CM Punk Joins UFC & Will Fight in 2015

Former WWE World Champion CM Punk was officially signed on by Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) this past week. Punk, real name, Phil Brooks, was on hand at the recent UFC 181 pay-per-view event in Las Vegas to answer questions about how the deal was done, and his plans for the sport. The news comes not long after an interview Punk did with his friend Colt Cabana about topics related to his dismissal or leaving from WWE.

Among the questions asked were who Punk plans to train with, what his goals are for the sport, and which weight class he plans to fight in for UFC. Punk also got questions mentioning the comparisons to Brock Lesnar, who is a former UFC champion and the current WWE World Heavyweight Champion. When asked when he plans to fight, it appears Punk will fight in 2015, but his answers maintained when he is ready from training and weight cuts.

Watch the CM Punk media scrum here.

The last Punk was seen in WWE was back in January at the Royal Rumble 2014 edition. Punk was among the final four remaining competitors, eliminated by Kane. Punk subsequently didn't show up on Raw the next night and apparently had quit WWE. Months later, the story emerged that he was fired on his wedding day when he married current diva, AJ Lee.

Will Punk be a successful mixed martial arts fighter in UFC? Can he achieve similar success to Brock Lesnar in the sport?

Raw Results 03/03/14

Raw Results from Chicago, IL:

The show started up with CM Punk's music playing and the fans going wild. However, their cheers turned to boos when Paul Heyman arrived out instead. Punk chants kept happening as Heyman was in the ring and he told the fans "I believe he deserves louder than that."  After that, Heyman blamed the fans for Punk leaving because when Punk was with Heyman he was one of the longest reigning champions, but once he left Heyman, he was never the same. Heyman also blamed Undertaker, since Punk was unable to beat his streak at WrestleMania. He said the man who will is Brock Lesnar.

Lesnar came out to the ring and said he knows the Undertaker attacked him last week because he's deathly afraid of him, but at WrestleMania he'll get his revenge. Mark Henry came out on stage, with Lesnar taunting him to come down. Henry got a shot in on Brock at ringside, but Lesnar gained the upperhand, whipping him into the barricade. Moments later, he smashed the steps into Henry's head then F5'd him through an announcers' table.

The Uso Brothers defeated New Age Outlaws via pinfall to become new WWE Tag Team Champions. After break, Jey Uso managed to make the hot tag to Jimmy. He managed to work on both of the Outlaws. Billy Gunny made a comeback and hit the Fameasser. Moments later, Jimmy tagged in Jey. Jimmy dove out onto Dogg on the outside, while Jey managed to hit the big splash off the top rope for the win marking their first reign as tag team champions.

They had a backstage segment with a bunch of the divas talking about Aaron Paul after a clip from "Need for Speed" movie was shown. Aksana mentioned she'd like to go for a ride, causing the other divas to get quiet. They asked what she meant and she said "I like fast cars."

Big E defeated Cesaro due to disqualification in a non-title match. Cesaro managed to get hsi Cesaro Swing about a minute into the match. At one point, Swagger rushed in and hit a Swagger Bomb on E causing the DQ. Cesaro was unhappy with that finish. E managed to recover and hit the Big Ending on Cesaro. Zeb Colter threw his arms up as he looked at Swagger, then talked to the fallen Cesaro inside the ring.

The Wyatt Family defeated The Shield via pinfall in a six-man tag match. The match lasted nearly 15 minutes with CM Punks chant during it. Early on, Rollins was dominant with some quick offense. Rollins went to the top at one point, but Bray tossed Ambrose into the ropes, causing Rollins to hit the floor before a break. Later in the match when Ambrose was in and tried to crawl over to make a tag, Rollins dropped off the apron and started to leave. Reigns followed him a bit to ask what he was doing. Rollins walked up to the stage, with Reigns returning to the match. Later on, he took out Rowan on the outside, spearing him over an announcers table. In the ring, Harper delivered a huge boot to Ambrose in the head. Bray Wyatt grabbed Ambrose and threw him into the ring post as Rollins was shown watching from up the ramp. Wyatt hit Sister Abigail on Ambrose to get the win.

They showed Batista backstage for an interview with Renee Young. Batista said the whole "Yes movement" was the dumbest thing he's seen in his life. He said the fans are reading comic books, dreaming they can be a superhero like Daniel Bryan, but it's all fantasy. He said Renee and the WWE Universe might not like it, but it's fact and they all need to deal with it.

They hyped that New Age Outlaws will get a rematch against The Uso Brothers for the WWE Tag Team Championship on WWE Main Event this week.

Santino Marella & Emma defeated Fandango & Summer Rae via submission. Early on, Santino and Emma kept tagging in and out to force Fandango and Summer Rae to have to do the same, causing confusion. Ultimately it came down to Emma hitting her Emma Sandwich move and then putting her submission on for the win. Post-match, the two did each others' dance moves.

Sheamus defeated Christian via pinfall. Christian had control of things for a bit, as the crowd started more CM Punk chants up. Sheamus came back and hit White Noise for a near fall. Sheamus had a fulcrum kick, but Sheamus managed to catch him with a Brogue Kick from the apron to get the pin.

The Bella Twins defeated Alicia Fox & Aksana via pinfall. During the match, Aksana slapped around one of the Bella Twins on the mat. However, in the end Nikki was able to get the win, hitting a backbreaker on Alicia Fox for the pinfall.

Daniel Bryan came out to the arena, as Michael Cole suggested viewers could go on Twitter and post with "#YesMovement." In the ring, Bryan told the fans he loves hearing the Yes fans because the people here in Chicago understand one thing, that you have a voice. He said "We have a voice and tonight we're going to hijack Raw."  Bryan announced he wasn't leaving the ring until one of two things happen - either Batista coming out to fight, or Triple H coming out to accept his challenge. HHH's music hit after several moments and he came out to deny Bryan's request. He, Bryan and Stephanie had some back and forth jabs regarding the ownership of everything that got Bryan all this "Yes Movement" and attention.

HHH told Bryan to get the hell out of his ring, but Bryan said it was the people's ring. HHH argued that they own everything in the arena, including Bryan and the fans. Eventually, Stephanie called for Kane to come out.  As he got to the ringside area, Bryan was ready and hit a suicide dive on him, then multiple punches. Stephanie called security to come out and handle things.  Bryan stared at the security as the fans chanted his name to close the segment.

Dolph Ziggler defeated Alberto Del Rio via pinfall. Guest host Aaron Paul was on commentary and joked that he played the WWE video game as JBL and can't beat anyone. He talked about the new "Need for Speed" movie and how it has no green screen or CGI effects. Del Rio took control after a superkick but couldn't get the 3 count. Paul got up on the announcers table to distract Del Rio, which allowed Ziggler to gain control and hit his finisher.

They announced that Paul Bearer will be inducted into the 2014 WWE Hall of Fame Class.

Big E defeated Jack Swagger via disqualification in a non-title match. As soon as the bell rang, Cesaro rushed into the ring and attacked Big E to cause the DQ. Post-match, Swagger and Cesaro argued. Swagger shoved down Cesaro twice. Cesaro got up and took down Swagger and nearly got the Cesaro Swing, but Coulter got on a mic telling him not to do it. Cesaro released the hold and helped Swagger up. Colter told them to hug it out, because "We're brothers, we're real Americans." Cesaro and Swagger eventually hugged before doing a "We the People" chant.

John Cena arrived out with a heavily bandaged left knee. He thanked the fans for the warm Chicago welcome, then talked about getting injured by the Wyatt Family last week. He said due to dosctor's orders he can't have a match tonight. He talked up the Chicago people being honest, and how he started his career there, standing tall in the ring. He then talked about how the fans want change in the WWE and that it will go through him.

Bray Wyatt came up on the big screen to confront Cena about the empire he built around him. He said Cena's like a champion horse who's been running a long time, with the people cheering him, but one day the horse slows down and reality sets in. He asked Cena when his reality is going to set in, asking how long Cena thinks he can fend off the Wyatts. Bray told Cena "Mercy is calling you by name. I am the reaper and I am going to put you down." Wyatt said he knows what Cena's afraid of, and that the loneliest man is the one sitting atop of his empty castle.

Backstage, Randy Orton approached Batista. He wished him "very best of luck" against Bryan tonight. He said that was it and walked off.

Daniel Bryan defeated Batista due to disqualification.  Orton was ringside to watch the matchup. The final moments of this one saw Triple H, Kane and Stephanie come down to the ringside area. Batista whipped Bryan outside into the steel steps, then picked him up and tossed him into Orton, knocking him over his chair. Once back in the ring, Batista was hit by a kick from Bryan, but Orton got into the ring and hit Bryan to cause a DQ.

Post-match, Orton went for an RKO on Batista, but The Animal shoved him off. Bryan hit a running knee on Orton, then dropkicked Batista, before dropkicking Kane off the apron into Triple H. Bryan prepared for the suicide dive, but was cut off by a Batista spear. Triple H grabbed Bryan by the hair and told him he was tired of his "little fantasy crap." Bryan kicked Triple H, but Batista grabbed him and powerbombed him. Triple H took off his jacket and tie, then hit a Pedigree on Bryan. Stephanie did a mock Yes! chant while HHH's music hit to play out the end of Raw as the heels stood over the fallen Bryan.

As the Raw Backstage Pass post-show was going on the WWE Network, they showed the in-ring action with Bryan down on the mat. Triple H got in the ring with Batista, Kane and Orton to inflict further damage on Bryan. As the Raw post-show panel kept talking about what was going on, Big Show's music hit. They showed him get in the ring to start fighting off Batista and Kane a bit, but soon they overwhelmed him with Orton's help. Cena's music hit and he came rushing out, limping down the ramp fast to the ring to help out in the fight.

CM Punk T-Shirts Available Online

CM Punk may have left WWE on a "hiatus" earlier this year as Mr. McMahon called it, but that hasn't stopped him from being one of the more popular superstars that the pro wrestling world has ever experienced. Known for having one of the longest recent WWE championship reigns in the history of the business, this high-flying and charismatic superstar remains a huge fan-favorite, with many members of the WWE Universe hoping for his return. Fans continue to support the CM Punk movement and are trying to rally support to bring him back to the pro-wrestling business he helped re-shape.


(Above: Yellow "GTS" Punk T-shirt)

Considered the "Best in the World" by many including Punk himself, as well as fans and analysts, wrestling superstar CM Punk still has a complete selection of t-shirts available for fans at the WWE Shop and other locations. Among them are the popular "Best in the World" T-shirt, which is a WWE Shop exclusive!

OFFICIAL CM Punk "Best in the World" shirt exclusively available at WWEShop.com!

