Coverage and thoughts on the November 19, 2012 episode of Raw
The show starts with Ryback coming to the ring. He says that last night he was about to feast on the WWE Title but Punk found 3 guys take food from a starving man’s mouth. His hunger can’t be suppressed. Ryback is a predator and Punk the attackers are his prey. He tells them to come out and face him right now or he will tare the place apart till he finds them all. Then he leads the crowed in the feed me more chant. Out comes Vickie Guerrero. She tells Ryback he had 2 chances to win the title and he blew it. She wants to see him destroy people but if he causes chaos tonight he will be subject to a fine or suspension. Then Vickie says again that she enjoys watching him destroy people. Let’s see how big his appetite really is. Out comes Tensai. This was lame but thankfully short. We’ve seen Ryback-Tensai TWICE and they weren’t good.
Ryback vs. Tensai. Ryback gets the pin. This was a pointless squash.
Sheamus is backstage screaming at a referee.
They show a wwe.com exclusive interview with Wade Barrett. He says it doesn’t matter that he was eliminated in the 10 man last night because Dolph won. Then he says that he pinned Kofi in the match and should be Intercontinental Champion. The fact that Kofi Kingston is Intercontinental Champion is an embarrassment to WWE.
Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston vs. Wade Barrett. Barrett gets the pin. This was a good match.
Time for a Brad Maddox video package.
Paul Heyman is backstage with a CM Punk poster. He knocks on Punk’s door. Punk comes out. He says he thought it was Ryback. Punk likes the pic. Heyman says that there are no words that can describe what he thinks about Punk being the best in the World. Then he tonight he will throw Punk a celebration for the ages. Then Matt Striker comes in and asks for Punk’s thoughts on the finish of last night’s match and if it he has anything to do with Ambrose, Rollins & Reigns. Punk says he’s tired of people asking him these questions. Striker asks Punk about Ryback. Punk then screams, “What about Ryback?” Heyman says tonight Punk’s celebration will be so memorable they’ll show it on the 2000th Raw. Heyman says that everyone is invited. Even Ryback. Punk asks to talk to Heyman in the dressing room. This was decent. Punk & Heyman were good here as usual.
Kaitlyn vs. Aksana. Kaitlyn gets the pin. This was weak.
R-Truth is on commentary.
Brodus Clay vs. U.S. Jobber Island
They show a video package of John Cena granting his 300th Make A Wish. The guy really does do a lot and I give him all the credit in the world!
Vickie Guerrero is backstage with some guy and some girl. We’ll find out what more evidence Vickie has on the AJ scandal. I can’t take anymore of this!
Out comes Vickie Guerrero with her 2 guests. Vickie wants to set the record straight. She wouldn’t lay a hand on a WWE super star. AJ is trying to humiliate her. Some people respect authority, like Tamina. AJ has been making a fool of herself for weeks. AJ & Cena had the audacity of accusing Vickie of having an affair. Tonight Vickie has witnesses. First is a hotel waitress named Whitney Smith. Smith says AJ & Cena wanted a private table in the corner. Through the whole meal they were touchy feely and more crap. The guy’s name is Doug Brady. He’s a parking attendant. He saw Cena & AJ in a parked vehicle for close to an hour. They were parked close to a family and the dad came to him to tell him what he saw. Then out comes AJ. AJ doesn’t know who they are or much Vickie paid them. She’s tired of Vickie’s crap. If Vickie wants to fire her than go ahead. If she doesn’t she should shut the hell up. Vickie says AJ can’t admit the truth. Vickie says while AJ was lip locking with Cena, Mr. Brady took pics. Vickie says she will show a pic. No pic. Cue Cena’s music and he comes out. He says this all a load of crap (This storyline sure is that) and she’s trying to give people something to talk about. Then he says he will give them something to talk about. Then he says AJ he hopes she doesn’t mind. Then Cena kisses AJ. Then AJ kisses him really hard. Then they lock lips. As that’s happening Dolph comes out and hits Cena in the back. Then they go at it, Cena sets Dolph up for an AA but Dolph escapes. Cena runs after Dolph up the ramp. This was TERRIBLY PAINFULL!! HOWMUCH MORE OF THIS CRAP ARE WE GOING TO BE SUBJECTED TOO !? I HAVE HAD IT WITH THIS ANGLE!
