2012

1/2/12; Memphis, TN; Fed-Ex Forum
1/2/12 - featured an opening in-ring promo by John Cena in which he said he had some resolutions for himself - to wear less underwear, to ban his father from WWE TV, and to prove to the Rock at WrestleMania that he has lost his lady parts; Cena went on to say he would remain true to himself and his convictions; moments later, he said his reaction the previous week was to Kane, not the fans who pay to voice their opinions; Cena went on to thank the fans until Kane interrupted and said Cena may change his mind later in the show; included a vignette of a young boy and girl in a classroom, with the phrase "The End Begins Tonight" then appearing; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read the previous week's Smackdown was the #1 show on SyFy for the 65th straight week; included a backstage segment with John Laurinaitis and Mike Mizanin speaking about R-Truth's attack on Miz the previous week, with Laurinaitis saying Miz was scared and he would make sure Truth wouldn't attack Miz during Miz's scheduled match against Sheamus; Miz then stormed out of the office, not noticing Truth was watching him; Truth then quacked like a duck after Miz was out of the shot; featured a video package recapping the 1988 Royal Rumble; included a backstage segment with Miz, Nikki & Brie Bella in which Miz asked if they had seen Truth, then carefully snuck away before Truth was shown looking on; featured an ad promoting 'The Best WWE Pay-Per-View Matches of 2011;' included Josh Matthews conducting a backstage interview with Dolph Ziggler, alongside Vickie Guerrero, regarding his title shot against WWE World Champion CM Punk; featured a backstage segment with WWE US Champion Zack Ryder and Eve, which was interrupted by Jack Swagger who said Ryder was an imposter of a champion and he himself was born to win the title; Laurinaitis then walked in and said Swagger, Mark Henry, & Kane would face Ryder, Big Show, & Cena in an elimination match later in the show; featured a second vignette with the boy and girl before the words "He is Here" appeared; included a video package recapping the 1995 Royal Rumble; featured a backstage segment with Punk, Laurinaitis, and David Otunga in which Punk blamed Laurinaitis for his loss earlier in the show, with Laurinaitis saying Punk would face Ziggler for the title at Royal Rumble and he himself would be the guest referee; Punk then said Otunga would be handy if Laurinaitis screws him out of the title and he would be charged with animal cruelty for beating Laurinaitis like a bitch; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read more people watched the previous week's Raw than every show on Fox, CW, and ABC; a final vignette with the boy and girl, leading to the boy saying it was time; moments later, Chris Jericho walked into the arena and took several turns greeting the fans around ringside; several minutes later, he continued playing to the crowd without ever speaking over the mic; Jericho then did another lap around ringside, then walked up the ramp to the entrance stage where he continued playing to the crowd and then, as some in the crowd started to boo, he returned backstage (Jericho's surprise return after more than a year's absence):
World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan pinned WWE IC Champion Cody Rhodes in a non-title match at 3:20 with an inside cradle reversal out of a suplex attempt; after the bout, Bryan stood on the barricade to play to the crowd
Wade Barrett pinned Santino Marella with the Winds of Change sidewalk slam at 1:20; prior to the bout, Barrett cut an in-ring promo about how great his 2012 was since it didn't have Randy Orton in it, then stating he would go on to win the 2012 Royal Rumble and main event WrestleMania; after Marella noted he was in the 2011 match longer than Barrett, he said he would run Barrett over in the 2012 match
Sheamus fought Mike Mizanin to a no contest when Miz jumped Sheamus before the bout, with Sheamus eventually gaining the upperhand and clearing Miz into the crowd; moments later, R-Truth's voice could be heard before he revealed himself as being just 20 feet up in the stands; Truth went on to say he found Little Jimmy in the crowd and Little Jimmy didn't like Miz and that Miz needed to "get got;" Miz then escaped back into the ringside area where he immediately was kicked in the head by Sheamus; moments later, Truth smacked a bottle of water against Miz's head; Truth then walked up the stands as he said his beatdown was brought to you by Little Jimmy, then giving a little kid next to him the mic to say "Happy New Year, Miz!"
Dolph Ziggler (w/ Vickie Guerrero) defeated WWE World Champion CM Punk via count-out at 13:04, after Punk fell out to the floor and injured his arm; late in the bout, John Laurinaitis came out and spoke with the referee about an exposed turnbuckle as Punk had Ziggler tapping out to the Anaconda Vice; Laurinaitis was seen pulling down the top rope during the finish, which caused Punk to fall to the floor; after the match, Ziggler took the title belt and celebrated in the crowd
Nikki & Brie Bella defeated Kelly Kelly & Eve at 2:06 when Eve was pinned with an inside cradle after the Bellas switched places in the ring, moments after Eve hit the moonsault on the legal Bella
John Cena, the Big Show, & WWE US Champion Zack Ryder defeated Mark Henry & Jack Swagger in a handicap elimination match at 8:23; Kane was to be part of the Henry & Swagger team but, following Kane's entrance music, David Otunga came out and told the referee that Kane was not participating and it was now a handicap match; Henry and Show were both counted out at 6:17 after Show scared Henry to the floor and hit him with a steel chair; Cena pinned Swagger with the FU; after the match, Kane's music started playing, prompting Cena to go out to the floor, not noticing Kane came from under the ring, assaulted Ryder, and then choked Cena out on the floor; moments later, Kane returned to the ring and tried to pull Ryder down into the hole with him, with Cena then making the save and pulling him out; a giant flame then shot out of the hole in the ring while Kane's red lighting and music played as the show ended

1/9/12; Corpus Christi, TX
1/9/12 - featured an opening in-ring promo by Kane in which he said the fans lived their lives by doing things they really hated, then said John Cena represented hope, success, and everything the fans aspire to be but cannot; moments later, he noted his attack the previous week on WWE US Champion Zack Ryder, someone the fans built up and believe in, and that he was looking for consequences for those who do not embrace hate; Cena then appeared, with the two brawling in the ring, in the aisle, backstage, and outside of the arena; after several minutes, Kane knocked Cena down and then disappeared; included an in-ring segment with Mike Mizanin and John Laurinaitis, alongside David Otunga, in which Miz said Laurinaitis wasn't protecting him properly from R-Truth, with Laurinaitis saying that wasn't his problem and he already had big plans with Brodus Clay's return later in the show; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read Andre the Giant was the first WWE Hall of Fame inductee, on March 22, 1993; included a video package announcing Edge would be inducted into the 2012 WWE Hall of Fame, set to "Tonight" by Seether, with comments from Cena, Christian, WWE World Champion CM Punk, and Randy Orton; featured a backstage segment showing Miz pleading with Mason Ryan to protect him, with Ryan walking off; included a backstage segment with Ryder, on the phone with his dad, finding Eve and asking her out on a date later that night; Eve hesitated but then said yes, after her match with WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix later in the show; after the two walked off, Kane was shown looking on; featured a video package showing the 1994 Royal Rumble, co-won by Bret Hart and Lex Luger; included a segment showing Ryder brushing his teeth in the bathroom, then leaving after hearing weird sounds; featured a backstage segment with Miz pleading with Primo Colon, Epico, and Rosa Mendes to protect him; after they left, Punk walked past, with Miz storming off frustrated; included a backstage segment with Ryder thanking Cena for his help the previous week, during which Cena noted Ryder passed Miz as one of the most followed WWE superstars; Cena then told Ryder to keep it together and left, with Ryder then acting freaked out; featured an ad promoting the WWE Network; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE Be a Star won Best Social Good Cause Campaign of 2011; included a backstage segment in which Nikki & Brie Bella tried to give Ricardo Rodriguez a message for Alberto Del Rio, with Miz then walking in and telling Ricardo to go out to the ring, draw out R-Truth, and Miz would do the rest; after Ricardo turned him down, Miz threatened to injure him just like he did Truth; featured the announcement that the Four Horsemen - Flair, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Barry Windham, and JJ Dillon - would be inducted into the 2012 WWE Hall of Fame, with comments from Shawn Michaels, Jim Ross, Dusty Rhodes, and Steve Austin; included an in-ring segment in which Ricardo reluctantly made fun of Truth and his mother before Truth walked out, said he was a good R-Truth, and Little Jimmy told him to let Ricardo go; after Truth asked the crowd whether he should let Ricardo go, and they said no, he had Ricardo sing "La Cucaracha;" Ricardo then sang it, reluctantly at first before then getting into it and doing his own remix version; moments later, Ricardo accidentally knocked Truth's mic out of his hand, with Truth hitting the What's Up before he was then attacked by Miz; Truth eventually fought Miz off and chased him into the crowd; featured a segment in which Justin Roberts introduced Chris Jericho, noting he was the only man to beat the Rock and Austin in the same night, with Jericho then appearing as he did the week before, playing to the crowd, going around the ring slapping hands, and then entering the ring with a mic; following a "Y2J" chant, Jericho continued to playing to the crowd until he suddenly became emotional and cried as the fans slowly began to boo; moments later, Jericho left the ring and returned backstage, not before pounding his chest as a symbol to the fans; included a video package recapping Steve Austin winning the 1998 Royal Rumble; featured the announcement Ryder would defend against Jack Swagger the following week; included a segment showing Ryder trying to fix the tire as Eve looked on:
Sheamus & Santino Marella defeated Wade Barrett & Jinder Mahal at 2:54 when Marella pinned Mahal with the Cobra after Sheamus kicked Mahal in the face
World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan defeated WWE Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston in a non-title match via submission with the LeBell Lock at 1:19; after the match, Bryan stood on the barricade and announce table to celebrate his win; moments later, the Big Show joined Bryan in the ring and took the mic, only to be interrupted by Bryan who said the title was too important for their match to have ended the way it did on Smackdown and said he would give Show a title match whenever he wanted; Show responded by saying Teddy Long already set up a No DQ, no count-out match for the title on Smackdown; Show then extended his hand to Bryan to shake, with Bryan reluctantly shaking it
Brodus Clay pinned Curt Hawkins with a running crossbody at 1:08; Naomi and Ariane from Tough Enough served as his escorts (Clay's debut as 'the Funkasaurus')
WWE World Champion CM Punk pinned Jack Swagger (w/ Dolph Ziggler & Vickie Guerrero) at 13:49 with the flying elbowsmash; prior to the bout, John Laurinaitis said if Punk was able to beat Swagger then both Swagger and Vickie would be banned from ringside at the Royal Rumble, then telling Ziggler he would face John Cena later in the show; the finish came off confusing, making it look as though that wasn't the planned finish; after the bout, Laurinaitis congratulated Punk on his win before Ziggler was shown watching on from the floor; in replays, video showed Swagger had his shoulder up during the cover and it was noted by the commentary team
Eve fought WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix to a no contest in a non-title match when, following Eve's entrance, Kane's music began to play; moments later, WWE US Champion Zack Ryder ran to the ring and rushed Eve backstage before Kane appeared; Ryder then ran Eve into her car, only to notice the tire was flat; Ryder then worked on the tire as Eve sat in the car
Dolph Ziggler (w/ Vickie Guerrero) defeated John Cena via count-out around the 6-minute mark after Cena left the match to find Kane backstage; earlier in the bout, Kane assaulted WWE US Champion Zack Ryder outside the arena, eventually dropping Ryder with a chokeslam onto a wood pallette several feet below; after Cena walked out of the building, Kane assaulted him and eventually choked him out as the show ended

