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We begin with a look back at the moment when people expected to see John Laurinaitis sent packing, only to be interrupted by the gong and a man in a long jacket and long hair.
We are live from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and your announcers are Michael ‘If JR isn’t here, the man who should get the JR Treatment’ Cole and Jerry ‘If only there was a man named Thor on the Thunder’ Lawler.
We will have a Six Pack Challenge with the winner becoming the last person to enter the Elimination Chamber Match at the pay per view.
Before we can have any of that wrestling stuff on the show, it is time for Triple H to come out to address the return of the Undertaker.
Hunter wants to talk about why he was out here last week and he says that he was there to fire John Laurinaitis. Hunter says that he was here to wish him well in all of his future endeavors. Hunter says that he never got to it last week. Hunter says that he sees John Laurinaitis the man . . . as an exaggeration. He sees him as a lying, conniving, ass kissing weasel and those are his good qualities. Hunter says that he hopes that people will see that after John’s last minute plea to the Board of Directors. Hunter says that he was asked not to make a final decision until they can review things. They might be able to make a decision by tomorrow morning.
Now it is time to talk about the return of the Undertaker. He returned after not being seen since Wrestlemania. He had not been seen since he was carried . . . carried from the ring for the first time ever. He was carried to the back because he could not walk out under his own power.
Last week, the gong hit and Taker walked down the ramp. Hunter says that after twenty years in this business, there is no other person that he gets that feeling for. There is a rush up his spine and he gets butterflies when he sees the Undertaker come to the ring. He is in awe when he is in the ring with him. Hunter says that he is humbled to be in the same ring with Taker.
It was a lot like last year, but with the roles reversed. Taker pointed to the sign (and Hunter shows how to have the proper sign pointing pose). He wanted the rematch of rematches and for the epic to continue.
Hunter reminds us that he looked into the eyes of the Deadman and there was no rush up his spine or butterflies in his stomach. He was not in awe and he was not humbled. Hunter says that he looked the Undertaker in his eyes and he was sorry. He felt bad for the Undertaker.
Hunter says that he knows what he did to Taker last year and he chooses to remember the Undertaker in a different light. He wants to remember him in a certain way.
We have an Undertaker video package.
Hunter says that is the Undertaker, that is the Phenom, that is the Deadman. That is how he chooses to remember the Undertaker. He does not want to remember Taker like this, and we see a video package of Undertaker struggling to get to his feet.
Hunter reminds us that was from last year’s Wrestlemania. No one will compare to the Undertaker. The legacy of the 19-0 record and being the most dominant force in the WWE.
Hunter tells the Dead Man for that reason, if he is going to challenge Hunter at Wrestlemania, he has to say no. Hunter says that he was in the ring and he knows what he did to Taker. Taker would not let it lie and he would not die. Hunter says that if they do it again, he has to finish it and Taker knows it too.
Maybe that is what Taker wants him to do and put an end to Taker.
He says that everyone, even the Undertaker has limits. Hunter says that Taker saw his limits last year and Hunter will not be the person to push him past those limits. Hunter says this is over.
Hunter’s music stops before he leaves the ring. The lights go out and the crowd beams with anticipation.
The lights go back on and it is the Undertaker sitting on the stage with a video package playing. He says that this is not over. He will not let that image remain as his legacy. His victory means nothing and he wants what is his. He says that he will give Hunter one more chance at Immortality. It is not over.
We go to commercial.
We are back and we see the footage of Big Show’s negligent behavior last month when he ran over AJ.
Daniel Bryan with AJ Lee versus Big Show
Bryan goes into the ropes but Show punches Bryan around the ring. Show with a chop across the chest. Show with more punches to Bryan. Bryan kicks Show in the legs but Show with head butts. Show with a slam followed by an Irish whip. Show with a splash into the corner but Bryan with a drop kick to the knee when Show went for the running shoulder tackle.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Bryan has Show in a single leg crab but Show powers out of the hold. Show with clotheslines followed by a spear and both men are down but Show can only get a near fall. Show signals for the choke slam and he grabs Bryan but Bryan is able to counter with a guillotine choke. Show sends Bryan into the corner. Show misses a charge into the corner and Bryan works on the knee again.
