Raw Results 01/31/11

WWE Raw Results from Providence, RI:

Cole said we're now on the Road to Wrestlemania. Tonight's big matches include Edge vs The Miz in a Champion vs Champion match. Justin Roberts introduced Ricardo Rodriguez to introduce a mariachi band and dancers as part of a big celebration. Next up, he introduced the 2011 Royal Rumble winner, Alberto Del Rio. He drove out in a new Mercedes worth $150k as a present to himself for winning last night.

Del Rio gave a "told you so" speech about how it was destiny to win the Rumble, saying the people never listen. Del Rio talked about how great his mariachi band is, saying they're not Justin Bieber's music, and they only play for him and the Mexican president. He moved on to discussing how he has made a decision over which championship he'll challenge for. Del Rio started to say which one but then said something in Spanish. Rodriguez also spoke to him in Spanish. This brought The Miz out with Alex Riley.

Miz gave his congratulations for Del Rio winning the biggest Rumble ever. He said it's only as impressive as cashing in the MITB and beating Orton 3 times to retain the WWE Championship. Miz said he hopes Del Rio chooses him for Wrestlemania, saying he will still be champ then, but Edge won't. Miz told Del Rio Edge was telling everyone last night he can beat him at Wrestlemania and mocked Del Rio. Riley chimed in saying he heard Edge called Del Rio a second-rate JBL meets Tito Santana knockoff.

Del Rio accused Miz of lying to him and staging some sort of ploy. Miz said Edge is threatened by Del Rio after he took out his friend Christian. Del Rio was about to respond when the World Champion, Edge, came out to get into the discussion. Edge said he doesn't like Del Rio or respect him, but he won't say those things behind his back but he will say them to his face. Edge promised to defeat Del Rio if he faces him at Wrestlemania 27. Edge mocked Del Rio's catchphrase and gave him a mocking wink.

Del Rio was fired up enough and after staring at each guy said at Wrestlemania he will become the new World Champion. Edge said congratulations and gave Del Rio a punch to the face. Miz, Riley, Ricardo and the mariachis all escaped the ring. Del Rio was back on his feet and grabbed a guitar to smash over Edge. He locked on the Cross Armbreaker for a while before getting up to pose.

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The commentators discussed what just happened with Miz, Riley, Del Rio and Edge. All of a sudden, the lights flashed with email sound chiming so Cole could get everyone's attention. The GM announced the first ever "Raw Rumble Match" with the winner going on to face the WWE Champion in one of the 2011 Elimination Chamber Matches, with the remaining six competitors battling in the actual Elimination Chamber. In tonight's Raw Rumble the 7 competitors are Randy Orton, CM Punk, John Morrison, R-Truth, Sheamus, Jerry "The King" Lawler and John Cena.

Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov vs. Husky Harris & Michael McGillicutty
WWE Tag Team Championship Match

Tamina escorted the champs out to the ring. Cole discussed last night's Nexus involvement in The Miz vs Randy Orton at Royal Rumble, as well as their teaming up in the Rumble match.

Vladimir had a pinfall on Harris, but McGill came in to kick him, breaking it up. Santino managed to make a tag on Vlad near the corner, then pulled the top rope down as McGill rushed at him. With McGill out of the ring, Santino wound up The Cobra and then hit Harris with it for the pinfall win.

Winners: Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov win via pinfall over Husky Harris and Michael McGillicutty to retain the WWE Tag Team Championships.

Post-match, as the tag champs were heading up the ramp, Randy Orton rushed to the ring where McGill and Harris were. Orton struck and hit the RKO on both guys then paced around the ring. The crowd gave a spirited "Randy, Randy!" chant. Orton saw Harris laying face down, and walked over to him, then got a strange look on his face. Orton backed away as if he was going to go for his Punt kick, waiting to strike. Suddenly, CM Punk and the rest of Nexus came out from backstage. Punk told Orton "don't do it." Punk warned Orton that if he does it, there will be serious reprecussions for it. Orton bowed his head down as if he were going to leave, but then got a sick smile on his face, rushed over at Harris and punt kicked him. Orton escaped the ring and ran out through the crowd as Nexus rushed the ring. Orton stood up in the crowd area as Punk, Ryan and Otunga checked on Harris' condition in the ring.