1/16/12; Anaheim, CA; Honda Center
1/16/12 - featured an opening video paying tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.; included an in-ring promo by Mick Foely in which he said he was happy to be back at the site of Disney Land, noted he headlined WrestleMania at the same venue, and said he had one more dream; Foley then said he had two new kids who never got to see their dad in the ring; Foley then said he would be one of the 30 man in the 2012 Royal Rumble; moments later, Vickie Guerrero and Dolph Ziggler interrupted, with Ziggler calling Foley out for taking one of the 30 spots, taking that spot away from a hard-working WWE superstar who had worked all year long to get in the match; Ziggler then made fun that Foley could be eliminated within seconds, letting down his family in the process; Foley responded by saying the match was unpredictable and he could just as well pull a high number and planned to win and go back to WrestleMania; Ziggler then said it would be a letdown if he were to win the WWE World Title only to have to put it up against Foley at WrestleMania; WWE World Champion CM Punk then interrupted, said he and Foley had a lot in common - that they don't hide behind a woman and they like to do their own talking; Punk went on to insult Ziggler for having his own hand-picked referee for the Royal Rumble match and said it would be "damn cool" to face Foley at WrestleMania; as Vickie and Punk argued, John Laurinaitis walked out, said he would be unbaised at the Rumble, and said he would consider Foley's request to be in the Rumble match only to then reject the offer; Vickie then laughed in Foley's face to end the segment; featured a backstage segment with Laurinaitis and David Otunga, with Laurinaitis telling someone off camera that it would be Ziggler, Mark Henry, & Otunga against Punk, World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan, and him; the camera then panned over to show a smiling Chris Jericho; the match was originally scheduled as Punk & Bryan vs. Henry & Ziggler; included an ad promoting the Las Vegas Smackdown later in the week; featured Josh Matthews conducting a backstage interview with WWE US Champion Zack Ryder, his ribs taped, alongside Eve in which Eve said Zack should be at home recovering; Ryder then said he was going out to the ring and wasn't going for forfeit the belt, with Eve then telling Ryder she was coming with; included an ad promoting John Cena vs. the Rock at WrestleMania 28; featured a video package on the 1992 Royal Rumble won by Ric Flair; included a backstage segment with Laurinaitis and John Cena in which Cena blamed Laurinaitis for Ryder's title loss, with Laurinaitis saying Cena would face Kane at the Royal Rumble and would face Jack Swagger up next; during the segment, the crowd chanted "Let's go, Cena" and "Cena sucks;" featured an ad promoting 'WWE's Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2011;' included a "Did you know?" graphic which read the WWE was proud to partner with the National Literacy Trust in the UK; featured footage of the Bryan vs. Show match the previous week on Smackdown, during which Show accidentally knocked down AJ:
WWE Tag Team Champions Primo Colon & Epico (w/ Rosa Mendes) defeated Kofi Kingston & Evan Bourne at 2:19 when Epico pinned Bourne with the Back Stabber after crotching Bourne on the top, moments after Primo rammed Kofi into the ringpost on the floor; prior to the bout, footage was shown of how Primo & Epico won the titles the previous night in Oakland
Jack Swagger (w/ Vickie Guerrero) pinned WWE US Champion Zack Ryder (w/ Eve) to win the title at 3:23 with a gutwrench powerbomb after twice hitting the move earlier in the bout; prior to Swagger's entrance, footage was shown of Kane attacking Ryder the previous week; Ryder's ribs were heavily taped for the match; following the commercial break, John Laurinaitis found Ryder and Eve backstage and apologized for having Ryder wrestle when he didn't realize Ryder wasn't even medically cleared to compete; when Eve spoke up, Laurinaitis told her to shut her mouth
Kelly Kelly & Alicia Fox defeated Nikki & Brie Bella at the 57-second mark when Kelly scored the pin with a roll up after guest ring announcere Perez Hilton prevented the Bellas from switching places behind the referee's back; during the match, Jerry Lawler accidentally referred to "Perez" as "Paris Hilton;" after the bout, the Bellas knocked Perez down before they were cleared from the ring by Kelly & Alicia
R-Truth defeated Sheamus, Mike Mizanin, and Wade Barrett in an impromptu battle royal at 4:09; Barrett by Sheamus, Miz, and Truth (1:21); Sheamus & Miz by Truth as Sheamus tried to eliminate Miz; prior to the bout, Truth attempted an in-ring promo but, before he could speak, Barrett walked out, said he would win the 2012 Royal Rumble, made fun that Mick Foley wouldn't be in the bout, but noted both he and Truth would be in the Rumble; Truth responded by saying he went to Disney Land earlier in the day, then showing photos of meeting Mickey and Minnie and Donald Duck; Truth then showed a photo of him meeting Pinnochio, with Pinnochio's nose growing after saying Barrett would win the Rumble match; Truth then made fun of Pinnochio's nose growing, saying he wasn't sure if it was PG; Miz then jumped Truth from behind, with the three men fighting each other until Sheamus ran out to make the save; Teddy Long then appeared and ordered the men to compete in a battle royal; after the bout, Sheamus knocked Miz out with a boot to the face on the floor
John Cena fought WWE US Champion Jack Swagger to a no contest in a non-title match when Cena jumped Swagger before the opening bell and assaulted him and out of the ring; the crowd then chanted "Let's go, Cena" and "Cena sucks" as Cena continued to attack Swagger on the floor; Cena eventually went to stomp Swagger's head, as it lay across the steel ring steps, and instead went to crush Swagger with another pair of steps; Kane's music and entrance then played, with Kane appearing on the big screen and saying he was impressed with Cena's rage and hoped he will have embraced the hate by the time of the Royal Rumble
Brodus Clay (w/ Naomi and Cameron) pinned JTG at 1:09 with the running crossbody
WWE World Champion CM Punk, World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan, & Chris Jericho defeated Dolph Ziggler (w/ Vickie Guerrero), Mark Henry, & David Otunga at 14:10 when an interfering Mick Foley applied the Mandible Claw on Otunga; during his entrance, Bryan took a mic and blamed Big Show for intentionally knocking down AJ in his quest to take Bryan's title; Bryan went on to say Show shouldn't show his face on Smackdown and he would make him pay if he does; Bryan went on to dedicate his title match against Henry on Smackdown to AJ; Jericho walked out of the bout at the 7-minute mark after being tagged into the bout; Bryan was assaulted by Henry and was chased from ringside at the 11-minute mark, with Foley coming out moments later to be Punk's tag team partner; after the contest, John Laurinaitis walked out and gave the win to Ziggler, Henry, & Otunga before Punk talked back to him, saying he wasn't going to do that and there was nothing he could do to change it; Punk then noted Laurinaitis's brother was one half of the Road Warriors, was boring, vanilla, and it killed him that he never made it to WWE as a wrestler; Punk went on to say Laurinaitis didn't have an original thought in his body and he was simply jealous of him; Punk went on to say he would still be better than him after the Royal Rumble and he would kick his ass; Punk finished by calling Laurinaitis pathetic and left the ring; moments later, Laurinaitis addressed the crowd, with Foley telling him to admit he was going to screw Punk at the Rumble and that he was a kiss ass; Laurinaitis then said he would screw Punk, was tired of being disrespected and bullied, and then struck Foley with the microphone

1/23/12; Phoenix, AZ; US Airways Center
1/23/12 - featured an opening in-ring promo by WWE World Champion CM Punk in which he noted all three of Dolph Ziggler's recent wins over him were hand delivered by John Laurinaitis, who he then said was a failure and that he sucks at life; Punk then showed footage of Laurinaitis punching Mick Foley the previous week and threatened to break Laurinaitis's arms to prevent him from being screwed over by a biased referee at the Royal Rumble; Laurinaitis was then dared to come out and tell Punk to his face what he told Foley the previous week; moments later, John Cena appeared instead, to a mixed reaction, and called out Laurinaitis for cosing Zack Ryder the WWE US Title, then demanding he give him a match with Kane later in the show, and then resign; as Punk continued to insult Laurinaitis, Laurinaitis then interrupted and said he stood by his comment the previous week and wouldn't be intimidated by Punk or Cena; Laurinaitis then said Kane would face Ryder in a falls count anywhere match and, should Cena interfere, Ryder would never get a US title rematch; Laurinaitis then said Cena and Punk would compete in the opening tag team match, then returned backstage; moments later, Vickie Guerrero brought out Dolph Ziggler & WWE US Champion Jack Swagger; included an in-ring segment of the Highlight Reel with Chris Jericho in which he didn't speak, then returned backstage, came out with a T-shirt gun, and shot a T-shirt into the crowd; Jericho then hushed the crowd and showed a recap of his WWE career dating back to 1999 and going up to 2009; Jericho then continued to hush the crowd before saying it would be the end of the world as you know it at the Royal Rumble; featured a video package recapping the history of the Royal Rumble; included a backstage segment with Mick Foley, Zack Ryder - his ribs taped, and Eve in which Foley encouraged Ryder before his match with Kane; after Foley left, Eve tried to talk Ryder out of the match; moments later, Cena appeared and offered his help, with Ryder telling him to stay out of it because he wanted his WWE US title rematch; featured Josh Matthews conducting a backstage interview with Mike Mizanin regarding his upcoming match with R-Truth, with Miz noting Big Show, Alex Riley, and John Morrison already know what it's like to team with Miz and then turn on Miz; Truth then walked in pretending to be with market research and said the fans keep asking what else was on whenever Miz was on TV, then called Miz WWE's #1 jackass; the two then yelled at each other until Laurinaitis, with David Otunga, interrupted and said the loser of Miz vs. Truth would be the #1 entrant in the Royal Rumble; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read the previous week's Smackdown was seen by more people than both of the NBA basketball games on ESPN; featured a video package recapping the 2007 Royal Rumble, won by the Undertaker; included the announcement that Ryder sustained a broken back in his match against Kane; featured a backstage segment showing Laurinaitis working out with Otunga giving him an important fax which Laurinaitis read but didn't like; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE has been granting wishes with the Make-a-Wish Foundation for 30 years and continues to grant 200 wishes a year:
Dolph Ziggler & WWE US Champion Jack Swagger (w/ Vickie Guerrero) defeated WWE World Champion CM Punk & John Cena at 11:09 when Ziggler pinned Punk with a roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage after Punk knocked John Laurinaitis off the ring apron, as Cena had Swagger in the STFU on the floor; during their entrance, Ziggler took the mic and told Punk to worry more about him and less about Laurinaitis, with Swagger then telling Cena he was dead meat for what he did to him the previous week; Laurinaitis remained ringside for the bout; after the contest, Punk took the mic and told Laurinaitis planned on screwing him at the Rumble just like he planned to beat the hell out of Laurinaitis; Punk then challenged Laurinaitis to, for one night only, be a WWE superstar and face him later in the show
Kane fought Zack Ryder to a no contest in a falls count anywhere match at around the 12-minute mark when, after Kane dropped Ryder with a chokeslam through the stage and then stalked Eve, John Cena appeared at the entrance and scared Kane off; Ryder's ribs were heavily taped for the bout; stipulations stated Cena couldn't interfere in the match or Ryder would never get a WWE US Title rematch; after the bout, Ryder was placed on a backboard and in a neckbrace; following the commercial break, Ryder was taken backstage on a stretcher and placed into the back of an ambulance; Cena then said he would take care of it, with Eve blaming Cena, telling him it was all his fault, and she was riding in the ambulance with Ryder; Josh Matthews then interviewed Cena about what just happened, with Cena glaring at him and slapping the mic out of his hand; Cena then glared at the cameraman as the show went to commercial; Dean Malenko appeared on camera while Ryder was helped backstage; the segment of the stage was roped off for the remainder of the show
Sheamus pinned Jinder Mahal with the boot to the face at 3:12; early in the bout, Wade Barrett came out to provide guest commentary for the match; after the contest, Barrett went to leave ringside before he was challenged to get in the ring by Sheamus; Barrett acted like he would enter but then backed off; Sheamus then took the mic and told Barrett he would be the last man standing in the ring to win the Royal Rumble
Brodus Clay (w/ Cameron & Naomi) pinned Heath Slater with the running crossbody at the 52-second mark; William Regal provided guest commentary for the match
R-Truth pinned Mike Mizanin with the What's Up at 8:12; stipulations stated the loser would be the #1 entrant in the Royal Rumble match
WWE World Champion CM Punk fought John Laurinaitis (w/ David Otunga) to a no contest in a non-title match; during Laurinaitis's entrance, it was noted he was a champion in All Japan Pro Wrestling and wrestled the likes of Steve Williams and Stan Hansen; after coming to the ring, Laurinaitis had Otunga read the fax they received earlier in the show from the board of directors which called into question his actions as Raw interim GM and his status was under review; the fax also read he would have a formal job evaluation the next week to see whether he keeps the job or is terminated, and the evaluation would be from Triple H; Punk then said now nothing was stopping him from kicking the teeth out of his face before Triple H fires him, with Laurinaitis said it was a wakeup call and wanted to apologize to Punk and the fans; Laurinaitis then said he would allow Mick Foley to be in the Royal Rumble match, with Punk then saying he hoped Triple H inherited Vince McMahon's "You're fired;" Laurinaitis then said his match with Punk wasn't going to happen but Punk would face Otunga, with Otunga immediately attacking Punk; Punk fought off Otunga and locked him in the Anaconda Vice, with Otunga quickly tapping out; moments later, Punk cornered Laurinaitis, cleared Otunga from the ring, and dropped Laurinaitis with the Go To Sleep; Dolph Ziggler then ran out and dropped Punk with the Zig Zag to close the show

