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RAW Results - 6th January, 2014
Announcers - Jerry "The King" Lawler, JBL, Michael Cole
We are in Baltimore, Maryland and your announcers are John ‘Shouldn’t this be in Standard Definition’ Layfield and Michael ‘Channeling Lord Alfred Hayes’ Cole.
We begin with Ric Flair making his way to the ring.
Ric welcomes everyone to Old School Raw. Ric says that ‘Old School’ has had some fun in Baltimore. When he heard that Raw was going to be here, he knew that this limousine riding, jet flying, kiss stealing, wheeling dealing woooo would be here. We have legends and Hall of Famers. We also have the Nature Boy.
Flair struts around the ring and he is interrupted by his former Evolution member, Randy Orton.
Randy shakes Ric’s hand and Ric congratulates him.
Randy tells Ric that he has the utmost respect for him. When he broke into the business, Ric took him under his wing and mentored him. But, with that being said, tonight is not just about the legends, Hall of Famers, and Flair. It is about Randy. Randy says that Ric will agree that Randy is the greatest superstar of this or any generation. He is the Champion of Champions and he is the only WWE World Champion.
Randy says that this is his show and ring, and because he likes Ric so much, he wants Ric to give him the ring so he can gets something off his chest. Randy says that last week, Stephanie McMahon made an announcement that John Cena would get his rematch at the Royal Rumble.
Randy wants to know why they have to make decisions based on what the people like. The Authority did not consult with him. They thought it was best for business, but that is garbage. He showed that he was the best when he beat John Cena at TLC. He has nothing to prove to John Cena or anyone else.
Randy wants them to reverse their decision and take away John’s rematch. He has proven that he is the man.
Ric stops Randy and says that he doesn’t know if Randy is the man. Ric says that when he was the champion, you wrestled 7 nights a week and faced the best. He did that for three decades. That is why he has two Hall of Fame rings. That is how good he was and how hard he worked. He says that all Randy is doing is crying about this rematch. He tells Randy to go out there and wrestle the man again.
Randy says that Ric always had someone watching his back when he was the champion. Randy says that Ric was the most overrated superstar in history. Ric is good and he was great. Times have changed. Randy tells Ric to leave the ring or he will not be responsible for what happens next.
Ric tells Randy that he is not leaving the ring. Ric says that Hunter and him hand picked Randy a decade ago because he was the most physically talented athlete to come around in decades. Randy was also immature and he has never grown out of that. Orton may have the titles and he may call himself the man. He wonders if Randy is really a man when he goes home at night.
Randy says that if Ric wants him to be a man, why doesn’t he go old school on Ric’s ass right now.
John Cena’s music plays and he comes to the ring.
John hugs Ric and he congratulates Randy. Every single time he opens his mouth he sinks to a new level of scumbag. Randy has a problem that they have a rematch. Does Randy go to the Authority? Does he go to John Cena? He takes it out on Ric Flair. Randy has the gall to call Flair ‘overrated’. He is a sixteen time champion. He has two Hall of Fame rings. John says that Randy does not belong anywhere near Flair’s resume.
John says that Randy is thinking about going old school, if that means wanting to have a fight, maybe John will go old school. He tells Randall if he is feeling froggy, that he should jump.
Orton leaves the ring and Flair and Cena strut in the ring.
Michael mentions that Jerry Lawler is under the weather. It is not heart related. If you want to know how Jerry is, download the app. Michael mentions that the situation surrounding Daniel Bryan has also been receiving a lot of buzz.
We take a look back at last week’s Raw and what happened with Daniel Bryan and the Wyatt Family.
We go to commercial.