 
Other shirts available for CM Punk include a baseball-style long-sleeve T-shirt with black sleeves and a grey body. The shirt features Punk’s trademark logo on front in red and white. There's also the "BITW" (Best in the World) shirt featured below, which is in Punk's symbolic black and white colors. On the front are the letters BITW with the I replaced by a hand holding a lightning bolt.

NEW CM Punk "BITW" Best In The World Special Edition T-Shirt Now Available at WWEShop.com!

Yet another option is the all-black long sleeved “Best Since Day One” T-shirt (shown above) which features a red and grey/white logo on front, with red stars on the left arm/sleeve. On the upper back of the shirt “Best Since Day One” is printed in grey letters.

The "Knees to Faces" Punk T-shirt (shown above) is another classic option, which was introduced back when Punk was in his feud against Dwyane "The Rock" Johnson with the WWE Championship up for grabs. Punk's phrase was used as a response to Rock's popular "Boots to A$$es" phrase used during their feud.


(Above: "In Punk We Trust" Shirt)

The last the WWE Universe saw of Punk was at the 2014 Royal Rumble, with his mentor and "former" associate Paul Heyman making mention of him on an episode of Raw weeks later. Punk has yet to make any announcement of a formal return to the ring, but in the interim his fans can continue to support Punk by wearing his shirts!

2014 Royal Rumble Results & Winners Coverage

Welcome to 2014 Royal Rumble results and winners coverage!  The latest event arrived from Pittsburgh, PA's Consol Energy Center on Sunday, January 26th and started out with a free live online "Kick Off Show" featuring a tag team title match.  The main pay-per-view featured John Cena vs. Randy Orton for the unified championships, Brock Lesnar vs. Big Show, Daniel Bryan vs. Bray Wyatt and of course, the 30-man Royal Rumble match.

Royal Rumble Kick Off Show Results:

The show featured a panel of Josh Matthews, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Shawn Michaels and Ric Flair discussing the matches and who they believed would win each.  They debated Daniel Bryan vs. Bray Wyatt before sending things to ringside with Cole, JBL and Lawler for the free live online tag team title match.

The New Age Outlaws defeated The Rhodes Brothers via pinfall to win the tag team titles. The match kicked off with about 15 minutes until the Royal Rumble PPV.  At one point, Cody delivered a double kick off the corner to both New Age Outlaws, then knocked Billy out of the ring.  Cody hit Cross Rhodes on Road Dogg and pinned him, but Billy managed to get back in the ring to break it up.  Goldust got involved to take out Billy and fight him on the outside, but Billy got control and knocked down Goldust outside.  Back up on the apron, Billy made a blind tag slapping Road Dogg's back.  Cody hit a move on Road Dogg but was hunched over a bit as Gunn came in and hit a Fameasser on Cody for the win.

2014 Royal Rumble PPV Match Results:

Cole, JBL and Lawler welcomed fans in before getting to the first match. Bryan arrived out first to huge support from the crowd.  Next up, the video glitch and then The Wyatt Family made an entrance with Bray sitting in his rocking chair for a while on the ramp before blowing out the lamp and going to the ring to fight.

Bray Wyatt defeated Daniel Bryan via pinfall. At one point, Bryan got knocked to the outside where Harper and Rowan got involved.  The ref promptly ordered them to go backstage drawing crowd approval.  Wyatt hugged them and said he could fight the battle on his own.  They headed backstage and as Bray turned to the ring, Bryan leapt off the corner to take him out.  Later on, the two fought on the outside with Bryan able to run Bray into the steel steps.  Back in the ring, Bryan took out frustration on the hurt leg and kept delivering kicks to "Yes" responses from the crowd. Later, Bray turned the tide by taking it to Bryan on the apron and yanking his arm down against the side apron to leave Bryan on the outside floor.  At one point, Daniel Bryan did a suicide dive outside the ring at Bray who caught him in his arms and hit Sister Abigail smashing Bryan's head int othe crowd barrier to leave him knocked out.  Bray brought a limp Bryan back in the ring to hit another Sister Abigail for the win.  Post-match, Harper and Rowan joined Bray to celebrate the win.

Renee Young interviewed Paul Heyman backstage about the Brock Lesnar vs. Big Show match for tonight. Heyman talked about how the entire WWE Universe will be subjugated to "Brock the Destroyer" after tonight's match.

Cole and crew sent it back up to the panel with each man introduced: Ric Flair, HBK and Hacksaw along with Josh Matthews.  They made their picks for Brock vs. Big Show.  Flair liked Brock, Hacksaw took Big Show, while HBK also picked Brock.

Brock Lesnar defeated The Big Show via pinfall.  Show was introduced first and stayed in the ring throug highlights of his attacks on Lesnar the past few weeks on Raw.  Next out was Lesnar with Heyman.  Brock immediately attacked Show in the ring without the bell ringing or the match starting.  Brock grabbed a steel chair and started smashing it down on Big Show's back multiple times.  The commentators talked about how Lesnar clearly doesn't want to fight Big Show.  Paul Heyman was shown laughing on the outside.  The ref yelled at Brock to knock it off as Show rolled outside the ring to recover with the match still not started.  Finally, the ref managed to yank the chair away from Brock and get out of the ring.  The ref slid back in and prepared to start the match.  As he ordered the bell to ring, Heyman handed a second steel chair to Lesnar.  The bell rang, and Show walked over to deliver a KO punch to level Lesnar.  The two ended up fighting on the outside with both guys shaken up.  The two got back in the ring and fought for a bit, but Brock managed to hoist up Big Show for the F5 and delivered it for the huge win. Lesnar still seemed out of it post-match, but managed to leave the ring and got another steel chair in hand.

Post-match, Lesnar repeatedly attacked Show with the chair and continued as Show fell to the outside floor to further damage him with Heyman watching from nearby.  Brock finally tossed the chair into the ring, then stopped to survey the damage.  Heyman walked up on the apron and down the stairs to lead Brock backstage.

Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins were shown in a dark room on a handheld video camera talking about the dominance of The Shield and how they'll have 27 enemies in the ring tonight for the Royal Rumble.  Ambrose said all 27 of them will be tossed over the top rope.  Reigns and Rollins chimed in saying only one of them will go on to headline WrestleMania.  Reigns told his partners he was confident he's got the winning number tonight.  Ambrose asked what number he's got, but Reigns wouldn't tell him.  They got in a bit of an argument, with Rollins interrupting to bring them back on the same page saying the only number to worry about is "3" for The Shield.

Renee Young interviewed Randy Orton about the championship match tonight against Cena.  Orton said after tonight when he beats Cena again, John Cena will go to the back of the line.  Renee brought up that there's quite a line forming including Brock Lesnar and Batista, as well as the Royal Rumble winner and Bray Wyatt who just defeated Daniel Bryan.  Orton said when you're on top of the mountain people want a shot, but nobody will touch him.  He said Brock Lesnar and Batista are good but not great like him.  He called Bray Wyatt a "Duck Dynasty" reject.  Orton said he'll make sure tonight that everyone knows that John Cena is not the one either.

They fed to video highlights for a package regarding the history between John Cena and Randy Orton for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship with the setup for tonight's championship match.

Randy Orton defeated John Cena via pinfall to retain the WWE World Heavyweight title. The champion was introduced first and made it to the ring then waited out cheers and boos before John Cena's music finally hit to bring out Cena.  The two fought it out with Orton getting an early advantage, and the crowd at Consol Energy chanting loud for "Daniel Bryan" which Cole pointed out.  Cole said a lot of the WWE Universe believes Bryan is still uncrowned champion after a questionable loss to Orton. Orton maintained control on the outside and brought Cena back in.  Cena nearly completed an AA, but Orton escaped, kicked Cena in the gut and hit a DDT for a near fall.  Later, Orton got Cena up on the corner and attempted a belly-to-belly, but Cena headbutted him down to the mat.  Cena shook off the damage and jumped off the corner for a leg drop to take down Orton for a near fall.  Cena tried for AA again, but Orton got out again, hit a backbreaker and had another near fall.

Moments later, Orton was knocked to the outside and as Cena tried to go at him through the ropes, Orton grabbed him to DDT him off the apron to the outer floor.  With Cena back in the ring on the mat, Orton revved up for an RKO.  He went for it, but Cena ducked and took out Orton's leg then slapped on STF.  Orton managed to crawl over to the ropes to break it though.  Orton again regained control with a move to hit Cena.  However, as Orton got back in the ring, Cena put Orton flat on his back and hit a Five Knuckle Shuffle, then set up for AA.  Cena went for it but was close to the ropes.  Orton grabbed the ropes and Cena tried to yank him away, but it caused Orton to accidentally kick the ref and knock him out.  Cena got another STF on Orton and Orton tapped but the ref was unable to call the match.  Orton got one of his championship belts and used it to knock Cena to the mat as the ref was finally coming to.  The ref moved over and made a pinfall cover, but Cena got his arm up to get out.  Orton looked at the crowd as they were chanting "This is awful", but Cena sprung up and grabbed him, hit the AA and made a cover, with Orton kicked out of it.

A "We Want Divas" chant started up at one point. Moments later, Orton hit another RKO and made a cover, but once again, Cena kicked out.  The match continued, with Cena trying to get some offense, but Orton dropped him to the mat and put on an STF with Cena looking to be in pain.  Cena was able to escape and put the move on Orton, who also escaped moments later.  To further mock Cena, Orton put up John in the AA and hit it for a near fall.  Later on, Cena RKO'd Orton for a near fall.  The match kept on, with Cena trying for the AA from the corner, only to hit a Hurricanrana instead.  Cena got another STF on Orton but all of a sudden the video glitch started up from the Wyatt Family and the lights cut out.  Suddenly, the lights came back on and the Wyatts were up on the aprons surrounding the ring.  Cena rushed over and punched down Bray, then went after Harper.  As he turned back to Orton, Randy hit the RKO to drop Cena and get the winning pinfall.

Post-match, Orton went over, grabbed his championships and exited through the crowd.  The Wyatt Family met outside the ring, then got in to attack Cena, hitting a barrage of moves including a splash in the corner and a huge clothesline.  Bray Wyatt had Rowan and Harper hold up Cena, then went over, grabbed him for Sister Abigail to leave Cena out on the mat.  The crowd approvingly chanted "Yes!"

Renee Young interview the new tag team champions The New Age Outlaws.  Road Dogg did their typical in-ring promo to show Renee how to introduce them better.  Renee fed to a replay of how they won the belts earlier on tonight.  Road Dogg talked about it being 14 years between title reigns, and it's a new record.