Randy Orton vs. Alberto Del Rio in a 2 out of 3 falls match. Orton wins 2 falls to 1. This was a good match but they had Del Rio Del Rio Del Rio
John Cena’s is told that he might have a torn meniscus as his knee is being taped up. AJ asks if he’s ok and says that she is sorry. Apparently he injured his ankle as he left the ring when he chased Dolph up the ramp.
Before the next match Hornswoggle comes out with flowers.
Great Khali vs. Primo & Epico. Khali gets the quick pin. This was a meaningless squash. Hornswoggle went up to Rosa with the flowers and squired water out of them onto Rosa . Afterwards Khali & Hornswoggle celebrate in the ring. What was this for?
Backstage Heyman that Punk will be so happy but then he sees something on the list. Heyman screams that he wants balloons. Heyman was good but this was kind of weak.
The Miz vs. David Otunga. Miz gets the pin. This was all Miz.
Sheamus comes to the ring. He says before he knocks out Sandow he wants to get something off his chest. When the rivalry with him & Big Show first began it was about 2 warriors. Then Show made it personal when he attacked Regal. Then last night Show pulled the referee in front of him when Sheamus went for the Brogue kick. Through all this Show has shown what type of person he really is. Now matter how hard they fight Show always runs away. Sheamus says that after HIAC he had a smile on his face. He’s not smiling now. Sheamus tells Big Show to come to the ring so they can settle this. Out comes Big Show. Sheamus shows him the chair. Show says they have nothing to settle. Show mentions that at HIAC he was going to KO Sheamus. Show says that Sheamus beat him within an inch of his life last night. Sheamus says that the marks on the chair are symbols of the beating he gave Big Show. Then Big Show says Sheamus isn’t the World Champion. Show is and Sheamus doesn’t deserve the title. Sheamus is barbaric just like his Irish ancestors. Sheamus tells Show to get in the ring so he can show how barbaric he can be. Then out comes Damien Sandow. I don’t know why they had that segment before the match. Also didn’t Sheamus already show how barbaric he is when he beat the crap out of Big Show last night with the chair?
Sheamus vs. Damien Sandow. Sheamus gets the pin. This was a good match but I knew Sheamus was winning. Sandow got a good amount of offense in before getting pinned.
Vickie & Tamina are in the GM office. AJ comes in. Vickie introduces them. AJ plans on getting to know Tamina better in the near future. AJ brings up the crappy segment from before. Vickie asks if AJ is going to deny that she & Cena were playing tonsil hockey. AJ says that Cena’s hurt. What will Vickie do about it? Nothing. If she won’t then AJ will. This was lame.
AJ is backstage and Layla is telling her that it’s not worth it. They come to a door. Layla tells AJ not to go in there. AJ tells Layla to leave her alone. Layla walks off. AJ walks into the guy’s locker room. She goes to Dolph and asks who he thinks he is. Dolph says that AJ came from nothing and she will always be nothing. He says that she gloms on anyone who will show her attention. He says AJ is pathetic. Every time she loses a piece of her pride. Now she is a shell of a woman. He says she’s weak and pitiful. He says she’s just trash. Then AJ pounds on Dolph. Cena comes in and he & Dolph brawl. Dolph attacks Cena’s injured knee. A referee comes in and says to get the doc. This was terrible too. How can Vince think this is good story telling. It’s not! This is total crap! No one cares about this!
Josh Mathews says that Cena was rushed to the trainer’s room during the break. He says that after Dolph attacked the knee Cena is in much more pain. No duh Josh!
The Primetime Players are on commentary.
Rey Mysterio & Sin Cara vs. WWE Tag Team Champions Kane & Daniel Bryan. The match goes to a no finish when The Primetime Players come in and beat down Kane. Sin Cara kicks Titus. Then Daniel sets up the Players for a double 619 by Mysterio. That’s followed Kane choke slamming Titus and Sin Cara hitting a springboard senton on Darren. The match was good but the finish (or no finish) was predictable since The Primetime Players were out there. They looked really weak too after getting beat down by both teams. Other than that I liked the match.
