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WWE.com posted earlier on its website that "Bragging Rights" is back in the June pay per view slot. It will be on June 17, 2012 from the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The WWE have hinted that a major storyline will be developing in the next coming weeks that will conclude at this very pay per view. It will be right under everyone's noses.

WWE ELIMINATION CHAMBER
Sunday | February 19, 2012
Live from Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Bradley Center

Tagline | "Until we meet.... In the Elimination Chamber"

Dark Match | Titus O'Neil defeated Percy Watson.
Before the event went on-air SmackDown superstars Titus O'Neil and Percy Watson were featured in a dark match. The match went back and forth as both O'Neil and Watson hit their signature moves on each other, Titus went for the Clash of the Titus as he would knock off his former tag team partner and best friend. As we go on-air right now.

A video package airs before the event is about to go on the air. It says that the following pay per view event is rated TVPG. Then it shows this video.

"And now... WWE presents ELIMINATION CHAMBER"



"This Means War" by Nickelback

The fireworks and Pyro burst onto the stage, "This Means War" by Nickelback is heard as we are live from a sold out Bradley Center, in Milwaukee Wisconsin. We are welcomed to a screaming and roaring WWE Universe here at the Bradley Center as thousands are on their feet. We are welcomed to the show by Michael Cole, Booker T and Jerry Lawler as we have two huge Elimination Chamber matches lined up here tonight with the Raw Elimination Chamber being for a WWE Championship match at WrestleMania XXVIII and the SmackDown Elimination Chamber match being for the coveted World Heavyweight Championship. We get it under way with Lillian Garcia in the ring.

Lillian says "The following contest is the SmackDown Elimination Chamber match and it is for the World Heavyweight Championship!" We then hear the music of the World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan as he gets booed here in Milwaukee with extreme heat. The next man out of the cold and viscous Viper Randy Orton who looks to get his record 10th World Championship. He is followed out by Big Show, who looks to reclaim his Championship which he lost to Daniel Bryan at TLC 2011. The next man out is the Celtic Warrior Sheamus who is looking to get his hands on a Championship that he has never won here in the WWE. The first two contestants inside starting the match will be "The Worlds' Strongest Man" Mark Henry and "Captain Charisma" Christian.
These two have been starting a rivalry throughout the last two weeks leading to the event and it began with Henry attacking Christian.

SmackDown Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship | Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Randy Orton vs. Christian vs. Big Show vs. Mark Henry vs. Sheamus.
The match begins with Christian and Mark Henry circling each other as the other four superstars are waiting for their opportunity to enter the demonic steel structure known as the Elimination Chamber. Big Show is seen banging the pods as he is eager to enter the match up. Christian and Henry begin with a hard elbow tie up as Henry has Christian pushed back right into the turnbuckle. Christian then slaps Henry as he gets a few cheers from the crowd. Mark gets angered and delivers a body splash however Christian manages to dodge it and hit a kick to the head of Henry. Christian then works on Mark Henry for a little while, he has him in all sort of submission holds mainly working on his shoulder. Christian works on Henry's shoulder and then begins to focus on the already injured knee of the World's Strongest Man. Christian then hits a few dropkicks to the injured knee of Henry as we see the 5 minute countdown begin. We then see Christian still working on the injured knee as this is the first match to kick off the event. the countdown reaches 0 as we see the light spots circling every other pod, who will enter next? the pod then focuses on the pod where we see Sheamus come out. The Celtic Warrior goes straight after Christian, these two where brutal rivals for the fall of 2011, until Christian was injured in November. Sheamus delivers a few chops to Christian as the crowd are getting amped up here tonight in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We then see Mark Henry explode off the canvas and deliver a double clothesline to both Christian and Sheamus. Henry shouts out that tonight will be his night. Mark would them dominate Christian and Sheamus for a brief period as we then see the countdown again. The spotlight then lands on the pod in which Big Show comes out of his pod. Show goes after the World's Strongest Man Mark Henry as he delivers a big boot to the skull of Henry. Big Show then punts his hands on Mark Henry and throws him through the chamber pod, as the glass breaks and Mark Henry goes through it. The crowd chants "Holy ****" as Big Show gets angry. Big Show then turns around and pins Mark Henry. Mark Henry has been eliminated. Sheamus then takes it to the Big Show as we see, Sheamus pound the chest of Big Show as he is waiting for Show to regain his vertical base however Christian jumps Sheamus and attacks Big Show himself. The spotlight begins to move again as we see this time Randy Orton make his way out of his glass pod. With 5 men remaining Orton goes straight after Christian. These two were bitter rivals in the Summer of 2011. Orton hits a few shots to the skull of Christian as the crowd gets behind Randy Orton. Orton then hits a back breaker to Christian as he ready to hit an RKO however Sheamus kicks him in the abdomen. Sheamus then works on Orton's abdomen however the final man out is the World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan. Bryan goes straight after Big Show, Bryan then would execute a whole lot of submission holds such as an armbar, boston crab and even his signature Labell lock however Big Show would not submit to those, however Big Show would regain his motive and have an angry rage on his face with both his eyes popping out. Big Show would then grab his hand on Bryan's throat however Bryan would then counter and perform a hurricinrana to Big Show as Show's skull bounced off the steel chain walls of Chamber. Bryan then performed a small package and guess what? Big Show has been eliminated. After Big Show had been eliminated the 2012 Royal Rumble winner Wade Barrett made his way out, Barrett would be on the entrance ramp with a folding chair as he would take a birds eye view peak of his opponents, who would he face at WrestleMania 28? As soon as Big Show left, Show would go crazy and choke slam referee Rod Zapata on the outside. Big Show then looked into the crowd and saw the "Diesel" himself, Shaquille O'Neal. O'Neal was at ringside tonight watching the pay per view events, however Big Show was in an angry mood that he dared Shaq to enter at ringside, Big Show told Shaq that he was a chicken however Shaq along with some of his friends jumped over the baracade and stood mono a mono with the Big Show. Show and O'Neal would have an intense stare down as Big Show then later would just leave ringside. Show would then look at Wade Barrett on his way to the backstage area. Shaq and his friends would then go back to sitting down and enjoying the event. Back to the match itself, Christian got Brogue kicked by Sheamus and was eliminated. Daniel Bryan then went up to the top of a pod and hit a running knee off the top of the pod onto Sheamus. This meant we were down to 3. Bryan, Orton and Sheamus. One of these three will be the new World Heavyweight Champion. The three then would attack each other Bryan would deliver a few kicks to Orton however Sheamus would hit a few on Bryan. Sheamus was about to hit a Brogue Kick on Orton until Bryan would come in and deliver a kick to skull of Sheamus. Bryan would then try a Labell lock however Sheamus reversed it and as Orton got up he was going to hit an RKO on Bryan however Orton would end up RKO'ing Sheamus. Bryan then threw Orton into the ring post and then would cover Sheamus. Sheamus has been eliminated. And after Sheamus had been eliminated, Bryan would then try to execute a Labell lock however Orton would then hit a back breaker. This opening contest and the SmackDown Elimination Chamber for the World Heavyweight Championship has now been going on for over 40 minutes, this could be a contender for match of the year. Orton then hit a kick to Bryan's mouth as Bryan starting pouring out blood from his mouth. As Orton had Bryan flattened on the canvas, Randy would climb on-top of the chamber pod and as Orton was on-top the first time in a long while that we have seen Randy Orton go up top, Orton then hit a Moon Sault off the top of the chamber pod, however as Orton hit the Moon Sault he would crash and burn from the top, Orton would slam his shoulder onto the canvas as he was gone, he was done. Daniel Bryan would then smother his way in and lay his arm on Orton. Referee Mike Chioda counted 1... 2...3. Randy Orton has been eliminated and thus Daniel Bryan retains his World Heavyweight Championship in a excellent five star match to open the pay per view.

The fans here at the Bradley Center go crazy as there is a mixed reaction. One half is booing due to Bryan retaining however the other half of the audience is cheering for one hell of an opening match for a Pay Per View event, this is surely the number 1 match so far in 2012. Wade Barrett then folds up his chair and heads to the back as he has a smirk on his face. As Bryan is getting up he holds his World Heavyweight Championship in his grasp. Bryan he can't even stand eventually gets aided away by his girlfriend A.J. who rushes in to help her boyfriend. However Orton can't stand as we see EMT's rushing in to help the Viper, Orton is stretchered off as the doctors place a arm sling on Orton's right arm, due to his right shoulder being broken in this match.

Winner: Daniel Bryan retains his World Heavyweight Championship in the SmackDown Elimination Chamber match at 42:05.

Backstage Josh Matthews is standing by with John Cena. Cena gets a mixed reaction from the fans as Josh asks him what his past 48 hours have been like for him. John Cena says that The Rock isn't in on his mind right now, his focus is mainly on Kane and the Inferno match taking place here tonight. As John keeps talking he says that he hasn't talked to Zack Ryder ever since what happened this past week on Raw. Josh asks him what it was like to do something like that to a friend like Zack, Cena says that you should never steal/flirt with your best friend's girl however it was a general instinct. Zack then approaches Cena and slaps him. Ryder says that tonight he will have no back up, Ryder then says he doesn't care if John Cena ends up being lit on fire here tonight, becaus it will be damn sure good to see after stealing Eve from him this past Monday Night. Ryder delivers another slap to the face of the CeNation leader.


We see a promo video hype up the match between the Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes and his brother Goldust. This whole family feud ended up starting in early January when Cody told his brother Dustin, aka Goldust that he will never be as good as he is right now and that he is the best Intercontinental Champion in the history of the company. However in these past two weeks Cody has lost two times consecutive to Justin Gabriel over on SmackDown. Both these losses coming from distractions by his brother Goldust. This family feud war will translate here tonight at the Elimination Chamber pay per view.
We come back to ringside where Lillian Garcia introduces Cody Rhodes and Goldust.