Bryan with a round kick but Show kicks out at two. Bryan goes up top and then he goes to the apron. Show with a super kick and Bryan goes to the floor. Bryan says that he hurt his knee and AJ checks on him.
Bryan goes to the floor and AJ tries to stop him. Bryan was playing possum and he clips Show and then Show pushes Bryan towards AJ. Show charges at Bryan and Bryan moves out of the way. Show almost sends AJ into the steps.
Show goes back into the ring while Bryan walks AJ up the ramp because she is traumatized by what Show did.
Winner: Big Show by count out
After the match, Bryan wants to know what kind of giant freak he is. He wants to know what kind of man Show is. He proved beyond the shadow of a doubt that the first time he knocked over AJ it was on purpose. He could have pulled up then like he pulled him now. Bryan wants to know why Show has to torture an innocent woman like AJ. Bryan says that protecting the woman who loves him is more important than winning or losing any match. Regardless, at the Elimination Chamber, things will still be the same. He will still be Daniel Bryan, he will still be a vegan, and he will still be the World Heavyweight Champion.
We go to commercial.
We are back with a look at last week’s Raw when Carl Edwards was at the building to visit his Gillette Buddy John Cena. Carl tells John that he is going to be the honorary starter for the Daytona 500. John says that he will be there. John says that he hopes that Carl’s experience at Daytona will be like what he is going to do to Rock.
It is time to look at a video package for the Elimination Chamber.
We go to commercial.
We are back and David Otunga is in the ring and he has his sweater, bow tie, and travel mug. Otunga takes a sip and he says that as a Harvard Law Graduate, he has never had a boss as intelligent and insightful as John Laurinaitis. He says that he hopes the Board of Directors keep him as the Raw General Manager. Otunga wants everyone to pray with him and Otunga kills Tebowing for everyone.
Justin Roberts announces that David Otunga will be in a match.
David Otunga versus Sheamus
Otunga tries to argue his way out of this but he tries for a kick that is blocked. Sheamus tries for the Celtic Cross and Otunga is now sweater free. Sheamus with a double sledge and now Sheamus with forearms across the chest. Sheamus with a short arm clothesline. Otunga holds on to the ropes and then he kicks Sheamus in the midsection and hits a DDT for a near fall.
Otunga with forearms to Sheamus followed by kicks. Otunga with a kick and punches. Otunga removes his shirt and then Sheamus almost removes his head with a Brogue Kick for the three count.
Winner: Sheamus
We go to commercial.
We are back and it is time for Chris Jericho to come to the ring in his sparkly jacket.
We see footage from last week when Chris Jericho gave CM Punk a Codebreaker.
Chris says that the end of the world as you know it has arrived. With his reappearance on Raw, it spells the end of thievery and plagiarism of the charlatans who come back to Raw. He made everyone on Raw obsolete because everyone is a Chris Jericho wannabe. They are cheap copy of him, stealing his idea of thoughts. There is a locker room of Chris Jericho wannabes in the back and an arena of Chris Jericho wannabes in the crowd.
Chris says that he manipulated everyone without saying a word. He trolled everyone. The Miz is just like him. Jericho says that he did it first. He did things in the ring that no one saw before prior to Kofi Kingston. He was telling people to shut the hell up before R Truth. Chris says that he was doing what Dolph Ziggler did by walking to the ring with Stephanie McMahon.
CM Punk is the worst because he will say that he is the best in the world, when he is not. He is nothing but a Chris Jericho wannabe. Chris says that he is the best in the world at everything that he does. He doesn’t have to write it on the back of a t-shirt because he lives it. He breathes it. He did it when he became the first Undisputed Champion in WWE history. He did it by winning every title in the company. He did it by eliminating twenty-eight people at the Royal Rumble including the home town hero Randy Orton.
Chris vows to come back to claim everything that is his.
CM Punk’s music plays and he makes his way to the ring.