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Ted Dibiase arrived out with girlfriend Maryse. Dibiase had words for Jerry Lawler, saying his career is over and it's time for guys like him to step aside for the future. Dibiase suggested Lawler step aside and give him his spot in the Raw Rumble. Cole pulled the mic away from Lawler. He started talking about how Lawler is a legend but his nickname is "The Scene Stealer," and there's no way he'll allow he's going to allow his narcissistic ego give up his spot tonight. Lawler yanked the mic away to interject saying his Road to Wrestlemania has always been under construction, as he's been in WWE 18 years never competing in a match.

Lawler said his road to Wrestlemania starts tonight in the ring. Lawler said if not for Cole he'd probably have defeated Miz and would be WWE Champion now. Lawler told Dibiase he will be in the Raw Rumble and he will win it. Dibiase slapped Lawler then rushed off with Maryse. Lawler came chasing after them, but Dibiase put Maryse in front of him to shield himself. Maryse took exception, turned around and slapped Dibiase. Maryse took off, then Lawler punched Dibiase down.

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WWE returned with a mysterio video promo featuring a dark and stormy small home with lightning going. They showed someone walking but no full shot of them. The promo ended with 2.21.11, the Raw which airs one night after Elimination Chamber.

Daniel Bryan vs. Tyson Kidd

Gail Kim was at ringside while Bella Twins were on guest commentary. Daniel Bryan was able to gain the upperhand on Kidd as he locked the Labell Lock on Kidd, making him tap out. The Bellas said they were grossed out seeing Gail and Daniel Bryan together. They got into the ring with them, clapping for them mockingly, but then another catfight broke out. Daniel Bryan and several referees broke things up in the ring.

Winner: Daniel Bryan wins via submission over Tyson Kidd.

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They showed some still shots from last night's Royal Rumble where The Miz rushed into the ring to push Cena out and eliminate him.

Edge vs. The Miz

It was announced that there must be a winner in this match. Miz targeted Edge's left arm and continued to exploit the injury at one point, Edge went for the Spear and Miz avoided it then tossed Edge hard into the corner. Suddenly, John Cena's voice came on over the speakers. The cameras moved around until they found him up in the stands. Cena started up a "Miz is Awful" chant with the crowd following along. Edge was able to hit The Spear on Miz thanks to the distraction.

Cena celebrated with fans up in the crowd.Cole ranted about how what Cena did was stupid. Cole went over and yelled at Alex Riley about what just happened.

Winner: Edge wins via pinfall over The Miz.

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Cole and Lawler talked about the premier of Tough Enough hosted by Stone Cold Steve Austin. It starts the night after Wrestlemania on USA.

Vickie Guerrero came out to tell the fans that Edge may have won tonight, but his winning days are about over. Vickie said the World Heavyweight title will be defended in a new way on Smackdown. She said to join her on Friday on SyFy to see the historic event. Vickie walked backstage.

Eve Torres & Natalya vs. Team LayCool

Cole talked about how LayCool got robbed during last night's match for the Divas championship. Eve pinned Layla for the win, but the ref didn't see Michelle pinning Natalya behind him. They showed LayCool backstage. Layla said Michelle kicked her in the face with her big foot. They had a mini argument, then agreed it was really the ref's fault saying not everyone is "flawless."

At one point in the match, Eve sat Layla on the corner. Natalya got in the ring and started to argue with the ref causing a distraction. Michelle went over on the apron and delivered a huge kick to Eve. Layla capitalized by finishing Eve off and taking the pinfall.

Winners: Team LayCool wins via pinfall over Natalya & Eve Torres.

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Mark Henry & Great Khali vs. The Usos

Josh Matthews joined Cole on commentary since Lawler was getting for the big Raw Rumble match later on. Matthews said the team of Henry/Khali weighs over 800lbs. Another email came in from the Raw GM with Cole getting up to read. The GM said it's clear that the Usos can't compete with Khali and Henry physically. The GM said instead they'll have a dance off to determine who's best.

The Usos did some breakdancing robot style moves, as Punk got up and started to boogie to the music. Khali did some arm breakdancing stuff that didn't look so fluid. Henry had better moves and did some sort of throw up and throw it at the Uso's. Cole said "this is brutal, Khali dances when there's no music." After the dance-off, the Usos tried to attack Khali and Henry. Instead they both got slammed down to the mat. Khali went for a pinfall with Cole making fun of him.

Winners: Great Khali and Mark Henry win a dance-off against The Usos.

