Coverage and thoughts on the November 26, 2012 episode of Raw
The show starts with Ryback vs. Titus O’Neil. Ryback gets the pin. This was ok. It was mostly a squash. Afterwards Ryback gets the mic. He says whether it’s CM Punk, the 3 guys in black or all 4 he will stand in the ring till he gets what he wants. Then he leads the fans in the feed me more chant.
Back to the show and Ryback is still in the ring. Then out come security. They face if with Ryback. One of them gets right in his face and Ryback chucks him over the top. Then he tells the others to do something. Then out comes Vickie Guerrero. She is a very understanding person. She knows he feels angry and embarrassed for being put through a table twice last wee. However, she will not allow him to touch security. Vickie says she has no choice…Ryback says Vickie has no choice. He wants to face Punk at TLC. Vickie gives him the match and asks him to leave the ring. He tells her to shut up. He wants Punk at TLC but he also wants Punk with tables, ladders and chairs. If Vickie doesn’t give him what he wants, there’s no amount of security that can stop him from tearing up the ring. Vickie says he can have the match but can he please leave the ring so the show can go on. Ryback stares down the other security guys and the bail. This was decent. Ryback’s promo was intense.
Rosa Mendes is backstage getting pissed at Hornswoggle. Hornswoggle says it was a joke. Who would want to kiss her? Rosa says that everybody wants to kiss her. Then Del Rio Rosa not to let Hornswoggle deal with her because no woman would deal with him. Then he says if she’s looking for revenge he will be more than happy to help her. Then Khali comes by and tells Del Rio
Great Khali vs. Alberto Del Rio Del Rio
Vickie is in the GM office and in comes CM Punk. He wants her to explain what she’s doing. He says that he beat Ryback twice already and doesn’t need to be in a TLC match. Heyman says Punk a legit gripe. Heyman tells Vickie that maybe she’s not thinking with a clear head because of the AJ scandal. Vickie says her head is clear. Punk says it isn’t. Heyman says she’s biased against Cena, but also against Punk. Vickie says that Ryback is getting a rematch because of what happened with Brad Maddox at the Cell PPV and because of what happened with “his guys”, Reigns, Rollins & Ambrose. Punk says he had nothing to do with those guys. Vickie tells him that tonight he will face the winner of the Raw fan poll. Kane or Daniel Bryan. Punk & Heyman leave. Punk is flipping and Heyman tries to calm him. This was decent.
They show an interview that Michael Cole conducted with Reigns, Rollins & Ambrose. He says he’s known them for awhile and has worked with them on NXT, but it does feel odd to be having this interview under these circumstances. 9 nights ago people…Ambrose tells Cole to ask what’s on his mind. Cole asks if they’re working for Punk. Ambrose says no. Then why are they there. Rollins says that’s the big question you need to ask. They’ve been in NXT and they saw everything. He mentions that people here have to answer Vickie & Booker T, they have to listen to the Board of Directors and the Board has to listen to the “WWE Universe”. He says this is a popularity contest. They saw things headed in the wrong direction and they righted those wrongs. Rollins says they’re a shield from injustice in WWE. Cole then says that what they’ve done has benefited Punk. Ambrose says Punk had to defend his title against 2 guys he beat already. If Ryback or Cena had been champion they would have done the same. He says that 365 days as champion is a milestone these days. Cole asks Reigns for comments. Reigns says when he wants to say something he will say it. Ambrose says their not mercenaries. They’re about honor and are a shield from injustice. Reigns says they’ve said enough. This interview’s over. This was good. I liked that they had Rollins take a jab at the “Universe” buzz word. I also liked Ambrose saying they’re not Nexus or the nWo.
They show a Fandango video.
Tamina says that if there’s 1 thing she doesn’t like it’s a woman who doesn’t know her place. She hopes AJ is watching because this will be a message not mess with Vickie.
Alicia Fox vs. Tamina Snuka. Tamina gets the pin. This was a squash.
John Cena comes to the ring. He says Dolph got what was coming to him. Cena says he’s been in WWE for 10 years. He’s had WrestleMania moments with HBK, Triple H & The Rock. But he’s never been interrogated more when people ask him if AJ is a good kisser. Then out comes Vickie. She says that after Cena display of the disgusting lust scene confirms he & AJ are having a fling. Since it’s the holiday season she has gift for him & AJ. She got them matching bathrobes. It’s a token of her appreciation so the can bask in the honey moon phase while it last. She will enjoy watching them implode when the world comes crashing doesn’t on them. She says AJ costs Daniel the World Title at WrestleMania. AJ also proposed to Punk and Kane confirmed that AJ is unstable. Out comes AJ. Vickie asks if AJ will deny that she was acting like a love sick puppy. AJ says Vickie’s right. She knows she’s had a lot of guy issues but she’s trying to become a better person. This whole scandal was based on the face that she & Cena had a relationship while AJ was GM. Now that she’s not the GM she can date whoever she wants and do whatever she wants. Like this. She rubs Cena’s face. Then she slaps him in the rear and then she was going to kiss Cena and then Vickie tells AJ to move on. AJ says that being GM is the only way Vickie can land a man. AJ is not that love sick puppy now but there’s only 1 female dog in this ring. Vickie warns AJ. Then out comes Dolph. While this episode of Jerry Springer is entertaining, he has to break it up. Dolph says that the reality is that Cena can’t handle with the fact that he tackled him through the bathroom stall wall. Then he mentions Cena attacking him on Smackdown. He asks why Cena would do such a cowardly act. Dolph says that last week when Cena kissed AJ and shoved her tongue down his throat, Cena knows that AJ was thinking about Dolph. Cena says he knows he will walk up that ramp and shove the MITB case down Dolph’s throat. Vickie says this will be settled tonight when Cena faces Dolph. This was terrible and this storyline continues to make no sense!