Punk approaches blinky arms and he looks like he is going to say something and he drops the mic. Then he raises the title belt over his head and turns around. Jericho thinks about hitting Punk but Punk leaves the ring.
Jericho yells at Punk for not saying anything and he calls Punk a wannabe.
We go to commercial.
We are back and since Raw can have all six men in their Elimination Chamber Match, Smackdown will not be denied on the same show.
Wade Barrett with the Barrett Blazer and Cody Rhodes versus Great Khali and Randy Orton
Orton and Rhodes start things off and Rhodes with punches but Orton with a back elbow. Orton with a slam followed by a boot to the chest and he tags in Khali. Khali questions the method that Orton used to tag him in. Khali with a punch to Barrett after tagging in and then Khali with a chop across the chest followed by a clothesline.
Khali tags in Orton with the same vigor that Orton did earlier. Orton gets a good laugh at the tag and then Barrett with a back heel kick followed by a swinging neck breaker for a near fall. Rhodes tags in and he punches Orton and kicks him. The referee pulls Rhodes out of the corner and then he knees Orton in the midsection.
Rhodes with punches but Orton punches back. Rhodes with a kick and standing drop kick for a near fall. Rhodes punches Orton and then he kicks him in the midsection again. Orton with punches and kicks to Rhodes. Orton with a belly-to-back suplex to Rhodes.
Orton looks at Khali and then he avoids a clothesline from Barrett and hits a power slam. Orton with punches and then he puts Rhodes on the apron and tries for the IEDDT and hits it. Orton gets into his corner and Khali tags Orton in and Orton is out of his trance. Rhodes tries for Beautiful Disaster but Khali with a chop to the head for the three count.
Winners: Great Khali and Randy Orton
After the match, Orton gets in Khali’s face and then Khali grabs Orton by the throat but Orton goes off the ropes and hits an RKO.
It is time to look at the sign for Wrestlemania and it is time to talk about the things going on between Rock and John Cena on Twitter.
We go to the John Cena video package.
We are back and it is time for more Twitter reading by Cole about Rock and John Cena.
We see footage of what John Cena did last week to Kane after Kane threatened Eve Torres.
We get comments from Beth Phoenix and she talks about how there is no competition in the Divas division.
Eve, Alicia Fox, Tamina, and Kelly Kelly versus Beth Phoenix, Natalya, and The Bellas
Eve and Beth start things off and Eve with a side head lock. Eve with a kick and she tries for the bicycle kick but Beth blocks it and connects with a clothesline followed by elbows before getting a near fall. Beth with a slam and then she tags in Nikki Bella in the upper chestal region. Nikki with a neck breaker and then she yells at Beth. Tamina tags in and hits a Samoan drop and then she goes up top for the Superfly Splash but Brie stops her. Kelly and Alicia pull Brie off the apron and Tamina with the Superfly Splash for the three count.
Winners: Eve Torres and Tamina (Featuring Alicia Fox and Kelly Kelly)
We go to footage from Rock’s appearance on the Tonight Show. Will Rock ask Jay about his pay per view wrestling career?
Triple H is on the phone and he is talking about how there is going to be a decision tomorrow. John Laurinaitis enters and he reminds Hunter that he is still the interim General Manager of Raw. He calls everyone on the board good people. John mentions that Shawn Michaels will be here next week because he suggested it to the Board of Directors.
John also suggested a match for the Elimination Chamber. John Cena versus Kane in an ambulance match. Hunter wonders whose idea it was. Hunter asks John if there is an ambulance here so they can hook up John’s career to a machine to see if there is any life to it.
Hunter starts to text (what a wannabe) and we go to commercial.
We are back and it is time to talk about the John Laurinaitis situation. The decision will be made on WWE.com at 10:00 AM (bet that will be posted on time unlike their web shows).
We see the Undertaker video package that aired earlier in the show.
John Laurinaitis is walking in the back and Josh Mathews asks John what he thinks the decision of the Board will be. John says that the Board is looking for someone who can learn from mistakes, not someone who is hot headed and a brute. He points out that Hunter doesn’t want to face Undertaker so does the Board want someone who is acting cowardly to be the General Manager.