Match Number One: Rey Mysterio, Jimmy Uso, and Jey Uso versus Erick Rowan, Luke Harper, and Daniel Bryan (with Bray Wyatt)
Harper and Jimmy start things off and Harper with punches and an Irish whip. Jimmy with a kick but Harper with a shoulder tackle. Jimmy with punches but Harper with a punch of his own. Bryan tags in and so does Rey. Bryan with a punch and knees to Rey. Bryan with a knee to the midsection. Bryan tries for a slam but Rey escapes and Rey sends Daniel to the floor.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Rowan with the double atomic noogie on Jey. We see Rey with a sliding splash onto Bryan and the Usos with planchas onto Rowan and Harper. Rowan with a fallaway slam to Jey. Bryan tags in and he kicks Jey in the chest and shoulder. Bryan chokes Jey in the ropes. Bryan with a drop kick to the back and Jey hangs from the apron.
Rowan tags in and he punches Jey. Rowan chokes Jey in the corner. Rowan with a head butt and Irish whip but he runs into a boot from Jey. Jey with a super kick and Rowan goes down to a knee. Rey tags in and he hits a seated senton and head scissors that sends Rowan to the mat. Rey with a kick and Rowan tries for a choke slam but Rowan is sent into the ropes on a rana. Rey tags in Jimmy and Rey with a 619 but Jimmy misses the superfly splash.
Bryan tags in and then Harper tags in and he knocks Jey off the apron. Jimmy with a rollup for the three count.
Winners: Jimmy Uso, Jey Uso, and Rey Mysterio
After the match, Bray looks at Luke like a disapproving parent.
We go to commercial with the announcement that The Shield will be on Piper’s Pit tonight.
We are back and Michael Cole says that Batista is in the Royal Rumble match.
Michael Cole brings up last week’s Raw when Damien Sandow defeated Great Khali with his career on the line. Did Khali have his shoulder up?
Brad Maddox says that due to a lack of competent officiating, Great Khali and Damien Sandow will have a rematch. The WWE Universe will vote on the referee. Will it be Bob Backlund, Arn Anderson, or Sergeant Slaughter?
Kane enters the room and he asks Brad if he has something to say to his face that he may have said behind his back last week.
Brad says that he did not badmouth him last week. What is Kane going to do? Will he threaten him with physical violence?
Kane says that threatening violence would be grounds for his termination based on the WWE Handbook. If he lays his hands on Brad, he will be fired. However, he would make sure that Brad is never heard from again. If Brad fires him, he goes back to being the monster and then he will make sure that Brad is never seen or heard from again. Kane tells Bradley to keep that in mind when Brad talks to Stephanie or Triple H about his job performance.
Big E Langston is walking in the back and Nikolai Volkoff is singing the Soviet National Anthem. He walks past Ted DiBiase who says that everyone has a price. IRS tells Langston to pay his taxes.
We are back and Ryback is at the announce table.
Match Number Two: Curtis Axel versus Big E Langston in a Non Title Match
Axel with punches and a cross body attempt but Langston catches Axel and hits a series of backbreakers and drops him to the mat. Axel misses a splash into the corner and hits the ring post with his shoulder. Axel with punches and kicks. Axel with knees and a snap mare followed by a leap frog neck snap for a near fall.
Axel with a reverse chin lock. Langston with an arm drag and shoulder in the corner. Axel with a drop kick. Axel sends Langston to the floor and then he follows and punches Langston. Langston blocks being sent into the announce table and Langston sends Axel into the table. Langston rolls Axel back into the ring and Ryback distracts Langston and Axel with a rollup for a near fall.
Langston with a body block and then the straps come down and he hits the Big Ending for the three count.
Winner: Big E Langston
Roddy Piper walks in the back as we go to commercial.
We are back and Roddy Piper makes his way to the ring for Piper’s Pit. Roddy says that he was Old School before Old School was cool.
The Shield make their way to the ring.
Ambrose takes the mic and he gets in Piper’s face and he wants to know who gave this old man a live microphone. They were not going to wait around while he rambled on and on. Dean says that Roddy should be thanking God that The Shield was not around in his prime because he would not make it to 112 years old.
Piper says that he took his mic and this is Piper’s Pit, not Ambrose’s Alley.
Roddy says that he has been beaten up and he has fought some guys. Things don’t work the way they used to, except for his mind. There is only one man who can match him on the mic and that is CM Punk.
