Raw Recap 12.21.09

Raw Recap from Tampa, FL:

Michael Cole welcomed fans to the show as well as a Happy holiday season. Jerry Lawler chimed in to announce that Hornswoggle takes DX to court on tonight's show. Also tonight, John Cena faces Jack Swagger one-on-one.

Justin Roberts introduced tonight's guest host, 2-time World Champion, Johnny Damon, from the NY Yankees. Damon came out and slapped hands with fans, then did his in-ring talk. Damon said he doesn't know where he'll be in 2010, but it doesn't matter because tonight he hosts Raw. Damon noted it's ok he got some boos, because he won a World Series in Boston and New York. He said he has some secret Santas in the house tonight. Just then, some growling tiger sound effect came on and a blonde female fan came out of the crowd with a golf club chasing a Tiger around into the ring and then back into the crowd. Damon said he didn't sign up for this, then said it's time to start the show with some beautiful divas.

Kelly Kelly, Gail Kim & Melina vs. Alicia Fox, Jillian & Maryse
Santa's Little Helpers match

Each of the divas came out dressed in Santa's helpers costumes.

Towards the end of the match, Kelly Kelly gained momentum against Maryse, throwing her down with a headscissors. She did a leg drop on the back of Maryse's head followed by a pinfall, but Jillian and Alicia came right in to break it up. Melina and Gail rushed in to take both of the heels outside the ring, fighting. Meanwhile, Maryse picked up Kelly Kelly for a slam. The ref's attention was diverted watching two divas fight outside while Maryse had Kelly up for the slam move. Melina came back in to deliver a dropkick which caused Kelly Kelly to topple back onto Maryse.

Winners: Kelly Kelly, Gail Kim & Melina win via pinfall over Jillian, Alicia Fox & Maryse.

Michael Cole said tonight Santa Claus will grant a wish for one lucky WWE Superstar later on. Also up next, Hornswoggle finally gets his day in court when he gets his lawsuit versus DX.

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Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler were back to introduce footage from earlier today of "Little People's Court" where Hornswoggle got his day in court against DX. DX met up in an empty arena, then headed to the ring for their trial. Michaels told HHH they have to go underneath the ring, since that's where Hornswoggle lives. They both crawled under the ring and it was pitch dark. They pulled out a pair of DX glow sticks for light, with HHH saying he got his at the concession stand, and HHH saying his were from Shop Zone.

They found a light switch, and when the lights came on they were in a huge hallway. HHH commented how big it was under the ring. They walked up to a door with a "Little People's Court" sign on it. They walked in to see a little people jury, bailiff and little judge. DX said they weren't going to sit in the chairs because they were too small. The bailiff came over and wacked them both in the back of their legs to make them sit down. Hornswoggle came in next to take a stand next to the judge. Hornswoggle had the bailiff roll his evidence video, Exhibit A, which showed footage of the times DX manhandled and assaulted Hornswoggle. DX looked worried over the footage, saying it wasn't looking good. A voice came on saying we will find out what happens in Little People's Court later on tonight.

Mark Henry, Evan Bourne & Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton & Legacy

The heels played keep away with Evan Bourne during the latter stages of the match, to prevent a tag and wear him down. Bourne finally mustered up the strength to escape a slam attempt by Dibiase, shove him into the corner and then deliver a high kick to take him down. Both competitors were down on the mat as the ref counted. Bourne and Dibiase both made diving tags to bring in Kofi and Orton.

Kofi came in on fire, chopping Orton down then delivering a high drop kick. Orton whipped him to the corner, but Kofi came back off the corner to knock him down, then hit the Boom Boom leg drop. Legacy came in to break the pinfall up. Mark Henry was in to take out Rhodes to the outside. With Bourne out of the picture, Orton grabbed Kofi with the advantage and tagged Dibiase in. Kofi wisely eluded Dibiase and Orton's attack, to toss Orton out of the ring. Kofi landed a Trouble in Paradise kick on Dibiase to win the match.

Winners: Kofi Kingston, Mark Henry & Evan Bourne win via pinfall over Legacy & Randy Orton.

Backstage, Johnny Damon was standing around talking with The Bella Twins and Eve, with Santa Claus also there. The Bellas congratulated Damon on his World Series title. Eve went to get some more egg nog, and as she was, Carlito showed up. He let Eve know they just happen to be under the mistletoe. Carlito told Eve he had a gift for her, then puckered up for a kiss. Eve turned away in disgust. As Carlito had his eyes closed awaiting a kiss, Chris Masters showed up and took Eve's place. Carlito saw him there and shoved him, so Masters shoved back. The two started arguing, so Santa came over and told the "two maggots" they could get it on in the ring tonight. They pulled down his beard to reveal Sgt. Slaughter. Johnny Damon came over and made the match official. Masters and Carlito walked off, leaving Slaughter and Damon under the mistletoe. Damon told Slaughter "don't even think about it", with Slaughter saying "Don't ask, don't tell".

