory and says that he always knew he could do it. The WWE Universe and the commentary team are slightly confused by Bryan’s flattery. Bryan says that Sheamus has always been a tough Irishman, and he knows that at WrestleMania, he will get what he wants. He then goes on to say that he and Sheamus have their own WrestleMania history, competing in the pre-show last year over the United States Championship. Bryan says that he will support Sheamus in every way possible in his goal to become the WWE Champion… but Sheamus stops him there. He asks Bryan why he assumes he is going for the WWE Championship, when the World Heavyweight Championship is just as appealing. Bryan takes a gulp and says that Sheamus should go get the WWE Championship from CM Punk because after seeing what Chris Jericho did to him on Raw, he should be easy pickings for a guy like Sheamus. Sheamus shakes his head and tells Bryan that he won’t be sweet-talked into going for a certain title, and he will make his decision the night after Elimination Chamber, so Bryan better focus on actually keeping the belt at the event. Bryan says he will have no problem winning the Elimination Chamber, especially after he slayed not one, but two giants this past Sunday at the Royal Rumble. He says that if Sheamus does want to go for the World Heavyweight Championship, then fine, but he warns him that he will become just another big guy on his list of victims. Sheamus laughs, and we hear the theme of the Theodore Long who comes onto the stage and speaks. He congratulates Sheamus on his Royal Rumble victory and then tells him that tonight; he will be in action against Cody Rhodes in a non-title match. He then turns to Bryan, and tells him that after his sneaky getaway this past Sunday at the Royal Rumble, he wants to put his credibility to the test when he will compete in tonight’s Main Event – against Randy Orton! The WWE Universe erupt as Bryan goes mad. Long leaves as his theme plays and Sheamus smirks at Bryan as we fade to black.

Commercial Break.

WWE Tag Team Champions Primo & Epico with Rosa Mendes defeat The Usos; After the WWE Tag Team Champions didn’t have much luck in the Royal Rumble, they were looking to redeem themselves tonight, and they did just that by defeating The Uso brothers, Jimmy and Jey. Jimmy was taken out by Epico who threw him outside and into the announce table while Primo hit the Backstabber on Jey for the victory.

Afterwards, the WWE Tag Team Champions celebrated, but they weren’t done as they continued to attack The Usos in the ring, making a statement, even Rosa Mendes got a kick in. Primo and Epico left their opponents down and out, and The Usos didn’t look to happy.

Backstage, Ted DiBiase is in street clothes, having a conversation with Ezekiel Jackson about his injured wrist. Suddenly, Hunico and Camacho walk onto the scene to a ton of heat. Hunico tells Ted DiBiase that he is lucky to be injured, because otherwise he’d have to suffer another beating at the hands of Camacho and himself. DiBiase tells Hunico that it’s over between them, he’s leaving it alone and resting his injury, he doesn’t want another fight. Hunico tells DiBiase to not be a coward, but that’s when Ezekiel Jackson steps in front of DiBiase. He says that if Hunico wants to pick on somebody, how about he picks on a healthy guy. Camacho then steps in front of Hunico and the two big men come face-to-face. Jackson says that he hasn’t seen Camacho compete yet, so how about they go at it tonight. The crowd pop as Camacho smirks and accepts the challenge. He and Hunico leave as DiBiase tells Jackson that he’ll be in his corner. We then fade to black.

We see a promo package for WWE Elimination Chamber, airing on February 19th, 2012. We then cut to a commercial break.

Commercial Break.

Ezekiel Jackson with Ted DiBiase defeats Camacho with Hunico; In Camacho’s debut match, he goes up against the big man from Guyana, Ezekiel Jackson. These two beasts went toe-to-toe, but in the end it was Jackson that was able to come out on top. Hunico tried to get involved, but DiBiase yanked him from the ring apron, sending him to the floor. This distracted Camacho and he turned back around into a massive clothesline from Ezekiel Jackson, allowing him to pick up the victory.

Jackson and DiBiase celebrated as Camacho and Hunico left in anger. We then fade to a promo package.