Ambrose says that he should know to tread lightly. Seth stops Dean and he says that he appreciates what Roddy is doing. This is not 1985 and the Shield is too smart for his tactics. There are no cracks. Roddy is jealous because Dean is a better US Champion than Roddy ever was.
Roddy tells them to hang on a second. Seth may be right, but Seth, one-on-one, cannot beat Punk. Dean, one-on-one, couldn’t beat Punk either. Roddy tells Reigns that he will be fighting Punk tonight and he asks Roman if it means that he is better than Seth or Dean if he can beat Punk? Is that a crack in the Shield? Are they holding him back?
Reigns gets up and he tells Roddy that he will beat CM Punk and he tells Roddy if he touches him again, he will break his old ass in half.
Dean tells Roman to leave a memorable impression on Mr. Piper.
They back Roddy into the corner and Punk’s music plays and The New Age Outlaws join Punk to the ring. They send The Shield to the floor.
In case you missed Brock Lesnar on last week’s Raw, we have footage. What will Brock do tonight?
We go to commercial.
Match Number Three: Alberto Del Rio versus Sin Cara
Del Rio with a kick and punches as the lights go down to Sin Cara levels. Cara with a crucifix for a near fall. Cara with a drop toe hold and La Magistral for a near fall. Del Rio with a kick to the midsection. Cara with a forearm and kicks to the leg. Cara with an arm drag into a cover for a near fall. Del Rio sends Cara into the ropes and Del Rio with a double stomp.
Del Rio with a reverse chin lock. Cara with elbows and Del Rio pulls Cara to the mat. Del Rio runs into an elbow. Del Rio avoids a tornado DDT and Cara with a head scissors. Cara with a springboard elbow for a near fall. Cara with an enzuigiri and then he goes up top but misses the swanton and Del Rio with a super kick and he gets the three count.
Winner: Alberto Del Rio
After the match, Alberto says that when you talk about the Royal Rumble match, you only talk about one man. That man is Alberto Del Rio. People talk about Batista. The man who calls himself the Animal. At the Royal Rumble, he will be the one to throw that dog over the top rope. Then everyone will be talking about the winner, Alberto Del Rio.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Michael Cole tells us about why Jerry Lawler is not doing commentary with them. He had a stomach virus and is in the back recuperating.
We take a look at highlights from the opening six man tag match and the problems among the members of the Wyatt Family since Luke Harper got pinned.
Daniel Bryan says that he wanted to join this family to learn and be transformed. He wanted to go from being a man to a monster. He can learn, but he can teach. He has been a tag team champion. He was champion with Kane, a man as big as either of them. He wants to team with one of them.
Bray says that will not be necessary because Daniel will be teaming with him.
Match Number Four: Jack Swagger and Antonio Cesaro (with Zeb Colter) versus Goldust and Cody Rhodes in a Non Title Match
Swagger and Goldust start things off and Goldust with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Goldust gasps in Swagger’s face and then he hits a reverse atomic drop. Cesaro tags in and Goldust with a reverse atomic drop. Cody tags in and they hit a double gourdbuster and Cody gets a near fall. Cody with a hammer lock and Cesaro with an elbow.
Cody is sent over the top rope but he skins the cat and he gives Cesaro a clothesline and gets a near fall. Goldust tags in and he punches Cesaro and Goldust with a snap mare and forearm for a near fall. Swagger tags in and he punches Goldust.
Cesaro with a punch when the referee was not looking. Cesaro tags in and he gets a near fall. Cesaro with a reverse chin lock. Cesaro sends Goldust into the turnbuckles and he tags in Swagger who gets a near fall. Cesaro tags in and he chokes Goldust. Cesaro with an Irish whip but Goldust with a boot. Goldust with a rana from the turnbuckles and Cody tags in.
Cody with a springboard drop kick and he gets a near fall. Cesaro with an Irish whip but Cody floats over and gets a near fall with a sunset flip. Cody kicks Swagger to the floor but Cesaro with a European uppercut and Cody goes to the floor as we go to commercial.