They had various pre-Rumble interviews from superstars saying how they'd win it this year.

Royal Rumble Match:

CM Punk was the #1 entrant as already announced.  Coming in second was Seth Rollins of The Shield who battled Punk for a while before another countdown brought in #3 Damien Sandow.  The two heels teamed up to beat on Punk.  Cody Rhodes came in fourth, and moments later, Punk eliminated Sandow.  Rhodes and Punk started to work on Rollins as the countdown started and brought in #5, Kane.  Kane came in and punched down Rhodes then started on Punk in the corner.  Kane hit the sidewalk slam and several other moves before setting up for a chokeslam.  Punk escaped the chokeslam and eliminated Kane second.  Alexander Rusev from NXT came in at #6.  Rusev beat up on everyone for a bit, before Jack Swagger's music hit and he came down to hit multiple Swagger bombs on Rollins and Rhodes.  Rusev and Swagger went at each other, with Rusev trying to pick up Swagger, but Rollins clipped Rusev's leg from behind and 3 guys ganged up on him.  Next up was #8, Kofi Kingston.

Kofi came in and jumped up to take down Punk then nearly put him over the top rope.  He turned his focus to Rusev, but Seth Rollins hit a double axe handle on Kofi to stop that.  Kofi and Rhodes teamed up on Rusev.  Next up, #9 arrived to the ring with Jimmy Uso rushing in to take down Rollins and Rusev before attacking Kofi and Rhodes a bit.  Goldust came down at the #10 spot with Cole noting that he eliminated Rhodes from the past two Rumbles. Multiple guys teamed up to toss Rusev out of the ring next.  Punk managed to send Kofi off the apron, but he flew into Rusev's arms.  Rusev carried Kofi over to the crowd barrier and put him on it before attacking him there.  Kofi stayed on it after Rusev left, then stood up and was able to run and jump off the barrier to the apron, staying in the match.

Dean Ambrose entered at #11. Dolph Ziggler was #12, with nobody eliminated since Rusev.  R-Truth came down for #13 but got beat up by Ambrose and Rollins quick. Ambrose soon eliminated Truth from the match, then Jimmy Uso next.  Swagger tried to use his foot to drive Kofi off the apron, only to have Kofi remove the boot and smash him in the head wit hit.  Kevin Nash surprised everyone with the #14 entry causing the crowd to erupt.  He quickly rushed over and knocked Swagger out of the match, then went after the 2 Shield members.  Roman Reigns came in at the #15 spot to complete all three Shield members entering.

Reigns fought off Kevin Nash then tossed Kofi out of the ring to the floor.  Nash got dumped over the top by Reigns and managed to hold the top rope, but Nash couldn't hold on and was eliminated.  Coming in at #16 was Great Khali, but he was eliminated by Reigns moments later. Goldust eliminated Cody, then Reigns tossed out Goldust himself.  That left all 3 of Shield and CM Punk.  Next up, was the return of Sheamus at #17 who rushed in to make a big attack on The Shield, beating up all 3 guys and isolating them in different corners.  At #18, The Miz rushed down to join the match along with all 3 of Shield, Sheamus and Punk.  Fandango was the #19 entrant, drawing the crowd to hum/sing his theme music a bit.  El Torio came in at #20 with Los Matadores introducing him.  He quickly took out two members of The Shield.  Fandango tried to press Torito overhead but ended up getting eliminated by the mini mascot.  Moments later, Reigns picked up Torito and threw him out at Fandango to eliminate him.

The #20 entry was Antonio Cesaro.  Luke Harper came in at #21.  Jey Uso was #22 for the match, with the commentators noting his partner was already eliminated earlier.  Still remaining in the match, all three of The Shield, CM Punk, Sheamus and Antonio Cesaro.  The #23 entrant surprised the crowd with JBL making his debut in the match.  He left the commentary spot still wearing a suit and tie to get involved.  He took off his coat and asked Cole to take it for him. As JBL handed the coat to Cole, Roman Reigns rushed over and dumped him out to eliminate JBL fast.  Erick Rowan came in at #24.  The Miz was soon eliminated by Harper from the match.  Ryback came in as the #26 entry and tried to push out Rollins and Sheamus together.  Former Rumble winner, Alberto Del Rio, came down for #27.

At this point, all 3 members of The Shield were in it, as well as all 3 members of The Shield.  CM Punk, Alberto Del Rio, Antonio Cesaro, Sheamus and Ryback also remained.  The #28 entry was The Animal Batista finally making his return to the match.  Cole noted Batista is the 2005 Rumble winner and a six time world champion.  He immediately started to beat up The Shield and then The Wyatts, eliminating Erick Rowan first, then going at Ryback.  Ryback prepared for the Meat Hook clothesline and charged at Batista in the corner, but got dumped out to become the next elimination.  Alberto Del Rio rushed over to clip Batista in the leg.  Batista was able to pick up Del Rio and dump him out moments later.

Next came the #29 entry, Big E Langston who rushed into the ring and started to hit multiple backbreakers on Sheamus.  He tried to dump out Sheamus as the crowd chanted for "Daniel Bryan" to be #30.  However, the final entrant wasn't Bryan, but Rey Mysterio which draw noticeable boos from the crowd.  Soon after his entry, Sheamus and Big E fought it out near the apron.  Sheamus managed to clothesline Big E off the apron to eliminate him next.  The final remaining competitors were Harper, all 3 of the Shield, Rey Mysterio, CM Punk, Antonio Cesaro and Batista.  Rollins hit a huge kick on Mysterio to eliminate him from contention.  Cole pointed out that Rollins and Punk have been in the match since the start for 47 minutes now.

Roman Reigns was able to eliminate Harper next, with Dean Ambrose trying to push out his Reigns in a sneak attack.  Reigns was able to stay alive though.  Soon after that, Antonio Cesaro tried to dump out two members of The Shield, but instead Reigns pushed out all three guys including his teammates.  All the remaining guys did their finishing moves on each other.  Kane came out of nowhere and grabbed Punk from the side apron and yanked him out of the match to eliminate him late, leaving Sheamus, Roman Reigns and Batista.  Meanwhile, Kane hit a chokeslam to slam Punk through the Spanish announcers table.

It was down to a final three of Roman Reigns, Sheamus and Batista in the ring.  The crowd booed as Daniel Bryan wasn't included.  Batista quickly gained control, taking it to both opponents.  The crowd chanted out "No" to support Bryan.  Moments later, Sheamus hit the Celtic Curse on Batista to slam him down, before pointing to the WrestleMania 30 sign in the rafters.  He set up for a Brogue Kick on Batista, who started to slowly get up.  Batista ducked the kick, with Sheamus stopping himself short of the ropes.  Moments later, Batista dumped Sheamus over the top, but Sheamus held on then punched Batista away.  Roman Reigns rushed over and rammed Sheamus off the apron.  Batista tried to quickly dump Reigns out, but he managed to hang on and roll in under the bottom rope.

It came down to The Animal Batista versus Roman Reigns.  The crowd chanted "Roman Reigns" as Batista stood up.  Reigns charged at him, but Batista speared him down drawing plenty of boos from the crowd.  As Baitsta turned around, Reigns hit a huge spear on Batista to take him down.  He picked up Batista and tried to run him over to toss him out, but instead The Animal reversed it and tossed Reigns over instead.  Batista is the 2014 Royal Rumble winner and will go on to headline WrestleMania 30 with a title shot.  Reigns recovered on the outside post-match.  Cole pointed out that Roman Reigns set a new Royal Rumble record with the most eliminations ever.  However, The Animal won his second-ever Royal Rumble match.  The replay was shown with many of Reigns' eliminations. Batista's music played on as he posed on the corner of the ring and pointed at the WM30 sign with fireworks going off.

Batista won the Royal Rumble match after making the final elimination - Roman Reigns.  Batista will now go on to headline WrestleMania 30 with a shot at the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

SmackDown Results 01/24/14

SmackDown results from Grand Rapids, MI:

Big Show & Rey Mysterio defeated The Real Americans via pinfall.  Rey Mysterio had been isolated and worn down by the heels for a bit, but managed a double DDT on them both and gave a hot tag to Show.  Show tossed both Real Americans around, hitting a double hip toss on both guys.  He tagged in Rey again who hit 619 on Cesaro, followed by a Show KO punch.  Rey hit the big splash and then pinned Cesaro for the win. Post-match, Paul Heyman came out to cut a promo. Heyman suggested that Show should enjoy every second of this win, because he won't be winning against Brock on Sunday.  He said that beating Show won't be enough; Brock will subjugate and destroy him Sunday, followed by the rest of the WWE Universe.

The Miz defeated Brodus Clay via pinfall. During the match, Bad News Barrett was commentating on a mic over the speakers from up in his cherry picker box near the stage.  He called the match awful and insulted both superstars, eventually distracting Clay.  That allowed Miz to hit a big DDT and get the pinfall win.  Post-match, Miz tried to push over Barrett's cherry picker, while BNB kept insulting and taunting.

AJ Lee defeated Cameron in a non-title match via pinfall. The match lasted about a minute-and-a-half.  Cameron hit a facebuster and then a standing split during the match for a near fall.  She had to hit a dropkick on Tamina to make sure she didn't interfere from the outside.  Moments later, AJ hit the shining wizard and grabbed the pinfall.  Post-match, the Funkadactyls, AJ and Cameron brawled.  Naomi got control in the ring and hit her butt bump on AJ in the ring, then for some reason tried to make a pinfall cover.

The Shield cut a promo backstage about the Royal Rumble, with Ambrose said 27 other superstars will enter besides Shield and try to win.  He said dreams can come true but not this year, because these dogs are hungry.  Rollins said the Rumble match has never had a force like The Shield, then Reigns finished by saying he'll win and go on to headline WrestleMania.

Ryback and Curtis Axel defeated Los Matadores via pinfall.  Late in this one, Fernado was able to knock down Axel to tag in Diego.  Diego hit the wrist clutch DDT and went for a pinfall cover with Ryback breaking things up.  Ryback distracted Diego, allowing Axel to get a surprise rollup pin from behind.  El Torito was upset with the finish and splashed Ryback on the outside post-match.

CM Punk came out to deliver a promo regarding The Authority and the Royal Rumble match.  He talked about being #1 in the match, but not being there to complain, saying when you're "best in the world" you go out and get the job done.  Kane came out to interrupt and wish Punk good luck on Sunday, saying the #1 spot has a 0.0000187% chance of winning the Rumble. Kane remarked that being "Best in the World" might tip things more in his favor. Punk cracked that Kane was once the "Devil's Favorite Demon" and is now just "The Authority's Favorite Statistician."  Punk said Kane turned in his manhood with his mask, so odds don't matter because he's been best since day one.