2/6/12; Oklahoma City, OK; Chesapeake Energy Arena
2/6/12 - included an opening in-ring promo by Triple H in which he said he came out the previous week to fire John Laurinaitis, with Triple H saying Laurinaitis met with the board and the board asked him to delay any decision regarding his employment; he then discussed the return the following week of the Undertaker, noting it was Taker's return following WrestleMania when he was carted away from the ring; Triple H then said, for the first time, he wasn't humbled to be in Taker's presense the previous week and he felt sorry for him; he then introduced a video package recapping Taker's career, adding that was how he chose to remember him and not by the man he was when he came out the week before, and showed a package showing Taker being beaten down the previous year at WrestleMania; Triple H followed by respectfully declining the challenge for WrestleMania, adding he knows he would have to finish Taker should they meet again and maybe that's what Taker wants; as Triple H went to leave the ring, his music cut off and the lights went out in the arena; a video package then aired showing Taker reviewing the previous year's match and saying he would not let the image of him being carted off go down in history, adding the victory over Triple H meant nothing and he wanted vengeance; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read the previous week's Raw was seen by more people than Fear Factor or Rock Center; included an ad promoting WWE's new YouTube content; featured a WrestleMania ad noting the show was 55 days away; included a backstage segment showing Carl Edwards driving into the building and meeting with John Cena in footage taped the previous week, with Edwards asking Cena to wave the flag as the honorary starter in the Daytona 500 on Feb. 26; featured a video package on the Elimination Chamber; included an ad promoting 'The Best of Raw & Smackdown 2011;' featured an in-ring promo by Chris Jericho in which he said everyone in the company was a Jericho wannabe and his return spelled the end of the world as they knew it, adding Mike Mizanin, Kofi Kingston, R-Truth, Dolph Ziggler, and WWE World Champion CM Punk had all stolen various attributes from him; Jericho then said Punk was the worst offender, that he himself was the best and didn't need it written on a T-shirt to be true, and proved it by eliminating 28 other men from the Royal Rumble, including Randy Orton in his hometown; Jericho then said he was back to reclaim what was his; Punk then interrupted, walked to the ring, and didn't say a word before he held the title belt above his head; the champion then turned his back to Jericho, allowing him to jump him from behind should he choose, and then left the ring as Jericho yelled at him on the mic; included a John Cena video package to hype his match with Rock at WrestleMania, to the tune of Machine Gun Kelly's "Invincible;" featured a "Did you know?" graphic showing the Rock's Twitter following edge over Cena; included footage of the Rock appearing later in the night on 'The Tonight Show' and talking about returning to the ring at WrestleMania; featured a backstage segment with Triple H and Laurinaitis in which Laurinaitis said Shawn Michaels would be on the following week's show, then suggesting Cena face Kane in an ambulance match at Elimination Chamber; included the announcement that Laurinaitis' future in WWE would be announced at 10 a.m. the next morning on WWE.com; featured a backstage segment with Josh Matthews conducting an interview with Laurinaitis about his potential future in WWE:
The Big Show defeated World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan (w/ AJ, wearing a neckbrace) via count-out at 7:33 when, after Show almost collided with AJ on the floor, Bryan led her up the aisle to safety; moments later, Bryan took the mic and asked Show what kind of man he was, then saying he proved that when he ran into AJ the first time it was on purpose; Bryan then said everything would be the same after Elimination Chamber, including him still being champion
Sheamus pinned David Otunga in an impromptu match at 2:07 with the boot to the face; prior to the bout, Otunga took the mic, praised John Laurinaitis, and then did a Tim Tebow prayer pose before Justin Roberts announced, per Triple H, Otunga would compete in a match; Otunga wrestled the match in his street clothes, which were eventually ripped up by Sheamus
Randy Orton & the Great Khali defeated Wade Barrett & WWE IC Champion Cody Rhodes at 3:43 when Khali blocked the Beautiful Disaster with a chop to the head; during the match, Orton and Khali argued; after the bout, the two faced off, with Orton eventually dropping Khali with the RKO
Eve, Alicia Fox, Kelly Kelly, & Tamina defeated WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix, Natalya Neidhart, Brie & Nikki Bella at 1:37 when Tamina pinned one of the Bellas with the splash off the top; during her team's entrance, a pretaped interview aired in which Beth said she had no competition and would remain champion forever
Chris Jericho defeated WWE World Champion CM Punk, R-Truth, Kofi Kingston, Mike Mizanin, and Dolph Ziggler (w/ Vickie Guerrero) at 12:24 by pinning Ziggler with his feet on the ropes for leverage, after Punk hit Ziggler with the Go To Sleep and Jericho pulled Punk to the floor and threw him over the announce table; at the 5-minute mark, Truth was helped backstage by officials after hitting his head while doing a dive onto Miz outside the ring; stipulations stated the winner would be the last entrant into the Elimination Chamber; after the contest, Jericho posed with the title belt and sat down in the ring in the style of Punk; moments later, Kane was shown backstage cornering Eve and saying he was afraid for her should John Cena not embrace the hate, then saying he was even afraid of himself as the show ended

2/13/12; San Diego, CA; Valley View Casino Center
2/13/12 - featured an opening backstage promo by Kane in which he said John Cena would embrace the hate and someone would be taking a ride in an ambulance, with him showing the ambulance parked beside him; included an in-ring debate segment hosted by Jerry Lawler, alongside WWE World Champion CM Punk, Chris Jericho, Kofi Kingston, R-Truth, Dolph Ziggler, alongside Vickie Guerrero, and Mike Mizanin; before Punk could answer Lawler's first question, John Laurinaitis, alongside David Otunga, interrupted and talked about how happy he was to still be the Raw GM; after Laurinaitis and Otunga returned backstage; after Punk and Ziggler argued they would win, Truth went on a rant as if he were running for office; Miz followed by reminding everyone he won the main event of WrestleMania and ranted on everyone until he was cut off by the buzzer; Kingston then took exception to Miz calling him an after thought; Jericho finished by noting his successes in the Elimination Chamber, then telling Punk to go ahead and hand the title over because he was back to claim it; Lawler then said Kingston vs. Jericho would be the opening match, with Jericho then leaving his podium to confront Punk at his; Punk then held up his title belt, with Jericho turning around and sustaining Kingston's spin kick to the face; included a backstage segment showing Shawn Michaels meeting with Triple H; featured a backstage segment with John Cena speaking with Zack Ryder, confined to a wheelchair and wearing a neckbrace; Ryder said he couldn't stay away from Eve and brought her flowers, with Cena reminding him that Kane still wants to go through Ryder to get to Cena, then said he would bring Eve to Ryder so Ryder could stay safe in Cena's lockerroom; included a backstage segment with Laurinaitis and Otunga in which Otunga said he had an idea on how Laurinaitis could be the permanent GM for both Raw and Smackdown; featured exclusive footage after Smackdown went off the air of the Big Show dropping Randy Orton with a chokeslam; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE's Facebook network includes more than 50 million fans, more than ESPN, Pepsi, BMW, Google, Nike, and the NFL; featured an ad promoting 'The Best of Raw & Smackdown 2011;' included an in-ring promo by Michaels in which he said one cannot have a WrestleMania season without Mr. WrestleMania, with Michaels going on to say he expected Triple H to accept the Undertaker's challenge and when he didn't he called up Laurinaitis to come on the show; Michaels then said Triple H is probably just playing the Undertaker, citing he is the Cerebral Assassin, and then asked Triple H to come out to the ring; Triple H said it was good to see Michaels back but said he didn't want to face Taker at WrestleMania because it would entail ending Taker, and he wasn't that guy anymore; Michaels responded by saying he stuck by Triple H and questioned, "You married that chick, now you're one of them?" and questioned whether Triple H was now a corporate sell out; Triple H then said Shawn didn't understand where he was coming from, with Shawn implying he was a coward; Triple H then said all of the company would become his one day and he didn't want to destroy the Undertaker brand because it was good for business; he went on to say he wouldn't do it to feed his own ego and noted putting down Taker was something even Shawn couldn't do, with Shawn taking the mic and telling Triple H to look him in the eye and tell him he didn't want to end the streak; after more prompting by Michaels, Triple H responded with "No;" after Michaels went backstage, Taker's gong sounded and a video package appeared on the big screen showing Taker hear Triple H's comments from weeks earlier in which he said he felt bad for Taker and pitied him; moments later, Taker was shown cutting his own hair as he told Triple H to give him the immortality he deserved; Troy Polamalu was shown in attendance; featured a backstage segment with Ryder and Santino Marella in which Marella gave Ryder tips on how to woo Eve; included a backstage segment showing Cena speaking with Josh Matthews; featured an ad promoting WWE's YouTube content; included a video package documenting the Rock's publicity tour promoting 'Journey 2' and WrestleMania, with appearances on 'The Jimmy Fallon Show,' 'The Tonight Show,' SportsCenter, ESPN Radio, Live! with Kelly, CBS News, and being on the red carpet premiere in Mexico City; featured Matthews conducting a backstage interview with Cena regarding the Rock's video package, with Cena then running off after hearing Eve scream; Cena then ran to where he saw Eve being put in the ambulance and tried to get her out before Kane jumped him from behind; Kane then drove off, with Eve jumping out at the last minute and kissing Cena; moments later, Ryder was shown looking on; following the commercial break, Eve apologized to Ryder, said what happened was in the heat of the moment, and that she really wanted to be friends; Ryder then wheeled off upset; included the announcement Randy Orton would face World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan on Smackdown in a rematch; featured a closing in-ring segment in which Cena said it was Kane's plan all along to turn his friends and the fans against him and leave him with no choice but to embrace the hate; after a brief chant of "We all hate you," Cena said he was proud to be who he was and do what he does; the crowd then chanted "Fruity Pebbles" with Cena then saying he would adapt, overcome, and win at the Elimination Chamber; Cena then addressed the Rock, with Ryder wheeling his way out to the stage and eventually entering the ring; Cena then tried to talk to Ryder, with Ryder slapping him across the face and saying Cena was supposed to be his friend; Ryder then threw a punch, with Cena blocking it and knocking Ryder to the mat; as Ryder walked up the ramp on his crutches, Kane appeared on the big screen and said Cena embraced the hate; Kane then said Cena would not compete in a WWE ring until WrestleMania after what he does to him at Elimination Chamber; Cena then went to take a mic, with Kane walking out and shoving Ryder, in his wheelchair, off the ramp; Cena then darted to Ryder as medics came out with a stretcher, with Eve appearing as well and the crowd booing her:
Chris Jericho pinned Kofi Kingston with an eye gouge and the Code Breaker at 5:21; during the bout, a crawl at the bottom of the screen advertised Westminster Kennel Show coverage on CNBC
Randy Orton defeated the Big Show via disqualification at 7:46 when World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan, who sat ringside for the bout, hit Orton in the face with the title belt before then doing the same to Show; during the bout, a crawl at the bottom of the screen advertised Westminster Kennel Show coverage on CNBC
R-Truth pinned Dolph Ziggler (w/ Vickie Guerrero) with an inside cradle at 2:29 as Ziggler was doing sit-ups
Tamina pinned Brie Bella (w/ Nikki Bella) with the splash off the top at 1:28; prior to the bout, it was announced Tamina would challenge WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix at Elimination Chamber; Phoenix provided guest commentary for the bout; after the bout, Tamina and Phoenix stared at one another (the first time Tamina is referred to by the ring announcer as Tamina Snuka)
WWE World Champion CM Punk defeated Mike Mizanin in a non-title match via submission with the Anaconda Vice at 5:01; after the bout, Chris Jericho was shown watching on backstage; moments later, Kane was shown pulling back into the arena in his ambulance

2/20/12; Minneapolis, MN; Target Center
2/20/12 - featured an opening backstage segment showing Eve speaking with Nikki & Brie Bella in which Eve said she was just using Zack Ryder and now the world was talking about her; Eve then said she would use John Cena next, then telling the Bellas to film her walking in to Cena's locker room; Eve then turned around to see Cena standing behind her, with Cena then smirking and walking off; moments later, Cena walked out to the ring to a mixed reaction, took the mic, and began to speak before an emotional Eve interrupted and said what he heard had been taken out of context; Cena then said he lost a friend because of her, a "browski for a hoeski," prompting a chant of "hoeski" from the crowd; Cena continued insulting Eve until she dropped to her knees and cried, eventually forcing herself on Cena until referees intervened; Cena then told Eve he was disease free and would like to keep it that way, then left the ring as Eve continued crying; Eve was then helped from the ring as the crowd chanted "We want Ryder;" included a vignette of the Undertaker demanding vengeance while speaking of Triple H and saying he would write Triple H's ending later in the show; featured an ad promoting the following night's live Smackdown, headlined by WWE World Champion CM Punk vs. World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan; included a backstage segment with John Laurinaitis and David Otunga, with Teddy Long then walking in and taking exception to Laurinaitis's comments; Long then said he agreed only one man should run both Raw and Smackdown, but that the fans should pick who it should be; Laurinaitis then said a 10-man battle royal would be held later in the show to determine Punk's challenger at WrestleMania; featured a promo for the Taker / Triple H confrontation later in the show to the tune of Metallica's "The Memory Remains;" included an ad promoting the Rock on the following week's show; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read the previous week's Raw was seen by more viewers than both college basketball games on ESPN combined; included a video package announcing Ron Simmons would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame; featured Josh Matthews conducting a backstage interview with Chris Jericho about his peformance at the Elimination Chamber, with Jericho arguing he was never eliminated, a win was stolen from him, and he would win the battle royal and get his match with Punk at WretleMania; included a look at the previous week's confrontation between Triple H and Shawn Michaels; featured an in-ring segment in which Taker came out to the ring wearing a hood and cut a promo saying what he has gone through the previous year has been a living hell and he wouldn't deal with Triple H turning down his challenge for a rematch to erase the image that followed their previous match, of Taker being carted backstage; Taker then said this was bigger than either of them, they were the last of their kind, and it was the apocolypse; moments later, Triple H came to the ring, with the two having words until Triple H said he wouldn't be the one to end Taker's career because it was bad for business; Taker then questioned if it would be bad for business if he was gone, or if Triple H was gone; Triple H responded by saying what Taker was really asking him was to end him and he wasn't going to do it; Taker then called Triple H a coward, with Triple H saying he was tired of hearing that and that Taker's ploy wouldn't work; Triple H then left the ring, with Taker taking the mic and saying Michaels was always better than Triple H, prompting Triple H to take off his jacket, unbutton his shirt, and return to the ring, adding he could do what Shawn couldn't and ultimately accepting the match at WrestleMania, then adding he would only accept if it was Hell in a Cell; Taker then left the ring to Metallica's "The Memory Remains," turning around at one point to look back at Triple H in the ring; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read John Cena has 10 million Facebook fans to the Rock's 5 million; featured an in-ring promo by Cena in which he made fun of Rock's posse who do all his work for him, including writing his jokes, then adding he respects Dwayne Johnson for all his movies; Cena then made fun of the fact Rock left WWE for Hollywood and constantly left the fans, then adding he was fighting for every person who dreamed of becoming a WWE superstar; Cena then joked that on Monday, April 9, he would be on Raw while Rock would be sipping on drinks while making fun of his stunt double:
Sheamus pinned Mark Henry with the boot to the face at 3:13 after avoiding the powerslam; during his entrance, it was noted Henry was being allowed to wrestle on Raw by John Laurinaitis, despite his suspension by Teddy Long on Smackdown
R-Truth & Kofi Kingston defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Epico & Primo Colon (w/ Rosa Mendes) in a non-title match at 2:24 when Kingston pinned Primo with the spin kick to the face after avoiding the Back Stabber
David Otunga (w/ John Laurinaitis) pinned Ezekiel Jackson (w/ Teddy Long) with the uranage at 1:38
World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan defeated Santino Marella in a non-title match via submission with the LeBell Lock at the 57-second mark
Nikki & Brie Bella defeated Kelly Kelly & Aksana at 1:18 when Aksana was pinned after sustaining a facebuster from the illegal Bella behind the referee's back
Chris Jericho won a 10-man battle royal at 12:17 by last eliminating the Big Show; other participants included R-Truth, Dolph Ziggler (w/ Vickie Guerrero), Wade Barrett, the Great Khali, Kofi Kingston, Santino Marella, WWE IC Champion Cody Rhodes, and Mike Mizanin; order of elimination: Khali by everyone else (0:55); Miz by Kofi & Truth via a double dropkick as Miz was on the apron (6:19); Barrett by Santino when Santino held onto the ropes as Barrett attempted to throw him out with the overhead slam (7:15); Truth by Santino via a backdrop (7:23); Ziggler by Show via a press slam onto Truth and Barrett on the floor (7:39); Ziggler landed with his face against the commentary table, with officials then calling for medical help for he, Truth, and Barrett; Kingston by Jericho via a push as Kingston was on the top rope (8:55); Santino by Rhodes via a clothesline (10:49); Rhodes by Show via a choke throw (11:36); Show by Jericho and an interfering Rhodes as both Jericho and Show were on the apron; WWE World Champion CM Punk provided guest commentary for the bout; stipulations stated the winner would challenge Punk at WrestleMania; following the bout, Punk confronted Jericho in the ring and offered his hand to Jericho, with Jericho smiling and walking off; Barrett sustained a partially dislocated elbow in the match