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They showed the ominous promo video again with some unidentified dark figure walking, almost looking like Undertaker from the feet up. The promo ended with 2/21/11.

Cole talked about the funniest fild trip of the year. The new movie "The Chaperone" stars WWE superstar Triple H and Ariel Winters from ABC's "Modern Family." Triple H plays a character fresh out of prison who goes to see his ex and becomes a role model for his daughter while trying to avoid the bad guys. They showed the movie trailer which features HHH trying for his first comedic/dramatic acting role.

7-Man Raw Rumble Match

The winner will face The Miz for the WWE Championship at the Elimination Chamber Pay-Per-View on 2/20/11. Justin Roberts said the 7 men in the match will enter in 90-second intervals. The first entry was John Morrison. Cole and Lawler reviewed Morrison getting pushed off the apron and jumping over to hang onto the barrier so his feet didn't touch the floor. Morrison did a tightrope walk on the barrier then jumped to the steel steps to get back in the match.

King Sheamus was the #2 entry to face Morrison. Sheamus got the upperhand and hit a backbreaker on Morrison just as the countdown clock reached 0. John Cena came out as #3 entry. Cena came in on fire to hit several moves on Sheamus and then went for the AA on Morrison. JMo landed on his feet to escape it then delivered a leaping kick to take down Cena. The #4 entry was New Nexus leader, CM Punk. Cena, Sheamus and JMo were still in action in the ring.

R-Truth came in #5 and nearly tossed Morrison out. Morrison hung onto the ropes and skinned the cat then used a headscissors to pull Truth out. Truth held onto the ropes too. Both guys were able to pull themselves back into the match. The #6 entry was Jerry Lawler with all competitors still remaining to fight in the ring. Lawler arrived in to deliver big punches on each guy and take them down. He nearly lifted Punk to eliminate him with Sheamus making a save. Sheamus started to push Lalwer over the top rope with Lawler desperately hanging on.

The final entry at #7 was The Viper, Randy Orton. CM Punk slipped out of the ring and hid under the ring. Orton went from side to side pulling the apron covers up. He finally found Punk and pulled him out by the legs, then chased him into the ring. Orton clobbered Morrison and Sheamus down then hit a huge clothesline on Punk to eliminated him. Truth ran over and tossed Orton out of the ring. Orton stared at Truth in the ring as Raw went to break.

Lawler and Morrison worked together to try to push Truth out of the ring while Sheamus was in command against Cena. Cena started to gain momentum with shoulder tackles and then the Five Knuckle Shuffle. Cena picked up both Truth and Morrison with an AA, then dumped Truth out of the ring. Morrison held onto the ropes though, setting up a battle on the apron with Cena. They exchanged strikes and both kept hanging on. Sheamus rushed at them both but fell over the ropes onto the apron. Lawler was still in the ring watching it all.

Cena got back in the ring as did Sheamus. Morrison almost fell to the floor but used his feet to hold ont othe bottom rope. Morrison went over and tossed Sheamus to the apron. Sheamus catapulted back into the ring and took down Morrison. Cena grabbed Sheamus and locked in the STF causing Sheamus to tap for no reason. Morrison did Starship Pain and his elbow caught Cena.

Jerry Lawler pushed Morrison over the ropes. Morrison used his hands as feet to stop himself on the floor. Sheamus finally eliminated Morrison with a huge Brogh kick to knock him off the apron. Cena hit the AA on Sheamus, and Lawler came over to dropkick Cena. Lawler tried to push Cena over the ropes. Cena hung on and Lawler tried to kick him out. Sheamus got up and attacked Lawler from behind.

In a bizarre finish, Sheamus shoved Lawler at Cena on the apron. Cena went flying off the ground and lost the match. Lawler shrugged and tried to apologize. Sheamus came running at Lawler with the kick. Cena got on the apron to pull the top rope down, eliminating Sheamus.

Winner: Jerry Lawler wins the Raw Rumble Match after eliminating Sheamus.

Post-match, Cena celebrated in the ring with Lawler. The Miz and Alex Riley were shown watching backstage and smirking about it. Cole was raving about how The Miz gets a night off in 3 weeks at Elimination Chamber.

Also announced for Friday, Dolph Ziggler and LayCool face Edge and Kelly Kelly in a 3-on-2 championship match on Smackdown. If LayCool or Dolph win the match, Edge loses his World Heavyweight title.

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