We see a quick recap of what happened on Raw regarding John Laurinaitis and Triple H. The package closes with Triple H telling Laurinaitis that he’s been fired. We then return to SmackDown.

Theodore Long is backstage in his office and Drew McIntyre walks in. Long says he’s getting sick and tired of Drew crawling back and convincing him to give him chances to keep his job. He says that McIntyre has failed again and again to impress him, and so he’s afraid he is going to just have to let him go. McIntyre gets on his knees and grabs onto Long’s leg, begging him not to fire him and to give him one final chance tonight. Long rubs his head and then says that Drew McIntyre has officially blown all his chances, and tonight will be his last chance to prove himself. If he doesn’t win tonight, then he will be let go, and he will never be employed by the WWE again. McIntyre thanks Teddy Long with his life and says that he won’t disappoint this time. Long tells him his match is next and he will inform his partner now. McIntyre rushes off to get ready as we fade to a commercial break.

Commercial Break.

Drew McIntyre is stood in the ring after just making his entrance and is awaiting his opponent for tonight, in his last chance match. The WWE Universe erupt and Drew McIntyre’s jaw drops as his opponent is revealed to be – the Big Show!

Drew McIntyre defeats Big Show; The Big Show was in the angriest of moods and pretty much decimated poor Drew McIntyre the whole match. Big Show was so reckless that he accidentally threw Drew McIntyre into the referee, knocking him down temporarily. Big Show measures Drew McIntyre for the W.M.D. but suddenly – Mark Henry shows up. Henry jumps in the ring and takes Show down with a huge clothesline to the shock of the WWE Universe. He then lifts Show up and plants him with the World’s Strongest Slam before rolling out of the ring. Drew McIntyre wakes up and sees Show down, and immediately takes advantage. The referee wakes up soon after and counts for the three, giving McIntyre his first victory in months.

Drew McIntyre goes mad in celebration but the WWE Universe boo, knowing what just happened. Mark Henry backs up the ramp slowly with anger in his face as the Big Show comes to, showing a similar anger. Drew McIntyre is so caught up in celebration that he doesn’t notice Big Show behind him. He turns around and – BAM! The Knockout Punch to the jaw of Drew McIntyre, knocking him out cold. Big Show makes sure Henry knows that this isn’t over as we fade backstage.

We see Sheamus walking down the corridors, ready for his match. We then cut to a commercial break.

Commercial Break.

Sheamus defeats Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes; A victory over Sheamus right now would do wonders for the career of Cody Rhodes, but unfortunately it just wasn’t meant to be, but by no fault of his own. Cody Rhodes was proving a worthy challenger for the Great White, but unfortunately for him, his brother Goldust decided to show up, with no make-up and distract his brother, allowing Sheamus to hit him with the Brogue Kick for the victory.

Sheamus left the ring in celebration as Goldust entered. He stood above his brother to a huge pop as he held a microphone. He spoke, saying that he hasn’t forgotten what Cody did to him and for the sake of the Rhodes family, he is going to put a stop to his antics, and challenges him to a match at WWE Elimination Chamber. Goldust throws down the microphone to a huge pop as his theme hits. Cody clutches his Intercontinental Championship as he watches his brother leave ringside. We then cut to a promo package.

We see a promo package for WrestleMania XXVIII, counting down the days. Fifty-eight days until the biggest event in the WWE year! We then return to SmackDown.

Wade Barrett defeats Justin Gabriel; This match was simply for Barrett to release his frustrations after getting eliminated from the Royal Rumble by Randy Orton. He dominated the match and finished Gabriel off with The Wasteland.

Barrett grabbed a microphone and said that he is going to sit at ringside for the next match because he wants to see to it that Randy Orton gets what he deserves at the hands of Daniel Bryan. He leaves the ring and sits beside the announce desk as we fade to a commercial break.

Commercial Break.