2/27/12; Portland, OR; Rose Garden
2/27/12 - featured a backstage segment in which Josh Matthews discussed the attack WWE World Champion CM Punk sustained from Chris Jericho following the opening bout; included a video package recapping the Undertaker and Triple H match from the previous year's WrestleMania, with comments from Big Show, Steve Austin, Mike Mizanin, Punk, Edge, Randy Orton, Pat Patterson, the Rock, and John Cena; featured an ad promoting 'The Epic Journey of Dwayne The Rock Johnson;' included an ad promoting WWE's new content on YouTube; featured a backstage segment in which Teddy Long confronted John Laurinaitis, alongside David Otunga, in which he called Laurinaitis a horse's ass; included a video package recapping Eve's actions the previous week; featured an in-ring promo by Eve in which she was a woman in a man's world and she did what she has to do to succeed; moments later, Kelly Kelly, alongside Alicia Fox, stopped Eve backstage and asked what has gotten into her, with Eve then laughing and walking off; included a trailer for "Bending the Rules," starring Edge; featured the announcement Randy Orton would face World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan on Smackdown; included the announcement that the respective Raw and Smackdown GMs may not be running their shows in the coming week; featured the announcement the board of directors would make an announcement the following day on WWE.com at 10am; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read the Rock has 2 million Twitter followers to Cena's 1.5 million; featured the announcement Shawn Michaels would appear on the following week's show; included a closing in-ring promo by the Rock in which he said he was born and created in WWE but it wasn't to be taking literally when he said he would never leave, noting that someone backstage (Cena) apparently expected him to be on TV each week; Rock then replied to Cena's comments, saying Cena has his cell phone number, then called Cena a liar and he would rather slap his face with a piece of kung pao chicken than talk to him; Rock then said Cena wasn't a bad guy, but he was a kung pao bitch, prompting the crowd to chant "kung pao bitch;" Rock then said no one fought for him when he was dealing with harsh crowds, no one fought for him except himself, noting the same was true of Triple H, Mick Foley, Austin, Randy Savage, and Roddy Piper; Rock then said while Cena says he fights for all those backstage, he fights for the fans; Rock then said the fans were tired of having a kung pao bitch shoved down their throats; Rock went on to get the crowd to chant "Cena's missing balls" until Cena interrupted and said he used to be a fan of the Rock until he met Dwayne Johnson, who was a self-centered guy who couldn't care if the company closed; Cena then noted Rock's promo notes were written on his hand, then said he would beat the hell out of him at WrestleMania before leaving the ring and telling Rock to carry on and continue trending; after Cena left, Rock said he and Dwayne Johnson were the same person and the only thing that mattered was him kicking Cena's ass at WrestleMania:
World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan (w/ AJ) defeated WWE World Champion CM Punk via disqualification at around the 12-minute mark; neither title was at stake in the match; following Punk's entrance, footage was shown of their controversial bout the previous week on Smackdown in which a clear winner was not determined; before Bryan's entrance, Chris Jericho walked out, confronted Punk in the ring, and said he was the last of a breed of performers that travelled the world and became a star before he arrived in WWE, despite where promoters wanted to put him on the show, which led to him having a chip on his shoulder; Jericho then said Punk had become just like him and wanted to be just like him; Punk replied by saying he didn't steal from anyone, noting Bret Hart was saying he was the best there is, was, and ever will be back when Jericho "was 2 years old," then asking if Bret stole that from Jericho or if Bret stole the fact he was Canadian from Jericho as well; Jericho responded by saying he had faced every name and beaten them all, won dozens of championships, and stole the show at WrestleMania; Punk agreed that Jericho beat Steve Austin and the Rock, but was never the man like Punk is and Jericho has a Napoleon complex; Punk then noted Jericho goes off to write books and be on game shows while he himself stays in the ring; Jericho then said his Jan. 2 vignettes and the jacket were just window dressing because he came back for one reason, to embarass Punk at WrestleMania; Punk responded by saying he didn't need Chris Brown just like Jericho doesn't need Mickey Rourke, they didn't need inflatable letters at the entrance, and they could put on possibly the greatest wrestling match in WrestleMania history, but it would be Punk retaining; during the closing moments, Santino Marella and David Otunga, who sat ringside for the bout alongside Teddy Long and John Laurinaitis, respectively, began fighting, eventually involving the two GMs; during the altercation, Bryan attempted to leave the ring but was jumped from behind by Sheamus and thrown back into the ring; Punk then dropped Bryan with the Go To Sleep and scored the pinfall, with Laurinaitis then ringing the bell himself after waving off Punk's win; Long and Laurinaitis then briefly fought in the ring as Punk walked up the ramp with the title belt and posed; Jericho then jumped Punk from behind, locking him in the Walls of Jericho before several referees came out to pull him off; Jericho then told Punk he had four weeks left with the belt before the show cut to commercial break (the bout began during the commercial break)
Kelly Kelly pinned Nikki Bella (w/ Brie Bella) with a roll over into a bridge at 1:30; prior to the bout, Michael Cole discussed Kelly's tweets regarding Eve's actions in recent weeks
John Cena defeated Mike Mizanin at 4:04 via submission with the STFU after hitting the FU; during his entrance, Miz came out to the ring cutting a promo in which he said no one has worked harder for the WWE in the past year for him, noting he gets sent 16 hours to Russian to do a PR tour, then every other kind of media one can imagine, yet he doesn't have a spot at WrestleMania; during the bout, there were dueling chants of "Let's go, Cena" and "Cena sucks;" after the bout, the Rock was shown on the big screen backstage, then slowly giving the "You can't see me" hand sign at the camera
WWE Tag Team Champions Primo Colon & Epico (w/ Rosa Mendes) defeated Dolph Ziggler & WWE US Champion Jack Swagger (w/ Vickie Guerrero) and Kofi Kingston & R-Truth at 8:12 when Epico pinned Swagger after Kingston hit the spin kick to the face on Swagger, with Primo then dropping Swagger with the Back Stabber and shoving Kingston to the floor; after the bout, Kane appeared and laid out all the participants before setting off his ringpost pyro
Sheamus & the Big Show defeated Mark Henry & WWE IC Champion Cody Rhodes at the 59-second mark when Sheamus pinned Henry with the boot to the face after Rhodes left ringside; during his entrance, it was noted Henry would be inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday; following his entrance, Rhodes took the mic and introduced a clip on the big screen of Floyd Mayweather beating Show at WrestleMania 24

3/5/12; Boston, MA; TD Garden
3/5/12 - featured an opening in-ring promo by Shawn Michaels in which he referenced his altercation weeks earlier with Triple H, then noting Triple H accepted the Undertaker's challenge and would face Taker in Hell in a Cell; Michaels then called for Triple H out to the ring, with Michaels saying he said some things that friends shouldn't say and he pushed the limits but Triple H didn't waiver; Michaels then questioned what made Triple H change his mind, with Shawn eventually cutting him off so he could watch the footage himself as to what made Triple H change his mind; the two then watched as Taker used Michaels as a lure two weeks earlier to get Triple H to agree to the match; Triple H then said it had nothing to do with people comparing the two but said he couldn't stand people comparing Michaels as a loser and that's why he would end the streak; Michaels responded by saying it pained him to see Triple H lose to Taker the previous year, proving Michaels right, and said he knew who would win at Hell in a Cell and he would end up being right again; Michaels then said he had been made the special referee; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read more than 200 Make a Wish families from all over the world will be on hand for WrestleMania; featured an ad promoting WWE's YouTube content; included footage from earlier in the day of the Rock as Boston Harbor in which he compared John Cena to the British before then throwing various Cena merchandise into the water, then saying he would tour Boston before ending up in the ring by the end of the night; featured comments from Cena inside the empty arena earlier in the night in which he spoke of likely what would happen at WrestleMania, then focusing on his match with Rock and noting no one remembers who comes in second place and while he was proud of everything he had accomplished in his WWE career, he had to beat the Rock; included pretaped footage of Rock beside Paul Revere's statue, then making fun of what would have happened had it been Cena riding Revere's horse that night; featured a WrestleMania video package to Flo Rida's "Good Feeling;" included a pretaped segment showing Rock beside the Boston Commons and saying the Rock Revolution would overtake Cena; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read there would be more than 300 appearances by WWE superstars, divas and legends during the four days of Axxess; included the announcement the Undertaker would be on hand for the following week's show; featured a closing in-ring promo by Cena in which he noted Rock's comments towards him earlier in the show, then adding he does look rediculous but still owned Rock the previous week; Cena then called for Rock to come out, with Rock clarifying that Cena didn't shake his confidence; Rock continued by saying he would make Cena his bitch, then left the ring; Cena then said Rock would have to rip his throat out; Cena then said he would be the son of a bitch who would make history by whipping Rock's ass, with Cena then jumping into a crowd of ringside fans, posing in the ring, and hugging his dad at ringside as the show ended:
Santino Marella pinned WWE US Champion Jack Swagger (w/ Dolph Ziggler & Vickie Guerrero) to win the title at 6:38 after reversing the ankle lock and sending the champion into the corner; early in the bout, John Laurinaitis and David Otunga came ringside, with Teddy Long, Aksana, and Kofi Kingston coming out moments later; throughout the bout, Long and Laurinaitis's groups argued; after the match, Laurinaitis took the mic and argued that the title change wouldn't happen on his show, with Long reminding him Raw was his show for the night; Long then had security escort Laurinaitis and Otunga from ringside before having Justin Roberts announce for the second time that Marella was the new champion; moments later, Marella, Kingston, Aksana, and Long did the trombone around the ring
Eve pinned Alicia Fox at the 26-second mark; Kelly Kelly provided guest commentary for the match, during which it was noted she was nominated for a Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award; after the bout, Zack Ryder walked out using a crutch and said he was glad he and Eve never hooked up; following the commercial break, Eve ran up to Ryder backstage and kissed him, then walked off leaving Ryder smiling
World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan (w/ AJ) & Chris Jericho defeated WWE World Champion CM Punk & Sheamus at 11:53 when Jericho reversed Punk's inside cradle; after the match, Jericho went to the floor and held Punk's title before sliding it in the ring towards Punk
The Big Show pinned Mike Mizanin with the punch to the face at 2:01; following the opening bell, WWE IC Champion Cody Rhodes appeared and showed footage of Show hosting at WWF New York during WrestleMania X-8, instead of actually being on the show; after the contest, Show looked at Rhodes and then pointed to the WrestleMania sign above the ring
Kane pinned R Truth with the chokeslam at 1:27; during his entrance, a pretaped insert promo by Truth aired in which he stopped mid-promo to question who he was talking to; after the bout, Randy Orton walked out and dropped Kane with the RKO; Orton then took the mic and told Kane it was good to be back