We are back and Swagger with a waist lock on Cody and he turns it into a bear hug. We see footage of the Giant Swing on Cody during the commercial break. Swagger with a slam and then he hits the double jump Swagger Bomb and Cesaro with a leap frog double stomp for a near fall. Swagger tags back in and applies a front face lock.
Cesaro tags back in and Cody with a kick to Swagger and Cesaro is sent to the floor. Goldust is kicked off the apron and Cody tries to make the tag. Cesaro with an uppercut to the back and then he gets a near fall with a rollup. Cesaro with an Irish whip but he misses a charge into the corner. Swagger counters Beautiful Disaster with an ankle lock and Cody tries to escape but Swagger locks it in.
Cody almost gets to the ropes but Swagger pulls him into the center of the ring. Goldust with a kick to Swagger to get him to release the hold. Goldust tags in and he clotheslines Swagger and then he hits a drop down uppercut followed by a spinebuster. Goldust with a double cross body and power slam on Swagger for a near fall. Goldust sends Cesaro to the floor and Swagger gets a near fall with a rollup. Goldust with the Final Cut for the three count.
Winners: Cody Rhodes and Goldust
Diamond Dallas Page is in the back and he is doing some Yoga. Booker T enters and Page says that he is getting ready in case someone needs him in the ring. Page gives a plug for his Yoga and he tells Booker that he will be doing his spinaroonie better than ever.
Booker says that he has his own yoga program.
Ron Simmons stops by for a DAMN moment.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Five: Great Khali (with Ranjin Singh) versus Damien Sandow in an Old School Rematch with Guest Referee Sergeant Slaughter
Sandow with a punch and then he backs into the corner. Khali with kicks in the corner and then he chops Sandow in the corner. Khali with another chop in the opposite corner. Khali sets for the Khali chop but Sandow backs into the corner.
Sandow with an elbow and punches followed by kicks. Sandow argues with Slaughter but he returns to the attack. Khali pushes Sandow away and then he kicks Sandow. Khali with clotheslines and then he waits for the Khali chop and he connects. Sandow has his foot on the rope but Slaughter still makes the three count.
Winner: Great Khali
After the match, Sandow tells Slaughter that his foot was on the rope. Slaughter will hear none of that. Sandow pushes Slaughter and Slaughter pushes back and he applies the Cobra Clutch and Sandow is out.
Brock Lesnar walks in the back with Paul Heyman as we go to commercial.
We are back and Michael Cole reminds us about Jerry Lawler’s stomach virus.
Brock Lesnar’s music plays and he makes his way to the ring with Paul Heyman.
Paul introduces himself and he says that he stands before you as the advocate for the self proclaimed Number One Contender for the WWE World Championship, Brock Lesnar. Paul says that his client wants to convey his dismay over the public’s misconception about the term ‘Old School’.
Old School according to his client is not trudging out ‘legends’ and giving them their last hurrah. That is not old school. According to his client, ‘Old School’ is when one man reigns supreme and every single solitary member of that locker room comes out and challenges that one man, that one champion to be the man in sports entertainment today.
Back in the day, Bruno Sammartino reigned supreme and every single solitary member of the locker room wanted a piece of Bruno. Back in the day, Hulk Hogan reigned supreme and every single member of that locker room wanted a piece of Hogan to be that man. Back in the day, Steve Austin. Paul says that he is not out here to get the acceptance of the people by mentioning these people. The people wanted a piece of Austin.
One man reigns supreme. One man is the WWE World Champion. After the Royal Rumble, whether that man is John Cena or Randy Orton, you better put an expiration stamp on the back of their neck because their time will be short. That man will have a target on their back and the man coming after them will be the Beast Incarnate . . . BROCK LESNAR
This is where the facts are more interesting than the hype. There is nobody in WWE, Mixed Marital Arts, or sports to reign supreme as the number one man. Last week, the World’s Strongest Man took Brock up on his challenge. Brock had no warning or advance notice of this challenge and he laid Mark Henry to waste and gave him the most severe beating of his career.