Scott Stanford is backstage alongside Randy Orton to a huge pop. He asks him if he heard what Wade Barrett just said and Orton says he did, but he doesn’t care. He says that if Wade Barrett wants to continue trying to end his career, then he can. He says that in the end, it will only end up the same way it always ends up – with a Punt to the skull! Orton sets off to ringside.

Randy Orton defeats World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan via Disqualification; This was a good match, and Daniel Bryan held his own against The Viper. Orton went into that “zone” he goes into and worked over Bryan for a while, but Bryan somehow came back and locked in the LeBelle Lock. However, Orton was able to escape and hit Bryan with those multiple clotheslines, followed by a vicious powerslam. Orton coiled, ready to strike with an RKO… but Barrett pulls him out of the ring, forcing the referee to call for a disqualification.

Barrett and Orton brawl on the outside as Bryan grabs his World Heavyweight Championship and attempts to escape, but that isn’t happening as the Big Show comes to ringside and throws Bryan back into the ring! The WWE Universe pop as Big Show stands face-to-face with Bryan, cocking his fist for the W.M.D. Mark Henry shows yup, however and once again attacks Big Show like earlier, but Show fights back. Theodore Long comes out and calls for the carnage to be stopped – now! He says that he is out here to announce that in two weeks at Elimination Chamber, it will be the World Heavyweight Champion, Daniel Bryan, defending his title against the Big Show, Mark Henry, Wade Barrett, Randy Orton… and this man…

The theme of The Great Khali hits as the WWE Universe go wild. Khali hits the ring and delivers chops to Mark Henry and Wade Barrett as they flee the ring. Daniel Bryan is left standing with Orton, Show and Khali. Khali lifts him up and plants him with the Punjabi Plunge! Khali, Orton and Big Show all stand locking eyes as Wade Barrett and Mark Henry flee up the ramp. One of these six men will leave Elimination Chamber in two weeks as the World Heavyweight Champion, but who will it be? SmackDown fades to black.

© 2012 World Wrestling Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.

WWE Raw Supershow; February 6th, 2012

WWE Superstars Tapings
Curt Hawkins & Tyler Reks defeat Santino Marella & Yoshi Tatsu
Divas Champion Beth Phoenix defeats Tamina

“Yes, sir, we promised you a great Main Event…”

A recap is shown of last Monday on Raw Supershow when Triple H fired John Laurinaitis, and then we see how the WWE Champion, CM Punk and Sheamus defeated Dolph Ziggler and the United States Champion, Jack Swagger in the Main Event. However, the package closes on a shot of Chris Jericho hitting the Codebreaker on CM Punk and then raising the WWE Championship above his head. We then fade to black.

CUE OPENING PACKAGE

Michael Cole and Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler welcome us to the sold out event following a huge pyrotechnics display. They tell us that in tonight we will see both Rey Mysterio and Christian return to action as Mysterio and R-Truth will face Christian and The Miz! In addition, we are told that Chris Jericho will explain his actions since returning to the WWE, live tonight! The theme of The Game, Triple H hits to a huge pop as the Chief Operating Officer makes his way towards the ring.

Triple H gets in the ring and says that with John Laurinaitis finally out of power, he will be taking over WWE Raw Supershow once again. He says that he’s going to restore order around here after Laurinaitis sent Raw spiralling into his own little twisted playground. First off, he reveals that in two weeks at WWE Elimination Chamber, the WWE Championship will be defended inside the steel structure, as CM Punk will defend his title against Dolph Ziggler, The Miz, R-Truth, Christian and Rey Mysterio! The crowd pop for the names like CM Punk and Rey Mysterio. He then makes another match, claiming that this is another score that needs to be settled. He says he has seen how John Laurinaitis was treating Zack Ryder, and how much hatred there is between Kane and John Cena, and so he is making an Anywhere Falls Match at Elimination Chamber between the two of them, so this time, there will be a winner! Suddenly, Triple H is interrupted by the monotone voice of… John Laurinaitis. The crowd boo him out of the building, but he simply smirks at them. “My name is John Laurinaitis. I am the Executive Vice President of Talent Relations… and the Assistant General Manager of Monday Night Raw!” Triple H asks him what he’s doing, because he hasn’t made him the assistant. Laurinaitis enters the ring and shows Triple H a letter which is apparently from the Board of Directors, stating that while John Laurinaitis will not be in full control of Raw, they wish to keep him around so he can learn and eventually be moulded into a future full-time General Manager. Triple H shakes his head, saying that Laurinaitis is like a rash that won’t go away. Laurinaitis pats Triple H on the shoulder, telling him to stop joking around, and then saying that his first act as the Assistant General Manager of Raw was to make a Main Event Match between the WWE Champion, CM Punk and Dolph Ziggler! Triple H tells him that he better not get too comfortable because if it’s the last thing he does, he will get rid of him. Triple H storms out and Laurinaitis smiles as the Raw theme plays and we fade to a commercial break.