Intercontinental Championship - "Brother vs. Brother" | Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Goldust.
The match began with Goldust doing all sorts of antics over his brother Cody Rhodes, Goldust would blow a kiss to his little brother however Cody would go right on the attack after a few minutes wasted with Goldust and his antics. Cody would beat down his older brother as he would go cocky and start show voting and having an evil grin on his face. Goldust would come back in the match and deliver a few chops to Cody's chest, Goldust would then hit a DDT and pin his brother, however Cody would kick out at a 2 and a half count, a half count away from losing the Intercontinental Championship. Cody would get up to a vertical basis and then try to hit a running knee to the skull of Goldust. Goldust's face paint was wearing off as the gold has been smudged onto Cody's skin, however Cody went for the Cross Rhodes however Goldust reversed it into a figure four leg lock. Cody was in all trouble as Cody was about to tap however Cody would grab the bottom ring rope. As Goldust went to breathe in and out, he would signal for his finishing move however Cody dodged out of the way and escaped the ring. Cody got back in and put his brother Goldust in a submission hold however Goldust would reverse it. Goldust taunted at Cody as Goldust would push his brother into the turnbuckle, referee John Cone would seperate the two as he would drag Goldust off of Rhodes. Cody then would blindside his brother with a shot to the eyes, OUCH. Goldust had been blinded as Cody would take advantage and hit the Cross Rhodes as Cody Rhodes went for the cover and got the three count.

Winner: Cody Rhodes retains his Intercontinental Championship at 7:32.

Backstage we see Randy Orton being loaded into a ambulance after the brutal fall he took just at the start of the night in the SmackDown Elimination Chamber match. Fellow WWE Superstars and Divas come out in support for the Viper as he is carted off and sent to a nearby hospital in Milwaukee. Wade Barrett then appears and says to the WWE Superstars and Divas in the parking lot that now that Randy Orton is out again, get ready to witness the rise of Wade Barrett even more on SmackDown.

We come back as Michael Cole, Booker T and Jerry Lawler, say that the most waited match in this industry will be taking place on April 1 as John Cena meets The Rock. We then here "Invincible" by Machine Gun Kelly (featuring Ester Dean) being played as the guys hype the event. Michael Cole then says that later tonight we will reveal where the next WrestleMania will be held next year in 2013. However coming up next it is for the WWE Championship as CM Punk and John Laurinaitis settle their differences. It will be for the WWE Championship, John Laurinaitis gets his chance to become a Superstar can the Authority get over the very well champion that he despises or will CM Punk' reign as champion continue and what role will Triple H play making sure that their is no interference. The feud has a video package which plays. This storyline started when CM Punk would win the WWE Championship at last year's Money in the Bank pay per view, saying that he would leave the WWE with the WWE Championship. The next night Vince McMahon was removed from Raw and was taken over by his son in-law Triple H. Over the next couple of weeks Raw would be a hell hole with a lot of dangerous acts occurring. Triple H was then removed from Raw and was taken over by the Executive Vice President of Talent Relations John Laurinaitis ever since then, this whole story has involved as much politics and business as usual and tonight it all ends.

Before the match took place. Justin Roberts said "By per order of COO Triple H... welcome back to the WWE, WWE Hall of Famer, "good ol J.R." Jim Ross. Cole was shocked and so where Booker and Lawler. J.R. joined Booker, Lawler and a frustrated Cole at ringside as those four were calling the remainder of the matches for the night.
Justin Roberts is in the ring "Ladies and Gentlemen this next match is for the WWE Championship!... introducing first he is the Special Guest Enforcer for this very match, he is the COO of the WWE.... Trippllle H!" The Game comes down the ring in a black King of Kings T-Shirt that he is wearing, and wearing some track pants on. Triple H then in his hand is holding a sledgehammer as he takes a seat at ringside. Roberts then says "Introducing first he is the General Manager of Monday Night Raw and Executive Vice President of Talent Relations... John Laurinaitis!" The crowd boos Ace as he makes his way down the ring in a sleeveless top with a Raw logo on it. Ace's attire consists off the sleeveless top with the Raw logo and black slacks, with runners? yes a typical General Manager attire for Wrestling. Roberts then introduces "And his opponent from Chicago, Illinois weighing in at 222 pounds, he is the WWE Champion... C...M... Punk!"

WWE Championship | CM Punk (c) vs. John Laurinaitis with Triple H as the Special Guest Enforcer.
This is not your typical wrestling match, however it seems to resemble the Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Eric Bischoff match a few years ago on pay per view. The match began with Laurinaitis trying to punch CM Punk however it came to no avail. Punk would make this match look easy as pie as he would take a few short breathers in between periods of time. Punk would then dominate again hitting a knee to the jaw of Laurinaitis and then hitting a bulldog. Assistant of General Manager of Raw John Laurinaitis David Otunga would come out and try to help Big Johnny. Otunga would give Johnny handcuffs. However when Triple H nearly falling asleep on a steel chair at ringside, he woke up and saw Otunga handing Laurinaitis the cuffs. Triple H would then get up out of his seat and get his sledgehammer ready. Otunga would quickly give Johnny the cuffs and then run away, Triple H chased after Otunga and caught him, like a mouse running away from a Cat. Triple H delivered 2 shots with the sledgehammer to Otunga as Otunga would then be pedigreed onto the floor at ringside. Laurinaitis would then get distracted as CM Punk would be waiting behind him, once Big Johnny turned around, Punk grabbed him high up on his shoulders and hit the GTS. Referee Scott Armstrong counted 1,2,3.

Winner: CM Punk retains his WWE Championship at 6:43.

After the match was over Triple H would raise CM Punk's hand in victory. As CM Punk would celebrate and hold up his WWE Championship, Punk would then leave and as Triple H got on the microphone and thanked the WWE Universe here in Milwaukee for a great event so far, as Triple H would continue to talk, a lightening bolt would burst from the entrance ramp. The crowd would roar as the man who will return will be revealed tomorrow night on Monday Night Raw and people now know who it is, the return of Undertaker tomorrow night on WWE Raw SuperShow.

Matt Striker is backstage as he has Daniel Bryan who is still the World Heavyweight Champion, along with his girlfriend A.J. Bryan says that tonight he proved that he belongs to be a big dog here in the WWE, he outlasted 5 of SmackDown's top superstars and he also put one on the shelf tonight. Daniel Bryan says he will never lose this belt and tonight he did not resort to cheating he resorted to taking advantage of an opportunity, Randy Orton went up high for a Moon Sault and he crashed and burned and I took the advantage and stuck my hand on his chest for the victory.

Backstage John Cena is getting prepared for his match with Kane, in a match where the rules are simple set your opponent on fire to win the match. Eve comes in and tells Cena to be safe. She thanks him for saving her from Kane this past week on Raw, she said if it weren't for him she would be burnt crisp, she says that she can still smell the gasoline which was poured on her. Cena says that she was in trouble and she needs help however Zack is pretty angry after they kissed. Eve says that she will try to talk to Zack about the whole situation.

The camera follows Eve as she enters a room in which Ryder is sobbing. Ryder has a bandage on his waist. Eve says that Ryder and her should remain friends, with all the things that Kane has done to John they think about their involvement in this and it has gotten worse every week.

Michael Cole, Booker T, Jerry Lawler ant Jim Ross preview the next match which is the return of the Inferno match. We see a video package being played from previous Inferno matches, the last one occurred in 2006, that is 6 years ago, in which it involved Kane. We then see the rivalry between Kane and John Cena which started in December of 2011. Ever since Kane returned to the WWE at the Slammy Awards Raw in 2011. Kane would attack John Cena instead of the man that put him on the shelf Mark Henry. The next few weeks John Cena would be confused as to why Kane had attacked him, Kane said that John Cena rises above the hate however he should in-fact embrace the hate. Zack Ryder and Eve would get involved in this rivarly as well with Kane tormenting the duo and it wasn't until this past week in which Kane had Ryder turn on his friend, Cena and Eve would kiss and to Ryder's disemay would not make any eye contact with either. The two also had a match at the Royal Rumble where John Cena would destroy Kane however tonight will it be Cena or Kane who ends up being lit on fire?

Justin Roberts is inside the ring as we see WWE technicians surrounding the ring. Roberts says "Ladies and Gentleman... the following contest is an Inferno match; the rules of this match are, the first superstar to set his opponent on fire will be the winner... Introducing first, from West Newbury Massachusetts weighing in at 245 pounds John Cennnnaaa!" Cena comes in and takes off his cap and shirt as he is in an angry mood here tonight. Fire bursts from the entrance ramp as we hear Kane's music. Roberts says "And his opponent weighing in at 323 pounds Kane!"

Inferno match | Kane vs. John Cena.
This marks the return of one of the most dangerous matches in WWE history. At the start of the match before it begins, Michael Cole says that due to the WWE's PG rating, if there are parents watching the event with their children it is better to not let them see the match. As Cole says that several kids and their parents go to the back as this match is not "very PG". The match begins, Fire surrounds the ring as it is boiling, it is literary boiling at ringside. The first thing that happens is Kane laughing and laughing however Cena is inside with the devil lol. Kane and Cena go up for a hard elbow tie up with breaks down, we have 5 referees outside the ring two on each side and one in the with a Fire Extinguisher. Kane hits a uppercut on Cena who goes down. Every time either man is hit down hard on the canvas the temperature rises inside the ring. John Cena would hit a shoulder block on Kane as Kane was down. Cena then wanted to end the match early however it didn't happen. Kane would then get his hands on Cena and then try to burn Cena, however John would counter with a shot to Kane's gut. Cena would hit a few more shots however Kane no sold them. John would then try run the ropes however he couldn't due to the fire on the apron. so he would try to hit a bulldog and he did. John would then feel the exposure as the remaining crowd would then get amped up. John would then signal for a five knuckle shuffle however he couldn't so he just hit the five knuckle shuffle without running the ropes. Cena would signal for an Attitude Adjustment however Kane would choke Cena in the throat. A few minutes of back and forth action saw Kane dominate the match, Kane went to set John on fire however Cena would reverse into a STF position. John would execute the STF as Kane was short on breathe. John would drag Kane over and John Cena would grab Kane's left hand however Kane would also grab John Cena's hand as well, as Cena went to burn Kane's hand his own hand caught on fire as well, both John Cena and Kane's hands were set on fire. The referees called off the match right there. We had referee's, EMT'S and all come in.

