10-31-11 Halloween Raw results and thoughts

Coverage and thoughts on the October 31, 2011 episode of Halloween Raw-Starring The Muppets

The show starts with The Rock on the tron saying if he and Cena should team up at Survivor Series. Rock says no and then rags on Cena. This is the usual great Rock promo. He says that he won’t team with the “Fruit Loop Troop.” Then he mentions that he got millions of tweets from fans telling to team with Cena. He mentions that he and “Team Bring It” despise Miz & R-Truth and says that he will team with Cena at Survivor Series for the fans. He then rags on Miz & Truth a bit and tells Cena that he got his wish. He mentions that he wants Cena that what he does at Survivor Series will be just a taste of what he will do to Cena at WrestleMania. He says that this is the only time they will team up and says, “If ya smell what The Rock is cookin.” This was a tremendous promo.

CM Punk vs. World Champion Mark Henry. If Punk wins he will get a WWE Title match against Alberto Del Rio at Survivor Series. Before the match starts Johnny Ace comes out and mentions that if Punk beats Henry, he gets a shot at Del Rio. Alberto & Ricardo Rodriguez come out to and Del Rio has Ricardo beat on Henry. He does and because of that Mark Henry won by DQ. After the match Punk attacks Del Rio & grabs Ricardo, throws him in the ring and Henry gives him the World’s Strongest Slam. Punk chases Alberto to the back. This was lame.

Kermit & Miss Piggy come out and talk about how great it is to be on Raw and then Vickie Guerrero, Jack Swagger & Dolph Ziggler comes out and Vickie complains about having them on the show and Swagger says tells them to split. Piggy & Vickie then have words and Santino Marella comes out and puts over the Muppets and tells Swagger to warm up because Johnny Ace has made Santino vs. Swagger for tonight. Swagger covers Kermit’s mouth and Swagger says that he will Ziggler with him and Santino says that Dolph won’t be at ringside because he has a match with Zack Ryder. Kelly Kelly then comes out and kisses Kermit. Then heads to the ring for a Divas costume Battle Royal. This was a mixed bag segment. Kermit was funny but that was about it. The rest was hit and miss.

Divas Costume Battle Royal for a Divas Title match against Beth Phoenix. Beth is on commentary. Eve wins. This was a typical Halloween Divas in costumes bit. Afterwards Beth & Natalya get in the ring but Kelly and Alicia Fox come in to back up Eve and Beth & Natalya left.

Bunsen & Beaker segment backstage and Bunsen tells him to give Santino some kind of energy drink he made for him. Beaker runs into Christian and he dumps it on him. Sheamus then comes in and asks Christian if there’s a problem and Christian walks away. Sheamus then chats with Beaker and fixes his hair. This was idiotic.

WWE Tag Team Champions Evan Bourne & Kofi Kingston vs. Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes & Wade Barrett. Cody & Barrett win when Barrett pins Bourne. This was a solid back and forth match. Afterwards Christian comes out and attacks Kofi and then Cody & Barrett attack Bourne. Sheamus then comes out and cleans house on the heals. Cody got flattened and Barrett & Christian bailed.

They show Statler and Waldorf watching the show.

Johnny Ace is texting again and Punk comes in and mentions what happened during his match and asks him what he will do about it. Ace says that Punk has a Title match if Alberto agrees to give him one. That didn’t really make a lot of sense.

They show another Brodus Clay Video package and they mention that he will be on Raw next week.

Big Show vs. WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio. Show gets the pin. This match was ok. I’m not sure why they had the WWE Champion lose cleanly. After the match CM Punk comes out, gets a mic and a water bottle. Punk then sits in the ring and pours the water on Del Rio and says that he is going to ask him something and then twist him into a pretzel with the Anaconda Vice and will not let go until Del Rio agrees to give him a Title match. Punk locks on the hold and Del Rio says he has his title match. Punk’s mic was cut; he got another won and told Alberto he will see him at Survivor Series.

Fozzy & Gonzo are backstage and Vickie, Swagger & Dolph come in Swagger twists Gonzo’s arms around him. This was pretty funny.

 Animal (The Muppet) is the guest time keeper for the next match.

Santino Marella vs. Jack Swagger. Beaker came out and gave Santino the energy drink. He spits it in Swagger’s face and gets the pin. This was ok too.

Zack Ryder vs. U.S. Champion Dolph Ziggler. Ryder gets the pin. This was a solid back and forth match. I’m not sure why they have Ryder beat Dolph in Non Title matches and have him lose when it is for the U.S. Title.

They recap the Triple H-Kevin Nash dreck. They then mention that HHH has concussion and fractured vertebrae. They then mention that Johnny Ace has signed Kevin Nash to a contract and he will be on Raw next week. Yay.

Michael Cole is standing on the announce table ragging on JR AGAIN saying that he backed out of Cole’s challenge because of medical issues. This sucked.

Back to Statler & Waldorf saying the only thing worse than listening to Michael Cole is nothing.

Miss Piggy is backstage with John Morrison and she asks him out. He says he has plans but he has a friend who is free. Hornswoggle comes with a Miss Piggy tattoo on his ankle and tries to kiss her but she whacks him. Kermit then comes in and asks Hornswoggle if he is ok and then Cody Rhodes comes in and bags Kermit. That was funny.

Statler & Waldorf talk about Cena vs. Miz. This was more Muppet goofiness.

John Cena vs. The Miz. Cena wins by submission. This was good match. A “Fan” in a scream costume went after Cena and Miz got the upper hand for a bit. After the match the guy comes in the ring and Cena gives him an AA. He then takes the mask off and reveals him to be R-Truth. Cena poses to end the show.

I thought this show was a mixed bag overall. I’m not really a Muppet guy, so I wasn’t into those segments too much. Kermit had some funny bits and the backstage bit with Fozzy & Gonzo was funny. The rest of the show had its ups and downs. The Rock’s promo was easily the best part of the show.