3/19/12; Philadelphia, PA; Wells Fargo Center
3/19/12 - featured an opening in-ring promo by WWE World Champion CM Punk in which he noted Chris Jericho wasn't in the building, then speaking about Jericho's claim the previous week that Punk's father is an alcoholic; Punk then said it wasn't Jericho's story to tell and he did so in front of the entire world; Punk said there wasn't a person in the building or watching at home that hadn't been affected by alcoholism and wouldn't let Jericho get away with letting some little kid watching think it was OK to do that whenever life hands them a crap hand; he went on to say there wasn't a person alive that should let a past nightmare cloud their future dreams, then saying his father overcame his addictions and he was proud of him; Punk then said he was proud of being straight edge and proud of what his father overcame; Punk then said he would go straight through Jericho at WrestleMania to prove he was the best in the world; Jericho then appeared on the big screen, via satellite, and apologized for what he said the previous week and that he had no right to do what he did, then adding he would never speak of Punk's father on Raw again; Jericho then said he found out all about Punk's sister's problems with drugs, adding Punk would fall into the same problems of his father and sister; Punk then took the mic and his comments towards Jericho were bleeped out, him ending with "and that's exactly what I'm going to beat out of you;" included an ad promoting the following week's "One in a Lifetime: Rock vs. Cena" the following week on USA; featured an ad for the new WWE.com; included a "Did you know?" graphic that stated fans from all 50 states and 35 countries have already purchased to WrestleMania Axxess; featured a vignette promoting Tensai; included a video showing Rock standing beside Rocky Balboa's statue, with Rock saying Philadelphia is a city of ass kickers and showing a photo of him at 12 years old standing by the same statue; Rock then remembered watching WrestleMania 1 and VI, headlining his first WrestleMania right there in Philadelphia against Steve Austin, and said he went on to beat Austin and Hulk Hogan; Rock then said there was one last man he had to beat to be the greatest of all time; Rock went on to say he would go to Pat's and stick a cheesesteak up Cena's ass, then did impressions of Cactus Jack, Ric Flair, and Randy Savage on how they would react to Rock kicking Cena's ass; featured the announcement Flo Rida would perform live at WrestleMania during Rock's entrance; early in the show, Shane Douglas, who was in the crowd wearing a lucha mask, stood on his chair, took off his mask, and led the crowd in a chant of ECW; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE's Facebook network has more than 59 million fans; featured footage from Extra of WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix and Eve interrupting Kelly Kelly while interviewed by Maria Menounos, with the four agreeing to a tag team match at WrestleMania; included the announcement Jericho would be on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday; featured Josh Matthews conducting an interview on the stage with Randy Orton regarding his WrestleMania match with Kane; included footage from the previous Thursday in Bridgeport, CT of Big Show, Otunga, and Stephanie McMahon speaking with kids about the Be A Star movement; featured footage of Triple H at Madison Square Garden the previous night dropping Dolph Ziggler with the tombstone, and then making the pin with Undertaker's tongue out pose; included the announcement Sheamus & Punk vs. World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan & Mike Mizanin would headline Smackdown; featured the announcement Rock and Cena would have an in-ring confrontation the following week; included a closing in-ring segment in which Shawn Michaels discussed being the guest referee for the upcoming WrestleMania Hell in a Cell match; moments later, Taker came out to the ring and told Michaels to shut up and listen, adding the match had to remain pure and without Michaels aiding Triple H; Triple H then came out to the ring, said the match wasn't about Michaels, it was about himself and Taker, and noted there had been 24 Hell in a Cell matches and, between himself and Taker, they had been in 19; Triple H went on to say he was willing to put it all on the line to end the streak, and would do so; Taker then went to leave, but stopped momentarily to remind Triple H of when he said he thought Shawn was better than him, adding that he is; Michaels smiled as Taker walked off, with Triple H turning to Michaels and staring:
Kane pinned the Big Show at the 53-second mark with a chokeslam off the top after Show fought off an interfering WWE IC Champion Cody Rhodes, who came out before the match began; following the ring entrances, Rhodes had a video package air that made fun of Show's various WrestleMania appearances and losses; after the match, Rhodes hit the Beautiful Disaster on Show, then handcuffed him to the bottom rope; Rhodes then entered the ring with boxing gloves and took turns punching him in the face until more referees came out; Show eventually shook off the punches, looked at Rhdoes, and yelled "Run;" Rhodes then walked up the ramp, with the freed Show then getting to his feet and being tended to by the referees
David Otunga (w/ John Laurinaitis) pinned WWE US Champion Santino Marella (w/ Teddy Long) in a non-title match at 1:43 with the spinebuster after Marella smashed Laurinaitis's cell phone in the ring; prior to the bout, it was announced more members for Team Laurinaitis's WrestleMania team would be announced later in the show; after the bout, Long slapped Laurinaitis across the face, with Long running up the ramp before Laurinaitis and Otunga could get him
World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan (w/ AJ) defeated Zack Ryder in a non-title match via submission with the LeBell Lock at 1:43 after avoiding the Rough Ryder; during his entrance, footage was shown of Ryder holding a rally earlier in the day outside the arena trying to be part of Team Teddy Long at WrestleMania; prior to and after the match, Bryan and AJ kissed
John Cena pinned Mark Henry with the FU at 7:57; prior to the bout, it was noted Cena was in a car accident earlier in the day but had been cleared to wrestle; during Henry's entrance, it was noted Summer Slam tickets would go on sale Saturday; after the contest, Rock walked out and dropped Henry with the Rock bottom before talking to Cena and promptly leaving the ring
Sheamus pinned Mike Mizanin with the boot to the face at 3:01; prior to the bout, Miz cut an in-ring promo in which he noted King Kong Bundy went from main eventing WrestleMania 2 to working with midgets at WrestleMania III, and would not let himself go from main eventing WrestleMania to not being on the show; Miz then said he offered an open challenge and said John Laurinaitis was watching because he wanted to be on Team Laurinaitis at WrestleMania; Laurinaitis and David Otunga were shown watching on during the match
Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger (w/ Vickie Guerrero) defeated R-Truth & Kofi Kingston (w/ Aksana) at 4:34 when Ziggler pinned Truth with the Fameasser, with Vickie pushing Truth's foot off the ropes during the cover; prior to their entrance, Guerrero announced her team would be part of Team Laurinaitis at WrestleMania; after the match, Aksana and vickie had to be pulled apart by their respective teams

3/26/12; Atlanta, GA; Philips Arena
3/26/12 - Booker T joined Michael Cole & Jerry Lawler on commentary for the show; featured a video package recapping the Rock costing John Cena his match the previous year at WrestleMania; included an ad promoting 'Bending the Rules,' staring Edge; featured a video package recapping Cena and Rock agreeing the previous year in Atlanta to a WrestleMania match; included a video package recapping the Triple H / Undertaker feud, to the tune of Metallica's "The Memory Remains;" featured the announcement the WrestleMania press conference would be held in Miami at 2:30pm on Wednesday, which would air on WWE.com and YouTube; included a video package recapping Cena & Rock vs. Mike Mizanin & R-Truth at Survivor Series; featured an ad promoting the new WWE.com; featured a "Did you know?" graphic that read more than 200 Make A Wish Foundation families would be guests at WrestleMania; included an ad promoting WrestleMania Axxess; featured a video package recapping the war of words between Rock and Cena; included an ad promoting the 2012 WWE Hall of Fame; featured a vignette promoting the debut of Lord Tensai; included a backstage segment with Nikki & Brie Bella arguing over who would win between Team Teddy and Team Johnny, with Zack Ryder showing up wearing a Teddy Long T-shirt; moments later, Eve walked in and asked what hotel Ryder was staying at during WrestleMania, then saying he should stay at her's; featured Josh Matthews conducting a backstage interview with WWE World Champion CM Punk about Chris Jericho's comments earlier in the show, with Punk saying he wasn't off-limits but his family is; Punk then said he wasn't a bastard, but the best wrestler in the world; included a WrestleMania ad to the tune of Flo Rida's "Good Feelin;" featured a video package recapping the Rock coming out and dropping Mark Henry with the Rock Bottom after Cena's recent match with Henry; included a closing in-ring segment in which the Rock spoke of his last match at WrestleMania 20 and being asked constantly when he would be coming back, then recapping everything that happened the previous year to bring him back to the ring at WrestleMania 28; moments later, Cena interrupted and said he became the standard in Rock's absence, noted the divided crowd, said he would win at WrestleMania, and that he had been on the roster longer than Rock; Cena went on to say he had to win, noting Rock would go off to work on "GI Joe," while his own office wouldn't change and he had to win because no one remembers second place; Rock responded by saying he had to win, noting no one had ever beaten Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin, and Cena at WrestleMania, and he would give Cena the ass beating of a lifetime; the show then ended with Cena saying he would stand over Rock's body at WrestleMania after beating him:
World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan (w/ AJ) & Kane defeated Randy Orton & Sheamus at 11:35 when Bryan pinned Sheamus when, as the referee escorted AJ out of the ring after Sheamus attempted the boot to the face, Kane dropped Sheamus with a chokeslam from the apron behind the referee's back
WWE US Champion Santino Marella (w/ Teddy Long & Hornswoggle) pinned David Otunga (w/ John Laurinaitis & Vickie Guerrero) in a non-title match at 1:30 with the Cobra prior to the bout, Michael Cole cut an in-ring promo, wearing a Laurinaitis T-shirt, in which he said he was the official commentator for Team Johnny at WrestleMania before then bringing out Laurinaitis; Laurinaitis then introduced Vickie Guerrero as his team flag bearer and Otunga as the team captain; moments later, Booker T stood on the commentary table and introduced Long; Long then brought out team captain Marella; after the contest, Laurinaitis confronted Logn in the ring, with Marella setting Laurinaitis up for the Cobra before Mike Mizanin ran out and dropped Marella with the Skull Crushing Finale; Laurinaitis then said Miz would be part of "Team Teddy," misstating he would be on his WrestleMania team instead
Kelly Kelly pinned Eve (w/ WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix) at 2:29 with a cradle after avoiding the moonsault
WWE World Champion CM Punk fought Christian to a no contest in a non-title match; following Punk's entrance, Chris Jericho appeared on the big screen and said he would expose Punk as a professional and personal fraud, saying he found out Punk was born after his parents were married, making him a legal bastard; Christian then jumped Punk, with Punk fighting him off on the floor, landing repeated elbows to the side of the head, kicking Christian in the head, hitting a Go To Sleep into the steel ring steps, and then locking Christian in the Anaconda Vice until referees forced him away; Punk repeatedly yelled, "This is you, Jericho!" and reapplied the hold until referees again pulled him away; following the commercial break, it was announced Christian was injured
Brodus Clay (w/ Naomi & Cameron) pinned Curt Hawkins with a splash at 1:06
The Big Show pinned WWE Tag Team Champion Primo Colon (w/ Rosa Mendes & WWE Tag Team Champion Epico) with the chokeslam at the 47-second mark; during the bout, it was announced Christian would not be able to compete at WrestleMania as a result of the attack he sustained from WWE World Champion CM Punk; after the match, Show dropped Epico with the chokeslam, with WWE IC Champion Cody Rhodes then appearing at the entrance stage; Rhodes then turned Show's name into a verb, saying no one wants to "Big Show," especially at WrestleMania and that Show would be the biggest fool of all on April Fool's Day
Mark Henry (w/ John Laurinaitis) pinned the Great Khali (w/ Teddy Long) with the powerslam at the 48-second mark; during Khali's entrance, it was announced Drew McIntyre would replace the injured Christian on Team Laurinaitis at WrestleMania; after the bout, Laurinaitis threw Long into the ring where he was cornered by Henry; Laurinaitis then waved for McIntyre, Mike Mizanin, Dolph Ziggler, and Jack Swagger to block the ring; WWE US Champion Santino Marella, Zack Ryder, R-Truth, and Kofi Kingston attempted to make the save but were beaten down; Henry then lifted Long for the powerslam, with Booker T making the save and laying Henry out with an axe kick; Team Teddy then filed into the ring, with Long thanking Booker for the help and offering him a spot at WrestleMania