Winner: Kane fought John Cena to a draw in a Inferno match; both superstars caught on fire at the same time at 11:46.

Senior Official Mike Chioda told Justin Roberts that the match is a draw, since both superstars were set on fire at the same time. Justin Roberts says "Ladies and Gentleman the result of this match is a draw" The crowd has a mixed reaction. The referees then get fire extinguisher's and spray it all over John Cena and Kane as they have severe burns to their hands. Eve comes out down at ringside to help John Cena stand up however Kane gets up even with a burnt hand.
John tells Eve to watch out as Kane is behind them, Kane gets John Cena and brings him back to ringside, the flames have shut down as the match has ended however Kane and John Cena continue to brawl. John Cena would try to deliver an Attitude Adjustment with a burnt hand however it came to no avail. Kane would then smile and try to escape however John would get Kane and slam his skull against the ring post. John Cena would them try to finish Kane off however from behind was attacked by....



ZACK RYDER?!?!?!?

Eve was shocked that Ryder had attacked Cena. Zack then went under the apron and drawed out a steel chair. Ryder would attack Cena with the chair and then would hit a shot to Kane as well. Zack Ryder then said that John was supposed to be his friend, he was SUPPOSED TO BE HIS FRIEND.

Kane then gets up and instead of attacking Ryder, he grabbed a microphone and said "Ladies and Gentleman, John Cena did not embrace the hate, however this whole plan was under your eyes the whole time, the one who has embraced hate tonight is ZACK RYDER!" Kane then laughs and says "Ryder was so tired of being that comedy guy and with that annoying catchphrase he would then come to me for advice, me and him have played you pathetic fans forever it seems" Kane then goes away as Zack gets a microphone and tells Eve and John Cena who is out and gingerly getting up. Ryder utters slowly "Woo... woo... woo... don't hold it"

The crowd boos Zack Ryder as he looks like he has turned heel. Zack Ryder has embraced the Hate here tonight at the Elimination Chamber.

Backstage Josh Matthews is with Chris Jericho. Jericho says that tonight is the night the night in which Chris Jericho goes back on top of the food chain. Ever since he left this company a few years ago he has been turning into every Raw, every SmackDown and what not and seeing countless copies of himself. Guys like Kingston, Ziggler, Miz, Del Rio, R-Truth and C...M... Punk have been stealing things from him. Jericho says that the best in the world is not CM Punk it is Chris Jericho. The WWE Champion CM Punk then comes to Jericho and says he wishes Jericho the best of luck for tonight because it will set up a showdown between two immortals at WrestleMania 28.

Backstage we see General Manager of Raw, John Laurinaitis nursing his head with an ice pack. General Manager of SmackDown Theodore Long comes in and tells Laurinaitis how was it like to get his but whooped by CM Punk tonight. Laurinaitis says to Long to be quiet because if he were Long he'd be worried about that angry giant choke slamming referees instead of what happened in the WWE Championship match.

Justin Roberts is in the ring "Ladies and Gentleman, the following match is for the WWE Divas Championship!... introducing first the challenger from the Fiji Islands... Tamina Snuka!" Tamina who is accompanied to ringside by Alicia Fox, who is there to make sure that Natalya doesn't poke her nose in this match will be in Tamina's corner. Roberts then says "And her opponent from Buffalo, New York, she is the WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix, The Glamazon." Phoenix is accompanied by Natalya who is wearing a boot lock on her leg after she "so called" suffered an inury to get out of a match between Tamina and herself this past week on SmackDown.

Divas Championship | Beth Phoenix (c) (with Natalya) vs. Tamina Snuka (with Alicia Fox).
The match began with a hard elbow tie up, Tamina would dominate Phoenix as she would push her all the way into the turnbuckle, however Phoenix would poke her head outside the ring as referee Justin King would break it up in the corner. Phoenix would slap some sense into Tamina however, Tamina no sold the slap and had her eyes popping out of her head. Tamina would dominate the match however at the midway point Phoenix would get the upper hand. Natalya and Alicia were talking back to each other at ringside as Natalya was tormenting her at ringside by teasing her. Tamina would then reverse Phoenix's glamslam into a position to hit the Samoan Drop. Tamina would then go up to the top and try to hit a Superfly Splash just like her dad used to WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Snuka. Howeever Natalya would go ontop of the apron and start yelling out at Tamina. Alicia Fox would then drag Natalya off the apron as Natalya fell on her so called injured leg. Tamina was distracted by Natalya and this allowed Beth to regroup. Beth would hit a suplex on Tamina off of the turnbuckle. Beth then had Tamina down and would give her a glamslam. Justin King counted the three count as Beth Phoenix retains her Divas Championship here tonight.

Winner: Beth Phoenix retains her Divas Championship at 8:13.

After the match Beth Phoenix would celebrate her Divas Champion title defense here tonight, Natalya would come in and hold up her friend's hand in victory as Alicia Fox was nursing Tamina, Beth then signaled for her and Natalya to attack Fox and Tamina. Beth had Tamina in the position for a glamslam and Natalya had Fox in a position for the sharpshooter until... SUDDENLY.

Spoiler:

KHARMA. The crowd went on a heap, as this hell of a Diva has returned to the WWE. It was exactly a year ago that Kharma had been out of the WWE due being pregnant however she is back here tonight the Elimination Chamber at the expense of the WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix and Natalya. As Kharma headed into the ring, Beth would then throw Tamina onto the ground like she was a piece of meat for a Lion. Kharma however didn't want to do anything to Tamina nor Fox. Tamina and Alicia Fox would then slowly exit the ring as Natalya and Beth would remain in the ring. Beth clutched her title in her hands, however Beth then did the unthinkable and pushed Natalya right into the monstrous Kharma. Beth would then exit the ring and head slowly up the ramp. Kharma looked into the eyes of Natalya as Natalya was starting to cry, Kharma then laughed and would hit a implant facebuster on Natalya. The crowd gave extraordinary pop for the return of Kharma here tonight at the Elimination Chamber pay per view.

We go to ringside where "Turn Me On" by David Guetta (featuring Nicki Minaj) is being played as Michael Cole, Booker T, Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross preview WrestleMania 28. Michael Cole said that this past week WWE officials, Mr. McMahon, John Cena, a few divas and The Rock were at a press conference in New Jersey for WrestleMania 29 and its location for April 7, 2013.

After the video is played Michael Cole especially says that he cannot wait to return to New Jersey, in which it is his home state, WrestleMania 29 will be held at the great MetLife Stadium on April 7, 2013. We cannot wait, but before WrestleMania 29, we have to wait for WrestleMania 28. Then Turn Me On again plays as we see the match card so far, it is the match of the industry, John Cena against The Rock. We then after the match card see the beautiful city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin as we are getting geared for the main event right now as Six Raw Superstars get a chance to main event WrestleMania 28 in Miami.

Justin Roberts is at ringside he says "Ladies and Gentleman, the following contest is for the right be in a match for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 28" The first superstar who comes out is the Awesome One, The Miz. Miz comes out wearing his leather jacket as he makes his way down aggressively for this match. R-Truth is out next as he has a microphone in hand. Truth says that tonight is the night that I win the Chamber and go onto become the WWE Champion it is what all the Lil' Jimmy's want to happen, ain't that right Lil' Jimmy. Truth is talking to imaginary people again. Out comes Ziggler with Vickie Guerrero, Kofi Kingston, Del Rio along with Ricardo Rodriguez who does his introduction and the finally, Chris Jericho who has a grin on his face entering the chamber, due to time restriction, and the exceeded limi in the SmackDown chamber this chamber match was meant to last 30 minutes however it will be cut short by 10 minutes.

Raw Elimination Chamber match for a match with the WWE Champion at WrestleManiaXVIII | Kofi Kingston vs. Chris Jericho vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. The Miz vs. R-Truth vs. Alberto Del Rio.
The match begins with Kofi Kingston and Dolph Ziggler starting out in the match. Both put on a good show for the opening period of time. Some spots between these two included when Ziggler hit a big boot to Kingston's skull and it had Kingston go over the top rope out to the steel floor of the chamber. The spotlight appears as 5 minutes are up. The next pod opens is The Miz. The Miz comes out and goes straight after Kingston. Ziggler and The Miz perform a serious of combination moves on Kingston as he is being double teamed in the early part of the match. Miz then gives some praise to Ziggler however as Ziggler turns his back on him The Miz attacks Ziggler from behind. Miz then has a grin on his face, a smirk and attempts to cover Kingston but he kicks out at two. The Miz then battles Ziggler at the far end of the Elimination Chamber, Ziggler then would reverse Miz's Irish whip into the steel structure. Kingston would then climb ontop of Alberto Del Rio's pod and hit a flying cross body to The Miz and Dolph Ziggler. Vickie Guerrero is going crazy at ringside, where Ricardo is chanting to the crowd to get behind Alberto Del Rio once he enters the match. The next pod is coming up. R-Truth enters the match and goes after The Miz. Truth and Miz have a brief battle in the match and it results in both of them getting slammed really hard against the steel surface of the Elimination Chamber. The Miz eliminates R-Truth with a skull crushing finale on the steel surface. R-Truth has been eliminated. Alberto Del Rio is the next man to enter as he goes after Kofi Kingston, he and Kingston battle the remainder of the period of the time. Alberto would hit a back slam on Kingston however Kingston is able to kick out of the pinfall. Alberto gets all cocky and starts to get extreme heat from the crowd here in Milwaukee. Alberto Del Rio goes for the signature arm-bar of his, however as he executes the hold, the lights go out.?
The lights then come back on as we see SIN CARA ontop of the Glass Pod waiting for Alberto Del Rio, Del Rio notices him and then Cara dives off the pod onto Del Rio and then exits the chamber, due to not being a legal participant of the match. Kingston then hits the boom drop and eliminated Alberto Del Rio. Alberto Del Rio has been eliminated. Dolph Ziggler is then eliminated by Kingston as well, Kingston hits the trouble in paradise to Ziggler as he is eliminated. The last and final pod opens and out comes the fresh Chris Jericho, Michael Cole says that the Elimination Chamber has gone 15 minutes over the limit of the length that the event was supposed to however it will remain on until this match is over. Chris Jericho then gets his hands on Kingston and tries to make him bleed with glass, the glass that earlier in the night in which the pod was destroyed when Mark Henry went though one at the hands of Big Show. However Jericho instead plays possum and executed the walls of Jericho. Kingston however escaped. The Miz comes in and gets a code breaker right in the jaw.The Miz is eliminated by Chris Jericho. The Miz is eliminated. It is down to Kofi Kinsgton who has been in the match since the very first minute and Chris Jericho one of these men are going to face the WWE Champion at WrestleMania 28. Both Jericho and Kingston exchange a period of 4 minutes in which they showcase themselves to the audience. The audience is cheering for either man to win the match. Kingston hits a trouble in paradise and the WWE audience think that Kofi Kingston is going to WrestleMania, is Kingston ready to become that third main eventer that Raw needs. Kingston covers Jericho 1,2,.....