R Truth versus Miz versus Dolph Ziggler with Vickie Guerrero versus CM Punk versus Chris Jericho versus Kofi Kingston in a Six Pack Challenge to determine the final person to enter the Elimination Chamber Match
Everyone goes after Jericho except Punk and then Punk with a rollup on Miz for a near fall. Miz goes after Truth and Punk joins in. Kofi with knees to Ziggler. Punk with a hard Irish whip to Miz and then he hits a neck breaker for a near fall while Jericho is on the floor.
Punk chops Miz while Kofi continues to work over Ziggler. Ziggler with a kick and punch to Kofi but Truth hits Ziggler from behind. Punk with kicks to Miz and then Ziggler kicks Kofi. Truth sends Jericho back to the floor along with Miz. Miz with a rollup on Truth but Punk breaks up the cover.
Ziggler punches Kofi while Punk chops Miz. Punk with an Irish whip and Punk sets for the running knee into the corner but Miz moves. Miz is sent to the floor and then Truth with a plancha that may have hit Miz. Kofi is sent to the turnbuckles and then he hits a cross body onto Miz and Truth. Dolph teases a dive to the floor but Ziggler struts and then he does some sit ups.
Punk hits Ziggler from behind and gets a near fall as we go to commercial.
We are back and R Truth is being helped to the back while Miz and Ziggler work over Punk. Ziggler with a Stinger Splash followed by the Awesome Clothesline but Punk moves. Punk with a clothesline to Miz and then he slams Miz. Punk with a neck breaker to Ziggler followed by a DDT to Miz and he gets a near fall on Miz. Punk with the Anaconda Vice but Ziggler breaks it up.
Punk puts Ziggler in the Anaconda Vice but Kingston breaks up the hold. Kofi with an Irish whip to Punk and then Punk gets Kofi on his shoulders but Kofi holds on to the ropes. Punk sends Kofi to the floor. Jericho returns to the ring and he stares down Punk.
They take too long and Miz and Ziggler attack Jericho and Punk. Jericho and Miz with clotheslines at the same time and both go down. Ziggler works over Punk and rakes the eyes. Ziggler goes to the turnbuckles but Punk stops Ziggler with forearms. Punk tries for a superplex but Miz stops him and so does Jericho and we get a tower of doom move and everyone is down in the ring or on the floor.
Jericho covers Ziggler while Miz covers Punk and both men kick out at two. Miz kicks Kofi back to the floor and then he kicks Jericho. Jericho with a kick and forearm followed by a chop. Miz with a back elbow and then he tries for the Skull Crushing Finale but Kofi hits Trouble in Paradise that sends Miz to the floor.
Kofi with forearms and kicks to Jericho. Kofi with an Irish whip but he runs into a boot and Jericho with a missile drop kick for a near fall. Jericho with a chin lock but Kofi with punches. Jericho with and Irish whip but Kofi with a cross body for a near fall. Kofi with chops and a drop kick. Kofi misses the Superman punch but he gets a near fall with a rollup. Jericho with a back elbow and Jericho tries for the Lionsault but Kofi moves out of the way. Kofi sets up for Trouble in Paradise but Jericho blocks it and he puts Kofi in the Walls of Jericho.
Punk with a knee to the back and he sends Jericho over the top rope to the floor. Ziggler with a rollup but Punk with the Go To Sleep on Ziggler. Jericho pulls Punk out of the ring and sends him over the announce table. Jericho returns to get the three count on Ziggler.
Winner: Chris Jericho
After the match, Jericho sits in the center of the ring with the WWE Title on his shoulder acting like a wannabe CM Punk from last summer.
We see Eve crying in the locker room and Kane enters. He says that the hate is pouring through his soul. He says that Cena is starting to embrace the hate. When Cena finally embraces the hate, he will be in a better place. If he doesn’t get there soon, he is afraid for Eve. He is afraid for Cena. He is afraid for anyone who gets in his path. For the first time in his life, he is afraid. He is afraid of him.
Source: PWInsider