Commercial Break.

Christian & The Miz defeat Rey Mysterio & R-Truth; This was highly anticipated due to the returns of both Christian and Rey Mysterio, especially after their confrontation last week. R-Truth and The Miz kicked things off. There was a commercial break mid-match and when we returned, Christian and R-Truth were the legal men. Rey Mysterio tried to save R-Truth but The Miz disposed of him and Christian was able to hit Truth with the Killswitch for the victory.

The Miz and Christian celebrate as Rey Mysterio checks on R-Truth. These four men will be participating in the Elimination Chamber Match for the WWE Championship in just two weeks. We cut to a graphic which tells us that later tonight, we will hear from Chris Jericho as he explains exactly what has been going on since his return to the WWE last month. We then fade to black.

We are shown a WrestleMania Countdown package which features clips from past WrestleManias before finally stating that there are fifty-five days until the Grandest Stage of them All!

We then return to commentary as they tell us about the history of the Elimination Chamber before leading us into a video package which highlights the history of all the Chamber matches, focusing on Triple H as the most experienced in this match. We are also told that the Champion has lost his title six times in the Elimination Chamber, showing that the odds are truly against CM Punk and Daniel Bryan.

Michael Cole and Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler remind us that as per order of the new Assistant General Manager of Raw, John Laurinaitis, the Main Event will be the WWE Champion, CM Punk taking on Dolph Ziggler. We then fade to black.

Commercial Break.

We return to hear the theme of the United States Champion, Jack Swagger who comes out alongside Vickie Guerrero. He gets in the ring and starts to speak to the WWE Universe, telling them that he hasn’t seemed to have any competition recently, not that anyone on the roster is even worthy. He says that with Dolph Ziggler gunning for the WWE Championship, and vowing that he will win in two weeks at the Elimination Chamber, he, Dolph and Vickie will be the most dominant trio in the WWE. He says that nobody will be able to match them in any way shape or f—It seems Jack Swagger spoke too soon as the theme of Mason Ryan hits to a huge pop. Ryan grabs a microphone and then says something in Welsh, but then translates it to English, telling Swagger that they have a match – right now!

Mason Ryan defeats United States Champion Jack Swagger with Vickie Guerrero; Swagger wasn’t even expecting a response, let alone from someone as dominant as Mason Ryan. Ryan ploughs right through Swagger, proving to the WWE Universe that he’s ready to be taken seriously. Vickie Guerrero screams as Ryan escapes the Gutwrench Powerbomb clutch and plants Swagger with the House of Pain to finish him off and pick up a huge victory over the United States Champion.

Mason Ryan celebrates as Vickie Guerrero screams in anger. Swagger leaves the ring and grabs his United States Championship, Vickie screaming in his ear, telling him he’s useless. Swagger ignores it as he stares angrily back into the ring at Mason Ryan who has a smile from ear-to-ear.

A camera is backstage as the Raw theme plays, showing Chris Jericho walking down a corridor with a grin on his face. We are told that we will be hearing from Jericho – NEXT!

Commercial Break.

Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler would like to thank Nickelback for the theme song to WWE Elimination Chamber, “This Means War” from the album Here and Now, in stores now! They then remind us of the WWE Championship Elimination Chamber Match which was just announced tonight before we cut to the ring.

The theme of Chris Jericho hits to a mixed reaction. His pyrotechnics explode and he struts to the ring, looking extremely confident with a smirk on his face. He enters the ring and the lights turn a dim blue as he begins to speak. He starts it off by saying “Last week, you saw the beginning of the end as you know it…” which gets a mixed reaction from the crowd. For weeks, he says that the WWE Universe were warned of his arrival and how he was back to take back what is rightfully his. He says that many people have speculated as to what he means when he says “the end of the world”, and now he’s going to explain. He starts to say how while he’s been away, a certain individual name CM Punk has been lying to and deceiving the entire WWE Universe. He says “All you hypocrites bought into it. CM Punk comes out here and claims to be the ‘Best in the World’, when each and every one of you know that that isn’t true”. The crowd boo but Jericho shakes his head, saying that the entire WWE Universe are hypocritical because they boo him now, but a couple of weeks ago they were eating out of his hands with every move he made. He tells how he manipulated the WWE Universe and he didn’t even have to say a word because he’s just that good. Jericho goes on to say how the ‘Best in the World’ is just a tagline to CM Punk, hence why it’s pathetically scrawled across every one of his t-shirts. He says that he doesn’t need it to be printed on a t-shirt for it to be true because he is, was and always will be the ‘Best in the World’, not CM Punk. And so, here’s the explanation… this will be the end of the world as we know it, because Chris Jericho is putting an end to this make-believe world where CM Punk is the ‘best’ and reclaiming what is rightfully his, taking the world back as his own, and in the process becoming the WWE Champion. Suddenly, Jericho is interrupted by the theme of CM Punk to a huge pop.

Punk comes to the ring and has a stare-off with Jericho before saying how he respects him. He says that he has always been a Chris Jericho fan, because he loved the way that Jericho used to be just as dangerous with a microphone as he is. He knows that Jericho has always spoke his mind, and he respects that, but when it comes to being the ‘Best in the World’, he’s proven it time and time again by overcoming the odds, winning Championships and his biggest achievement, bringing change about within the WWE. Jericho tells Punk to wake up because he has achieved nothing compared to him. He says how he is the first ever Undispute— Punk cuts him off, saying that he knows all about how Jericho is the first ever Undisputed Champion, but that was then and this is now. He says that all Chris Jericho has become is a cryptic character who likes to manipulate the minds of the WWE Universe, but does very little to show what he’s really capable of. He dares to say that Chris Jericho has “lost it” and Jericho gets extremely angry. Punk says that he has a great deal of respect for Jericho, but he thinks it’s about time he accepted the fact that the world has moved on, and what he is calling this “make-believe world” is in fact a reality. Punk drops the microphone and leaves as his theme plays. Jericho screams for him to come back and face him like a man but Punk simply walks off shaking his head as we fade to black.

Commercial Break.

Sheamus defeats Kofi Kingston; This was a respectful bout between two people who are friends. Sheamus has been on the biggest of rolls since winning the Royal Rumble and tonight was no different. Kofi Kingston is a worthy competitor, but Sheamus has too much momentum to be stopped and hit Kingston with the Brogue Kick after he ducked a Trouble In Paradise Kick and picked up the victory.

Sheamus celebrated his win, pointing to the WrestleMania sign, reminding us all that he will be in the Main Event and will compete for either the WWE or World Heavyweight Championship. Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler once again remind us that tonight, the WWE Champion, CM Punk will take on Dolph Ziggler, and also say how Sheamus could be facing one of those men at WrestleMania as they compete in the Elimination Chamber Match for the WWE Championship.

Speaking of WrestleMania, Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler remind us that WrestleMania XXVIII will be headlined by one incredible encounter, and that will be John Cena versus The Rock! We are then showed a video package highlighting the career of John Cena.

Commercial Break.

We return to see the Divas Champion, Beth Phoenix and Natalya at ringside by the commentary desk, awaiting the next match to begin.

