Raw
Greensboro, North
Carolina
December 3, 2012
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Kane and Daniel Bryan make their entrance down to the ring. The Shield
appears in the crowd. Kane has a mic and says that if The Shield is here to
combat injustice, then they should come down to the ring right now. The Shield
stays put.
Daniel Bryan & Kane "Team Hell No" v. Darren Young & Titus O'Neil "Primetime
Players"
Kane and Titus start the match. Kane is backed into the corner and met with a
series of shoulder thrusts. Kane punches his way free and takes a couple of
shots at Young. Kane clotheslines Titus to the outside of the ring.
Bryan & Young both get the tags and meet in the center of the ring. Bryan lets
loose kick after kick and backs him into the corner. Kane gets the tag and
attempts a cover. Young kicks out. Kane tosses him into the corner and kicks him
in the gut repeatedly. Kane grabs Young's arm and holds it while tagging in
Bryan. Daniel leaps from the top rope with an axe handle, after first mocking
Punk's signature pose.
Kane gets the tag once again and tries a cover. Young kicks out. Young hits a
high knee and tags in Titus. He hits a couple of forearms and then tags back in
Young.
The Shield makes their way closer to the ringside area. Bryan gets the tag and
flies off of the apron with a flying knee on Young.
****Commercial****
Back from the break Kane is in the ring but tags in Bryan. Daniel goes after
Titus, but Young quickly gets the tag. Young taunts a bit and then drops a leg.
Cover, but Bryan kicks out. Bryan locks on a No Lock, but The Shield makes their
way just to the other side of the barricade. Kane gets into the ring for
protection. The Shield starts to come over, so Kane goes out to combat them.
Young tries a quick roll up, but Bryan rolls through and picks up the pin
himself.
Winners: Team Hell No
After the match, The Shield onslaught commences. Kane's arm is smashed between
the steel steps and then steel post. Bryan is laid out with a triple team
Powerbomb. The Shield then exits back through the crowd.
# John Cena is in the back with Sheamus. Cena is thanked for showing up on
Smackdown this past weekend. Cena says it was his pleasure, plus he was able to
beat up Ziggler for his troubles. Sheamus drops some Irish swagger, so Cena
tells him to keep it serious. The Big Show is a formidable foe.
****Commercial****
AJ Lee v. Tamina
Lee takes it to Tamina at the offset. Lee perches on the top rope, but is thrown
down to the ring. Tamina kicks her in the gut and drives her knee across Lee's
face. Cover, but AJ kicks out. Tamina throws her head first into the turnbuckle
and then sets up her up seated backwards on top. Tamina holds AJ over his
shoulder for a submission stretch. Tamina tosses her down to the mat. AJ punches
a kicks a bit. Tamina flattens her just for trying. Cover, but AJ kicks out.
After a bit of back and forth, Tamina attempts a splash from the top rope. AJ is
able to move out of the way and roll her up.
Winner: AJ Lee
CM Punk's music hits and he walks down to the ring with Paul Heyman. Heyman is
carrying some sort of book.
****Commercial****
Paul Heyman & Punk are in the ring. Heyman is holding the WWE Encyclopedia and
is complaining that Punk is not mentioned in the book enough. Heyman puts over
the fact that Punk will soon surpass John Cena's WWE Championship reign and
become the longest reigning WWE Champion of the past 25 years. Heyman even tries
to make the point that Punk should be featured on WWE's version of Mount
Rushmore.
Punk says that despite all of this he is still unfairly persecuted. Punk calls
the fans jerks, and himself The Best in the World. Punk says that he doesn't get
the respect that he deserves. He is upset that he has to face Ryback once again.
Punk blames the fans for not acknowledging his greatness. Punk continues to put
down the fans. Punk says that everyone is trying to find different reasons for
Punk's success without giving him the proper credit. People say that Punk is the
Champion because of Heyman, Brad Maddox or The Shield; but the truth is that if
it wasn't for Punk, no one would be in the arena tonight. He is the reason that
everyone is in the seats each and every Monday night. Punk tells everyone
watching to change the channel and everyone in the arena to leave if they don't
like what he has to say.
The Miz's music hits and he appears on the entrance ramp with a microphone. He
says "really", repeatedly. Miz tells the fans that they should sit down and
enjoy themselves. Miz says that no one believes the things that Punk is
claiming. Punk asks who Miz is to pass judgment on him.
Miz says that he may have had help during his WWE Championship reign, but at
least he admits it. The fact is that if The Shield didn't intervene, Ryback
would have fed on Punk last week. Miz has a challenge for Punk. Heyman is not
impressed. Miz responds by calling Heyman a walrus. The crowd chants "walrus".
Punk tries to get the audience to apologize. They do not.
Miz wants Punk to appear live on Miz TV and take a lie detector test. Punk says
that if Miz wants the truth, then he'll comply. But afterwards he might just
shove his knee into Miz's face.