JERICHO KICKS OUT. The adience are taken away with their breathe, Jericho kicks out. Kingston awaits Jericho to rise up, Kingston wants to deliver one final blow to Jericho's WrestleMania 28 dreams, Kingston is waiting, Kofi Kingston hits a trouble in para......


NO Jericho reversed and catches Kingston's leg in mid-air, Jericho then reverses it into a Walls of Jericho submission hold. Jericho is pressuring the lower back of Kingston. Jericho has Kingston bent over like he is about to break Kingston in half, Jericho applies more pressure to the lower back, the crowd is behind Kingston, Kingston is reaching and trying to reach the ropes, Kingston.... Kingston,... Kingston TAPS OUT.

Winner: Chris Jericho wins the Raw Elimination Chamber match to earn a match for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania XVIII at 26:54.

Chris Jericho can't get up however he has a sick smile on his face as he knows that know he can set up a date with destiny against CM Punk for the WWE Championship. Will Chris Jericho's plan to become the Best in the World come true? We are truly on the Road to WrestleMania right now and it is in full gear.
Chris Jericho has won the Raw Elimination Chamber and is going to WrestleMania 28. Michael Cole, Booker T, Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler farewell us from the Bradley Center in Milwaukee.

© WWE, 2012.

A music video plays with the song "This Means War" by Nickelback to the highlights of what transpired here tonihgt at WWE Elimination Chamber.


Other on-air talent


Commentators: Michael Cole, Booker T, Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross.
Ring announcer(s): Justin Roberts (Raw, Divas Championship match, Ricardo Rodriguez (Alberto Del Rio and Lillian Garcia (SmackDown)
Interviewer: Josh Matthews.


Special Appearences: Shaquille O'Neal, Several Milwaukee Bucks players and Milwaukee Brewers players.


Results of WWE Elimination Chamber 2012.

#	Match	Stipulation	Time
Dark	Titus O’Neil defeated “Showtime” Percy Watson	Singles match	3:56
1	Daniel Bryan (c) defeated Randy Orton, Sheamus, Christian, Big Show and Mark Henry	SmackDown Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship	42:05
2	Cody Rhodes (c) defeated Goldust	Singles match for the Intercontinental Championship	07:32
3	CM Punk (c) defeated John Laurinaitis	Singles match for the WWE Championship; Triple H served as Special Guest Enforcer	06:43
4	Kane fought John Cena to a draw	Inferno match	11:46
5	Beth Phoenix (c) (with Natalya) defeated Tamina Snuka (with Alicia Fox)	Singles match for the Divas Championship	08:13
6	Chris Jericho defeated Kofi Kingston, The Miz, Alberto Del Rio (with Ricardo Rodriguez), Dolph Ziggler (with Vickie Guerrero) and R-Truth	Raw Elimination Chamber match where the winner receives a WWE Championship match at WrestleMania XXVIII.	26:54

SmackDown Elimination Chamber for the World Heavyweight Championship Statistics

Eliminated	Superstar	Entered	Eliminated by	Method of elimination	Time
1	Mark Henry	2	Big Show	Pinned after being thrown through glass pod.	08:21
2	Big Show	4	Daniel Bryan	Small packaged by Daniel Bryan	22:34
3	Christian	1	Sheamus	Brogue kicked and pinned by Sheamus	30:43
4	Sheamus	3	Daniel Bryan	Received an RKO accidentally by Randy Orton and was pinned by Daniel Bryan.	35:48
5	Randy Orton	6	Daniel Bryan	Went to the top of the glass pod and tried to execute a Moon Sault however he landed on his right shoulder and was pinned by Bryan.	42:05
Winner	Daniel Bryan (c)	5	NA	N/A	N/A

Raw Elimination Chamber match where the winner receives a WWE Championship match at WrestleMania XXVIII Stastics.

Eliminated	Superstar	Entered	Eliminated by	Method of elimination	Time
1	R-Truth	4	The Miz	Was driven to the steel floor of the chamber by the Skull Crushing Finale and then was pinned.	08:33
2	Alberto Del Rio	5	Kofi Kingston	Pinned by Kofi Kingston after being bought down by Sin Cara who hit a cross body on him from on-top of the Glass Pod.	11:34
3	Dolph Ziggler	2	Kofi Kingston	Was hit with the Trouble in Paradise and then got pinned.	15:28
4	The Miz	3	Chris Jericho	Received a Code Breaker and was pinned	22:00
5	Kofi Kingston	1	Chris Jericho	Was forced to submit after being held in a Walls of Jericho submission hold.	26:54
Winner	Chris Jericho	6	N/A	N/A	N/A

Elimination Chamber View

- Smackdown Elimination Chamber Match, Daniel Bryan title reign is looking creditable with his huge victory and the Orton spot made sense as 1. it could save Orton/Bryan match for a later date as well Bryan didn't beat a 100% Orton so that does that. The Show/Henry spot was pretty cool, had a feeling that they would destroy something. Barrett sitting by and smirking after the match is indeed intriguing so Daniel Bryan/Barrett at WM?

- Cody vs Goldust, so I assume this match won't be happening at WM? Well as long as it grooms Cody for a huge year for him then that is all good. I do wonder what will be Cody doing at Wrestlemania 28, but indeed a great win for Cody Rhodes.

- Punk over Johnny Ace, that was obvious won as now it is Wrestlemania for Punk to move on to and speaking on Wrestlemania Undertaker wants Triple H and the whole world knows it.

- Inferno Match being draw, Eh' Cena being on fire as much as I would love to see it, it just sounds wrong as what part of Cena body got burnt? usually the WWE sets it up in advance and have the part that catches fire be fire proof, so if that is the case which body part got burnt. Ryder turning heel, don't know what to expect from him, maybe a Kane/Ryder tag or I dunno. A serious Ryder should be interesting to read and I want to see him put Eve in her place or at least date a diva that will.

- Women championship, Yeah Beth wins but now its time to set up Karma vs Beth and this feud better kick ass as this maybe the best feud from the women division that we see from a long time.

- Raw Chamber Match, while I enjoyed the Smackdown better, this one was a good read as well. Jericho winning made sense as now it is time to see where you take Punk/Y2J.

This was a cool PPV, leaves questions for the next PPV which is Wrestlemania so now its time for Rock to come in and get involved so can't wait to see what you do with that but yes, this was a good read.

The Legend-Dary's Elimination Chamber Review


Smackdown Elimination Chamber: WOAH! Great match all around to start off the PPV. Show vs. Shaq at Mania?! Loved their interaction. Bryan retaining was a better choice than having Orton win. Orton's broken shoulder? Real or Kayfabe?


Rhodes vs. Goldust: I see this as a filler match because Goldust really stood no chance. Solid win for Cody.


Punk vs. Laurinatis: Good way to end the feud...I assume that's what happened. Triple H taking out Otunga was enjoyable. UNDERTAKER is back tomorrow night! Can't wait!


INFERNO MATCH!: I love a good inferno match! Good disclaimer by Cole which would probably happen in real life. Well written match but not a very good way to end it. Cena has to focus on The Rock not Kane. OMG! Zack Ryder has embraced the hate!


Phoenix vs. Tamina: Really would have prefered Tamina win but I'm sure you have bigger things planned with her. KHARMA! To quote Daniel Bryan: "YES! YES! YES!"


Raw Elimination Chamber: Sin Cara? What was he doing there?! So many quick Eliminations in the match, which I guess isn't too unrealistic. Wow that was a fast match but I'm loving the fact that Chris Jericho is facing CM Punk at Wrestlemania!

Originally Posted by TheLegend-dary

The Legend-Dary's Elimination Chamber Review


Smackdown Elimination Chamber: WOAH! Great match all around to start off the PPV. Show vs. Shaq at Mania?! Loved their interaction. Bryan retaining was a better choice than having Orton win. Orton's broken shoulder? Real or Kayfabe?


Rhodes vs. Goldust: I see this as a filler match because Goldust really stood no chance. Solid win for Cody.


Punk vs. Laurinatis: Good way to end the feud...I assume that's what happened. Triple H taking out Otunga was enjoyable. UNDERTAKER is back tomorrow night! Can't wait!


INFERNO MATCH!: I love a good inferno match! Good disclaimer by Cole which would probably happen in real life. Well written match but not a very good way to end it. Cena has to focus on The Rock not Kane. OMG! Zack Ryder has embraced the hate!


Phoenix vs. Tamina: Really would have prefered Tamina win but I'm sure you have bigger things planned with her. KHARMA! To quote Daniel Bryan: "YES! YES! YES!"


Raw Elimination Chamber: Sin Cara? What was he doing there?! So many quick Eliminations in the match, which I guess isn't too unrealistic. Wow that was a fast match but I'm loving the fact that Chris Jericho is facing CM Punk at Wrestlemania!