Punk & Heyman backstage. Heyman thanks Punk for all the sacrifices Punk has made to be champion for 365 days. Heyman wants this to be a major celebration that no one will forget. Punk’s celebration is next.
Michael Cole mentions that Cena might have a partially torn meniscus.
Paul Heyman is in the ring. He tells the fans not to boo him. He’s her to honor a man that has successfully defended the WWE Title for 365 days and the fans have the nerve to boo him. He asks if the fans are upset that Punk retained the title or maybe because they mocked Lawler. Heyman says the fans wanted the attitude era but when he & Punk give him a taste of attitude they don’t like it. They have the nerve to chant ECW but they don’t like when things get extreme. WWE has never been able to handle the greatness of Punk raising the bar so high. This celebration stands head and shoulders above the rest for all time. This is a celebration of 365 glorious days of the reigning, defending champion and the best in the world. Heyman is honored and privileged to bring out CM Punk. Punk comes out. Punk & Heyman hug. Punk says that Shawn Michaels, Triple H and Bret Hart couldn’t do it. That means Punk is the best there is, was and ever will be. The Undertaker couldn’t do it. The Rock couldn’t either. Punk says he has been champion for 1 calendar year. Then the show a Punk video package on Punks year long WWE Title reign. Punk says tonight is a night of celebration. It’s about his place in history. He belongs at the top and is looking to the future. He has his goal set on July 15, 2018 when he surpasses Bruno Sammartino and becomes the longest reigning champion. Heyman says that he was a Bruno fan and that Bruno belongs in the WWE Hall of Fame and Punk is a first ballot Hall of Famer. Heyman says that neither Bruno nor Hogan could beat Punk. Another Heyman guy, Steve Austin could never on his best day beat Punk. AT the Royal Rumble it will be proven that not even The Rock can beat CM Punk. Punk thanks Heyman for setting this all up. He says that last night at Survivor Series was one of his best moments because everyone thought he would lose but he survived Survivor Series. Then out comes Ryback and then out come Rollins, Ambrose & Reigns. They go after Ryback but Ryback gets past them. Ryback gets in the ring and the 3 guys come in and beat down Ryback. Then they take apart the announce table and they powerbomb Ryback through it. Punk goes over to Ryback. He crouches over him, then he puts his foot on Ryback’s chest. He holds the belt over his head and shout, “Best in the world.” This ends the show. This was really good. Both Punk & Heyman were tremendous on the mic here. Having Rollins, Ambrose & Reigns being aligned with Punk & Heyman could really get them over.
I thought this week’s show had its ups and downs overall. The opening bit with Ryback & Vickie was lame and the Ryback-Tensai match was a pointless quash. The CM Punk celebration was really good. I’m liking this new stable with Ambrose, Rollins & Reigns. If they’re booked right they could really get over being with Punk & Heyman. The rest of the show was hit and miss. I’m WAY beyond tired of the AJ-Cena-Vickie-Dolph angle. This whole storyline is idiotic. The in ring segment with Vickie, the “witnesses”, AJ, Dolph & Cena was really painful! AJ going into the guy’s locker room was lame too. The Cena-Dolph brawl was solid but this story made it far less interesting than it could have been. Clay-Cesaro was ok but I knew Cesaro was winning. Kaitlyn-Aksana was weak. Mysterio & Cara vs. Kane & Daniel was good but I knew the Primetime Players would get involved. Sheamus-Sandow was good. The Sheamus-Big Show promo was decent too but I’m not sure why it was before the match. Miz-Otunga wasn’t much. Miz dominated the whole match. Khali vs. Primo & Epico was a meaningless squash and the bit with Hornswoggle squirting the water out of the flowers on Rosa was lame too. Orton-Del Rio was good too and I’m guessing that’s the end of that feud since Orton won this match too. Kofi-Barrett was good too. So on the whole I thought this week’s show was a mixed bag with a really good ending.
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