The Bella Twins defeat Kelly Kelly & Alicia Fox; This was a pretty quick Divas match and got the job done as The Bella Twins used their identical looks to their advantage, switching and allowing Brie to roll up Alicia Fox for the victory.

Beth Phoenix and Natalya congratulated The Bella Twins but all of a sudden… the theme of Kharma hits! The crowd erupt as Kharma comes out, The Bella Twins looking terrified. Kharma enters the ring and The Bellas flee! Kharma grabs a microphone and laughs maniacally before saying that while she may be after Beth Phoenix and her Divas Championship, she’s got some unfinished business with The Bella Twins first. She says that she wants a match at Elimination Chamber – with both of them! Then she turns to Beth Phoenix and Natalya, telling them that they’re welcome to come and see what their future looks like. Kharma’s theme hits again and she laughs as we fade backstage.

Eve is shown watching what just happens and says that she would hate to get in the ring with Kharma. She turns around and starts screaming and crying. We soon find out why as Kane slowly approaches her and pins her up against the wall. Eve is in tears as Kane breathes on her neck whilst smirking. He says that in two weeks, he will face John Cena in an Anywhere Falls Match, and just like Zack Ryder, he is going to make sure Cena feels the pain. He says that he will make Cena embrace the hate, because if he doesn’t, then the entire WWE is in danger. He says that if John Cena doesn’t learn to embrace the hate at Elimination Chamber, then the first person he’s coming for… is Eve. Eve screams and begs for him to let her go, but all of a sudden, John Cena appears on the screen and viciously assault Kane! The crowd erupt as Cena unloads on Kane. He smashes him repeatedly into the wall, but Kane manages to deliver a poke to the eye and then flees. Cena checks on Eve but she screams for him to get away from her. Cena stands up and doesn’t know what to do. He starts rubbing his head and looks as if he’s about to cry as we fade to a commercial break.

Commercial Break.

We return to Cole and King who recap what happened in the opening segment when Triple H made two Elimination Chamber matches, and then we find out that John Laurinaitis is the Assistant General Manager of Raw. From this, we cut backstage to Triple H’s office and John Laurinaitis walks in to a ton of heat. Triple H asks him what the hell he thinks he’s doing, but Laurinaitis stays calm and says he’s here to learn from The Game. He says the Board feels it’s an advantage to have him around so he can observe how Raw should be run so he can take his job back later down the line. Triple H tells Laurinaitis that he better run decisions past him in the future instead of making Main Events. Laurinaitis apologises and says it won’t happen again. Triple H says it better not and tells him to get out of his office. He leaves and we cut to ringside.

Dolph Ziggler with Vickie Guerrero defeats WWE Champion CM Punk; Dolph Ziggler was looking for another victory over the WWE Champion here tonight which would definitely put him in good form going into Elimination Chamber in just two weeks. These two, as always, put on a great match and it was very back and forth, but the match took a turn when Chris Jericho walked out looking very serious. He paced around the ring, occasionally shouting at CM Punk “nobody walks away from me”. Punk tries to ignore him and concentrate on the match, but when Jericho decides to grab the WWE Championship and start pandering to the crowd with it, Punk has had enough. He leaves the ring and stands face-to-face with Chris Jericho. Punk tells him to just leave it be but Jericho just rubs the WWE Championship and smirks. CM Punk realises he’s getting counted out and slides back into the ring, but the loss of concentration was enough for Dolph Ziggler to duck a clothesline, hit the ZigZag and then hook the legs, including a handful of tights for the victory.

Dolph Ziggler and Vickie Guerrero leave, extremely happy with Ziggler’s victory over the WWE Champion. CM Punk gets to his feet in anger as Chris Jericho enters the ring with the WWE Championship and sarcastically hands it over to Punk. Punk takes the title and Jericho says “this is just the beginning” before leaving the ring. WWE Raw Supershow fades to black on a shot of CM Punk staring up the ramp at Chris Jericho as he leaves.

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