Thanks Legend-dary. To answer some of your questions.

Randy Orton's injury will be heard/posted throughout the WWE.com updates I do.

And yes the CM Punk and Laurinaitis feud has come to bitter and disappointing end. I must say I enjoyed writing their match, for some comedy and what not.

The Kane and Cena match had a poor ending, however I still want to carry this feud to the maximum, I feel like the way WWE are doing it is incorrect, I suspect that sooner of later we will see a serious side of Zack Ryder, thus why he attacked Cena. Also Willis said that he was going to build a tag team with Kane however I have no plans for that. Ryder's character will play out after the event.

As for your opinion on the divas match, KHARMA is back. She and Beth will have a storyline.

What was Sin Cara doing you asked? well you haven't read the previous Raw before EC. Howver Rey Mysterio returned and would be attacked by Alberto Del Rio after a near heartwarming retirement speech. Sin Cara returned to save Mysterio from Del Rio. Mysterio was close to retiring I might add.

Elimination Chamber Review:

SMACKDOWN Chamber match-
Good thing for Daniel Bryan to retain. Liked Orton getting injured. Overall a very good match. Better than the RAW Chamber

Cody Rhodes vs. Gold Dust-
Pretty alright match. Best for Cody Rhodes to win.

Inferno Match
Cool match. Really good match but it would of been better if there was one winner.

RAW Chamber-
A pretty average chamber match. Was not that bad but it was not the best. Jericho vs. Punk good set up. Sin Cara? How did he get in the chamber. That bit was good but at the same time it was rushed a bit.

I'm sort of hoping the Cena-Kane is at least put to the side until after Wrestlemania, Kane really has no business in something as big as Rock-Cena and would only ruin what is possibly the biggest WWE match since Rock vs. Hogan but we'll see where you take this.

I'm glad Daniel Bryan retained his title and it only helps add to his character that Orton fcked up the moonsault from the chamber to retain the belt, Daniel vs. Barrett should be a good feud since they have alot of past history with each other, looking forward to that one.

Punk vs. Jericho at Wrestlemania has the makings for a MOTYC of course and it should have some good build leading up to it since both men are pretty good on the mic. You're Wrestlemania is looking good so far.

WWE Monday Night Raw SuperShow | February 20, 2012 Live from Minneapolis, Minnesota

***3 HOUR SPECIAL EDITION***

Raw opens with the Executive Vice President of Talent Relations and General Manager of Monday Night Raw John Laurinaitis in his office. Laurinaitis has is putting his hand over his head still suffering some bumps and bruises last night that he took at the 2012 WWE Elimination Chamber pay per view event. Laurinaitis says that he is lucky to be standing here today after his WWE Championship match with CM Punk. Laurinaitis says that yesterday General Manager of SmackDown Theodore Long made fun of me for losing in the WWE Championship match so later tonight he has a message for Theodore Long, however tonight we have a huge show in store for you guys tonight, in the main event it will be John Cena taking on Kane in a "Last Chance" No Disqualification match, this will conclude the two's rivalry that has been shaping up here on Raw recently. As Laurinaitis is speaking Theodore Long pops out of nowhere and says "and also in the other main event we will have a Six Man Tag team match with the team of World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan, 2012 Royal Rumble winner Wade Barrett and Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes taking on the team of Randy Orton, Big Show and The Great White Sheamus! holla" Laurinaitis looks to have a disgusted face when Long interrupted him booking his main event, Long would have a cheesy smile on his face as the segment finished.

We are live from the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The pyro and fireworks burst onto the stage as we are welcomed to the show by Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross. They preview the two huge main events here tonight on Raw as we have John Cena vs. Kane in a "Last Chance" No Disqualification match as their rivarly will be put to an end here tonight on Raw. Also in the other main event it will be SmackDown's talent being showcased here tonight as well, as Daniel Bryan, Wade Barrett and Cody Rhodes take on Randy Orton, Big Show and Sheamus. It will be a good night here tonight. Michael Cole then mentions a countdown meter on the bottom where it shows the time 01:56:32, that is the amount of time in which the return of a certain someone will be shown here tonight on Raw.

The WWE Champion CM Punk comes out. Punk struts down the ring with a big smile on his face. The fans here at the Target Center are cheering Punk on as the guys show his WWE Championship victory against John Laurinaitis, the General Manager of Raw in their WWE Championship match last night at Elimination Chamber. Punk takes time to talk as he lets the WWE Universe settle down. Punk then says that he would like to thank John Laurinaitis for putting on a match with him last night at the Elimination Chamber. Punk then mentions that he beat his ass since the ring bell rang. Punk then says that know that John Laurinaitis is is past, he wants to focus on the future, and that future is facing Chris Jericho at WrestleMania 28 in Miami, Florida in less that 2 months time. Punk says that he and Jericho are similar in ring moves however one way that they are not similar is their brains, their brains are different. Punk says that he wants Jericho to come out here right now and face him like a man so that he can tell him who exactly is the "Best In the World." Chris Jericho comes out, Jericho who won last night's Elimination Chamber and now is guaranteed a WWE Championship match at WrestleMania 28. Jericho says that it is time to put up or shut up, Jericho says that on April 1, 2012, I Chris Jericho will be walking out as the new WWE Champion and reclaim my crown as the best in the world. Punk then claps sarcastically and says that if Jericho wants to be the best in world he should never have left WWE in the first place, because if he didn't leave WWE in the first place he could have been the one who would have won the WWE Championship last year in July, he could have been the one who could have become the new face of the WWE. Punk then says that Jericho was just to busy on tour with his band and being on Dancing With the Stars. Jericho then tells Punk to shut up and listen, he will know exactly when the time will come and that time is not now, Jericho says that he and Punk are nothing alike as he drops the microphone and exits the ring as the segment comes to an end.

Commercial Break

United States Championship | Jack Swagger (c) (with Vickie Guerrero) defeated Kofi Kingston.
The first match up of the night was for the United States Championship. Jack Swagger defended his championship successfully against Kofi Kingston who came off an outstanding performance last night in the Elimination Chamber match for the Raw brand. The match was back and forth however in the end Kingston went for Trouble in Paradise but Swagger caught Kingston's ankle and applied the ankle lock, Kingston had no choice but to tap out to the ankle lock.

Backstage we see Eve applying on some make up as we see Zack Ryder come towards her. Eve freaks out and says for Zack that she is sorry about the things that have happened over the past few weeks. Ryder tells her to save her pitty because he doesn't care for her anymore, nor does he care for anyone else, from now on it will be all about me. Eve starts to feel sorrow and starts to have watery eyes as she sees Zack Ryder just flat out dump her on the spot.

Josh Matthews is backstage with his guests at the time, TEAM ORTON. Josh tells Randy Orton about tonight's huge main event form the SmackDown side as we see a Six Man Tag team match. Orton says that he spent the last 24 hours in hospital, and he is nowhere near 100% to compete maybe at a 5% chance. Orton says that he fractured his shoulder blade however doctors have advised him to wear a bandage over it. Orton says that he is atleast cleared to compete tonight. Sheamus then says that Orton should not have be so keen to be in the ring, because he and Big Show will take care of Rhodes, Barrett and Bryan. Matthews wishes Randy's team good luck for tonight.

We see the countdown for Undertaker. He will be arriving in 01:23:03. We then go to Michael Cole along with Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross. They are hyping up WrestleMania 28 as we hear "Turn Me On" by David Guetta (featuring Nicki Minaj) being played, Michael Cole then says that they will now look at John Cena, the man who faces The Rock at WrestleMania 28.

Divas Champion Beth Phoenix comes down the ring. Beth is in her wrestling gear. Beth tells the WWE Universe that last night she beat the last remaining WWE diva in the entire Women's Division. Beth then says that she is so out of challengers that she could of just taken the whole year off and keep the championship that was until last night when a behemoth appeared in-front of her, a behemoth known as KHARMA. Beth then says that Kharma is someone who she hasn't met ever, she is no diva she is.... Beth then says that Kharma looks like a man. Beth then tells the fans that she doesn't need to have anything in common with Kharma because she and Kharma are two different people and that, she will never ever have to end up facing her. The crowd boos as we here Kelly Kelly's theme hit, the crowd then cheers again as Kelly Kelly comes out.

Divas Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Kelly Kelly.
Beth Phoenix crushed Kelly Kelly in this contest, she took apart Kelly from the get go and beat her ass in under a minute. Beth got the victory following a few shots to Kelly and then the Glam Slam.

After the match was over.

Spoiler:

KHARMA came out, the most dangerous WWE Divas came to the ring as Beth Phoenix froze in fear, Beth then started to creep out of the ring as Kharma came into the ring. Kharma then looked at Beth with a devilish look as she had her eyes locked in on Beth Phoenix and that WWE Divas Championship. Kharma then noticed that Kelly Kelly was getting up, Kharma would then grab Kelly Kelly with her hands, Kharma then pointed to Phoenix as she grabbed Kelly Kelly by the her hair. Kharma with all her might hit an implant buster on Kelly Kelly as a message to send to WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix. [/QUOTE]

Backstage we see John Cena in his locker room. John is putting on his armbands and his accessories as Eve comes in his locker room. Eve says that she doesn't know what has gotten into Zack. John touches Eve on her lips and says that she needs to just not say anything, this whole thing was Kane's plan, John then places a bandage over his right hand which was burnt last night in the Inferno match. John then tells Eve that she should not be anywhere near ringside tonight. Eve however states that she wants to be there to support you. John says she better think about it. Cena exits his locker room as the camera turns to Eve in a thinking mode.