Jerry Lawler reminded fans that DX is in court still with Hornswoggle awaiting a verdict in their trial.

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Raw returned with Little People's Court, with DX awaiting a verdict. DX tried to save face with a speech to the court, but kept making little people references by accident. The judge banged her gavel down to stop them, so Hornswoggle had the bailiff show Exhibit B, which showed DX making Hornswoggle think he was part of DX in the ring. Instead, HHH kicked him in the gut and did a Pedigree, then DX took him out via a DX stretcher. The judge banged her gavel, and Michaels jumped up yelling "Guilty??" Michaels said they're not going to get Horney into DX. Suddenly, all the little people began to throw trash and paper cups at DX. They managed to escape out the door and hold it shut, then finally got out from under the ring. Michaels got pulled back under the ring, so HHH had to yank him out. DX took off running backstage.

John Cena was shown walking backstage on his way out for a match versus Jack Swagger.

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WWE Slam of the Week showed highlights from last week's Orton vs Cena match for 2009 Superstar of the Year Slammy. Earlier, Cena promised not to lose another match until he becomes WWE champion. The match saw Orton go for a Punt kick to finish Cena off in the ring. Instead, Cena dodged the kick, picked up Orton for the Attitude Adjustment and won by pinfall. Sheamus came to the ramp with the WWE title in hand to show off to Cena.

John Cena vs. Jack Swagger

Right before commercial break, Cena managed to dump Swagger out of the ring. When Raw returned, Swagger had regained control and had Cena down on the mat with a hold locked in. Cena made a comeback, but as he jumped at Swagger, Cena was caught mid-air and slammed to the mat. Swagger continued his attack. Cena finally escaped Swagger charging at him in the corner. Swagger again grounded Cena with a Sideslam and near fall. Jerry Lawler noted how undefeated is so tough to accomplish in sports these days, but Cena has vowed to do so.

Swagger with another hold on the mat, and Cena got to his feet to power out. Swagger yanked him back down to the mat. John Cena got back to his feet and did a belly-to-belly suplex for a near fall. Swagger caught Cena with a boot to the face in the corner, to gain control yet again. He eventually hit his running splash move from off the corner. After a near fall, Swagger waited for Cena to get up and went for a Gutwrench Powerbomb. Cena countered it and backdropped him.

Cena got Swagger back down to the mat for a Five Knuckle Shuffle. He went for Attitude Adjustment, but Swagger countered it, then hit a Powerslam for a near fall. Cena and Swagger ended up battling on the corner, with Cena shoving Swagger down. He went for the big legdrop but Swagger rolled out of harm's way. Swagger ran across the ring and went for his Splash move, but Cena moved and turned it into the STF. Swagger eventually tapped out.

Winner: John Cena wins via submission over Jack Swagger.

Backstage, Johnny Damon was talking to another Santa Claus. He began talking, and it was the American Dream Dusty Rhodes. MVP came walking in and told the American Dream he wants 2010 to be the year of MVP. MVP asked Santa if he could take on Sheamus tonight, to prove he's worthy of a title shot. MVP pulled Santa's beard down and asked Dream what he was doing dressed as Santa. Dream said he can get MVP the match he wants, then turned to Damon. Damon said it was a homerun idea and booked MVP vs Sheamus. MVP thanked him from one MVP to another.

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Chris Masters vs. Carlito

They showed footage from the Slammy Awards when Carlito knocked down Matt Hardy and took the Slammy Matt accepted on his brother's behalf. Chris Masters was nearby and put the Masterlock on Carlito, allowing Hardy to get the trophy back.

Chris Masters was accompanied to the ring by Eve Torres. Masters went for a very early Masterlock, but Carlito rolled under the ropes, then yanked Masters down across the rope. Carlito fought out of the Masterlock two times. Masters finally got one locked on and won the match by submission.

After the victory, Eve came into the ring and pulled mistletoe out of her boot, then kissed Masters on the lips.

Winner: Chris Masters wins via submission over Carlito.

They rolled highlight footage from WWE's 2009 Tribute to the Troops, with a Bon Jovi song as the background music.

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Michael Cole and Lawler returned to discuss how interesting tonight's show hosted by Johnny Damon was. Backstage, the Bella Twins were sitting on a chair with the Tiger mascot from earlier, flirting with it. The camera moved over to Santa Claus and Miz talking. The Miz started to call out Santa for not giving him the pants he wanted at 9 years old. Miz said Santa needs to give him a tour bus with a picture with hsi face on it, two hot girlfriends, and the pants he never got at age 9. Santa revealed himself to be Irwin R. Scheister (IRS), and told Miz he needs to pay his back taxes.

Just then, the blond woman from earlier came in with her golf club and saw the Tiger with two more girls, so she chased it out, swinging the club. IRS told Miz to get to his taxes because April 15th is right around the corner. Johnny Damon came back in and said he payed his taxes with IRS commenting "you baseball players are the biggest tax cheats of all!" IRS walked out, and in came Mae Young, saying hello Johnny. It turned out they were under mistletoe, so Mae planted a big smooch on Damon, taking him down to the crowd.