Luke Harper and Erick Rowan defeated The Prime Time Players via pinfall.  The match lasted approximately one minute, with Harper and Rowan isolating Young in their corner.  Harper hit a huge boot kick to knick Titus from the apron, then followed up with a huge clothesline on Young to get the win.  Post-match, Bray Wyatt got in the ring, grabbed O'Neil and kissed him on the forehead before hitting Sister Abigail.  He got on the mic, saying he's going to defeat Daniel Bryan, then hurt him and change the world.  He said after Sunday they'll no longer deny him.  He started to say "Follow the..." but Daniel Bryan interrupted.  He told Bray to listen to the people, who started up a "Yes" chant.  Bryan said he fears not faint, he fears no reapers or burning with the saints.  He told Bray Sunday he won't be trapped in his prison of madness, but Bray will be trapped in his prison.  He told Bray he'll find out who the real monster is as the crowd chants "YES!" for him.

Kofi Kingston defeated Fandango via pinfall.  Pre-match, Kofi was shown in a PIP video box and talked up how he'll do whatever it takes to win the Rumble. Late in this match, Fandango hit a pele-style kick on Kofi to take him down.  He went up top for a move, but Kofi knocked him down.  Kofi hit Trouble in Paradise to get the win.  Summer Rae was shocked by the end result of the match.

The team of Big E Langston, Goldust, Cody Rhodes & The Uso Brothers fought New Age Outlaws and The Shield to a no contest in a 10-man tag team match.  Late in the match, Cody hot-tagged Goldust and Road Dogg then tagged in.  Goldust started to clean house.  Goldust got ready to hit a finish, but Rollins came in to hit a flying knee.  The match started to really break down when Reigns speared Big E Langston.  The Usos cleaned all the heels from the ring, but Billy Gunn hit a rocker dropper on Jimmy.  Cody disaster kicked Billy, then Road Dogg slammed Cody.  Goldust tried for a quick rollup on Road Dogg, but The Shield all got in to break things up, causing interference and the match to end abruptly.

Post-match: The action broke down and eventually turned into a huge brawl with many other superstars getting involved ahead of Sunday's Royal Rumble. Pretty much all the superstars from the back area, with the exception of Daniel Bryan and the Wyatt Family, got into the mix to fight it out before Sunday's Pay-Per-View.

SmackDown Results 01/17/14

SmackDown results from Worcester, MA:

The New Age Outlaws defeated The Rhodes Bros. via pinfall in a non-title match.  Towards the end of this one, Vickie Guerrero came out and interrupted, reminding everyone of the upcoming Royal Rumble and how it will be everyone for himself including "brother vs. brother."  Cody was distracted in the ring by her speech allowing Billy Gunn to roll him up for the win.

Backstage, Renee Young spoke to CM Punk asking if the rumor he was going to call out The Shield tonight was true.  Punk said it was confirmed, then walked off.  Paul Heyman was shown backstage.

Paul Heyman came out to the ring to remind everyone that his client was the #1 contender for the WWE World championship.  He talked about how Big Show attacked his client at last Raw, but they won't be intimidated. Heyman said Lesnar will be on the next Raw.  Big Show came out to interrupt the speech and Heyman took off into the crowd.  Show said he knows they're scared of him, and told Heyman to deliver a message to Lesnar: at Royal Rumble he's going to knock him out.

Rey Mysterio defeated Alberto Del Rio via pinfall.  Late in the match, Del Rio went for the arm breaker, but Mysterio rolled through to escape.  Moments later he hit 619, but on the splash attempt, Del Rio put his knees up.  Del Rio later went for a kick to the head on a kneeling Mysterio, but Rey avoided it and rolled up Del Rio for the win.  Post-match, Del Rio kicked Mysterio in his back and then put on the arm breaker, until referees forced him to break the hold.

Naomi defeated Tamina via pinfall.  AJ and Cameron were both ringside.  At one point, Naomi landed badly on her chest on a backdrop from Tamina.  Later, Naomi got back into the match hitting a heel kick on Tamina.  She finished things off later with a split-legged Moonsault onto Tamina for the win.

They showed a career tribute video package for the late Mae Young.

The Wyatt Family made their entrance to the ring where Bray Wyatt cut a speech about having to sacrifice himself to be reborn.  He talked about how he always tried to appease his father, and his father never trusted him with his kingdom, but instead cast him out to walk among the sheep.  He brought up Daniel Bryan attacking him, and said Bryan was given every chance to walk with the reapers, but now he must die with the saints.

Renee Young was with CM Punk backstage and asked if he was calling out New Age Outlaws or The Shield tonight?  Punk said both, and that he was giving the Authority exactly what they want, an opportunity to shut him up, so that one day he can get what he wants.

Big E Langston defeated Fandango via pinfall in a non-title match.  Late in this one, Big E hit a belly-to-belly suplex and then a big splash.  He went for the Big Ending, but Fandango escaped it.  Moments later, Big E hit a big clothesline and then put on the Big Ending for good.

Backstage, Renee Young interviewed Shield about their Rumble plans.  They talked about being a "well oiled machine" but each also teased eliminating their teammates if necessary.  Reigns said he'd throw both Ambrose and Rollins out and they'd still be The Shield after it.

They talked about and showed clips of Randy Orton attacking John Cena's dad at ringside on Raw.  Cole said Triple H is now conducting an investigation into Orton's behavior just like any other sports organization would if an athlete attacked a fan in attendance.

The Real Americans came out on stage with Zeb Colter in a wheelchair. Colter talked about Big Show being a bully.  Colter said he hopes Brock Lesnar treats him in the same way, "We the people."

The Usos defeated the Real Americans via pinfall.  Late in the match, Cesaro broke up a pinfall attempt by Jey.  Swagger put a Patriot Lock on Jey, but Jimmy landed a Superkick to break that up.  On the outside, Cesaro used Zeb in the wheelchair to trip up Jimmy.  Jimmy then took Zeb and the wheelchair and ran it into Cesaro.  Inside the ring, Jey hit an electric chair on Swagger from the top rope.  Jimmy tagged in and hit the Samoan Splash for the win.

CM Punk came out to the ring for the final segment of the night.  He said he came out there because he's not a coward and doesn't need to have other people do his dirty week.  Punk said he could call out the Outlaws, Shield, Inlaws, Ultimate Warrior, Road Warrior - it doesn't matter.  He said The Authority will always do what they can to shut him up.  Punk said "The Authority" mainly refers to Triple H, a man who lucked into his job and uses it to further a personal agenda while hiding behind his wife and The Shield.

Shield made their ring entrance and New Age Outlaws followed.  All of them surrounded the ring, with Punk ready for a fight.  Next, Kane arrived out.  He told everyone to calm down and stop it.  He said this isn't what The Authority wants.  He told Punk his anger is misplaced, and his paranoia is getting the best of him.  He said Punk's in the Rumble because they want him to main event Mania.  Kane said he will make sure he is treated justly and given the respect he deserves.

Kane told Punk he has his word that this will happen.  Punk told him his word means nothing, since he's a 7-foot tall sellout and suckup.  Kane listened to a "you sold out chant" from the crowd, before ordering the five men "get him boys."  They surrounded the ring again, distracting Punk.  Kane snuck in the ring behind Punk and then hit a chokeslam on him.  The show closed out with Kane standing over Punk on the mat.

SmackDown Results 01/10/14

SmackDown results from Philadelphia, PA:

Luke Harper & Erick Rowan vs. The Usos ended in a no contest.  Late in the match, Rowan caused a distraction on Jey Uso, allowing Harper to slam him for a near fall.  Usos managed to come back and hit a big splash on Harper outside the ring.  The match broke down with a brawl on the outside.  Rowan and Harper tried to drag Jey into the ring for a beatdown, but Jimmy pulled him away.  The Usos backed up the ramp, but Daniel Bryan and Bray Wyatt showed up to grab them and toss Jimmy into the ring.  Bryan hit the running knee on him, Bray hit Sister Abigail and the Usos were piled up in the ring.

Randy Orton confronted Vickie Guerrero backstage trying to find Stephanie and Triple H.  Vickie told him they weren't there and he should focus on his match since that's what's best for business. He said he's tired of hearing that and on Raw he'll call them out, because that's what's best for him.

MizTV featured Big Show as Miz's guest, talking about how he was sick of Brock Lesnar, and never liked him before when he was in WWE and was glad he left.  Show said he's challenging him to a fight.  That brought out Paul Heyman to talk about Brock Lesnar not fighting on Show's terms.  He said they'll fight at the 2014 Royal Rumble.

Los Matadores, Sin Cara & Rey Mysterio defeated Ryback, Curtis Axel & The Real Americans via pinfall.  Late in this one, El Torito splashed on the heels on the outside of the ring. Rey went for the 619 on Swagger, but Swagger blocked it and suplexed Rey.  Sin Cara came in to break up the pin.  Cara then cleared Cesaro out of the ring, and helped with Swagger.  Rey hit the 619 and a diving splash on him for the win.

Randy Orton defeated Big E Langston in a non-title matchup via pinfall.  During the late part of this match, Big E was in control after several clotheslines and a belly-to-belly suplex.  He went for a near fall after a big splash move.  Orton recovered from the attack and hit an inverted back breaker, before a DDT from the ropes.  He signaled for the RKO.  Langston pushed him away though and then splashed on him in the corner.  Langston tried to follow up, but Orton got a thumb to his eyes, then hit the RKO for the win.

Cole and JBL were hyping the main event involving CM Punk and New Age Outlaws vs The Shield when they were interrupted by a Wyatt promo.  Bray Wyatt talked about fate being a strange beast, then asked if he broke one of The Usos' bones if the other would feel it.  He asked if they got tired of living this lie.  Bryan was there and screamed out LIE at the top of his voice, then said everything we've been told is a lie and it makes you want to ram your head into a wall, just so you can destroy something -- or someone.  Bray Wyatt popped back in front of the camera and said "right."

Xavier Woods defeated Fandango via pinfall.  This match only lasted about a minute, with Fandango getting control after surviving some early moves.  Woods was able to surprise Fandango at one point as he was getting in the ring, rolling him up for the win.

Jimmy Uso was backstage with Jey.  Jimmy said he knows the Wyatts play mind games and with numbers, but The Usos are fighters and on Monday they're going to bring the pain to them.  He said that's where they're at, and walked off.