Commercial Break

Dolph Ziggler (with Vickie Guerrero) defeated Santino Marella.
The brash, young and cocky Show off coming off a terrible Elimination Chamber pay per view took on the Italian Stallion Santino Marella in this one on one match. Ziggler and Marella fought a back and forth match, at one point Santino seemed like he was going to pull of the upset, he pulled out his cobra however Vickie Guerrero got on the apron. Santino then planted a kiss on Guerrero who jumped down the apron screaming and screaming. However as Marella turned around he would be dropped with the Zig Zag. Dolph Ziggler picks up the victory here on Monday Night Raw

Backstage Josh Matthews interviews WWE Champion CM Punk, Punk says he is looking foward to what the future holds for himself and Jericho. World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan comes in and tells Punk that since both retained their titles last night maybe they should finish off this little feud they have going on.

We go back to Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross, they say that this year's WrestleMania 28 will be hosted in Miami, Florida the home of The Rock, but The Rock, John Cena and many other promise to electrify WrestleMania 29 next year on April 7, 2013 take a look.

Michael Cole is so excited that WrestleMania 29 will be held in his home state of New Jersey, WrestleMania 29 will be on April 7th, 2013 from Eat Rutherford, New Jersey. We cannot wait. however let's focus our attentions to tonight's Raw, we still have a Six Man tag team match to come from SmackDown, John Cena vs. Kane, John Laurinaitis to speak to Theodore Long as well as the return of Undertaker.

Backstage we see John Lauriantis with the likes of Alberto Del Rio, Christian, Mark Henry, Dolph Ziggler, Hunico, Camacho and others. David Otunga is also there sipping his coffee. Laurinaitis welcomes the WWE SmackDown stars to Raw here to discuss this situation with Theodore Long. Wade Barrett comes in and tells Laurinaitis that Long had placed him in a Time Keepers match, a match that could have ended his career, and Long was not even guilty for that. Laurinaitis tells the rest of the guys that he will make a huge statement here tonight on Raw.

Commercial Break


We come back to WWE Monday Night Raw SuperShow infront a nice attendance here tonight in Minneaplois, Minnesota. We go to the crowd where we see former WWE Champion Brock Lesnar sitting with his wife Rena Mero (aka Sable), Brock stands up as he gets a huge ovation mixed in with a few boos and a few praises from the WWE Universe.

John Laurinaitis' voice is heard as he and his Legal Adviser and Assistant David Otunga come out leading a whole heap of heel WWE Superstars to the ring. The likes of Mark Henry, Christian, Alberto Del Rio, Dolph Ziggler, Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes, 2012 Royal Rumble winner Wad Barrett, Hunico, Camacho and even United States Champion Jack Swagger.

Laurinaitis makes the superstars circle around the ring as John Laurinaitis tells General Manager of SmackDown Theodore Long to come out.

Spoiler:

Teddy Long makes his way to the ring dancing like he always does. The crowd gives him a reasonable pop, not as much as he is used to on the blue brand. Long tells Laurinaitis what does he want to talk about. John tells Teddy that he has been annoying him as of late. Laurinaitis and even Otunga poke fun at Long for his decisions on SmackDown. Laurinaitis pin points some things that are wrong with Long's duties as SmackDown General Manager.

1) Tag team matches repeating: Big Johnny says that no one wants to see the same tag team matches take place every week on Friday Nights.

2) Out of control roster: Ace points out that this past week at Elimination Chamber, Big Show was responsible for referee Rod Zapata being in hospital. Big Show and the entire roster are out of control.

however as soon as Laurinaitis points out his third opinion of Long. T-Lo grabs the microphone and says that ever since John Laurinaitis became Raw General Manager, he has been disrespectful, he has been merciful and he has been a stupid idiot. Long says that he knows what is best for his brand and that his brand is far the superior brand in all of WWE. Laurinaitis then says that no brand in the WWE is more superior that Monday Night Raw. Long then tells Big Johnny to shut up. Long says he has witnessed this whole brand supremacy thing before in 2005, he doesn't need that but however he feels like John Laurinaitis should be put in his place. John Laurinaitis then says that he wasn't out here for a debate, he was out here for one thing and that is to not only rule over one WWE brand, but the other, Laurinaitis declares that Long surrender the General Manager position of SmackDown to him. Teddy says that he will NEVER give up SmackDown to a coward like John Laurinaitis. Laurinaitis then laughs, however as Teddy tries to exit the ring David Otunga beats him down from behind, the crowd boos.

The crowd is booing as Otunga is about to hit his finishing move on Theodore Long, the General Manager of SmackDown however Randy Orton, Big Show and Sheamus came out to save the day as they take out Otunga, and some of the other superstars at ringside like Alberto Del Rio, Christian, Mark Henry and many more. The six man tag team match is next.

Commercial Break

Randy Orton, Big Show and Sheamus vs. Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes, 2012 Royal Rumble Winner Wade Barrett and World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan; the match never began.
With the carnage at the ring, the match never started as General Manager of Raw John Laurinaitis said that since Teddy Long booked this match it will not appear here tonight on Raw. This is Raw.... this is not SmackDown as Big Johnny yells that into the microphone. John Laurinaitis then declares that he wants interest in the General Manager job of SmackDown.

We see a video package of last night's WWE Elimination Chamber pay per view event as we witnessed a nearly hour long Elimination Chamber match with the SmackDown chamber being for the World Heavyweight Championship. Daniel Bryan came out on top as he would defeat Randy Orton, Sheamus, Christian, Big Show and Mark Henry. In the Raw Elimination Chamber we saw Chris Jericho outlast Kofi Kingston, The Miz, Dolph Ziggler, Alberto Del Rio and R-Truth.

Backstage we see Big Show going nuts he is attacking his fellow team mates in Sheamus and Randy Orton, Big Show then snaps and delivers Sheamus a choke slam on the concrete floor backstage. What the hell is happening here tonight on an all Crazy episode of Raw SuperShow. We then see the countdown for Undertaker's return appear again he'll be here in 00:28:43.

Falls Count Anywhere match | The Miz defeated R-Truth.
This wasn't much a match, Miz and Truth began the match brawling as they would take it to each other slamming each other with their fists. Truth would work on Miz's lower body for a while however this back and forth match up ended with Miz winning after hitting the skull crushing finale on R-Truth on the outside for the victory.

Backstage we see Kane ready, he has his hand burnt which was the result of last night's draw in the Inferno match against John Cena at Elimination Chamber.

We see what happened last week with Rey Mysterio's returning in his hometown of San Diego, California, he said that he would want to intend to retire however Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez would have none of that, Del Rio would attack the master of the 619 however the return of Sin Cara came to a shock to the WWE Universe. Cara would defend Mysterio last week however tonight he must take on Alberto Del Rio in his in-ring return.

Sin Cara defeated Alberto Del Rio (with Ricardo Rodriguez)
The next match was kind of a momentum swing kind of match, both put out their moves with Del Rio getting the upper hand advantage in the earlier stages of the match however Sin Cara would gain control towards the end of the match where he would go up top for a high diving move however Del Rio dodged and tried to apply his signature armbar, Cara would counter the armbar and perform a small cradle on Del Rio for the victory.

After the match was over Del Rio was so angry that he tried to go after Cara however he would outsmart the Mexican Aristocrat by ducking under Del Rio's clothesline and delivering Alberto a drop kick as Del Rio rolled out of the ring in rage. Alberto Del Rio then grabs his scarf to whip a little bit of blood off his lip.

Backstage we see John Laurinaitis he says that Theodore Long will not be out of his book yet, this upcoming Tuesday, tomorrow night on a new live edition of Super SmackDown, he will confront the General Manager one on one to kick off the show. Laurinaitis then says that enough of that topic, he says that the Money in the Bank ladder match is returning to WrestleMania and he needs 5 of Raw's best to compete against 5 of SmackDown's best in a 10 man Money in the Bank Ladder match, he says if a Raw Superstar doesn't win that match he will be disappointed.

Commercial Break


Backstage in the hallways we see Eve discussing something with her friend Alicia Fox. Eve says that she has decided to come out for commentary, her music is heard as she seems calm and reluctant as she heads towards the booth with Cole, King and J.R.

It Is main event time, Justin Roberts introduces out John Cena followed by Kane. Michael Cole states that this match is a No Disqualification last chance match, meaning the last match in this rivalry between Kane and John Cena.

No Disqualification "Last Chance" match | John Cena defeated Kane via Knockout.
This match was the main event of the evening it showcased John Cena and Kane. These two put on a good match last night at the Elimination Chamber however tonight was it, the final chapter in this Love Triangle and Monster collision. Early on in the match Kane was dominating John Cena as he would target Cena's back, Cena then took control for a while however Kane took back the momentum delivering a stunning flying clothesline off the top of the turnbuckle. Kane then waited for John to rise however Cena blocked Kane's choke slam. Cena then went on the attack and delivered a thunderous bulldog. John then pumped his sneakers like the Vintage Cena of 2003. John would then attempt to hit the Attitude Adjustment however Kane blocked it into a choke slam. Kane went for the cover, however Cena managed to kick out at 2. The crowd were in full support for Cena with some of the crowd being Anti-Cena. Kane signaled for a tombstone pile driver however John would reverse it into a STF. John Cena would then put so much pressure on this submission move that you could see his veins popping out of his arms. Cena had suffocated Kane. Kane was out, Kane had fainted. The Big Red Machine had been defeated.

After the match Eve came into the ring and hugged John Cena, however he would reject her and say that she lost a good friend in Zach Ryder for a "hoeski" , as Cena left he would go up the ramp. Eve has a nervous breakdown and admits to using both him and Zach. Cena tells her to waste her time on The Rock not on him.

The Rock appeared on the screen, Rock told Cena that he hoped that John hadn't forgotten about their match at WrestleMania, he knows that the MILLIONS AND HE MEANS MILLIONS OF THE ROCKS FANS are hoping that hasn't fogortton. Rock then says that this message is via satellite so what the Rock is a busy man, however he will be on Raw soon and when that time comes, John Cena will need to be ready, he needs to bring it! Rock then says hope you have fun with your new friend Eve as he laughs off the titantron. John Cena is then looking up as he has the fans in the audience having a chant "Let's go Cena... Cena sucks!"

We see the countdown meter appear again, it says 00:10:21. He is coming back tonight, the legendary phenom Undertaker.