****Commercial****
John Cena & Sheamus v. Dolph Ziggler & The Big Show
Sheamus and Ziggler start the match. Sheamus is whipped into the ropes and
delivers a hard shoulder tackle. Ziggler leapfrogs Sheamus and connects with a
dropkick to the gut. Ziggler applies a side headlock. Sheamus slams him to the
mat and tags in Cena. John goes for the cover, but Dolph kicks out. Cena applies
a rear headlock. Ziggler reverses and applies the hold himself. Dolph runs the
ropes, but is met with a hip toss. Cena applies an arm bar as Big Show watches
on.
Show gets the tag and locks up with Cena. Show pushes Cena away. John gets
behind him and punches like mad. Cena leaps for a shoulder block, but Show
stands on his feet. Show steps across the chest of Cena. Show then pushes him
into the corner and delivers a hard chop. Cena falls down to the mat.
Ziggler gets the tag and charges at Cena in the corner. Cena moves out of the
way, causing Ziggler to crash hard. Sheamus and Show both get the tag. Sheamus
pushes him towards the corner and unloads with punches. Sheamus hits a knee lift
and then tackles Show to the mat. Sheamus climbs to the top rope and leaps for
the battering ram, but Show spears him in mid-air!
****Commercial****
Show is in the ring with Sheamus. Ziggler gets the tag and hits a high dropkick.
Cover, but Sheamus kicks out. Sheamus is able to fight to his feet and plants
Ziggler onto the mat.
Cena gets the tag and hits Ziggler first and then knocks Show off of the apron.
Cena lifts Ziggler up for the AA, but Show gets back in the ring and kicks him
in the gut. Sheamus enters and counters a chokeslam. Sheamus lifts Show up for
White Noise and connects at the same time that Cena hits an AA. This match is
over.
Winners: John Cena & Sheamus
****Commercial****
Damien Sandow makes his way down to the ring and he wants to choose an
apprentice. He pulls somebody out of the crowd and tells the guy to answer three
questions correctly. The first involves the chemical makeup of water, the second
George Washington and the third about Jonathan Keates. He fails the third
question. Sandow proclaims that ignorance is curable, but stupid is forever.
Santino comes down and tries to have a little fun by delivering a riddle to
Sandow. Santino even attempts a cheap shot for the "punch" line, but Sandow hits
him instead.
Santino v. Damien Sandow
Back from the break the match is in progress. Santino power walks and then tries
a cover. Sandow kicks out. Sandow takes control, but is met with another roll
up. Santino is hoping for the cobra, but Sandow is having none of it. Damien
hits "The End" and this match is over.
Winner: Damien Sandow
# Ziggler in in the back with Vickie and demands a rematch against Cena at the
TLC PPV. Vickie tells him to go steal the show, but resists a kiss. Ziggler
tells her that someone is inn her office. Vickie walks in to see Brad Maddox. He
says that he is only here to ensure that no one ever forgets his name.
****Commercial****
# Brad Maddox is still speaking with Vickie. He is trying to convince her to
give him a contract. She decides that she will give him a match tonight instead.
Sin Cara v. Alberto Del Rio
They lock up and the referee breaks it up in the corner. Del Rio hits a shoulder
to the gut of Cara. He follows it up with a kick to the skull. Cara kicks out.
Rio tries to throw him out of the ring, but Cara reverses it into an arm drag.
Sin Cara flips off of the top rope for a diving corkscrew arm drag. They go back
and forth until Rio ends up on the outside. Cara jumps from the apron and hits a
hurricarana that sends Rio crashing into the camera man.
****Commercial****
Sin Cara hits a snaparana and goes for the cover. Rio kicks out. Alberto is able
to ground Cara and starts to rip his mask off. Rio has a chinlock applied. Cara
breaks free but is caught with a bridging German Suplex. Cara kicks out of the
cover. Cara gets to his feet first and kicks Rio in the skull. Cara follows up
with a tornado DDT that plants Rio head first hard. They exchange blows in the
middle of the ring. Cara connects with a kick and then takes to the top rope. He
leaps for a crossbody. Rio kicks out of the cover. Cara attempts another leap,
but this time Rio moves out of the way. Rio counters a tilt-a-whirl into the
cross-arm breaker. This match is over.
Winner: Alberto Del Rio
# Vince is in the back and tells a production assistant to inform Vickie that he
wants to have a conversation with her in the ring, up next!
****Commercial****
Vickie Guerrero comes down to the ring and introduces Vince McMahon. The Strut
makes its way down to the ring. Vickie announces a No Disqualification match
between Dolph Ziggler & John Cena at the PPV. Vince tells her it is the TLC PPV
not the NO DQ PPV. Vickie scoffs at the notion of a ladder match. She says that
there is no Championship to hang above the ring so a ladder match doesn't work.
Vince says that then maybe it should be for Ziggler's Money in the Bank
Briefcase. Vickie begrudgingly agrees.
