WWE 2011 - Era Of Awesome: RAW Online!

World Heavyweight Champion – Edge
Intercontinental Champion – Cody Rhodes

Alberto Del Rio
Beth Phoenix
Big Show
Brodus Clay
Chavo Guerrero
Chris Masters
Christian
Cody Rhodes
Curt Hawkins
Diesel
Dolph Ziggler
Drew McIntyre
Edge
Hornswoggle
Jack Swagger
Joey Mercury
JTG
Kaitlyn
Kane - Inactive
Kaval
Kelly Kelly
Kofi Kingston
Layla
Mark Henry
Matt Striker
Michelle McCool
Naomi
Rey Mysterio
Rosa Mendes
The Undertaker
Trent Barreta
Tyler Reks
Vickie Guerrero
Wade Barrett

General Manager – Theodore Long
Announce Team – Michael Cole, Josh Matthews & Booker T
Backstage Interview Team – Todd Grisham

December 19th 2010

The show kicks off with the usual pre show video package highlighting some of the big matches that will be featured tonight including Kane vs. Edge, John Cena vs. Wade Barrett and WWE Champion The Miz vs. Randy Orton. We then cut to the arena where the pyrotechnics display kicks in. We are then met by our announce team of Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and Matt Striker, who hype up tonight’s matches. They are soon cut off by the music of Jack Swagger as we head to the opening contest.

Triple Threat Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Championship
Dolph Ziggler [C] w/ Vickie Guerrero Defeated Kofi Kingston and Jack Swagger
An exciting opening for tonight’s show as three of the top young superstars on SmackDown clash. The match had some good pace and plenty of spots, especially from Dolph Ziggler and Kofi Kingston. Ziggler managed to capitalise on the animosity between Kingston and Swagger throughout the match, eventually using it to get the victory. While Kingston and Swagger where fighting on the ladder Ziggler pushed it over, taking both men out of the match and making it easy for Ziggler to ascend the ladder and retain his Intercontinental Championship.

Vickie Guerrero screams her head off at the result, running to ringside to grab the Intercontinental Championship before handing it over to Ziggler. Dolph raises the title high while Kingston and Swagger are slowly stirring in the ring. Ziggler and Vickie make their exit while we fade backstage.

We cut to Josh Matthews who is standing by with the recently rehired John Cena. Grisham asks Cena whether he is looking forward to getting his hands on Barrett tonight. Cena says that he has never looked forward to anything more in his life. Cena states that Wade Barrett and the Nexus has made his life hell for months and that now it is finally time to show him what happens when you mess with John Cena. Cena leaves as we fade to ringside.

Tag Team Tables Match
Natayla & Beth Phoenix Defeated Michelle McCool & Layla
As many expected this match was the let-down of the night as the Diva’s of the WWE got in on the extreme action. The biggest problem with the match was that with any other tables match we would have been treated to some good spots, but with the Diva’s involved the use of tables was pretty scarce. The match didn’t go on too long, with Beth putting Layla through a table with a Glam Slam to get the victory while Natayla stopped Michelle from getting involved.

Following the match Natayla and Beth Phoenix celebrate their victory while Michelle McCool pulls Layla out of the ring and helps her to the back. Natayla is handed the Diva’s Championship which gets a noticeable glare from Phoenix as we cut to the backstage area.

We head to the Nexus dressing room where Wade Barrett is asking the other Nexus members if they’re happy now that John Cena is back, because it’s because of them he is. David Otunga speaks up first, telling Barrett that it wasn’t him who’d been beaten up by Cena for the past few weeks. Barrett tells Otunga to sit back down, which he slowly does. Barrett asks if anybody else has something to say and Justin Gabriel stands up, telling Barrett that it is his fault they lost the WWE Tag Team Championships, and that he better get his ego in check. Gabriel storms out leaving the rest of Nexus shocked as we return to ringside.