Commercial Break

We come back the countdown clock appears again this time it says 00:07:42, the countdown begins.
We await to see who comes out however the music of the COO of the WWE Triple H hits. Triple H comes down the ring in a suit. Triple H says that this past few weeks he has had a hell of a month. He says that it is now good that he should not have to wait for any Laurinaitis news, because he can handle himself now, I don't need to worry about Little Johnny at the moment. Triple H then says that tomorrow night will be a special edition of Super SmackDown. It will feature guys from SmackDown and Raw under one building. Now earlier tonight we saw a little Raw vs. SmackDown rivarly so tomorrow nights main event will pit SmackDown's World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan vs. WWE Champion CM Punk. Now with business comes business and last week Shawn Michaels told me to do what is right and that is to face the guy who I have lost twice to, the guy that is returning tonight. Triple H states that if he had one more shot he would take it, however I need to see for my self, as Hunter kept on talking the lights went out.

Spoiler:

For the first time since WrestleMania 27... The Undertaker has returned!, the deadman makes his way to the ring, his hair seems a lot shorter than usual, kind of like his hair in 2004 when he returned at WrestleMania XX. The Undertaker makes his bone chilling return here tonight. He comes down the entrance ramp. Undertaker then makes his way to Triple H. Both have an intense moment. Undertaker proposes a match to Triple H for WrestleMania 28 by pointing to the sign right above, Triple H then goes nose to nose with Undertaker. Undertaker speaks slowly "Hell .... In a... Cell!" Triple H nods his head and says I accept. The two engage in a heated intense scene as the screen goes black and the show goes off the air.

© Raw, 2012

Other on-air talent

Commentators: Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, Jim Ross
Ring announcer: Justin Roberts, Ricardo Rodriguez (Alberto Del Rio)
Interviewer: Josh Matthews

SmackDown superstars: Randy Orton, Sheamus, Big Show, Mark Henry, Wade Barrett, Cody Rhodes, Christian, Hunico, Camacho, Alicia Fox and Sin Cara.

Special Appearances: Brock Lesnar and Sable in amongst attendance. The Undertaker returned to WWE for the first time since April 3, 2012.


Notes:
- Before you ask, No Lesnar is not returning, was just in the audience.
- Undertaker is back.
- And the Long/Laurinaitis feud is beginning.
- Zack Ryder is not heel, I have transformed him into a 2009 Matt Hardy, when he was silent and didn't speak to anyone.

WWE Super SmackDown | February 21, 2012 Live from Rockford, Illinois.

We are welcomed to Super SmackDown Live, we open with the General Manager of Friday Night SmackDown Theodore Long who is in his office. Teddy welcomes all the WWE Universe to the very live special edition of Super SmackDown. Teddy then says that tonight's main event will be as announced on Raw, WWE Champion CM Punk taking on World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan. Also tonight we will have Randy Orton and Sheamus vs. Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes and Christian. Also tonight Wade Barrett will be going one on one with JOHN CENA! And also tonight on Super SmackDown The Undertaker will return to his brand, the brand he has been made famous for Friday Night SmackDown, welcome to SUPER SMACKDOWN playas.

We are live in Rockford, Illinois for a very special edition of a Live Super SmackDown. We are welcomed to the show by non other than Josh Matthews, Michael Cole and Booker T as tonight they preview the huge champion vs. champion match. Also tonight as mentioned will be Randy Orton teaming with Sheamus to battle Cody Rhodes, the Intercontinental Champion and Christian. And also another huge match the 2012 Royal Rumble winner Wade Barrett will be going one on one with John Cena, a huge night tonight on Friday Night SmackDown.

We open Super SmackDown with the lights going out, we then hear The Undertaker's dong. The crowd erupts here tonight on SmackDown. The Undertaker makes his bone chilling entrance to the ring. The crowd then cheers as the deadman is in the ring with his top hat and coat in check. Undertaker grabs a microphone and waits for the crowd to quiet down. Undertaker then speaks.
"I made my return... last Monday Night on Raw to confront Triple H about a match at WrestleMania 28. I only uttered four words and those four words were as followed... HELL IN A CELL..." The crowd cheers as the match is mentioned. Undertaker then says "I may be breaking down, my body has been down and out for the past years however I have no quit to give, if this is to be my last WrestleMania then so be it, I don't care if I have to be put in an ambulance as I leave Miami on April 1st, 2012."

The Undertaker then mentions that this isn't the second time that they have gone to war at WrestleMania. Undertaker says that this year's WrestleMania match between himself and Triple H will be contested in a game that both have been successful at over the years, win or lose. Undertaker says that if this is the last match for both of them then they will bring down the house on April 1st. Undertaker says that he knows that he and Triple H are the last of a dying era in this company. Undertaker then mentions some wrestlers on his list. Undertaker says that guys like Jake Roberts, Jimmy Snuka, Diesel, Ric Flair, Big Show, Randy Orton, Kane, Batista, Shawn Michaels, Edge and Triple H. Undertaker says that if those star combined guys couldn't get the job done, then what else will Triple H gain if he will lose at WrestleMania as Undertaker continues talking Triple H's music hits. The crowd cheers even more now as they get into this segment to kick off Super SmackDown. Triple H walks into the ring not in his suit, but wearing a leather jacket like he used to. Triple H gets on the microphone. The Game says that "You can tell us all who you are, however at the end of the day you are the same bastard who remains undefeated at WrestleMania every year in a good way" Triple H then points towards the WrestleMania 28 sign. The Game says in a few months time, those two will be locked inside the Devil's Playground, this time there will be two of them, the ones that have come out of that Cell most more than any other human being in this business, the ones who paved the way for guys like Randy Orton, Sheamus and what not. Triple H says that at WrestleMania 28 it won't be a classic five star main event caliber match, it won't be all hype and colorful like Miami is, it won't be the merchandising it will just be two old time veterans locking horns inside the demotic steel structure known as Hell in a Cell, and at the end of that night however reigns supreme will have the honor of being the greatest wrestler that ever lived in the WWE Universe. The crowd cheers as the segment ends with Undertaker and Triple H looking directly at each other as we go to a commercial break.

Commercial Break

We come back from the commercial as the guys Booker, Josh and Cole take a look at what happened before the commercial break, they revisit some important parts of Undertaker and Triple H's segment a few moments ago. They all say that if there is one match that also needed to be on that card it is the Undertaker vs. Triple H inside Hell In A Cell.

Drew McIntyre and Tyson Kidd defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Primo and Epico (with Rosa Mendes)
This match was kind of a makeshift tag team match, the team being consisted of McIntyre and Kidd who have been recent rivals were forced to tag tonight against their will however they came out on top and beat the reigning WWE Tag team champions Primo and Epico after Rosa went on the apron to distract Tyson Kidd however McIntyre would tell the referee to look around, however Primo would regain his composure and try to hit a backstabber however Kidd held onto the ropes. Kidd then hit a Moon Sault from the top of the rope onto Primo and then got the cover for the 1,2,3.

After the match the team of Drew McIntyre and Tyson Kidd got a well deserved praise from the crowd, could we be looking at a future tag team in Tyson Kidd and Drew McIntyre?

Backstage we see the Divas Champion Beth Phoenix pleading to General Manager Theodore Long to get some competition here tonight, Teddy tells Beth that she could end up facing Kharma. Beth tells a joke to Long and says that Kharma is not in her league and that she will be never facing her. Teddy then says that a returning diva will be Beth Phoenix's opponent for tonight, it is someone that Beth has had problems with before. As soon as Phoenix leaves. General Manager of Raw John Laurinaitis comes in the room with his Assistant and Legal Adviser David Otunga who is sipping coffee out of his thermos. Teddy says to John why is he here tonight. Ace tells him that he is here because it is Super SmackDown and Raw superstars are welcome as always. Teddy then says well he better shut up or go out to that ring and face someone. Laurinaitis then proposes a huge match for tonight, he tells Teddy how about he gets 10 SmackDown Superstars and he will get 10 Raw Superstars and we will see who's brand will come out of top. Teddy says let's do it playa, it'll just be like it has always been, SmackDown will reign supreme. Laurinaitis says that he wants to declare an interest in becoming the permanent General Manager of SmackDown, However Teddy says SmackDown doesn't need him.

Titus O'Neal defeated "Showtime" Percy Watson.
This was an absolute athletic contest between two former best friends and also tag team partners. O'Neal got several moves onto Watson with hitting a body slam. Watson however held his own ground and displayed some nice mat skills on Titus however in the end O'Neal would catch Watson out of nowhere with his finisher Clash of the Titus. Look for these two to get some time in the next coming weeks.

"Turn Me On" by David Guetta (featuring Nicki Minaj) is being played as Booker T, Josh Matthews and Michael Cole tell that the biggest match in this industry will be happening on April 1, 2012 but it is now time to take a look at who truly John Cena is as they play his video, to hype WrestleMania 28.

We go backstage where Matt Striker interviews John Cena. Matt tells John Cena that after his recent rivalry with Kane has boiled and is no more what are his intentions tonight and how does he feel and he might be getting the goosebumps however how do you feel about facing The Rock and knowing that the match of generations is only a few short months away. John Cena says that he knows that he will guarantee victory at WrestleMania 28, I mean Dwayne and I have been having twitter battles over the past month, but you know what who cares, at the end of the day it is up to the WWE Universe whomever they thrive upon and also it is up to the both of us to put on a show that the people have never ever seen before.