Wade Barrett is on commentary.
Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston vs. Tensai. Kofi gets the pin. This wasn’t much. Kofi dominated most of this. Afterwards Wade Barrett gets in the, holding the Intercontinental Title. Then he hands it to Kofi and walks up the ramp.
Daniel Bryan tells Kane no one likes Kane. People like Daniel. Daniel has proof. They show a map on the screen. He says the states in blue voted for Daniel and the red ones voted for Kane (there were no red). No states have voted for Kane. Then Daniel has a map of the world and says that he is winning everywhere. Then he says maybe Kane’s winning in hell. Kane grabs his throat and says how about he sends him there to find out. Then Josh Mathews comes in and it’s time to find out who will face Punk. It will be Kane. Daniels says no. Kane says it looks like Daniel’s polling was skewed. “Red rules.” (Even though there was light blue and dark blue on the screen). Josh tells Daniel that he will face Rey Mysterio right now. This was a typical Kane-Daniel Bryan segment. They’re both good in their roles.
Rey Mysterio vs. WWE Tag Team Champion Daniel Bryan. Rey gets the pin. This was a really good back and forth match!
Del Rio & Ricardo are backstage. Then Rosa comes in and thanks him for defending her honor. Del Rio
Josh Mathews interviews Dolph Ziggler. He asks if making his issues with Cena person has given Cena more incentive. Dolph says he is Mr. MITB, he was the sole survivor at Survivor Series & he beat Randy Orton. It couldn’t get any better for him. Then he says that Cena is busy dealing with a nutcase who craves attention. He can’t wait to see the look on AJ’s face when she sees what Dolph does to her “boyfriend.”
They reshow the AJ-Dolph bit that was followed by the Cena-Dolph brawl from last Monday. Then they show the end of the Orton-Dolph match from Smackdown, which was followed by Cena locking Dolph in the STF.
John Cena vs. Dolph Ziggler. Cena gets the pin. This was a good match but they had Dolph lose cleanly to Super Cena! During the match Cena rolled out of the ring favoring his ankle. The referee & a medic checked on him. While that was happening Dolph goes expose one of the turn buckles. AJ comes out and stops him. Then Vickie comes out and yanks AJ off the apron. The referee gets distracted with those 2. Then Dolph takes a swing at Cena with the MITB case but Cena ducked and gave Dolph the AA for the win. After the match AJ gets in the ring & she & Cena kiss. I’m way tired of this idiotic storyline!
Sheamus vs. U.S.
Damien Sandow comes out. He says for reasons of good form it is imperative to say again that his purpose is to save the fans from their own ignorance. He will further his crusade by beating the mouth breathing miscreant of an opponent. “You’re welcome.” He will face Zack Ryder.
Zack Ryder vs. Damien Sandow. Sandow gets the pin. This was a solid match.
Paul Heyman is standing outside Punk’s dressing room door. Josh Mathews asks him about Punk’s match with Kane. Heyman says that he should be asked about the fans’ decision to have Punk face Kane. Josh should be asking how Punk feels about surpassing Randy Savage now that he has been WWE Champion for 372 days. Josh should ask how much can CM Punk tolerate. This was good.
They replay the Michael Cole interview with Reigns, Rollins & Ambrose.
WWE Tag Team Champion Kane vs. WWE Champion CM Punk. Punk gets the pin. This was solid too. Afterwards The Shield hopped over the guardrail. They get in the ring and make like they’re gonna go after Punk. Then they attack Kane. Punk exits the ring. Then Daniel Bryan storms to the ring and The Shield beat him down too. Cue feed me more and Ryback comes out. Punk hops over the guardrail. The Shield attack Ryback but Ryback fights them off. Then Punk hit Ryback from behind. Then Ryback was going to power bomb Punk but then Ambrose spears Ryback. Then they give Ryback the triple power bomb. The Shield stand over Ryback as Punk looks on from outside the ring. Then The Shield go back over the guardrail while Punk stands in the ring with foot on Ryback’s chest and raising the belt. This ends the show. This was really good. They’ve been doing a good job with Reigns, Rollins & Ambrose so far. Having them be in the storyline with Punk could really get them over.
I thought this was a solid show overall. Ryback-Titus was a squash but I was ok with the Ryback-Vickie segment afterwards. Kane-Punk was solid and I liked The Shield coming in and going after Kane and then Daniel Bryan. The end with Punk standing over Ryback after The Shield laid him out was really good too. I also enjoyed Mysterio-Daniel. Sheamus-Cesaro was good too and I liked the bit with him & Big Show. Cena-Dolph was good but I hated that they had Dolph lose to Cena cleanly. Khali-Del Rio was weak. The Cena-AJ-Dolph-Vickie bit was terrible as usual. Who cares about this angle? Kofi-Tensai wasn’t much. Alicia-Tamina was a squash. Ryder-Sandow was also a solid match. The interview with Ambrose, Rollins & Reigns was also really good. I thought all 3 guys gave good promos. On the whole I thought this was a solid show.
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