4/2/12; Miami, FL; American Airlines Arena
4/2/12 - featured an opening backstage segment showing the entire roster sitting down as John Laurinaitis, alongside David Otunga, addressed them as the GM of both Raw and Smackdown; he then said WWE US Champion Santino Marella would face Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger in a title match later in the show; WWE World Champion CM Punk then walked through the crowd and said all the fans and talent still considered Laurinaitis to be a giant toolbox; Laurinaitis then said Punk would defend the title later in the show against Mark Henry; Laurinaitis then welcomed the roster to a new era; following the show open, the Rock walked out to the ring and, following a chant of "Boots to Asses," "You still got it," and "Rocky," noted his return 14 months earlier all the way up to the previous night; Rock then thanked John Cena, to which the crowd responded with "Cena sucks," and said Cena brought it to him like never before; Rock then said it was an honor to have fought Cena in the biggest match of all time, then adding they made history and they did it for the fans; Rock went on to thank the fans for their support and coming in from all over the world, noting he was cut from the Canadian Football League in 1995 and it was their support that got him to where he now was; Rock then said this wasn't the end but the beginning, with the crowd then doing a Daniel Bryan "Yes" chant; Rock then said he wanted to again be WWE Champion; included stills from WrestleMania set to Flo Rida's "Good Feelin;" featured an ad promoting the 100 trips to WrestleMania 29 contest; included a "Did you know?" graphic that read WrestleMania had more than 4 times the social media presence than any show on cable TV; featured an ad promoting "Bending the Rules," staring Edge; included clips throughout the show of Cena's previous comments stating he had to beat the Rock at WrestleMania; featured an in-ring promo by World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus, with Ricardo Rodriguez then introducing Alberto Del Rio before Sheamus could speak; Del Rio then joined Sheamus in the ring, as the crowd chanted "Daniel Bryan," and said Sheamus would soon lose the title because he had a new challenger; Sheamus responded, to a mixed reaction, by saying he wanted to kick someone in the face, with Del Rio saying he would get his match Friday on Smackdown in a non-title match; Del Rio then said he would win to earn a title match; after Del Rio had problems with his mic, he grabbed a new one, and turned around into a boot to the face from Sheamus; Daniel Bryan and AJ were then showing watching on, with the crowd chanting "Yes;" Josh Matthews then interviewed Bryan about his title loss, with Bryan not speaking; Machine Gun Kelly was shown in attendance; included an ad promoting WrestleMania 29 at MetLife Stadium; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read WrestleMania talk on Twitter trended at #1 in the world 14 times; included a backstage segment in which Abraham Washington spoke with Mark Henry backstage, with Washington saying he wanted to represent him; featured a promo by Eve, at the entrance stage, in which she made fun of using Zack Ryder at WrestleMania; after the crowd chanted "We want Ryder," Eve said it was easy for her to manipulate any man, except Laurinaitis; included the announcement Randy Orton would face Kane on Smackdown; featured a closing in-ring promo by Cena in which he addressed his loss to the Rock, noting losing never crossed his mind and a true champion maintains the will to win despite suffering defeat; after the crowd chanted "You're a loser," Cena said he wasn't there to call out the Rock because their issue was settled; the crowd then chanted "We want Lesnar," with Cena inviting the Rock to the ring and noting he now considered him the greatest WWE superstar in the industry, an inspiration, and a champion; chants of "We want Lesnar" continued as Cena discussed the previous year with the Rock, with Cena then egging the crowd on in chanting "Yes" and "Daniel Bryan;" after Cena again asked Rock to come out, Brock Lesnar walked out instead to chants of "Holy shit;" Lesnar then shook Cena's hand but dropped him with the F5 (Lesnar's surprise return after an 8-year absence):
WWE US Champion Santino Marella defeated Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger at 6:52 by pinning Swagger with the Cobra after the challenger missed a charge into the corner; prior to the bout, Vickie Guerrero introduced both challengers from the entrance stage and then supported them at ringside during the bout; after the contest, Marella was double teamed before he walked up the stage, with Brodus Clay walking out and standing side by side with Marella; Ziggler then ran after Clay only to sustain a headbutt that sent him reeling down the ramp; moments later, Santino, Brodus, Naomi, and Cameron danced at the entrance stage
Lord Tensai defeated Alex Riley when the referee stopped the match at 2:49 after Tensai hit a double choke sit-down powerbomb; after Tensai took off his helmet, the crowd chanted "Welcome back;" late in the contst, there was a brief chant of "Daniel Bryan;" after the contest, Tensai attacked Riley and applied a claw hold on him until he passed out (Tensai's debut; Matt Bloom's return after an 8-year absence)
Mark Henry defeated WWE World Champion CM Punk via count-out at 12:57 when Punk couldn't get back in the ring by the referee's count; during the bout, there were chants of "Yes" and "Daniel Bryan;" after the contest, Henry dropped Punk with the powerslam on the floor; the crowd then chanted "We want Lesnar," with John Laurinaitis then coming out, alongside David Otunga, saying the fans wanted to see more title defenses on TV; Chris Jericho then came out of the crowd with a mic, saying his and Punk's match was a classic, and they should celebrate with a drink; Jericho then noted Punk being straight edge before taking a bottle of alcohol and pouring it on Punk's face; Jericho then assaulted him before taking another bottle and smashing it over the back of Punk's head
Kofi Kingston pinned Cody Rhodes at 1:47 with the spin kick to the face after WWE IC Champion the Big Show came out to the entrance stage and made fun of beating Rhodes for the title the previous night
Mike Mizanin pinned Zack Ryder at 2:55 with the Skull Crushing Finale after throwing Ryder shoulder-first into the ringpost; during the bout, it was noted John Cena had just arrived to the arena

4/9/12; Washington DC; Verizon Center
4/9/12 - featured an opening clip hyping 'The 3 Stooges' being guests on Raw later in the show; included an in-ring segment in which John Laurinaitis, alongside David Otunga, introduced a clip from the previous week's show of Brock Lesnar attacking John Cena before then having Lesnar come out to the ring; during his entrance, Michael Cole noted Lesnar being a former UFC World Champion; moments later, Lesnar took the mic and thanked Laurinaitis for having the wisdom to bring legitimacy back to the WWE; Cena then walked out and slapped Lesnar, leading to a pull apart brawl between the two; moments later, the ring filled with Mike Rotundo, Dolph Ziggler, Zack Ryder, Alex Riley, Curt Hawkins, World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus, Billy Kidman, Dustin Rhodes, Mason Ryan, Bill DeMott, Jack Swagger, Michael McGillicutty, Mark Henry, Jamie Noble, Alberto Del Rio, Dean Malenko, William Regal, R-Truth, Daniel Bryan, Yoshi Tatsu, and others as they worked to pull the two apart; Cena's face was busted up during the segment, with him bleeding from the mouth; lesnar was eventually pulled to the floor; featured an ad promoting the following night's live Smackdown!; included a backstage segment with Laurinaitis, Otunga, and Teddy Long in which Laurinaitis yelled at Long for not containing Cena and told him to get an explanation from Cena; Eve then walked in, with Laurinaitis saying he couldn't speak to her then but would call her; featured a backstage segment in which Laurinaitis told Mike Mizanin that he owed him for WrestleMania but they would have to talk the next week; moments later, Long and Cena walked in, with Cena saying he was just getting warmed up and said he wanted a match later in the show against anyone; after Cena left, Laurinaitis yelled at Long; moments later, Marella walked up to Tyler Reks & Curt Hawkins backstage looking for The 3 Stooges; following the commercial break, Marella was shown looking for the Stooges, eventually finding Kane instead; included a backstage segment in which Marella found a crate, opening it to find the Stooges inside and the four talking about being on the show; after Marella left, the three went off to figure out what they were going to do later in the show; Shanon & Marc Parker of SyFy's "Dream Machine" were shown in attendance; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read WrestleMania's attendance was 78,363, was seen in 105 countries and in 20 languages; included comments from David Arquette, Angus T. Jones, WWE World Champion CM Punk, Cena, Melissa Farman, Alicia Fox, World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus, and others about being bullied and the 'Be A Star' program; featured a backstage segment with the Stooges discussing what they would do out in the ring; included an ad promoting an upcoming appearance by Cena on SyFy's "Dream Machines;" featured an in-ring segment with the 3 Stooges, with Curly coming out to "Real American" and cutting a promo telling all the Hulkamaniacs to see their movie Friday; moments later, Kane appeared, scaring off Larry and Moe; Curly attempted a Hogan offense but sustained the chokeslam; included Josh Matthews conducting a backstage interview with Mark Henry regarding his assault earlier in the show on Punk, with Henry saying he would face Punk in a No DQ, no count-out match the next week; featured an ad on the 100 free trips being offered for WrestleMania 29; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read the previous week's Raw was the #1 show on cable, for the 4th week in a row, beating every other show on TNT, TBs, History, Fox News, and ESPN; featured Matthews conducting a backstage interview with Lesnar about his return to WWE, with Lesnar noting his previous success in WWE and UFC; Lesnar then said Cena thinks he's at the top but he could never hold Lesnar's jockstrap, and he wasn't back to make friends; included a video package recapping the Undertaker vs. Triple H Hell in a Cell match at WrestleMania, with comments from Cena, Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes, Punk, Regal, Mike Mizanin, WWE IC Champion the Big Show, Daniel Bryan, and Henry; more than 30 Wounded Warriors were shown in attendance:
WWE US Champion Santino Marella & Brodus Clay (w/ Cameron & Naomi) defeated Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger (w/ Vickie Guerrero) at 7:57 when Clay pinned Ziggler with a powerslam; prior to the bout, Guerrero introduced her team from the entrance stage; after the bout, Marella, Clay, Naomi, and Cameron danced in the ring
R-Truth pinned Cody Rhodes with the Little Jimmy at 1:39 after WWE IC Champion the Big Show came out to the entrance stage and showed a clip showing how he caused Rhodes to lose the previous week
Lord Tensai defeated Yoshi Tatsu when referee Charles Robinson stopped the bout at 2:03 after Tatsu sustained several elbows to the head and a sit-down powerbomb; after the bout, Tensai applied a claw on Tatsu; during the contest, there were loud chants of "Albert"
Mark Henry defeated WWE World Champion CM Punk via disqualification at the 51-second mark when Punk hit Henry with one of the moniters at ringside; prior to the bout, Punk took the mic, and said Straight Edge was a choice not to be cool or be trendy but a way of life; he then said he had his reasons for being Straight Edge and those were personal reasons he had never spoken about because he didn't care to share them and no one should care anyway; Punk then addressed Chris Jericho, noting Jericho did everything he could to get under his skin but he still tapped out at WrestleMania; he then said Jericho took it too far by pouring whiskey on him and smashing a bottle over his head; Punk followed by saying his first thought wasn't whether he could still go on the European tour, but that he now smelled just like his dad used to; Jericho then appeared on the big screen, claimed Punk was still drunk after the previous week and what he did to Punk forced him to see what it was like to be "CM Drunk;" Punk followed by saying he would take all of Jericho's comments and would use them to come at Jericho; after the bout, Jericho walked out with packs of beer as Henry attacked Punk on the floor and twice dropped him with the powerslam in the ring; Jericho then entered the ring and went to pour beer on Punk but the champion tackled him before falling victim to the Code Breaker; Jericho then poured several cans of beer on Punk before he was stopped by referees; moments later, Jericho hit the Code Breaker again before holding up the title belt on the floor
Alberto Del Rio defeaetd Zack Ryder via submission with the cross armbreaker at 1:26 after avoiding the Rough Ryder; Ricardo Rodriguez served as ADR's ring announcer for the bout
John Cena defeated David Otunga (w/ John Laurinaitis) via submission with the STFU at 5:07 after hitting the FU; during the bout, there were chants of "Let's go, Cena" and "Cena sucks," as well as "Fruity Pebbles;" after the contest, Brock Lesnar came out from the crowd and kicked Cena in the crotch from behind, following with the F5; moments later, the crowd chanted "One more time" but Lesnar instead left the ring as the show ended

4/16/12; London, England; O2 Arena
4/16/12 - featured a backstage segment with R-Truth, dressed as Sherlock Holmes, in which he spoke of Little Jimmy as his Watson; Truth then said he would find Teddy Long a job, then walked off; included Josh Matthews attempting to interview Lord Tensai backstage, with Tensai responding with a mix of English and Japanese; featured the announcement WrestleMania 28 was the highest grossing and most watched WrestleMania ever; included a video package focusing on Brock Lesnar, with Lesnar speaking about his dominance before WWE, becoming a 3-time WWE World Champion, and leaving to become UFC World Champion; Lesnar then said he was in it for himself and the company needed him to come back to bring legitimacy to the company; Lesnar added had he not left then Cena would be the guy carrying his bags; Lesnar then discussed his upcoming extreme rules match with Cena at Extreme Rules; featured a backstage segment in which Daniel Bryan interrupting Kofi Kingston speaking with AJ, with Bryan renaming his LeBell Lock into the Yes Lock before Bryan then repeatedly chanted "Yes!" in Kofi's face, with the crowd chanting along; included an ad promoting 'You Think You Know Me? The Story of Edge;' featured an in-ring promo by John Cena in which he spoke about WrestleMania being an end of an era and John Laurinaitis was trying to make sure it was his, then comparing the previous year of the Rock going off to film movies while Lesnar was just there to fight; Cena went on to discuss his upcoming match with Lesnar, with Laurinaitis then interrupting and saying Cena would be in an extreme rules match tonight against an opponent of his choosing; Laurinaitis then said the following week's show would feature the contract signing would be between Cena and Lesnar; included a backstage segment with Hornswoggle and Truth, dressed as Sherlock; featured an ad promoting WWE's new YouTube shows; included a backstage segment with Laurinaitis and David Otunga, with Eve walking in and asking to speak with Laurinaitis; featured a video package in tribute to the passing of Chief Jay Strongbow; included a backstage segment with Truth in which he told Long he found him a job, that being the general manager of Smackdown; Long then walked off in frustration; featured footage of WWE's debut in Russia earlier in the week:
WWE World Champion CM Punk pinned Mark Henry in a No DQ, no count-out match at 13:12 with an elbow drop off the top, using a steel chair; following the match, Chris Jericho appeared on the big screen from a bar, saying he would get a rematch against Punk at Extreme Rules, in a Chicago streetfight; Punk then took the mic and said he would happy to kick Jericho's ass in front of his father, mother, and sister; Jericho then told Punk to promise to show up to Extreme Rules sober, then showing footage of Punk walking into the same bar around noon; Jericho then questioned what Punk was doing at the bar, with Punk telling him to come to the ring and smell his breath if he thought he was drunk; after mentions from both men, the crowd chanted "fish and chips" as Jericho said Punk had lost his honor, dignity, and would soon lose the title; Punk went to respond but Jericho's video went out, with the crowd then chanting "CM Punk"
WWE US Champion Santino Marella pinned David Otunga with the Cobra at 2:00
Kane fought Zack Ryder to a no contest when Kane assaulted Ryder on the floor before the match began; moments later, Kane threw Ryder into the ring and dropped him with the chokeslam; Kane then took the mic and cut a promo on attacking Randy Orton and Bob Orton Jr. the previous week on Smackdown
Daniel Bryan defeated Kofi Kingston via submission with the LeBell Lock at 10:33; during the bout, there were frequent chants of "Yes" and "Daniel Bryan;" during and after the bout, AJ was shown watching on backstage; after the contest, Bryan reapplied the hold until World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus ran out, with Bryan sliding out to the floor (the first time the LeBell Lock is referred to as the Yes Lock)
Brodus Clay (w/ Carmen & Naomi) defeated Dolph Ziggler (w/ Vickie Guerrero & Jack Swagger) via disqualification at the 23-second mark when Swagger interfered; Guerrero introduced Ziggler from the entrance stage before the match; after the match, Clay cleared both men from the ring before Naomi chased Vickie into the ring and shoved her to the mat
WWE IC Champion the Big Show & the Great Khali defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Primo Colon & Epico (w/ Rosa Mendes) in a non-title match at 1:55 when both men scored simultaneous pinfalls after Show's chokeslam and Khali's tree slam; during the bout, AW was shown watching on from the entrance stage
Lord Tensai (w/ Sakamoto) (mystery opponent) pinned John Cena in an extreme rules match at 6:59 with a sit-down powerbomb after spraying green mist into Cena's face, moments after Cena dropped an interfering David Otunga with the FU; following Cena's entrance, Laurinaitis, alongside Otunga, appeared and introduced Tensai as Cena's opponent; during the match, there were dueling chants of "Let's go, Cena" and "Cena sucks;" Laurinaitis and Otunga remained ringside for the duration of the bout