Raw Rebound recapped the Old School events from Monday night.  The Shield came to the ring to talk about what happened, including Ambrose mentioning he hates snakes to interrupt Reigns talking about becoming "best in the world" after defeating CM Punk.  Rollins said they're all about the future of WWE and that doesn't involve New Age Outlaws.  He said since NAO stuck their noses in Shield business on Monday, it'll be their pleasure to put them out of their misery.  They vowed to "break CM Punk" as well.  New Age Outlaws made their way to the ring for the main event.

The Shield defeated CM Punk & New Age Outlaws via pinfall.  Late in this one, the Shield made quick tags to continue working on Road Dogg.  He managed to hit a back bodydrop on Ambrose, then escape and tag in Punk.  Punk hit a swinging neckbreaker, then the running knee on Ambrose.  Punk hit a crossbody for a near fall.  Moments later he and Ambrose went for the near fall, but collided.  Billy Gunn and Reigns got into the match.  Gunns hit a huge boot kick to Reigns then power slammed Rollins.  After a vertical suplex on Reigns, Ambrose rushed in to break up Bill's pin.  Punk dove onto Rollins outside the ring, as Gunn tried for the Fameasser on Ambrose.  Reigns was able to quickly hit a spear on Billy before he could hit a move, then got the pinfall.

Raw Results 01/06/14

Raw results from Baltimore, MD:

The opening segment had Ric Flair come to the ring as part of Old School night.  Randy Orton came out with both his title belts to interrupt and called Flair overrated, after asking The Authority to reconsider giving Cena a title rematch.  Flair questioned Orton as a champion, saying in his day the title was defended 7 days a week.  Orton told Flair times have changed and called him overrated.  As tensions got higher, Orton was going to go after Flair, but John Cena came to the ring.  Cena hugged Flair and chastised Orton for what he said, before challenging Orton to "dance."  Orton backed out of the ring and grabbed both belts before backing up the ramp.

There was an update on Jerry Lawler's health, saying his latest nausea wasn't a sign of a heart attack but that he just had some seafood that didn't sit well.

Rey Mysterio and The Usos defeated Daniel Bryan, Luke Harper and Erick Rowan via pinfall.  Late in the match, Bryan tagged himself in as Rowan came to the corner.  Harper slapped Bryan's back to tag himself in, causing a staredown between the two.  Bryan left the ring to the apron, but moments later Harper was rolled up by one of the Usos for the winning pin.

They showed a video hyping Batista's return and noted he will officially be in the 2014 Royal Rumble match.

Raw GM Brad Maddox noted that Damien Sandow and Great Khali would have a rematch tonight due to the bad finish in their match last week.  The fans choose the referee from Sgt. Slaughter, Arn Anderson or Bob Backlund.

Kane and Maddox had a confrontation backstage with Kane bringing up Maddox talking about him when he wasn't at Raw last week.  Kane told him he might never be heard from again as a bit of a disguised threat.

They showed Big E Langston walking backstage.  Nikolai Volkoff was singing the Soviet anthem, then Ted Dibiase was seen with his Million Dollar Title.  IRS told Dibiase he better pay his taxes.  Langston laughed about it and kept going.

Big E Langston defeated Curtis Axel via pinfall in a non-title match.  The match lasted a few minutes, with Langston hitting the Big Ending for the win.  Ryback was on commentary during the match.

Roddy Piper came out to the ring for Piper's Pit and talked about being "Old School" before it was even cool.  The Shield soon interrupted him to come to the ring. The Shield got into it with Piper after he told them only one current superstar can hold his own on the mic like Piper can: CM Punk.  It then turned into a segment where Piper suggested maybe there's dissension amongst the members of Shield, causing Reigns to get in his face.  He told Piper to never touch him again or he'd break his old ass in half.  CM Punk and New Age Outlaws rushed to the ring to clear it of The Shield, saving Piper.

Alberto Del Rio defeated Sin Cara via pinfall.  The match lasted about two minutes, with Del Rio hitting a Superkick on a kneeling Sin Cara to get the pin.  Post-match, he got on the mic and promised he'd eliminate Batista from the Rumble to win the 2014 match.

Backstage, Daniel Bryan spoke to Luke Harper and Erick Rowan of The Wyatt Family.  He said he joined the family so he could learn and be transformed from a man into a monster.  He told them that unlike them, he was a tag team champion, so he asked for them to let him contribute more.  He said next week he wants to team with them again.  Bray Wyatt showed up and said that Bryan will be teaming up with him.

Cody Rhodes and Goldust defeated The Real Americans via pinfall in a non-title match.  Late in the match, Cody managed to escape and get a hot tag to Goldust who eventually hit his finisher on Swagger for the win.  Post-match, Rhodes was still feeling it from an attempted Patriot Lock by Swagger.

The Great Khali defeated Damien Sandow via pinfall.  Ranjin Singh was back at ringside for Great Khali. Sgt. Slaughter was voted in as the special referee by fans at 55% over Arn Anderson 30% and Bob Backlund 15%.  Khali hit a big chop on Sandow to get the pin, but Sandow had a foot on the bottom rope.  Sandow complained to Slaughter about it, but ended up in a Cobra Clutch.

Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar arrived to the ring to cut a promo, bringing up old school superstars like Sammartino, Hogan and Austin.  Heyman said only one man reigns surprised today and is WWE World Heavyweight Champion.  He said whether it's Orton or Cena after the Rumble, their time as champ will be limited because Lesnar will be going after them.  They brought up Mark Henry getting attacked by Brock last week and getting beat down.

Mark Henry's music hit and he came to the ring with an apparent rib injury from last week.  He went after Lesnar and got in some strikes, but Lesnar grounded him and put on the Kimura Lock, appearing to eventually snap Henry's arm, breaking it.  Lesnar tore off Henry's shirt to reveal bandages from last week's beating.  Lesnar and Heyman left the ring to head up the ramp, but Big Show's music hit.  Lesnar got back in the ring, taunting Show to get in.  Show stared at Lesnar, then climbed over the top rope.  Brock quickly fled the ring to join Heyman on the outside.  Heyman started to trash talk Show to distract him, while Lesnar went in the ring for a sneak attack.  Show said it coming and tossed Lesnar across the ring, causing Lesnar to flee again.  Lesnar started to back up the ramp staring at Show after what just happened.

Alicia Fox & Aksana defeated The Bella Twins via pinfall.  During the match, Cole talked about Mae Young being sick lately and said they are wishing her all the best.  Late in this matchup, Brie went for a dropkick from the second rope of the corner area, but Aksana managed to avoid it, then grabbed the pinfall.

Michael Cole noted there will be a big announced Wednesday night streaming on the WWE website.

Rikishi, Scotty Too Hotty and Grandmaster Sexay defeated 3MB via pinfall.  During the match, Scotty did The Worm to get the crowd going.  Later, Rikishi got a hot tag from Scotty and was able to clean house on all 3MB members.  Sexay eventually hit the Hip hop Drop and Rikishi hit his big butt splash on Mahal to collect the win, before the three faces danced in the ring to celebrate.

Michael Cole said Daniel Bryan and Bray Wyatt will face The Uso Brothers on next week's Raw.

They had a segment where The Godfather brought other WWE legends out on stage and they were all announced by name, including Ric Flair.  Bad News Barrett's music hit and he came out to interrupt, banging his gavel on the podium out there.  He said the legends took 25-year-old photos of themselves and signed autographs for the seven people who know of them.  He said they're all doomed to anonymity and he will he take great pleasure in frogetting their names the second the leave.  He said the WWE Universe will forget their names too.

Mean Gene Okerlund came out on stage and joked about having a 1-900 line that fans could call for more insider info.  He then introduced New Age Outlaws who came out to the ring and did their promo routine including "two words for you."  CM Punk was introduced for the main event match.

Roman Reigns defeated CM Punk via pinfall.  During the match, Ambrose got on the apron to run some interference, but Road Dogg yanked him down.  The Outlaws got beat up a bit by Ambrose and Rollins before Punk hit a suicide dive onto them outside.  Back in the ring, Reigns hit a big punch on Punk for a two count.  The match continue as Reigns went for his spear but Punk leapfrogged it and rolled him into a near fall.  Reigns got to his feet first, but Punk delivered a kick and covered for another near fall.  Punk then went for GTS, with Reigns elbowing out.  Punk hit his big knee in the corner and then attempted the bulldog move, but Reigns shoved him off.  Punk got distracted again by Ambrose on the apron.  As Punk turned around, Reigns hit the spear for the pinfall.

Post-match, The Shield began beating up Punk and the Outlaws.  Jake "The Snake" Roberts' theme music hit and he came to the ring carrying his classic bag.  He got into the ring after Punk hit an airplane spin and GTS on Ambrose to leave him on the mat.  Jake dumped out a white snake from the bag onto Ambrose, then rubbed it on his face.  Jake held the snake up then stuck his tonge out for the snake to kiss.  Jake smiled at the camera to finish off the show.

SmackDown Results 01/03/14

SmackDown results from Washington, DC:

The Uso Brothers defeated Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns due to disqualification. Late in this one, Jimmy hit clotheslines and back elbow strikes on both Reigns and Rollins, before hitting a Samoan Drop on Rollins.  From there, Rollins went to the outside.  Jimmy hit an enziguiri kick on Reigns.  The Usos went for a double suicide dive, but Ambrose grabbed Jimmy's leg from outside the ring, causing the DQ.  Post-match, all of The Shield started a beatdown on The Usos.  CM Punk charged down to the ring to make a save.  Later, Vickie Guerrero came out on stage and announced that CM Punk and The Usos will face The Shield in a six-man tag match for the main event.

R-Truth defeated Fandango via pinfall.  Xavier Woods was ringside.  At one point in the match, Woods got up on the commentary table, then called for The Funkadactyls.  They came out and started to dance, which distracted Fandango, allowing Truth to hit the What's Up to get the win.

Goldust & Cody Rhodes defeated Erick Rowan and Luke Harper via pinfall to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship. Harper was in control of Rhodes late after a big boot as the heels kept beating him up and isolating him from a tag to Goldust.  Harper sat Rhodes on the corner turnbuckle and beat on him, but Cody managed to bump Harper off and then hit a moonsault to take him down.  Rhodes was able to go for the tag, but Rowan grabbed Rhodes and whipped him against the ropes.  As he hit the opposite ropes, Goldust made the blind tag to his back.  Cody got backdropped and Goldust ran Rowan into the ropes then rolled him up for the pinfall.

Nikki Bella defeated Aksana via pinfall. Late in the match, Aksana gained control and beat up Nikki in the corner, but on a charging move, Nikki moved away.  After Aksana hit the corner turnbuckle, Nikki grabbed Aksana and put her in the rack to drop her for the pinfall.

