Raw Results 01/24/11
Raw Results from Detroit, MI:
Michael Cole said tonight's Raw comes just 6 days ahead of the Royal Rumble 2011 edition. Cole said tonight the Divas Championship will be on the line as Melina gets her shot at Natalya. Edge arrived to the ring to start off the first match of the night. He talked about how much he dislikes waiting, and told Miz to get out there. Suddenly, the lights flashed and email sound chimed. Cole got up to read from the laptop. The Raw GM said Edge's champion versus champion match will be later on in the evening. The Raw GM said they haven't forgotten about Edge's laptop attack in the past. The GM said whichever of the three men can toss Edge out of the ring will be #40 in the Royal Rumble.4-Man Over-the-top-Rope Challenge
Swagger rushed to the ring but got hit by the Spear. Drew McIntyre came in next, then Tyson Kidd landed a kick from the apron to take down Edge. Edge snapped back up and managed to toss Kidd out. McIntyre hit Edge with the big boot, but Swagger tossed Drew into the corner. Jack rushed at Edge near the ropes, only for Edge to duck down and toss Swagger out of the ring.Post-match, Edge thanked the anonymous GM for getting his juices going. Edge said now he wants to do something he did once before. Edge went to the outside viewing the laptop. Cole stood up in front to defend it and tried to offer his hand to Edge. Suddenly, The Nexus theme music hit and the five-man crew arrived to the ramp.
Winner: Edge wins the over-the-top-rope challenge against Swagger, McIntyre and Kidd.
In the ring- Punk spoke about how The Nexus has expanded just as the Royal Rumble has this year. Punk introduced the newest member of Nexus, Mason Ryan, then handed him the mic. Mason said he has just one thing to say, "Faith." Punk brought up Cena and how Nexus will unite Sunday night to make sure CM Punk wins the 2011 Rumble.
As Punk was still speaking, he was interrupted as The Corre arrived out from backstage. Barrett, Slater, Gabriel and Jackson all came down to the ring to stare down Nexus. Wade said The Corre is nothing like Nexus, because they will all stand as equals in the Rumble. Jackson started speaking said they will have a common goal to eliminate Punk. Ryan stepped forward and got in Jackson's face. As they had a stare down, the Raw GM sent forth another email. The GM said there will be a one-on-one match later: CM Punk vs Wade Barrett. The loser and his group's entire team is out of the Rumble match. There will also be a special referee: John Cena.
John Morrison & Mark Henry vs. Sheamus & Alberto Del Rio
During the match they showed former Nexus member, Michael Tarver, watching this match on a flat screen backstage. Lawler said he's seen Tarver hanging around backstage quite a bit lately.The action broke down late in this one, with Henry headbutting Sheamus down, then tossing him into the corner. Henry prepared to rush Sheamus but Del Rio attacked. Henry ate a huge boot from Sheamus. Morrison was back in and did his kick from off the ropes to bring Sheamus down. Sheamus rolled to the outside, then Morrison leapt over the top rope onto him outside the ring. JMo appeared to have a bit of a bad fall on his leg.
Back inside the ring, Del Rio got the advantage as he quickly subdued Henry and locked on the Cross armbreaker for the tap out.
Winners: Alberto Del Rio and Sheamus win via submission over Mark Henry & John Morrison.
Cole said WWE.com has a Top 10 Rumble moments feature right now.
Melina vs. Natalya
WWE Divas Championship
Melina got the early advantage with a tackle of Natalya through the ropes, followed by slapping her down. Melina had an early near fall in the ring as well.Towards the end of things, Melina countered a move to take down Natalya, then stomped on her. Melina went for a leg drop on Natalya's crotch, but Natalya caught her leg before it could hit. Natalya reversed it by putting Melina into the Sharpshooter. She wrenched it down even tighter than usual, making Melina tap out.
Natalya's celebration was cut short as Team LayCool came out to inform Natalya they've got a title shot at 2011 Royal Rumble.
Winner: Natalya wins via submission over Melina to retain the WWE Divas Championship.
After a replay of what happened to Cena last week, they showed Otunga, Harris and McGillicutty huddled in the locker room talking about how Punk has to win his match tonight. Punk arrived in with Mason Ryan to say sometimes they need to make a sacrifice, and he defeated John Cena due to DQ. Punk talked about how each of them will need to make a sacrifice on Sunday for Punk to win so he can go to Wrestlemania 27. Harris asked what if Punk is #1 to got to the Rumble and gets eliminated before Nexus gets there. Ryan said that won't happen. McGillicutty asked what about Cena as special ref? Punk said the better man will win toight.
Josh Matthews interviewed John Cena backstage about tonight's special referee assignment. Cena said if Punk wins tonight, he has faith he'll personally eliminate each member of The Nexus. The Miz and Alex Riley arrived backstage to interrupt Cena's interview. Miz said every superstar needs to realize what will happen if they choose him after winning the Rumble. Miz asked Cena if he saw what he did to Orton last week. Miz said he's going to give Edge the worst beating ever in his life later. Cena dared Miz to give him a beating now, but Miz said not yet. Cena suggested that Miz might lose at the Rumble and lose his rematch, thereby losing a trip to Wrestlemania.
Cole and Lawler reviewed footage of how Miz and Riley destroyed Orton last week at ringside.