4/23/12; Detroit, MI; Joe Louis Arena
4/23/12 - 3-hour episode - featured an opening in-ring segment in which Teddy Long introduced John Cena, calling him "a 2-time WWE champion and a 2-time WWE champion;" Long then introduced Brock Lesnar, with John Laurinaitis coming out instead and saying the contract signing would be held later in the show, when Lesnar arrives, and it would be on Lesnar's terms; Laurinaitis then said it could be Cena's last Raw and he should enjoy it, then telling Long to instruct Cena to leave the ring; moments later, Edge interrupted, said he wasn't supposed to be there and his contract would run out in a few days, but he wanted to speak in public to Cena; Edge then said he didn't want to speak to the Cena in the ring, the Cena affected by losing to the Rock at WrestleMania, and reminded him of their rivalry in 2006; Edge followed by saying Cena couldn't lose because Lesnar didn't care about WWE or the fans and left while Cena and Edge carried the load; Edge then said if Cena didn't get it together then it was a slap in the face to Shawn Michaels, the Undertaker, and himself; he finished by telling Cena to beat Lesnar, then left the ring; included a video package recapping the Lesnar vs. Jeff Hardy match at Backlash 2002; featured an ad promoting the new WWE.com; included a backstage segment with Laurinaitis on his cell phone until Eve walked in, with Laurinaitis making her his new executive assistant; featured a video package with Lesnar talking about why he returned to WWE; included Josh Matthews conducting a backstage interview with WWE World Champion CM Punk in which he commented on Chris Jericho's comments earlier in the show, then showing off the liquor basket Jericho gave him; Punk then said he would hand deliver his own gift to Jericho in Chicago, then giving the basket to Matthews; featured an ad promoting 'You Think You Know Me? The Story of Edge;' included an in-ring promo by Kane in which he discussed his upcoming falls count anywhere match with Randy Orton at Extreme Rules; moments later, Orton appeared on the big screen with Paul Bearer, tied up in a wheelchair, and shut him into a freezer; Kane responded by saying his real father was the devil himself and he had no intention of saving Bearer; Orton then came ringside and assaulted Kane with a steel pipe; featured a backstage segment in which Alex Riley told Jericho that Punk kicked him out of his locker room after catching him drinking from his gift basket; moments later, Jericho peeked in Punk's room to see him drinking while on his cell phone; featured the announcement WWE US Champion Santino Marella would defend against Mike Mizanin during the YouTube Extreme Rules pre-show, beginning at 7:30pm EST Sunday; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE granted wishes to Make-A-Wish kids in Germany, Ireland, UK, and France; featured a backstage segment with Jericho, Laurinaitis, Eve, and Long in which Jericho said Punk should be stripped of the title for drinking, with Eve saying he couldn't drink within 12 hours of a WWE event and could be stripped of the belt; Jericho then suggested Laurinaitis give Punk a field sobriety test; after Jericho left, Laurinaitis told Long to do the test; included Matthews conducting a backstage interview with Lesnar about why the contract signing didn't open the show as scheduled, then asked what would happen if he were to lose to Cena; Lesnar then briefly pinned Matthews against a production truck before then throwing him down; following the commercial break, Matthews was strapped onto a stretcher and put in a neckbrace; featured a backstage segment in which Long informed Punk of the sobriety test, with Punk yelling in response; included an ad promoting WWE's new YouTube content; featured an in-ring segment in which Long, alongside police officers, asked for Punk to come to the ring; moments later, Jericho joined him in the ring to make sure the test was done correctly; Punk then came out, slightly staggering, and appeared to show signs of intoxication, even referring to the fans as the "WWF" universe; one of the police officers then told Punk to recite the alphabet backwards, with Punk saying no one can do that sober; he was then told to walk a straight line in the ring, with Punk failing to do so; Jericho then said Punk should be stripped of the belt, with one of the police officers saying he thought Punk was drunk; after the cops left the ring, Long asked Punk to hand over the title belt, which he reluctantly did; before Long could give the title to Jericho, Punk asked for another chance, with Punk reciting the alphabet backwards and walking back and forth down the straight line, even doing a Ric Flair strut; after getting to "A," Punk hit Jericho with the mic and assaulted Jericho around ringside and up the ramp until Jericho escaped backstage; moments later, Eve and Laurinaitis were shown watching on backstage; included a video package showing Lesnar's win over Hulk Hogan in 2002; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read the previous week's Raw was seen by four times as many viewers as MLB on ESPN; included a backstage segment in which Kane rescued Bearer from the freezer only to then return him, saying he was saving Bearer from himself; featured a backstage segment in which AW interrupted Rosa Mendes, WWE Tag Team Champions Primo Colon & Epico, with AW saying they were the champions and needed to be higher profile, then giving them his business card; included a video package recapping Lesnar's win over Kurt Angle at WrestleMania 19; featured the announcement World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus would face Mark Henry in a rematch on Smackdown, as well as Michael Cole conducting an interview with Orton; included Laurinaitis overseeing the in-ring contract signing between Lesnar and Cena, introducing both men; after Lesnar's entrance, Cena didn't appear when his music hit, prompting dueling chants of "Let's go, Cena" and "Cena sucks;" Lesnar then took the mic, told Laurinaitis that Cena was too scared to come out, and had Laurinaitis sit down to discuss changes to his contract; Lesnar said he wasn't happy about how things have gone and gave Laurinaitis a copy of things he wanted changed before he signed his contract for Sunday; Lesnar then said anything involving him would have to be cleared by him first, he would get use of Vince McMahon's jet, couldn't be fined, would get paid more money, and Raw would be renamed to 'Monday Night Raw starring Brock Lesnar;' Laurinaitis agreed, with Lesnar then signing the contract; moments later, Cena appeared with a steel chain around his hand, with Lesnar insulting him and calling him scared until Cena signed the contract; the two then faced off, with Lesnar eventually tipping the table and leaving the ring as Cena watched on:
Chris Jericho defeated Kofi Kingston via submission with the Walls of Jericho at 11:57 after countering a springboard crossbody with the Codebreaker; after the bout, Jericho took the mic and said that win was proof he would win the WWE World Title from CM Punk at Extreme Rules, then saying he would embarass Punk in front of his family and friends in Chicago; Jericho then said he would have a gift for Punk later in the night
Lord Tensai pinned R-Truth with a STO into a claw hold at 2:01 after a sit-down powerbomb; during his entrance, Tensai cut an insert promo in Japanese; there were chants of "Yes" during the match
WWE IC Champion the Big Show & the Great Khali defeated Alberto Del Rio & Cody Rhodes at 10:28 when Show pinned Rhodes with the chokeslam after ADR walked out of the match and Khali chopped Rhodes in the head; Ricardo Rodriguez served as ADR's ring announcer for the match; prior to the bout, it was announced Rhodes would challenge Show at Extreme Rules, with the stipulation not announced until Sunday
Nikki Bella (w/ Brie Bella) pinned WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix in a lumberjill match with a roll up to win the title at 4:06 after Phoenix appeared to injure her ankle on the floor; prior to the bout, Eve came out and announced the lumberjill stipulation; lumberjills for the bout included Kelly Kelly, Kaitlyn, Aksana, Alicia Fox, Maxine, Natalya Neidhart, Tamina, and Rosa Mendes; after the bout, an emotional Phoenix was tended to by officials
Mark Henry pinned World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus in a non-title match at 1:34 after a fast count from guest referee Daniel Bryan; following the ring entrances, Justin Roberts introduced Bryan as the guest referee, per John Laurinaitis; after the bout, Sheamus attacked Bryan on the floor, with the two going back to the ring where, after Sheamus kicked Henry in the face, Bryan applied the Yes Lock on Sheamus; following the commercial break, Matt Striker conducting a backstage interview with Sheamus, with Sheamus calling Bryan a coward
Zack Ryder & WWE US Champion Santino Marella defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Primo Colon & Epico (w/ Rosa Mendes) in a non-title match at 3:17 when Santino pinned Primo with the Cobra
Brodus Clay & Hornswoggle (w/ Cameron & Naomi) defeated Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger (w/ Vickie Guerrero) via disqualification at 1:55 when Vickie climbed in the ring and slapped Clay; the bout was sponsored by Taco Bell Doritos Locos Tacos; Guerrero introduced her team from the entrance stage before the bout; Hornswoggle was dressed as Clay for the contest; after the match, Vickie apologized and put Clay's hat on his head before doing his dance, with Hornswoggle then biting Vickie on the butt, clearing her from the ring

4/30/12; Dayton, OH; Nutter Center
4/30/12 - featured an updated intro with "starring Brock Lesnar" now added; included an in-ring promo by John Laurinaitis in which he said he revolutionized the WWE in one night and said Brock Lesnar turned the WWE on its ear, brought legitimacy back to the WWE, and showed John Cena was human; Laurinaits then introduced Lesnar, with Lesnar taking the mic and saying the world witnessed him bringing the pain the previous night; moments later, Triple H walked out and told Lesnar that his days of holding up the WWE were through and he wouldn't be using the corporate jet or limo service unless he paid for it; Triple H then said the name of the show was 'Monday Night Raw,' period; Triple H then said everything in Lesnar's initial contract was approved but not what Laurinaitis agreed to the previous week; after Laurinaitis spoke against not adhering to Lesnar's demands, Triple H tore up the agreement and said Lesnar wouldn't be getting any of it; Triple H then said the fans - whether they like him or not - want to see Lesnar in the ring face the likes of Cena, WWE World Champion CM Punk, and World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus and while Lesnar could go home, he didn't think he would want to following his loss to Cena; Laurinaitis then repeatedly tried to intervene, with Triple H having to tell him to shut up; when Laurinaitis continued, Triple H went to confront him only to then be assaulted by Lesnar; Lesnar then locked Triple H in a Kimura Lock until Sheamus, the Big Show, R-Truth, and Kofi Kingston ran out; Lesnar eventually left ringside as Triple H told a trainer that his arm was broken; moments later, Triple H was helped from the ring by the trainer, Show, Sheamus, Truth, and Kingston; following the commercial break, Triple H was tended to backstage; featured an ad promoting WWE's new website; included a look at Cena's involvement with the Make-A-Wish Foundation and an article Cena wrote about Make-A-Wish for USA Today; featured a video package recapping the previous night's Cena vs. Lesnar match; included a backstage segment with Long, Eve, and Laurinaitis in which Eve sent Laurinaitis away and then gave him a pep talk about the WWE needing a leader and the entire world was watching to see how he would react; Laurinaitis then said he knew who Cena's next opponent would be and that Cena wouldn't like it; featured an ad promoting WrestleMania 28 on DVD and Blu-ray; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE Raw and Smackdown can be seen in more homes in China than in the U.S.; featured a backstage segment in which AW spoke with Rosa Mendes, Primo Colon & Epico about their loss of the tag team titles and offered again to represent them; included the announcement Sheamus & Orton would face Daniel Bryan & Kane on Smackdown; featured a closing in-ring promo by Cena, his arm in a sling, in which he discussed his match the previous night against Lesnar, adding he was hurt but he was there; moments later, Laurinaitis walked out, with Cena mocking him by asking if he got him Zeus to be his next opponent; after the two had words, Laurinaitis discussed Cena's opponent at Over the Limit, then introducing Lord Tensai as his opponent; Tensai then came out, with Laurinaitis hitting Cena in the back of the head with the mic, announcing he himself would be Cena's opponent, with Tensai, his second, and Laurinaitis triple teaming Cena; Laurinaitis then targetted Cena's injured arm, smashing a steel chair over it as Tensai held the arm over the ring steps:
Beat the Clock Challenge: Mike Mizanin pinned WWE US Champion Santino Marella in a non-title match at 4:18 with the Skull Crushing Finale; prior to the bout, Eve walked out to the entrance stage and said the winner of the series would challenge WWE World Champion CM Punk at Over the Limit; during the match, it was announced Brock Lesnar had been ejected from the building
WWE Divas Champion Layla defeated Nikki Bell and Brie Bella at the 11-second mark by pinning one Bella after causing them to collide, knocking the other to the floor
Beat the Clock Challenge: Chris Jericho fought the Big Show to a no contest at 4:18; Jericho initially defeated Show via count-out at 4:17 when Jericho slid back into the ring after Show missed a charge on the floor; during the match, Mike Mizanin was shown watching on backstage; the finish was not clear and it appeared the time ran out before the referee had counted to 10; following the commercial break, it was announced Jericho did not make it back into the ring before the time expired
Brodus Clay (w/ Cameron & Naomi) pinned JTG with a splash at 1:40; after the bout, three young kids danced with Clay and the girls in the ring
Beat the Clock Challenge: Randy Orton pinned Jack Swagger (w/ Vickie Guerrero) with the RKO at 4:16; Guerrero introduced Swagger before the match from the entrance stage; after the contest, Mike Mizanin was shown watching on backstage
R-Truth & Kofi Kingston defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Primo Colon & Epico (w/ Rosa Mendes) at 7:03 to win the titles when Kingston pinned Epico with the spin kick to the face after Truth dropped Epico throat-first across the top rope; during the match, it was noted WWE.com had just broken news that Nikki & Brie Bella had been fired
Beat the Clock Challenge: Kane fought the Great Khali to a no contest when the 4:16 time limit expired; during the bout, Randy Orton was shown watching on backstage; after the match, Kane dropped Khali with the chokeslam
Beat the Clock Challenge: Daniel Bryan defeated Jerry Lawler via submission with the Yes Lock at 2:21; during the match, Randy Orton was shown watching on backstage; moments later, WWE World Champion CM Punk walked out and held up his title belt as Bryan started a "Yes!" chant; Michael Cole called this match and the remainder of the show by himself