Big E Langston defeated Curtis Axel via pinfall in a non-title matchup.  Axel had control late in the match with an arm hold on the mat to wear Langston down some. Big E eventually got to his feet and was able to power up Axel and hit a backdrop to break free.  Langston followed with multiple clotheslines and a belly-to-belly suplex before hitting a big splash on Axel's back.  Langston went for a move with Axel on his shoulders, but Axel grabbed the ropes to free himself and get to the apron.  He yanked Langston's neck against the top rope, but got smashed down when he got back in the ring.  Langston lowered his straps then hit The Big Ending for the win.

CM Punk & The Uso Brothers defeated The Shield via pinfall in a six-man tag match.  Late in the match, Punk was able to hit a move on Ambrose and had a near fall.  As Ambrose staggered to his feet, Reigns yelled at him to make a tag but he didn't.  Punk went for the GTS on Ambrose, but Reigns tried to run in for the spear.  Punk dropped Ambrose on his feet into Reigns' path.  Reigns pushed Ambrose out of the way and went at Punk only to get kicked in the face.  The Usos got back in the ring and hit a double Superkick on Reigns, then sent Rollins out of the ring with Reigns.  They did a running dive over the top rope onto Reigns and Rollins.  In the ring, Punk grabbed Ambrose and hit the GTS for the win.  Post-match, the commentators reviewed the tension between The Shield members throughout the match allowing the faces to win.  Cole questioned, "Are there problems in The Shield?" as The Usos and Punk celebrated in the ring.

Post-match, The Wyatt video glitch noise went off and the arena went dark.  Bray Wyatt was shown sitting in his rocking chair.  He called the human race a "bacteria that destroys."  He said "he [Bryan] needed him and was lost."  Bray said "he now has a home and your words mean nothing to him now.  He only hears my truth."

Raw Results 12/30/13

Raw Results from Richmond, VA:

The show opened with CM Punk cutting a promo about the good things and bad things that happened for him this past year including fighting against The Rock, beginning the year as the longest-reigning champion in the past 25 years, and losing a friend - Paul Heyman.  He also brought up The Shield saying they might be able to say it's their year.  That brought The Shield out through the crowd and into the ring to interrupt.  Ambrose told Punk to finish his teased challenge, or they might end him right there.  Punk said he wants to fight the best member of the team.  Ambrose assumed it was him, but Punk called him the "weak link" and said it's either Reigns or Rollins.  Rollins stepped forward, with Reigns seeming to take exception.  The segment ended with Brad Maddox coming out and booking CM Punk vs. Rollins for right then.

CM Punk defeated Seth Rollins via pinfall.  Ambrose and Reigns tried to intervene at one point, but Punk backdropped Rollins out onto them at ringside.  Moments later, Ambrose tried to get back in the ring by launching himself over the top rope.  Punk caught him on the move and hit his GTS to get the pinfall win.

They had a backstage segment involving GM Brad Maddox, Triple H and Stephanie.  Maddox said he's going to give them an Intercontinental Match tonight they can be proud of.  He noted that Kane isn't there for it tonight.  Daniel Bryan came in demanding a match with Bray Wyatt.  Maddox told him he needs to earn it by beating Harper, then Rowan.  Bryan agreed, then left.  Steph and HHH commended Maddox for handling the situation, then Steph told him to "watch and learn" while she went out to announce the main event for Royal Rumble.

Stephanie McMahon came out on stage to wish everyone a happy new year.  She talked about reflecting on the past year and looking back she would change nothing because one champion was officially crowned.  Steph celebrated Randy Orton, with a video package shown.  After, she said Orton will defend the championship in a traditional title match, which can only be won by pinfall or submission.  His challenger will be John Cena.

Dolph Ziggler defeated Curtis Axel via pinfall.  Late in this one, Axel tossed Ziggler to the outside, then went out after him and rammed Dolph's back into the side of the ring.  He got Dolph back inside and kept working on him.  At one point, Axel stopped to pose for the crowd a bit too much, allowing Ziggler to catch him with a move and then hit his finisher.

Big E Langston defeated Fandango via pinfall to retain the Intercontinental Championship.  Summer Rae was ringside for Fandango.  The match lasted over 13 minutes.  In the end, Fandango was able to hit his top rope leg drop onto Big E, but Langston managed to roll to the outside to avoid being pinned.  Moments later, Langston regained control in the ring, hitting a suplex, and then a huge splash on Fandango.  He pulled his straps down, then hit The Big Ending for the pinfall win.

The announcers talked about next week's show, Old School Raw, which will feature CM Punk against Roman Reigns.

They had a segment with various wrestlers and talent on stage such as Booker T, Uso Brothers, Xavier Woods, Justin Gabriel, Ziggler, some of the divas and PTP.  They were in New Years party mode, but Bad News Barrett arrived out to deliver some bad news.  He talked about how these wrestlers will continue stabbing one another in the back for more money so they can have a bigger TV than their neighbors.  He mentioned that fans will be the first to hold their grubby little hands out if Mother Nature takes their home.  Barrett brought up poverty, debt and destruction and how it's all around us.  He said he'll continue to remind everyone of these things then wished everyone a Happy New Year.

They had a backstage interview with Renee Young talking to Damien Sandow.  Sandow brought up the Santa match and being forced to compete in stipulation matches against Ziggler.  Sandow said he doesn't care who his next opponent is, because he will quit if he doesn't win and end the year on a high note.

Damien Sandow defeated The Great Khali via pinfall.  Fans were able to vote between The Miz, Kofi Kingston and Great Khali for Sandow's match opponent.  Khali won with 39% of the vote, while Miz had 33 and Kofi had 28.  In the match, Sandow took advantage by working over Khali's left knee.  Khali had a comeback briefly, but Sandow was able to yank him headfirst into the turnbuckle, then rolled him up to get the win, saving his career.

R-Truth defeated Brodus Clay via pinfall.  Xavier Woods was on commentary during the match, but at one point said he couldn't handle it anymore.  Woods stood up on the table, distracting Clay.  Cameron and Naomi came out and started to dance.  Clay went for a splash with Truth moving away.  From there, Truth hit another move, then secured a pinfall for the win.

Triple H came out the ring and made a big announcement, that "this man is back to WWE.."  Brock Lesnar's music hit, and he came out on stage, with Paul Heyman.  They came to the ring, where HHH shook hands with Heyman, then Brock, before leaving the ring.  Heyman declared that the Beast is Back and he's what's best for business.  He said Lesnar is now looking to become WWE World Heavyweight champion, so whoever wins the Cena-Orton match is on alert, as the winner of the Rumble will be coming for them.

Lesnar got on the mic saying he doesn't care if he faces Cena or Orton.  He said nobody in the building or company can stop him.  He said he doesn't have to win a Rumble match, or stand in line for a title shot, because as far as he's concerned the line's behind him.  He then dared anyone to come down to the ring and do something about it.  That brought out World's Strongest Man Mark Henry who attempted to march down to the ring, where Lesnar got out to attack.  The two went at it, with Lesnar getting the upperhand and tackling Henry through a crowd barricade.  Lesnar got up and shouted then hit a big F5 on Henry to drop him to the ground.  Heyman came over to calm down Lesnar, as a ringside doctor checked on Henry.

The team of Kaitlyn, Summer Rae, Alicia Fox, Rosa Mendes & Aksana defeated the team of the Bella Twins, Eva Marie, Naomi and Cameron via pinfall.  AJ and Natalya were both absent from the matchup.  During the match, chaos broke out at one point with divas starting to fly to the outside of the ring.  It all came down to just Nikki versus Aksana.  Aksana was able to hit Nikki in the mouth to re-aggravate a previous injury.  Aksana then took the winning pinfall.

After the match, Jerry Lawler mentioned that Mark Henry is going to be taken to a local health facility to be checked on after he was beat up by Brock Lesnar earlier.

In the GM office, Brad Maddox told Triple H he handled the ref situation from earlier with Great Khali's shoulders not being down for a pin by Damien Sandow.  He announced there's some all-time superstar legends coming to Old School Raw, confirming Ric Flair among them.

The announcers hyped up the gauntlet match featuring Daniel Bryan against the Wyatt Family.  Bryan's first opponent was Luke Harper.

Daniel Bryan defeated Luke Harper via pinfall.  The two fought in an impressive fifteen minute long match to kick off the gauntlet series.  About 14 minutes in, Bryan rallied behind a chant from his fans in the crowd.  He got up and was able to get the Yes! Lock onto Harper center ring, but Harper managed to break out of it.  Harper was able to gain some control hitting big boots and punches on Bryan.  Bryan was able to land on his feet after a suplex attempt, then did a big running knee to Harper's face to get the win.

Daniel Bryan defeated Erick Rowan via pinfall.  Rowan jumped Bryan outside the ring, smashing him into the announcers' table before a commercial break.  After the break, they were back in the ring with Rowan squeezing Bryan's skull.  Bryan attempted to fight back with Rowan cutting him off.  He hit an overhead slam on Bryan from the second rope.  Bryan appeared to hurt his knee and was down on the mat.  Rowan took some time before going for a move, and Bryan rolled him up for the three count.

Daniel Bryan defeated Bray Wyatt due to DQ.  The match never really happened, as Bryan was still banged up from the other two fights.  Bray got in the ring and hung upside down, before Bryan finally got to his feet.  The ref called for the bell, but Bray turned his back on Bryan, while Harper and Rowan got in the ring and started to beat down Bryan.  Post-match they kept up the attack, dumping Bryan out of the ring and throwing him into the guardrail.  Back in the ring, they hit a double chokeslam on Bryan.

Bray got on the mic talking about how this is the end.  "You're right," Bryan told him, with Bray asking him to repeat that.  Bryan took the mic and said "The Machine would never let me win, no matter how many matches I won, or how loud the people cheered for me in each building, but they don't care.  I am yours. Let me join The Family."  The crowd disapprovingly chanted No! No! No! at the statements.

Bray made Bryan crawl over to him.  Bryan did so and opened his arms to Bray, whi grabbed Bryan, kissed him on the forehead and hit Sister Abigail.  He put Bryan's hand on his heart telling him "this is forever."  Rowan and Harper pulled Bryan from the ring and walked him up the ramp about halfway, before letting him go.  Bryan stumbled a bit but locked eyes with Bray and started to walk towards him.  Bryan stopped once he was at the top of the stage as the crowd was chanting "No!" at him.  Bray told him to ignore the crowd.  Eventually, Bryan did so, looking down at the ground in sorrow before stumbling to follow Bray backstage as Raw signed off.