WWE Champion Sheamus made his way to the ring for the next match.

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MVP vs. Sheamus

MVP got his non-title match with the champ, to try to prove he was worthy of title contention.

Sheamus manhandled Montell from the get go, dominating him. MVP eventually started a comeback, coming off the ropes to kick Sheamus. After knocking Sheamus to the mat, MVP went for the Ballin Elbow drop. Sheamus got right back up and did his running boot to kick MVP down. Sheamus picked up MVP for the Razor's Edge to toss MVP across the ring and then pinned him.

Winner: Sheamus wins via pinfall over MVP.

Post-match, Sheamus was gloating with the WWE title in the ring, when John Cena came rushing down. Cena slid into the ring and had a mic in hand. Sheamus backed up towards the ropes. Cena reminded the fans and Sheamus he still gets a rematch. Cena tore off his T-shirt, and told Sheamus he wants the rematch right now. Cena taunted Sheamus to come at him, but instead Sheamus ducked out of the ring. Sheamus got back on the apron and looked to be heading into the ring, but jumped down and backed up the ramp instead. Cena pointed at Sheamus and gave him a "You can't see me" sign as Raw went to commercial.

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Backstage, Johnny Damon was getting makeup done, when Vince McMahon came in to shake Damon's hand. Vince noticed that Mae Young had kissed him, then told Damon to use sandpaper to get that off his lips. He asked Damon if he wanted to do anything about Cena's challenge to Sheamus. Damon said next week Cena versus Sheamus for the WWE title. Before Vince could leave, Damon asked Vince if there was any truth to Bret Hart hosting Raw. Vince told him that was a Bah Humbug question, then left. Damon turned back to the makeup lady and called Vince a jerk.

Santino Claus vs. The Miz

Santino came out dressed as Santa handing out gifts to fans in the crowd. The Miz instantly pummeled Santino Claus as the bell sounded. Miz began choking him against the middle rope then ran against the ropes to jump on Santino's back. Miz continued to dominate and taunt his opponent, ramming him into the corner. Santino made a comeback doing his dropdown breakdance move, and then a arm toss. Santino went for a punch off the corner, but Miz moved away, then got up for the Skullcrushing Finale to win.

After his victory, Miz grabbed the Santa's bag, stomped on it, then kicked it out of the ring.

Winner: The Miz wins via pinfall over Santino Marella.

Cole and Lawler rolled extended highlights of Little People's Court from earlier on when DX was found guilty for their crimes against Hornswoggle.

Backstage, Josh Matthews stopped Big Show and asked for his reaction to tonight's Christmas edition of Raw. Big Show said he's sick of the impostor Santas running around. Show said he's going to the ring to call out the real Santa Claus to grant his wish.

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When Raw returned, they hyped next week's Cena vs Sheamus title rematch. Next they launched into the promo movie trailer for The Marine 2, starring Ted Dibiase, out on DVD/Blu-Ray 12/29.

Big Show made his way down to the ring to call out Santa Claus. Show said he's the superstar who is going to get his wish granted by Santa tonight. He told the real Santa to come down to the ring right now and give him what he wants. A Santa Claus came out from backstage, escorted by the Bella Twins dressed as elves.

Santa told Big Show he was a big little boy, but he couldn't let him sit on his lap. Show got down on one knee, for Santa to sit on his knee. Santa asked if Show's been good this year, then asked what he wanted for Christmas. Show said he wants his best friend and tag partner, Chris Jericho, back on Raw. Santa told the crowd to stop booing, if that's what the little boy wants, he should get it. Just then, Hornswoggle's music hit. Hornswoggle came out in DX gear and yanked Santa's beard off to reveal it was Chris Jericho. Hornswoggle gave a DX crotch chop, before scurrying outside the ring and back underneath.

Suddenly, his music came back on and about 6 other little people dressed in DX gear came into the ring challenging Jericho. Jericho took off some of his costume and went at them. Jericho started shoving them down, and Show tossed one out of the ring. They cleared the ring of all the little people but one who hung onto Jericho's leg. Big Show picked him up and did a side slam, then dropped him over the side for refs to grab. Jericho grabbed Hornswsoggle from outside the ring and threw him back in. Horney started up the Sweet Chin Music, stomping his leg down from the corner. Show picked up Hornswoggle for a Chokeslam, but DX' music hit and they rushed down to the ring to take out JeriShow, saving Hornswoggle. HHH said "let's squash him" but Michaels said they couldn't because it's Christmas. Michaels said the little guy's starting to grow on him. HHH finally told Horney he can't be in DX, but for now he can be their official mascot. Hornswoggle got to yell out "Suck it!" and then did the crotch chop to the pyro with DX to close out the holiday edition of Raw.

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