Ladder Match for the #1 Contender Spot to the WWE Championship
John Morrison Defeated Sheamus
This was a massive opportunity for these two young superstars with the winner getting a title shot at next months Royal Rumble pay per view. Both men really went at it and showed why they have been such great rivals in recent weeks as their styles really went together to put on a solid contest. The match went back and forth but in the end Morrison ducked a Brogue Kick attempt and connected with the Flying Chuck. Morrison followed up by hitting the Starship Pain onto Sheamus on top of a ladder, giving Morrison the time to ascend the ladder and grab the contract for the #1 Contenders spot.

The crowd goes crazy for John Morrison’s victory while it dawns on Morrison that he will be receiving a WWE Championship opportunity next month! Morrison celebrates the biggest win of his career as we fade backstage.

We cut to Todd Grisham who is standing by with the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion, The Miz, and his protégé Alex Riley. Grisham asks Miz if he is nervous about his first ever WWE Championship pay per view defence. The Miz says he has no reason to be nervous, because he like everybody else in this arena knows that he is going to retain the title tonight because he is just that damn awesome! Miz walks off while Riley grabs the microphone, shouts ‘Yeah!’ and hurries after Miz as we return to ringside.

Chairs Match
Alberto Del Rio Defeated Rey Mysterio
The lengthy rivalry between Alberto Del Rio and Rey Mysterio finally came to a head here tonight in a match where chairs are completely legal. A rough match that was clearly hindered by Mysterio working with an injury as the match was much more grounded than we would be used to from a Rey Mysterio match. Del Rio looked impressive but he didn’t look able to defeat Mysterio, even when chairs came into play. It was only a timely distraction from Ricardo Rodgriguez that allowed Del Rio to go to work on Mysterio’s arm, eventually locking in the Rolling Armbar for the submission victory.

Alberto Del Rio doesn’t unlock the armbar following the bell, continuing to wrench the arm of Mysterio. It takes several referees to break up the hold. Del Rio celebrates the victory to a massive amount of heat as Mysterio is checked on my the trainer, cradling his arm as we cut away.

We cut to the locker room of the World Heavyweight Champion Kane. He is rocking in a chair cradling the World Heavyweight title in his hands, repeating the word ‘father’ repeatedly. When Kane spots the camera man he goes crazy, grabbing the camera and throwing it to the floor. It looks like without Paul Bearer by his side the Devil’s favourite demon may be losing his grip on reality and on the World Heavyweight Championship.

Tables Match for the WWE Championship
The Miz [C] w/ Alex Riley Defeated Randy Orton
Randy Orton was looking for vengeance tonight as he looked to win back the WWE Championship from The Miz. With Alex Riley ringside it was obvious that this wasn’t going to be a clean fight and that became reality every time the match was taken outside the ring, where Riley would get involved. Despite this Orton fought back and have it his all and it really looked like he was going to take the title when he Miz was leant on a table in the corner. Orton charged at him but Riley got in the way, pushing Miz off of the table only for Orton to send Riley though it. Miz capitalised, nailing Orton with the WWE Championship before connecting with the Skull Crushing Finale from the middle turnbuckle through a table for the victory.

The Miz celebrates like crazy as he is handed his WWE Championship, acting like he did it all on his own. The Miz helps Alex Riley to his feet before returning to celebrating, drawing massive amounts of heat from the crowd. Miz raises the WWE Championship as we fade to the backstage area.

We cut to a split screen of John Cena and Wade Barrett heading towards the ring, followed by a video package of their month’s long feud, which includes Cena being forced to join Nexus and his eventual firing and rehiring. We return to ringside where John Cena is making his entrance to a massive pop.

Following John Cena’s entrance the music of Nexus hits as Wade Barrett heads to the ring flanked by the rest of the stable. As Barrett enters the ring we receive an e-mail from RAW’s anonymous general manager, which Michael Cole reads out to a lot of heat. The GM explains that the match he booked was John Cena vs. Wade Barrett, not Cena vs. Nexus, and because of that the rest of Nexus is banned from ringside. Nexus are escorted backstage by security while Cole explains that there is more. He announces that if anybody interferes in this match then they will be immediately fired. Barrett is furious while Cena just grins, happy to finally be getting his hands on Barrett one on one.