Raw Results 12/23/13

WWE Raw results from Austin, TX:

The latest Raw was taped on December 17th in Austin, Texas, making the televised edition pre-recorded. The opening segment featured Triple H, Stephanie McMahon and Kane coming to the ring.  They talked about everyone having a Merry Christmas.  WWE champion Randy Orton came to the ring. Orton talked about how it's all about the season of giving, and said he had a big-ticket, one-of-a-kind gift for The Authority: the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.  Steph and HHH were thankful over the gift and hugged Orton, with Kane approving in the background.  Kane closed things with a speech of his own before setting off his ring pyro.

A team of Total Divas divas defeated a team of other WWE divas via submission in a 12 divas tag match.  Natalya won by using the Sharpshooter to make Aksana tap out.  AJ Lee was not part of the match and said she'd be watching to see if any of the divas impressed her, so she could give them a divas title shot.

Sin Cara defeated Curtis Axel via pinfall.  Cara hit a handspring elbow smash late, but then Axel connected on a lariat to the back of Cara's head for the near fall.  Sin Cara was able to hit a top-rope dive moments later to get the pinfall.

The Wyatt Family defeated the Rhodes Brothers and Daniel Bryan via pinfall. Late in the match, there was chaos on the outside.  Goldust took out Rowan right after Rowan took out Daniel Bryan.  In the ring, Cody hit a Disaster Kick on Harper, but Bray had made a blind tag and grabbed Cody to hit Sister Abigail for the pinfall win.  Post-match, Harper hit a clothesline on Goldust, and Rowan threw Bryan into the barricade, before he and Harper brought Bryan in the ring.  Bray told them no violence.  He told Bryan he could've given him the world, but Bryan chose not accept it.  The Wyatt video cut out with the lights going out, and next Bray was seen back in his rocking chair with Harper and Rowan standing by.

Santino Marella and The Great Khali won a Christmas Carol Contest over 3MB and the team of R-Truth & Xavier Woods.  The crowd determined the winner of the contest by applause/noise.  It seemed as if the two "face" teams got equal crowd response, but Renee Young, in-ring host of the segment, declared Santino & Khali the winners.  3MB tried to jump them, but ended up getting tossed out by the four faces in the ring.

Fandango defeated Dolph Ziggler in a Present on a Pole Match.  The winner was the first to climb up to grab a present off the pole. Late in the match, Fandango was about to grab the present off the pole, but Ziggler crotched him to stop it.  Ziggler got his fingertips to the gift, but Fandango grabbed him and hit him head-first into the pole.  Ziggler fell to the floor, so Fandango reached up and snatched the gift down for himself.  The present/win gives Fandango an IC title shot against Big E Langston on next Monday's Raw.

The Usos defeated Prime Time Players via pinfall.  Late in the contest, Titus broke up a pin on Darren Young.  Titus ended up getting clotheslined out of the ring.  One of the Usos delivered a Superkick on Darren Young then an Uso climbed to the top rope and hit the Superfly Splash for the win.  After the win, The Usos and PTPs all danced the Millions of Dollars dance together in the ring.

Good Santa Mark Henry defeated Bad Santa Damien Sandow by pinfall.  Sandow tried to use a fire extinguisher to spray Henry but failed to get it to work.  Henry kicked Sandow in the gut, then sprayed him in the face.  He followed up with World's Strongest Slam for the win.  Post-match, Henry took some presents and opened one up to reveal a plate of Christmas cupcakes.  He took a bite of one, then shoved the rest of the plate into Sandow's face.

Los Matadores defeated the Real Americans via pinfall.  Los Matadores went for a late pin, but Swagger broke that up.  There was action on the outside of the ring, where El Torito ended up goring Cesaro.  Back in the ring, Primo hit a top-rope splash on Swagger to get the pinfall win.

Ryback defeated Kofi Kingston via pinfall.  Ryback avoided the double leg Boom Drop from Kofi late, but Kofi hit a springboard cross body block moments later.  From there, he tried to hit punches on Ryback on the corner, but Ryback dropped Kofi face first onto the top turnbuckle.  He hit the Meathook Clothesline, then wished Kofi "Happy Holidays" and hit Shellshocked on him for the win.

John Cena, CM Punk & Big E Langston defeated The Shield in a six-man tag match due to DQ. Late in the contest, Cena went for AA on Rollins, but Reigns came in to hit a huge spear on Cena.  Punk was able to clear Reigns from the ring, but Ambrose cleared Punk out.  Ambrose walked into Langston, who hit the Big Ending on him.  Big E had the pin, but Reigns and Rollins were back to start beating down Langston causing a DQ.  Post-match, Shield kept beating down Langston, but Punk and Cena came in to make the save.  They all hit their finishers on the Shield members to close the show with Big E's music playing on.

SmackDown Results 12/20/13

SmackDown results from San Antonio, TX:

The opening segment had Orton in the ring talking about winning the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at TLC. He talked about beating Bryan the next night and Cena coming out to save him, but ending up getting put down as well.  Cena came out to interrupt and talked about how everyone should be jealous of what Orton has and that he'll be under a microscope now.  He asked what sort of champion he wanted to be known as, suggesting he would be seen as a coward for not giving Daniel Bryan a fair fight.  Orton said Bryan is not going to get another rematch, so out came Bryan.  He said it doesn't matter because when Cena gets his rematch and beats Orton, he'll finally get his fair shot at the title again.

The Shield's Ambrose, Rollins and Reigns came out to the ring as Orton left over the barricade.  Before they could get into the ring, CM Punk's music hit and he arrived down to the ring to make it a fair 3-on-3.  Vickie Guerrero came out with her "Excuse Me" and told them it would be The Shield vs. Cena, Bryan and Punk for Smackdown's main event match.

Big E. Langston defeated Jack Swagger in a non-title match via pinfall.  Zeb Colter was on commentary with Antonio Cesaro ringside as well as Mark Henry.  At one point, Cesaro tried to interfere, but Henry attacked him.  Big E hit the Big Ending for the win.

Brie Bella defeated Tamina via pinfall.  AJ Lee was on commentary while Nikki Bella was ringside.  Tamina dominated for the most part, with Brie finally getting some offense in.  Tamina went for her Superfly Splash at one point, but Brie got her knees up to block it and grab a pinfall.  Post-match, the Bellas attacked AJ.  Tamina went over to check on AJ outside the ring as the Bellas celebrated on the inside.

Wade "Bad News" Barrett did a promo about the holiday season saying kids are out of school, adults are out of work and everyone's happy, but he has bad news.  He said after they've opened all those gifts and stuffed themselves, they've left themselves in massive debt that will take 12 months to crawl out of until they do it all over again next holiday season.

Sin Cara defeated Drew McIntyre via pinfall.  Jinder Mahal was ringside for Drew.  McIntyre had control for a bit early on, but Sin Cara eventually started up the momentum with his move set.  He finished things with the Swanton Bomb.

Tensai defeated Brodus Clay via pinfall.  The two traded early offense with Tensai throwing strikes.  Clay did some of his dance moves in a mocking way after failing on a pinfall attempt.  His theme music hit and Xavier Woods came out.  The distraction allowed Tensai to get a quick roll-up pinfall.  Post-match, Brodus was upset over the loss and attacked Tensai, beating him up until Woods rushed in for the save.

Erick Rowan & Luke Harper defeated The Rhodes Bros. via pinfall in a non-title match.  Bray Wyatt was outside the ring watching.  Late in the match, the action broke down outside with everyone fighting.  Cody was in front of Bray who shoved him into the ringpost, then tossed him back into the ring.  Harper hit a spinning lariat on Cody to get the win.  Post-match, Harper and Rowan beat down Cody, but Daniel Bryan ran down to save him with a chair.  He took down Harper on the ramp and then Rowan up on the apron, before getting to Bray.  Bryan got in some punches on Bray, but Rowan distracted him allowing Bray to get out of the ring.

Damien Sandow came out to cut a promo denouncing the Christmas holiday.  He said it's people asking for gifts they don't deserve and decorating filthy houses with ugly ornaments.  He vowed to cancel it next week on Raw.  The Miz came out to interrupt saying Sandow is no Santa Claus and that he couldn't even carry Santa's sack.  This set up a match between the two right after.

Damien Sandow defeated The Miz via pinfall.  The match was quick and saw Miz eventually put the Figure Four leglock on.  Sandow escaped by grabbing the ropes as Miz argued with the referee.  The distraction allowed Sandow to get a quick rollup, grabbing Miz's tights to secure it.

Fandango defeated Kofi Kingston via pinfall.  Kofi made a big comeback at one point, hitting his double leg Boom Drop, and then setting up for Trouble in Paradise.  Fandango ducked the move and rolled to the outside.  Kofi teased a flying leap move, but caught himself and landed on the apron instead.  Fandango knocked Kofi off his feet to the mat, then hit the top rope leg drop to get the win.

Backstage, Renee Young was getting ready for an interview with Daniel Bryan, when Luke Harper was seen standing in the distance.  Rowan was then shown on Bryan's other side and Bray Wyatt showed up behind Bryan.  All of the Wyatts started to attack Bryan, beating him down.  As Harper and Rowan continued the attack, Bray fell to his knees and sang "Ashes, ashes, they all fall down."

After a commercial break, The Shield was shown in the ring for the main event.  Vickie Guerrero arrived out after Cena and Punk were introduced.  She said the attack on Daniel Bryan was unfortunate, but the show must go on.  She said it's now a 3-on-2 handicap match.

John Cena & CM Punk defeated The Shield via pinfall.  Punk had early control of things for a while and eventually tagged in Cena.  The Shield managed to isolate Cena, wearing him down and keeping him away from tagging.  Cena finally was able to fight out of a suplex attempt by Rollins, then hit a top-rope DDT on Ambrose who tagged in.  Punk and Reigns eventually got tagged in, with Punk delivering a mule kick to Reigns' stomach.  Punk kept up the attack and cleared the ring, then hit a suicide dive on Rollins outside the ring.  Punk ultimately hit a bunch of his moves on Rollins and the flying elbow for a pinfall attempt.  Reigns came in and broke up the pin, then all three members of Shield kept attacking Punk so the ref called for the bell.

Post-match, Cena came in to the ring to save Punk, throwing Reigns to the outside and whipping him into the guardrail.  Back in the ring, he got Rollins in the corner for some moves, but as Cena turned around, Reigns was back in and speared him down.  The Shield started to beat down both Punk and Cena more, throwing Punk outside, and hitting a Triple Powerbomb on Cena.  Big E Langston's music hit and he came rushing down to clear Ambrose and Rollins out of the ring.  Big E and Reigns squared off in the middle of the ring, with Punk coming into the ring with a steel chair.  The Shield were able to escape the scene as Langston's music hit to close the show.

