The Undertaker returned with his
sights set on Triple H!
By: Mitch Passero January
30, 2012/
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – With the Road to WrestleMania
officially underway, Undertaker wasted no time making his intentions known –he
has sights set on Triple H
and The Grandest Stage of Them All. The stunning return left the status of John Laurinaitis' role as Interim Raw General Manager in
question.
The Undertaker interrupted John Laurinaitis’
performance review to
confront Triple H
As John Laurinaitis gave himself high
job ratings, WWE COO Triple H came out to call the Interim GM a spineless
backstabber. After making him sweat out what his fate would be – including
hinting at a Gauntlet Match and joining the legendary Kiss My Ass Club – The
Game said he was going “to do what needs to be done.” But before he could go
any further with Laurinaitis' review, The
Undertaker’s ominous gong sounded, announcing his dark presence.
As The Phenom
made his way to the ring in front of a shocked WWE Universe, Triple H stood equally
as stunned. As the two sized each other up, The Phenom
signaled for Triple H’s demise, while focusing his dark gaze on the WrestleMania XXVIII banner high over head.
WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix def.
Eve in a Divas Championship Match (WATCH |PHOTOS)
After WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix quickly dispatched of Eve with the
Glam Slam, Kane appeared on the arena screen to recall how he injured Zack
Ryder at Royal Rumble (MORE).
Calling out Cena for not embracing hate, The Big Red
Monster said Ryder’s injuries could have been avoided. Looking toward WrestleMania, Kane declared “Until Cena
truly embraces the hate, he can’t beat me and he can’t beat The Rock.” (CENA
VS.
ROCK PREVIEW
)
With Eve focused
on the arena screen, Kane stunned everyone and appeared at ringside. As he
stalked Eve in the ring, the leader of the Cenation
rushed in to confront The Big Red Monster. Full of emotion, Cena
brutally attacked Kane, smashing him with the steel rings steps three times.
But as he prepared to hit the Attitude Adjustment on the announce table, The
Devil’s Favorite Demon managed to escape and flee into the WWE Universe.
Kofi Kingston def. The Miz (WATCH)
Despite The Miz’s
respectable performance lasting the longest in the Royal Rumble Match (PHOTOS), he could not find a way to overcome the
high-flying Kofi Kingston who stunned The Awesome One with Trouble in Paradise.
World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan def. WWE
Champion CM Punk by Disqualification (WATCH)
In a highly competitive bout, two of
WWE’s best went toe-to-toe in their first one-on-one match in WWE. But before
either Superstar could put the other away, Chris Jericho charged in and pulled
Daniel Bryan from the ring, causing the match to end in a disqualification.
With Bryan down and Punk vulnerable after the hard-fought match, Jericho
blasted the Straightedge Superstar with the Codebreaker.
Brodus Clay def. Tyler Reks (WATCH | PHOTOS)
Continuing to spread the funk in WWE,
Brodus Clay downed Tyler Reks
with a serious of hard-hitting moves. Afterward, The Funkasaurus
celebrated his victory by dancing with Naomi and Cameron.
Randy Orton def. Dolph Ziggler (WATCH | PHOTOS)
Earlier today, Dolph
Ziggler confronted John Laurinaitis about last night’s WWE
Championship Match at Royal Rumble and demanded a rematch (WATCH EXCLUSIVE). Following up on a solid effort in the Royal Rumble
Match, Randy Orton returned to action for the first time in six weeks, as the
Superstar who put him out of commission, Wade Barrett, watched form a skybox.
With a blistering offense, The Viper took it to Ziggler
and defeated him with an RKO.
WWE Champion CM Punk vs. World Heavyweight Champion
Daniel Bryan announced(PHOTOS)
With his job in jeopardy, Interim Raw General Manager & EVP of Talent
Relations John Laurinaitis started off Raw SuperShow fully confident that he would keep his job by the
end of the night. Then, after calling attention to the big Raw Elimination
Chamber Match on Feb. 19 (PREVIEW), the GM announced WWE Champion CM Punk and World
Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan would collide later tonight.
After the GM’s
announcements, Punk led the WWE Universe in singing “Nah Nah Nah Hey Hey Hey
Goodbye.” Next, after Punk and the GM traded verbal barbs, World Heavyweight
Champion Daniel Bryan emerged to tout his accomplishment at the 25th
anniversary of Royal Rumble. Then after the two champions mixed heated words,
the 2012 Royal Rumble Match winner Sheamus came out
to remind them that he earned the right to be in the main event of WrestleMania, where he boldly proclaimed he will become the
WWE or World Heavyweight Champion.