Chairs Match
John Cena Defeated Wade Barrett
These two have been at each other’s throats for months and there still doesn’t look like there is going to be any let up in the war between John Cena and Nexus. Despite not having the rest of Nexus behind him Barrett still put up a formidable fight and the benefit of being able to use chairs legally definitely helped. These two really went at each other with everything they had and there appeared to be no let up from either men. Eventually Barrett seemed to have the match won as he set Cena up for the Wasteland only for Cena to slip out of the move and connect with the Attitude Adjustment onto a chair, allowing Cena to get the victory.

The crowd go crazy at Cena’s win but Cena doesn’t seem satisfied. He grabs Barrett and throws him outside of the ring where he begins to dismantle the announce table. Cena grabs an already out of it Barrett and lifts him up onto his shoulders, before sending him crashing back down with an Attitude Adjustment through the announce table! The crowd go crazy for Cena, who does the ‘You can’t see me’ taunt to an unconscious Barrett as we fade away.

A promotional package airs for the 2011 Royal Rumble pay per view, which will air on the 30th of January and will be headlined by the 2011 Royal Rumble match.

A video package airs highlighting the recent feud between World Heavyweight Champion Kane and the master of the TLC match Edge. It puts a particular focus on Edge’s tormenting of Kane by abducting Paul Bearer.

Tables, Ladders and Chairs Match for the World Heavyweight Championship
Edge Defeated Kane [C]
The main event of tonight’s pay per view featured the World Heavyweight Championship on the line as Kane finally got in the ring one on one with a man who has been tormenting him for weeks. These two put on an entertaining match but Kane was definitely limited when it came to climbing the ladders, he just didn’t seem like a plausible winner tonight. Edge on the other hand used the stipulation to the fullest by taking the match to Kane with everything he could get his hands on. The finish saw Edge put Kane through a table with a massive Spear, which gave Edge the time to climb the ladder and unhook the World Heavyweight Championship!

Edge slowly climbs down from the ladder, World Heavyweight Championship in hand, as he is announced as the new champion to a rapturous reaction from the live crowd. Edge celebrates winning the World Heavyweight Championship while Kane remains motionless in the corner of the ring. The final shot of the pay per view is Edge raising the World Heavyweight Championship up high.

Cena/ Nexus, Royal Rumble Update, Rey Mysterio Plus More

- It is currently planned for the John Cena/ Nexus feud to come to an end at the Royal Rumble pay per view one way or another. The two are expected to have one final singles match and both move onto fresh feuds ahead of WrestleMania. There had been talk of continuing the angle into WreslteMania but it was widely considered that if it went on any longer then fans would lose interest.

- WWE will be unveiling the 30 superstars involved in the Royal Rumble match exclusively on WWE.COM with superstars being announced throughout the weeks heading towards the pay per view. Superstars announced for the Royal Rumble following RAW include United States Champion Daniel Bryan, Sheamus and Tyson Kidd.

- Rey Mysterio will be taking some time off to recover from recurring injuries, hence the reason for his loss to Alberto Del Rio at WWE’s TLC pay per view. It is expected that Rey will be kept off tv for the next month with a hopeful return set for the Royal Rumble pay per view. It is expected that Mysterio will be working a lighter schedule to ensure he will still be around for WrestleMania.

- Many people backstage have noticed that the regular WWE schedule has taken its toll on Randy Orton in recent weeks. Orton is said to be working through a lot of pain when he is in the ring, and many are under the impression that if he continues at this pace he will soon suffer a serious injury. Current plans call for Orton to be used sparingly in the coming weeks to give him time to heal as the WWE cannot risk a big name superstar being hurt come WrestleMania.

- NXT Season three rookie AJ made her ‘professional’ debut this past week on WWE Superstars with a victory over Gail Kim. AJ was working as a face during the match and got the victory following a Shining Wizard. It appears that she will continue working alongside Primo as the pair kissed following her victory.