5/7/12; Greensboro, NC; Coliseum
5/7/12 - featured an opening in-ring promo by John Laurinaitis in which he said no one, not even John Cena, would undermine his authority as GM of Raw; Laurinaitis then said he would continue where Brock Lesnar left off with Cena at Over the Limit and that the WWE Board of Directors knew he was tough but fair, adding he let Cena take the night off to heal his injured elbow but Cena would be live via satellite later in the broadcast; Laurianitis then said his voice was injured at the hands of Steve Williams in Japan, then showing still photos of his work in Japan before calling himself the Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin, and Rock of Japan; moments later, WWE World Champion CM Punk interrupted and said the fans didn't want to see Laurinaitis, he was never a good wrestler, and Laurinaitis was just acting out because Cena beat Lesnar; Punk then said there wasn't a territory or person that would pay to see Laurinaitis, prompting him to go to Japan in the first place; Laurinaitis then said Punk would learn respect by facing Lord Tensai later in the show, with Punk saying he was looking forward to it and would look forward to seeing Cena twist Laurinaitis into a pretzel at Over the Limit; following the commercial break, Laurinaitis bumped into the Big Show backstage and yelled at him, with Show then making fun of Laurinaitis's voice; Eve then confronted Show, with Show walking off for the opening bout; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read the previous week's Raw was the #1 show on cable, beating every NBA playoff game on ESPN; featured Michael Cole, in the ring, conducting an interview via satellite with Cena about his elbow injury and facing Laurinaitis at Over the Limit, with Cena saying some doctors are advising him not to wrestle for several months but that there would be nothing stopping him from facing Laurinaitis; Cena then said the Board of Directors contacted him and he told them not to fine, demote, or fire Laurinaitis before their match; Cole then said he had been watching footage of Laurinaitis's career, with Cena saying he was only scared of Laurinaitis being so bad that he could hurt himself before the pay-per-view; included an ad promoting Santino Marella's "Foreign Exchange" on YouTube; featured a backstage segment in which Laurinaitis told Eve that Show's apology was hollow, with Chris Jericho, Alberto Del Rio, and Alberto Del Rio appearing and arguing that they should get the title shto against World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus; moments later, the three began brawling, with Sheamus also getting involved; as referees pulled Sheamus and Orton apart, Laurinaitis said he would defend against Jericho, ADR, and Orton at Over the Limit; included footage of Stephanie McMahon, Sheamus, Mark Henry, Eve, ADR, and others speaking to a school in the Bronx about the 'Be a Star' program; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE was the most talked about brand on Facebook, with more fans than Nike, Pepsi, UFC, HBO, ESPN, and the NFL; included still photos of Triple H wearing a mechanical brace on his arm, followed by the announcement he would appear on Raw the following week; moments later, Paul Heyman walked out to Brock Lesnar's entrance music and said he was representing Lesnar; Heyman then said Lesnar felt betrayed by WWE for going back on its agreements, then listing his accomplishments before saying Lesnar was an honest man for saying he would hurt people; Heyman then read a prepared statement from Lesnar in which Lesnar said he came back to WWE to bring legitimacy to the company and then ranted about Triple H, saying he was afraid of him and always had been; the letter finished with Lesnar saying he was never coming back and quit; featured an ad promoting WrestleMania 28 on DVD and Blu-ray; included a backstage segment with Show, along with Michael Ealy and Warren Kole of "Common Law," regarding Show's apology to Eve and Laurinaitis running the show, with the actors making fun of Laurinaitis's voice until Eve appeared:
The Big Show defeated WWE IC Champion Cody Rhodes via count-out at 1:52 when Rhodes took the belt and walked out of the match; after the bout, Show took the mic and challenged Rhodes to come back to the ring or he would go backstage and bring him back out; moments later, Eve walked out and told Show to apologize for making fun of John Laurinaitis's voice earlier in the show, then reminding Show that there wasn't much demand for him outside of the industry; Show then apologized and left the ring
Dolph Ziggler (w/ Vickie Guerrero & Jack Swagger) pinned WWE Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston (w/ WWE Tag Team Champion R-Truth) at 2:40 with the Zig Zag after Swagger pushed Kingston off the middle turnbuckle behind the referee's back; prior to the bout, Guerrero introduced Ziggler from the entrance stage Michael Ealy and Warren Kole of "Common Law" were shown in attendance before the match; AW, Primo Colon, Epico, & Rosa Mendes were shown watching on backstage during the contest, with Mason Ryan then joining them as well
WWE Divas Champion Layla & Kelly Kelly defeated Natalya Neidhart & Maxine at 1:05 when Layla pinned Maxine with the neckbreaker; prior to the bout, WWE.com footage of Layla speaking about her title win following Extreme Rules aired; Beth Phoenix provided guest commentary for the match; during the bout, it was noted Phoenix would challenge Layla at Over the Limit
Chris Jericho & Alberto Del Rio defeated World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus & Randy Orton at 13:05 when Jericho pinned Sheamus with the Code Breaker after Sheamus accidentally kicked Orton in the face when Jericho moved out of the way; Ricardo Rodriguez served as ADR's ring announcer for the match; Sheamus's shoulder was heavily taped for the match; after the contest, Jericho held the title belt on the floor before bragging to the commentary team that he should be the champion; moments later, Sheamus helped Orton to his feet, with Orton then dropping Sheamus with the RKO
Brodus Clay (w/ Cameron & Naomi) pinned Mike Mizanin at 4:13 with the splash; following his entrance, Clay cut an insert promo to remind fans to "Call their momma" for Mother's Day; Miz cut a promo upon his entrance in which he made fun of Clay and compared him to King Hippo from Mike Tyson's Punch Out
Daniel Bryan & Lord Tensai defeated WWE World Champion CM Punk in a non-title handicap match at 6:58 when Tensai scored the pin with the STO into the claw; during Punk's entrance, John Laurinaitis walked out and said the previously scheduled Punk vs. Tensai match would now be a handicap match; after the match, Bryan assaulted Punk and put him in the Yes Lock as the show ended

5/21/12; Richmond, VA; Coliseum
5/21/12 - featured an opening in-ring promo by John Cena in which he discussed losing to John Laurinaitis the previous night at Over the Limit after interference from the Big Show; moments later, Eve interrupted from the entrance stage and introduced Laurinaitis, who drove out in a scooter and using a crutch; Laurinaitis then took the mic and discussed the multiple injuries he sustained in the match with Cena; he then said Cena or no one else could touch him again or they would be terminated, then introducing Big Show; Laurinaitis said he rehired Show on Saturday, then adding Cena would face Show at No Way Out; Show then took the mic and discussed being fired the previous week and crying on national television, then telling the fans they had no right to judge him; Show finished by saying he would knock Cena out at No Way Out; after Show returned backstage, David Otunga came out and said he too would beat Cena, with Cena warning him to go backstage and watch reruns of 'Law & Order' because he would hurt him in the ring; Otunga then dedicated the opening match to Laurinaitis; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read Over the Limit was more socially active than Game of Thrones, Mad Men, and the NBA playoffs; featured an ad promoting the new WWE.com; included an ad promoting WrestleMania 28 on DVD and Blu-ray; featured a backstage segment in which AJ chased down WWE World Champion CM Punk and said she enjoyed Punk beating up Daniel Bryan the previous night; after Punk questioned if she was sadistic, AJ began crying before Punk awkwardly hugged her; AJ then immediately stopped crying before Punk walked off; included an ad promoting 'The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions;':
John Cena defeated David Otunga via submission with the STFU at 1:58 following the FU; during the bout, there were dueling chants of "Let's go, Cena" and "Cena sucks;" John Laurinaitis and Eve watched the match from the entrance stage; after the match, Curt Hawkins, Tyler Reks, Darren Young, & Titus O'Neil came out of the crowd and attacked Cena until World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus ran out and helped clear the ring; Laurinaitis then ordered the four men backstage before saying Cena & Sheamus would face three men in a lumberjack match later in the show
Randy Orton defeated Alberto Del Rio via disqualification at 7:20 when Chris Jericho slid in the ring and dropped Orton with the Codebreaker; as Ricardo Rodriguez introduced ADR before the bout, WWE US Champion Santino Marella interrupted, insulted Rodriguez, and hit him with the Cobra before introducing ADR himself; prior to ADR's entrance, it was noted Raw would celebrate its 1,000 episode -- and move to a 3-hour format -- beginning July 23; upon ADR's entrance, Marella ran backstage; during Orton's entrance, Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler discussed Big Show's return to WWE, with Cole saying Show did not resign with the company until the early morning hours, thus John Laurinaitis's win over John Cena would stand; after the match, Jericho took the mic and repeated he was the best in the world at what he does before hitting the Codebreaker twice more
Daniel Bryan defeated Kane via disqualification in an impromptu match at 1:49 when Kane stole a steel chair away from Bryan at ringside and repeatedly hit him with it; prior to the bout, Bryan cut an in-ring promo in which he said he should be the new WWE World Champion after making Punk tap out at Over the Limit, then demanding a rematch; moments later, Punk walked out, praised the match, and noted he pinned Bryan in the contest; Punk then showed footage of what happened between them and Kane on Smackdown before introducing Kane as Bryan's opponent; Punk provided guest commentary for the match; late in the bout, Punk took the chair and attempted to hit Kane with it, only for Bryan to take the chair instead; after the match, Kane twice dropped Bryan with the chokeslam in the ring; after Kane left ringside, Punk entered the ring and applied the Anaconda Vice on Bryan, with Bryan quickly tapping out
WWE IC Champion Christian pinned Jinder Mahal in a non-title match with the Unprettier and frog splash off the top at 3:16
Beth Phoenix pinned Kelly Kelly with the Glam Slam at 2:30; during the bout, there were brief chants of "We want Kharma;" WWE Divas Champion Layla was shown watching on during and after the match
John Cena & World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus fought Lord Tensai, Jack Swagger, & Dolph Ziggler (w/ Vickie Guerrero) to a no contest in a handicap match at the 15-minute mark when all the lumberjacks attacked Cena & Sheamus; prior to the bout, Guerrero introduced Swagger & Ziggler from the entrance stage; lumberjacks for the match included Tyler Reks, Curt Hawkins, Darren Young, Titus O'Neil, David Otunga, Hunico, Camacho, Chris Jericho, Primo Colon & Epico, Alberto Del Rio, Jinder Mahal, and Drew McIntyre; late in the match, the Big Show briefly watched the match from the entrance stage; after the bout, WWE World Champion CM Punk, Brodus Clay, WWE US Champion Santino Marella, WWE Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston & R-Truth, the Great Khali, and Ezekiel Jackson ran out and brawled with the lumberjacks; moments later, Cena went backstage to find Show; after confronting John Laurinaitis, Cena turned around and was knocked out by a punch from Show as the show ended