Raw Results 12/16/13

Raw Results from Dallas, TX:

The opening segment featured Triple H and Stephanie in the ring with various wrestlers assembled on stage, including John Cena and Daniel Bryan.  Orton was introduced and brought out both championship belts, then stopped and held them up before Bryan and Cena.  Orton started a speech, which Cena interrupted and suggested that Daniel Bryan deserves a fair title match.  Orton tried to have security take Cena away, but HHH and Steph interrupted.  They noted that the fans voted Bryan as Superstar of the Year, so a great way to kick off the reign of the new "Champion of Champions" would be a title match against the man the fans don't think Orton can fairly defeat.

Big Show and Rey Mysterio defeated Cody Rhodes and Goldust via pinfall in a non-title match.  Late in the match, Goldust missed on his flying crossbody at Show.  Show hit a knockout punch on him, before Mysterio tagged in and hit the flying splash off Show's shoulders to get the pinfall.

Backstage, Kane was standing by as Randy Orton was upset at Steph and HHH over the decision for him to defend the title one night after a TLC match. Stephanie reminded him that Daniel Bryan competed in a 3-on-1 handicap match last night.  HHH assured Randy that they "had his back" tonight.

Dolph Ziggler defeated Fandango via pinfall.  Ziggler was able to surprise Fandango over 3 minutes into the match when he grabbed a quick rollup pinfall for the win.

Mark Henry & Big E Langston defeated The Real Americans via pinfall.  Late in the match, Cesaro was able to suplex Big E Langston.  Later, Langston was able to make a hot tag to Henry who came in to headbutt Cesaro and then powerslam him.  Swagger broke up a pin attempt.  Big E eventually tagged back in to hit The Big Ending on Cesaro to get the win.

Ryback & Curtis Axel defeated Brodus Clay & Tensai via pinfall.  Late in the match, Tensai went for a tag to Clay, but Brodus backed away,  leaving Tensai to fend for himself.  Ryback was able to hit Shellshocked on Tensai for the win.  Post-match, Clay splashed onto Tensai twice and set up for a big corner splash.  R-Truth and Xavier Woods ran down to hit a double dropkick on Clay to send him out of the ring.  Post-match, Woods and Truth invited the Funkadactyls into the ring to dance with them.

CM Punk came to the ring and talked about surviving last night's match against all 3 members of Shield.  He says he knows that The Authority has it out for him though.  He called out Triple H, but instead got Shawn Michaels. HBK talked about kicking Punk last week.  Punk said he would give him a pass for that because "15-year old Punk is stoked that Michaels kicked him."  He told HBK if he does it again, he'll kick him back.  Michaels said kicking him hurt him more than in pained Punk.  He said what he was about to do would have the same effect, then introduced Punk's opponents: The Shield, who made their standard entrance through the crowd.

The Shield defeated CM Punk and The Uso Brothers via pinfall.  Late in this one, Punk hit a top rope elbow drop on Ambrose for a near fall.  He went for the GTS, but Rollins distracted him briefly.  Punk chased off Rollins, then hit the GTS on Ambrose, but Reigns had tagged in and hit the spear on Punk for the win.

As Michael Cole was talking about poll results for "which superstar will get coal in their stocking," a Wyatt family noise interrupted.  Bray Wyatt came on and said he thinks Daniel Bryan is a coward, saying he told him he could take the pain away, but all he can feel is his empty heart beating.  He told "Abigail" that he understands what they must do, "If Daniel Bryan refuses to walk with the reapers, then he will burn with the saints."

AJ Lee, Tamina Snuka & Alicia Fox defeated Natalya and The Bella Twins via pinfall.  Nikki had momentum late in this match, but Tamina kicked her in the face.  AJ Lee got in another kick then the pinfall win.

Backstage, Renee Young interviewed Randy Orton who complained some more about having to face Daniel Bryan tonight after his TLC match just last night.  He said it's a strange world where Bryan is voted Superstar of the Year.  Orton said what's best for business is that everyone in the arena, locker room and around the world bends over and kisses his ass.

Daniel Bryan defeated Randy Orton due to disqualification in a non-title match.  Late in the match, Bryan was in control and rolled Orton back into the ring after hitting a suicide dive and whipping him into a barricade outside the ring.  He hit a missile dropkick back in the ring, then several rounds of kicks on Orton's chest.  Bryan went for a kick to the head, but Orton ducked it, then hit a low blow on Bryan causing the DQ.  Post-match, John Cena rushed to the ring to attack Orton, throwing him out over the top rope.  He checked on Bryan's condition.  Orton got back in the ring and hit the RKO on Cena to leave both him and Bryan down on the mat.  He held up both championship belts while posing over Bryan  and Cena to close Raw.

2013 WWE TLC Results Coverage (Updated)

2013 WWE TLC PPV Results from Houston, TX:

Welcome to 2013 WWE TLC results coverage.  Updated results will be found here for the latest pay-per-view event out of Houston, Texas.  Among the big matches on tonight's card will be CM Punk vs. The Shield in a 3-on-1 handicap match, Daniel Bryan vs. The Wyatt Family in a 3-on-1 handicap match, and WWE Champion Randy Orton vs. World Heavyweight Champion John Cena in tables, ladders and chairs match!

It all starts at 7:30 p.m. EST with the special live online pre-show featuring analysis, highlights and of course a free match.  This time around it's Dolph Ziggler versus Fandango on the special pre-show.

TLC Kickoff Pre-Show:

Josh Matthews hosted a panel which included Mick Foley (in a Santa hat), Booker T, and The Miz.  During their talk about CM Punk vs. The Shield for a 3-on-1 handicap match, Matthews was interrupted by a  handheld camera promo from Ambrose, Rollins and Reigns talking about how they'd destroy Punk tonight.  After that, Miz kept making remarks about Kofi Kingston, which eventually brought him up to the set where he got in Miz's face and slapped him.  Miz went after Kofi with Booker and Foley having to keep them apart.

Fandango defeated Dolph Ziggler via pinfall.  Late in this match, Ziggler had control and went up to fight Fandango on the corner area.  As Dolph went for a big superplex, Summer Rae got onto the side apron and started to scream and yell, distracting him.  Fandango shoved him down to the mat, then jumped off the top rope with the big leg drop for the win.

The pre-show concluded with Matthews, Booker T and Foley discussing the title unification TLC match between Cena and Orton, showing a special video package with former champs speaking first.  A limo was then shown pulling in backstage with Triple H, Stephanie and Vince McMahon all getting out and walking down the hall.  Mick Foley said "business is about to pick up" just as the live online show ended.

CM Punk defeated The Shield via pinfall in a 3-on-1 handicap match.  Late in the match, Punk tried for GTS on Ambrose, but he managed to escape it.  Reigns got into the ring and went for a running Spear.  Punk moved aside causing Reigns to spear Ambrose, which led to Punk getting the win.

AJ Lee defeated Natalya via pinfall to retain the Divas Championship.  Natalya had the Sharpshooter on at one point which AJ managed to break out of.  AJ put the Black Widow on Natalya, but she got free of that.  Natalya went for another Sharpshooter but AJ turned it into a pinfall which she secured for the victory.

Big E Langston defeated Damien Sandow via pinfall to retain the Intercontinental Championship.  Langston was able to gain control of the match when he hit the electric chair on his opponent.  He followed with clotheslines and a belly-to-belly suplex, then a running splash.  Later on, Sandow was able to get his boots up as Langston charged at him.  Langston followed right up with a big clothesline, then hit The Big Ending for the win.

The Rhodes Brothers defeated Big Show and Rey Mysterio via pinfall to retain the WWE tag team championship.  The first team eliminated was Ryback and Curtis Axel, with Goldust making the pin on Ryback.  Next up, Big Show eliminated Real Americans after pinning Cesaro.  Late in the match, Cody dove out onto Show who caught him.  On the outside, Cody ran Show into the ring post, then went to the top rope and jumped at Mysterio, but Mysterio was able to turn it into a powerbomb for a near fall.  Later, Rhodes went for the CrossRhodes, but Mysterio avoided it.  Moments later, Cody hit CrossRhodes on Mysterio and scored the winning pinfall.  Post-match, Show, Mysterio, Rhodes and Goldust all shook hands and hugged as good sports.

R-Truth defeated Brodus Clay via pinfall.  Late in the match, Clay got in an argument with Tensai on the outside of the ring.  Clay put Truth in the ring, then tangled him up in the ropes.  He ran and hit Truth with his knees.  Tensai got on the apron to untie Truth.  Clay said to him "Come on, I'm a main event player," then added "I'm better than you."  That was enough to make Tensai walk off, with The Funkadactyls following him.  R-Truth took advantage with a big kick to Brodus' face and then the pinfall.

Kofi Kingston defeated The Miz via pinfall in a No DQ match.  Late in this contest, Miz hit a clothesline on Kofi in the corner, then went up top.  He jumped off but Kingston connected on a kick.  Later on, Miz ran into one of the turnbuckles he had exposed earlier.  Kofi followed with Trouble in Paradise to get the win.

The Wyatt Family defeated Daniel Bryan via pinfall in a 3-on-1 handicap match.  Bray Wyatt started the match sitting out in his rocking chair as Harper and Rowan faced Bryan.  About four minutes into the match, Bray got up and went into the ring to compete.  Late in the match, Bryan was in control after hitting a top rope suplex on Harper.  He delivered Yes! kicks on him, then Erick Rowan.  Bray managed to block the Yes! Lock attempt and then was able to hit Sister Abigail on Bryan for the win.  Post-match, all of the Wyatts posed over Bryan who was down on the mat.

Randy Orton defeated John Cena via pinfall in a TLC match to become the undisputed WWE champion.  About twenty minutes into the match, Orton went to the ringside area and grabbed a pair of handcuffs from under the mats/padding on the floor.  He put the handcuffs on Cena's arm and tied him to the bottom rope.  Orton then showed him the key and threw it out into the crowd.  He went out and grabbed a large ladder to set up in the center of the ring.  Cena eventually got the bottom rope undone and was able to climb with it up to the top of the ladder where he fought with Orton.  He knocked Orton off and tried to grab the titles.  Orton grabbed the hanging rope that Cena was attached to and eventually yanked him down through a table in the corner of the ring.  From there, Orton climbed back up the ladders and got his hands on both belts as Cena was down.  Orton undid the two belts and won the match.

Post-match, Vince McMahon, Triple H and Stephanie all arrived down to the ring to applaud Orton's big win.  Stephanie hugged him and HHH shook his hand, as did Vince.  Orton held both title belts up above his head as Cena shook his head, frustrated at the loss.