Rey Mysterio comes out. Rey says that this past week he saw Sin Cara beat Alberto Del Rio. Rey says that he wants Sin Cara to come out here right now. Cara comes down the ring and tells Rey that even though he cannot speak English, he wants and opportunity to face the greatest Mexican Luchador of all time in a one on one match up. Rey says to Sin Cara that he appreciates the offer and he will fulfilled that commitment, he will go one on one with Sin Cara at WrestleMania 28. After the two engage in a handshake. Alberto Del Rio's music hits, the former WWE Champion tells both of them that he indeed is the greatest living them that ever has graced gods good graces. Del Rio then says that he isn't here to attack anyone. Del Rio tells Mysterio to just retire, he is old he is crook, it is time for guys like Alberto Del Rio to take center stage, however Rey says ever since two weeks ago, he now doesn't think that it is time to retire. Cara and Rey then attack Del Rio, however Ricardo would jump and rake the mask of Sin Cara as he jumped onto Sin Cara as those two would battle it out. Del Rio would then attack Rey Mysterio as he would apply him into the armbar onto Mysterio. Mysterio would then be in the hold for 10 seconds, Rey was screaming out in pain, as Del Rio had a sick look on his face however then then Cara would make the save again like he did a few weeks ago, he would kick Del Rio out of the ring.

Commercial Break

We come back to SmackDown where we see Randy Orton backstage with Sheamus the duo tell each other that they have each others backs tonight, and say that if they win it may pay them some good price by the end of tonight.

Randy Orton and Sheamus defeated Christian and Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes.
This match took some lengthy time. The match saw some nice moves laid out by all four superstars. Orton controlled Rhodes in the opening few minutes, grounding Orton with all sorts of holds and techniques. In the middle of the match Christian came in and took control of Orton however when Orton tagged in the Great White, Christian would be getting whooped by Sheamus. Sheamus pounded on Christian's chest with those shots. The match was over when Sheamus would hit the Brogue Kick on Christian and also when Orton hit an RKO onto Rhodes on the outside. Orton and Sheamus pick up the victory here tonight.

We come back to SmackDown where earlier tonight we re-play the segment between Undertaker and Triple H, they both said that on April 1st it would be two old time veterans going at it locked inside Hell in a Cell and that is one of the matches announced for the event another match set for WrestleMania 28 is the one between CM Punk and Chris Jericho for the WWE Championship, this past week on Raw Jericho told Punk that the time is coming to an end on CM Punk's title reign, what will happen tonight when Punk has to deal with Bryan.

Big Show comes down the ring, he says that the time is ticking on whether or not he should retire, Show tells the WWE Universe that this past week he met Shaq for the first time since 2009. Show says that he wants Shaq, he teased a match with him at Elimination Chamber and now he wants Shaq, he wants Shaq, Show yells into the camera I WANT SHAQ. Teddy Long gets a bunch of security guards to come down the ring to heal Big Show, however the force have a hard time taking the Giant out, Big Show hits WMD's to nearly ever guard in the group.

A video vignette airs for the return of Dwayne ''The Rock'' Johnson next Monday Night on an all new Raw SuperShow. What will The Rock have to say about this whole John Cena and Eve situation? can the great one concur on this week's Raw? All that and more on Raw SuperShow.

We come back to Super SmackDown where the WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix comes down the ring with her partner Natalya. The duo met Kharma this past week at Elimination Chamber, however after beating Tamina Snuka this past week on SmackDown, what happened after saw Beth push Natalya right into Kharma as she would be punished with a Implant Buster.

Beth is in the ring she says that there is no WWE Diva in the company that can beat her, not even Kharma, not Tamina, not Alicia and not anyone ever, she says that this new returning WWE diva who is to be revealed now should come down and just lay down to her right now. As she speaks the Division leader is revealed... to be.

Spoiler:

Layla defeated Divas Champion Beth Phoenix (with Natalya)
The return of Layla from injury surprised many of the WWE Universe here tonight, she is revealed as the returning Diva here tonight on Super SmackDown. Layla won the match after a distraction by Kharma who came out, and distracted Beth. Beth froze all of a sudden as Layla hit a direct boot to the face of Beth Phoenix for the 1,2,3.

After the match Layla knew she had to get out of the ring, she then slid under the ropes as Kharma made her presence felt, Kharma would grab Beth Phoenix and hit an Implant Buster on her, Kharma then looked at Natalya who went out from the crowd, Kharma then took hold of the Divas Championship and raised it high into the air, she then laid it on an unconscious Beth Phoenix as the segment came to and end.

Backstage we see Theodore Long leadding his troops and gathering the SmackDown locker room. And then the camera switches to John Laurinaitis leading the Raw guys out, this looks to be a shaping of a good battle royal coming up next, it is Raw vs. SmackDown on Super SmackDown coming up next.

Commercial Break

We come back to SmackDown where the ring is flooded with SmackDown and Raw Superstars, 10 per side as we get ready for a battle royal. There are no maineventers in the battle royal, most are mid-carders and/or jobbers.

Justin Gabriel (SmackDown) last eliminated David Otunga (Raw) to win the SmackDown vs. Raw Battle Royal.
In this match Justin Gabriel, SmackDown's Justin Gabriel prevailed in the battle royal. He would eliminate David Otunga the last remaining Raw Superstar as SmackDown got the win here tonight. During the match Mark Henry walked out and never returned. Big Show destroyed half the team and turned his back on the brand, all he wants is Shaq apparently and also Big Zeke would eliminate one of the Uso's accidentally. The Raw things that occured where Swagger acciidentally eliminating himsef and Ziggler, as Vickie Guerrero yelled at Swagger. However Gabriel was the victor and so was SmackDown. Funkasaurus never entered the match he just kept dancing as the match was going on with Cameron and Naomi his dancers.

Other Competitors:(From Raw: Dolph Ziggler, United States Champion Jack Swagger, Funkasaurus Brodus Clay, Kofi Kingston, Alex Riley, Santino Marella, Mike McGuillicutty, Tyler Reks and Curt Hawkins) (From SmackDown: Big Show, Darren Young, The Great Khali, Ezekiel Jackson, Ted DiBiase, Hunico, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso and Mark Henry)

After the match Wade Barrett comes out and says that right now he will make John Cena chew is words, because he is the 2012 Royal Rumble winner, he is the one who is going to win the championship, the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 28. John Cena comes down the ring and is done deal and ready to go for the match.

John Cena defeated 2012 Royal Rumble Winner Wade Barrett.
This match was quick however it had enough action in it, during the opening few minutes Barrett had Cena grounded for about 4 minutes, however Cena quickly re-grouped and eventually came out the winner as he would out of nowhere hit the Attitude Adjustment on his former nemesis Wade Barrett.

After the match Eve would come down the ring and tell John Cena that she loves him... this drew attention so much that Cena told Eve that she really cares for him, however he thinks that she is a distraction, his main focus needs to be on Dwayne Johnson and not on Eve. Eve collapses down as she is really upset over her choices these past couple of weeks.

The commentators hype up the main event, it will be champion vs. champion, WWE Champion CM Punk vs. World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan and that is coming up next.

Commercial Break

The commentators are hyped for WrestleMania XXIX as it will be coming back to the New York | New Jersey area. However they focus on this year's WrestleMania as they hype the match card for it so far, to the theme songs, Invincible, Wild Ones and Turn Me On. It will be inside Hell In A Cell, Undertaker puts the streak on the line against Triple H for the third time who will walk out of the match, who will win, will the streak continue?, also it is for the WWE Championship it will be Chris Jericho vs. CM Punk, it will be Rey Mysterio taking on Sin Cara in an ultimate Luchador battle, also the return of the Money in the Bank ladder match as the qualification matches begin next week, 5 from Raw, 5 guys from SmackDown. Also at WrestleMania, Big Show proclaimed a future match with Shaquille O'Neal, we just got word that Shaq will be at Raw this week to answer that message to Big Show personally.
WrestleMania 28 is shaping up to be one great event so far, and then the main event John Cena meets The Rock in the battle of the ages.

CM Punk, the WWE Champion comes down the ring, he is then followed by Daniel Bryan along with his girlfriend A.J. who is at ringside. As the match begins, Chris Jericho's music hits as Y2J makes his way down and sits at ringside with the announcing team, he tells Booker, Josh and the others that Punk is not much that just a copy cat.

WWE Champion CM Punk defeated World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan (with A.J.) via Disqualification.
This match was a good one, both Punk and Bryan put up each others moves on each other, Bryan controlled majority of the match with his kicks and shots to Punk however Punk bounced back as he would try to lock in the anaconda vice on Daniel Bryan. CM Punk would then go for the GTS but Jericho would get up out of his seat. When we came back for the commercial break we see that Bryan has taken much control of the match, Punk is getting behind the WWE Universe as he does his usual thing with the Irish whip to the corner and then the bulldog as Punk is about to go for GTS, Chris Jericho attacks him, causing a Disqualification.

As the match is over, Lillian Garcia says that the winner of the match is CM Punk as the fans here in Rockford cheer for Punk. After the match Jericho hits the code breaker on Punk and walks out without saying a simple word.

The World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan gets to his feet as he is helped up by A.J. The music of Teddy Long is heard, Daniel Bryan stares down the General Manager Teddy Long. Long tells that this show has had a higher rating than any other show this week, and the ratings are going through the chain so much that he has decided to higher it even further. Teddy says that Daniel Bryan is set to defend his World Heavyweight Championship against the 2012 Royal Rumble winner Wade Barrett however he thinks that SmackDown needs something bigger than that, so Teddy says instead of it being a one on one match, it will be....

WORLD HEAVWEIGHT CHAMPION DANIEL BRYAN versus WADE BARRETT versus SHEAMUS! versusRANDY ORTON!.

The crowd roars as Orton and Sheamus appear alongside Long as the show goes off the air.

© SmackDown, 2012

Other on-air talent

Commentators: Booker T, Josh Matthews and Michael Cole.
Interviewer: Matt Striker
Ring announcer: Lillian Garcia

Raw appearences: Entire Roster nearly.


Notes:
- Decided on my Mania card roughly.

WWE.com | News

This weeks Raw and SmackDown were both live. Raw received a rating of 3.45. It received an extra point on its rating when the Undertaker made his return to the WWE. As for SmackDown, it scored a 3.0 in its score. In other news a huge range of matches have been announced for WrestleMania 28, the match card will be posted soon.

Ron Simmons will be inducted into the Hall of Fame by non other than former WWE Champion JBL, his former tag team partner.