It did not matter who came down that aisle. Whoever comes up that aisle will end up being a loser.
Paul says that his client, Brock Lesnar’s, life is like a t-shirt. Eat . . . Sleep . . . Conquer . . . Repeat.
Mark Henry’s music interrupts Paul repeating what is on Brock’s t-shirt and he walks to the ring but he holds his ribs.
Mark with punches to Brock but Brock with knees to the ribs and he applies the Kimura. Brock rips off the shirt to reveal the taped arm and Brock lets out a scream.
Brock makes his way up the ramp, but Big Show’s music plays and he comes out.
Brock backs to the ring and he wants a piece of Show.
Show stares at Lesnar and he gets onto the apron. Show enters the ring and Lesnar goes to the floor. Heyman gets on the apron to try to distract Show but it does not work and Show biels Lesnar across the ring.
We take a look back at what happened at the start of Raw with Randy Orton, Ric Flair, and John Cena.
We go to commercial.
We are back and in case you missed it, Mark Henry had his elbow dislocated and fractured by Brock Lesnar.
Match Number Six: Nikki Bella and Brie Bella versus Alicia Fox and Aksana
Nikki and Alicia start things off and Nikki with an arm drag. Nikki with an arm drag. Alicia with a head scissors but Nikki escapes. Nikki with more snap mares and then she hits a monkey flip. Alicia sends Nikki to the floor and she holds her leg.
Nikki slaps Alicia in the face. Alicia with a kick to the injured leg and she gets a near fall. Nikki with a front face lock but Alicia puts Nikki in the ropes and she tags in Aksana. Aksana works on the leg in the ropes. Aksana kicks Nikki in the ropes. Aksana with knees to Nikki’s head and then she kicks Nikki in the hamstring. Aksana with an elbow drop to the leg.
Nikki with a knee to the back. Nikki kicks Aksana away and Brie tags in and she clotheslines Aksana and connects with a drop kick. Brie with a knee and a running knee against the ropes. Aksana kicks Brie in the midsection and Aksana knocks Nikki off the apron. Aksana with an Irish whip but Brie with an elbow.
Brie goes to the turnbuckles and misses a missile drop kick and Aksana gets the three count.
Winners: Aksana and Alicia Fox
Too Cool walk in the back and we go to commercial.
We go to the Goldman Box and Slater says that it feels good to be reunited. They are the same 3MB but much better. Slater says their winning streak starts tonight.
Match Number Seven: Scotty 2 Hotty, Rikishi, and Brian Christopher versus Heath Slater, Jinder Mahal, and Drew McIntyre
Christopher and Mahal start things off and they lock up. Mahal with knees in the corner followed by an Irish whip. Brian with a kick and missile drop kick. Brian with a bulldog. Scotty tags in and they hit a double kick and then they send Jinder to the mat and they hit a double elbow drop and they do a double kip up.
Drew tags in and Mahal with shoulders in the corner. Drew with punches and forearms. Drew with an Irish whip but he misses a splash into the corner. Scotty with a bulldog and Scotty looks around for the W-O-R-M.
Drew with a flying boot to the head and Drew sends Scotty into the corner. Jinder tags in and Jinder with a punch and Drew with a kick. Jinder with a kick and he gets a near fall. Mahal with a quarter nelson and chin lock. Drew tags in and he connects with a forearm. Drew with a suplex and he gets a near fall. Drew knocks Brian off the turnbuckles but Scotty with a neck breaker and both men are down.
Jinder and Rikishi tag in and Rikishi with punches and then he sends Drew over the top rope. Slater gets in the ring but he goes to the floor. Rikishi with a kick to Mahal for a near fall. McIntyre breaks up the cover. Rikishi with a double clothesline and then Christopher with a leg drop from the turnbuckles to McIntyre and then Rikishi does not go over on a sunset flip and he drops down for the three count.
Winners: Rikishi, Scotty 2 Hotty, and Brian Christopher
After the match, Too Cool dances.