Vickie tries to tell him goodbye, but Vince says there is more business to
attend to. Vince says there should be consequences for Punk tonight if he fails
the Lie Detector Class. Vickie decides that if Punk is found to be lying then
Paul Heyman will have to face Ryback next week on RAW. Vince gives Vickie a big
hand shake and shouts, "Let's hear it for Vickie".
****Commercial****
Randy Orton v. Brad Maddox
Orton toys with Maddox for the entire match. He tosses him out of the ring for
kicks, and then hits the suspended DDT once back in the ring. Orton hits the RKO
and this match is quickly over. What a match.
Winner: Randy Orton
After the match The Shield runs down to the ring and attack Orton. They hit the
triple team Powerbomb, leaving Orton sloshed in the middle of the ring.
****Commercial****
# Vickie is yelling at Chad Robinson in her office. Ziggler walks in and is not
happy. Vickie said she had no choice with Vince standing right there. Dolph
points out that he already had to defend his case once this year, to Chris
Jericho. He walks away in disgust. Paul Heyman walks into the shot and stares
nose to nose with Vickie. She tells him that for his sake he better hope that
Punk is telling the truth. Cena knocks and walks into the office. He wants to
thank Vickie for the match. He certainly wasn't expecting it. He was the first
person to cash in and lose earlier this year, so he is grateful for another
shot. Vickie pulls out two bows that have pictures of Cena on them in his
colors. She says they were found in AJ's locker when she had the locker room
cleaned out.
Teddy Long comes out to the entrance ramp and Kofi Kingston, R-Truth, Antonio
Cesaro and Wade Barrett are all in the ring for a tag match. Teddy announces
that it will now be a Fatal Four Way Championship match. The WWE Universe will
decide right now via Twitter if it will be for Kofi's Intercontinental
Championship or Cesaro's US Championship.
****Commercial****
The poll is revealed by Teddy Long and it is going to be a:
United States Championship Match
Kofi Kingston v. R-Truth v. Wade Barrett v. Antonio Cesaro
Wade and Truth are immediately tossed out of the ring. Cesaro and Kofi fight on
the inside. Barrett and Truth begin to brawl. Wade hits a slam and goes for the
cover. Kofi kicks out. After a back and forth all four men get into the ring.
Some sort of leapfrog maneuver is botched. Everyone eventually spills to the
outside. Kofi tries to leap off a steel step at Cesaro, but is hit with a hard
uppercut.
****Commercial****
Back from the break Kofi plants Cesaro hard face first. Wade gets into the ring
and throws out Kofi. Cesaro punches Wade but is hit with a lateral press from
Kofi off the top rope. Wade breaks up the pin and hits a Black Hole Slam on Kofi.
Truth runs in to break it up. Wade and Truth are left in the ring. Truth is on
the top turnbuckle, but Cesaro appears on the apron and stops him. Kofi throws
Cesaro back into the ring. Truth is hit with a tower of doom.
Truth and Cesaro fall to the outside of the ring. Wade goes for a side slam, but
Kofi slips away and starts his move set. Kofi connects with the Boom Drop and
looks for Trouble in Paradise. Cesaro breaks it up and tosses Kofi out. Cesaro
tries to set up Wade and all hell breaks loose. Cesaro ends up with Truth and
hits his finisher to retain his Championship.
****Commercial****
The Miz is in the ring and it is set up for MizTV. There is a man sitting at a
table that has a laptop and some electronic equipment. Miz introduces Mr.
Abrahamson. Miz says that it is time to get answer and calls down CM Punk.
Punk comes down to the ring and interrupts Miz while he is trying to explain how
lie detectors work. Punk absolutely berates The Miz. Miz even drops a line that
he doesn't suck, but Punk's mom sucks.
The detector test starts. Miz asks Punk questions intended to embarrass Punk
such as Rey Mysterio shaving his head. Punk is asked if he thinks that he can
beat Ryback by himself. It is inconclusive. Miz says it's time to ask more
concrete questions. He asks about any conclusion he might have had with The
Shield or Brad Maddox.
Before Punk can answer, The Shield hits the ring. They clear out the MizTV set
and hit the Triple Team Powerbomb on Miz. Punk has cleared out.
Team Hell No hits the ring, but are beaten down. The crowd chants "Feed Me
More".
Ryback's music hits and he makes his way down to the ring. The numbers game has
finally caught up to the Shield, and they are beaten down and back into the
crowd. Punk climbs back into the ring and stands over the fallen Miz. He asks if
Miz wants to ask him any more questions.
Punk's music hits and he starts to celebrate. Ryback slides back into the ring
and lifts Punk up for Shellshock. The move connects and the crowd roars. Ryback
exits the ring and gets a chair. He re-enters the ring and hits Punk with it. He
repeats this process with a ladder and then grabs a table. Ryback sets up the
table in the middle of the ring and Powerbombs Punk straight through it.
Ryback's music hits and he celebrates as RAW goes off the air.