Edge vs. The Miz
Edge and Miz faced off in a non-title "Champion vs Champion" matchup. Before things started, Dolph Ziggler and Vickie Guerrero arrived to ringside to do guest commentary. Jerry Lawler made wisecracks towards Vickie but had to battle on commentary with Cole, Vickie & Dolph.Late in the match, Miz ripped off the tape on Edge's ribs and exploited the injury. Edge was able to knock Riley off the apron, and then countered Miz's face plant with a DDT. Edge set up for the Spear to finish things, but Ziggler left the commentary position and grabbed Edge's leg from outside the ring to drop him. The ref called for the bell.
Post-match saw Ziggler attacking Edge with Miz and Riley. Orton rushed to the ring to go after Miz, but Ziggler and Riley held him back. Orton fought them all off. He was able to hit the RKO on Riley, then Ziggler. Miz rushed into the ring and used his briefcase to hit Orton in the back of his leg. Miz rushed out of the ring and up the ramp with his WWE belt.
Winner: Edge wins due to disqualification against The Miz.
Backstage, Matthews interviewed The Corre leader, Wade Barrett. Barrett talked about how he was obsessed when he was the leader of Nexus. Obsessed with obtaining the WWE title and with taking down Cnea. Barrett said The Corre consists of four equals. Matthews asked about Teddy Long and the speculation that The Corre was involved. Barrett said he hopes for a speedy recovery for Long. Barrett said he hopes in time Cena respect him, much like he respects Cena.
Daniel Bryan & Bella Twins vs. Maryse, Alicia Fox & Ted Dibiase
Mixed Gender Tag Match
Dibiase and Bryan were resetting in the ring but Dibiase was close to the corner where Maryse slapped his back for a tag. Maryse went in to face one of the Bellas. Meanwhile, the other Bella was trying to get Bryan to kiss her on the apron. The distraction allowed Maryse to rollup the legal Bella Twin for the pinfall victory. Post-match, The Bellas argued as Bryan tried to get them to stop.Winners: Maryse, Alicia Fox & Ted Dibiase win via pinfall over Daniel Bryan & The Bella Twins.
The Bella Twins were backstage arguing over what just happened during their match. They started to fight about Daniel Bryan and then tried to go to his dressing room. They opened the door to find Bryan kissing Gail Kim on a couch. The Bellas confronted him over what was going on. Bryan said Gail's his girlfriend and the Bellas asked if he was stringing them along all this time. Gail told the Bellas that Bryan felt sorry for them because there weren't any more Raw guest hosts to escort to the ring. The Bellas took exception to it and called Gail an afterthought who gets no TV time any more. Gail slapped one of The Bellas and the catfight began. Eventually some referees showed up to get The Bellas out of there, as Bryan pulled Gail back to the couch.
The New Nexus members arrived to the ring for the upcoming match.
Cole announced that Edge and Orton team up to face Miz and Ziggler on Smackdown this Friday.
Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov vs. Michael McGillicutty & Husky Harris
Late in the match, Santino was going for a tag to Kozlov, but Harris got up and rushed over to knock Vlad off the apron. Santino regained control against Harris, then prepared for the Cobra. McGill stepped in to the ring then back to the apron, causing Santino to rush after him. The distraction allowed Harris to clobber Santino with a clothesline and then hit a spinning DDT face plant move for the win.Post-match, Otunga and Ryan got in the ring to kick Santino out to the floor. They all raised arms together, then Otunga got on the mic. He introduced CM Punk for the next match. All of the Nexus members in the ring raised their arms up as Punk came out to the ramp.
Winners: Husky Harris & Michael McGillicutty win via pinfall over Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov.
CM Punk vs. Wade Barrett
The loser of this match would find himself and his entire team out of the 2011 Royal Rumble. With Punk and New Nexus in the ring, The Corre arrived to the ring next to stare down Nexus. Finally, Cena arrived to the ring, tore off his shirt and revealed a referee's shirt.Before the match could even start, Cena pointed to the Nexus guys outside the ring and ordered them to leave ringside. After a bit of a stir, they finally did so. Cena did the same thing to The Corre guys on the outside, leaving just Punk and Barrett in the ring. Punk stopped them yet again and then shoved Punk down. Punk bounced back up and was going to hit Cena, but Cena held out the WWE patch on his ref's shirt to remind him he's in charge. Cena turned around and slapped Barrett in the face.
Finally things started up, but Cena continued to clown around. He tossed Punk out of the ring at one point, and at another point left the ring to sign autographs at ringside. He rushed back in apologizing to Barrett for forgetting the match was going. Barrett and Punk collided on a double clothesline move. Cena motioned to the timekeeper area to ring the bell. Cena went over and told Justin Roberts it's a double DQ for excessive profanity. Justin announced that neither man won won neither team would be in the Rumble. Cena smirked as he walked away up the ramp.
Winner: Double disqualification ruled by John Cena.
The Raw GM sent through an email much to the dismay of John Cena. The GM said that the decision of the match can't be changed, but the consequences can be. The GM said both Nexus and The Corre will be competing in Sunday's Rumble. GM added that if Cena didn't go to the ring and apologize to Barrett and Punk, Cena's out of the RR.
Cena arrived back to the ring, after taking off his shirt and apologized to each man, but then started to beat on them one-by-one. Nexus and Corre members soon rushed the ring, but Cena wisely escaped. However, a slew of Raw and Smackdown superstars all rushed to the ring, giving an early preview of the 2011 Royal Rumble. Big Show, Mark Henry, R-Truth and Yoshi Tatsu were just a few of the individuals fighting when Raw went off the air.
Labels: CM Punk, John Cena, John Morrison, Randy Orton, RAW Recap, Royal Rumble, Sheamus O'Shaunessy, The Miz, The Nexus, WWE Recap, WWE Recaps
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