MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – After leveling some harsh criticism at Triple H, Undertaker
finally got The Game to agree to face him at WrestleMania ... but it will be on Triple H's terms: Hell in a Cell. Chris Jericho won a
Battle Royal, making him the No. 1 contender to WWE Champion CM Punk. And as
The Show of Shows draws near, John Cena vowed to beat The Rock in his own
hometown of Miami on April 1.
Chris Jericho won a 10-Man
No. 1 Contender's Battle Royal; will face WWE Champion CM Punk at WrestleMania
With WWE Champion CM Punk joining the Raw announce team, 10 competitors
from last night’s Elimination Chamber Matches fought for the chance to face
Punk on The Grandest Stage of Them All. One of the biggest threats was
eliminated first when The Great Khali was tossed from the ring. Next to go was
The Miz, as well as his dream of headlining WrestleMania. Then, Wade Barrett
and R-Truth were both eliminated by Santino Marella. Big Show eliminated
Doph Ziggler by tossing him onto the announce table. Out next was Kofi Kingston,
who was sent flying from the ring by Jericho.
The final four were Big Show, Santino Marella, Cody Rhodes
and Chris Jericho. First to go out of the final group was Santino, who was
eliminated by Rhodes. Then it was down to two when Show eliminated Rhodes. Then
as The World's Largest Athlete appeared ready to put away Jericho as the two tangled on the ropes,
Rhodes interfered, pulling Big Show from the ring apron.
After the bout, Punk entered the ring to stare down his No.
1 Contender. When Punk offered a handshake to Jericho, he refused the offer and
walked out of the ring. (WRESTLEMANIA PREVIEW)
John Cena vowed to
beat The Rock at WrestleMania
With Rock coming to Raw SuperShow next week (WATCH), John Cena had harsh
words for The Rock, saying he’s no longer The People’s Champion, but he’s a
champion with people, referring to the entourage around him. After strongly criticizing
Rock for returning, but not sticking around WWE, Cena vowed to beat The Rock in
his hometown of Miami on April 1.
The Bella Twins def. Aksana & Kelly Kelly (WATCH)
In a quick encounter, Aksana was on the losing end of Twin Magic.
World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan def. Santino Marella (WATCH | PHOTOS)
Using the LeBell Lock, World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan put away Santino Marella. Tomorrow on a LIVE SuperSmackDown, Bryan takes on WWE Champion CM Punk (WATCH).
Triple H accepted
Undertaker’s WrestleMania challenge; two to square off in Hell in Cell (WATCH)
After calling the last year hell because of uncertainty, Undertaker called out
Triple H. Saying he was shocked Triple H said “no” to his WrestleMania
challenge, The Phenom continued to push for an answer.
At first Triple H said, “I’m sorry, but the answer is no”
and walked away from the ring.
But as the WWE COO walked up the exit ramp, Undertaker finally
got what he wanted by saying: “You know Shawn (Michaels) was
always better than you.”
With those biting words, Triple H removed his jacket and tie
and strutted back to the ring to confront The Deadman. “I can do what Shawn couldn’t
do … I can finish it. I know it. You know it ... You want this? You want WrestleMania?
You want it all to come to a head? You want an end? You got it!”
But before he left, The Game added one more thing: “We do
this. We go all the way. No return. No uncertainty. No excuses. The Streak
ends. The era ends. You get your end. We do this, we go all the way. I will
face you at WrestleMania under one condition … Hell in a Cell.”
After finally getting what he wanted, Undertaker shot one
more ominous gaze at his foe and exited the ring. (WRESTLEMANIA PREVIEW)
David Otunga def.
Ezekiel Jackson (WATCH | PHOTOS)
With Interim Raw GM John Laurinaitis and SmackDown GM Theodore Long
watching from ringside, David Otunga planted big Ezekiel Jackson into the
canvas for the powerful win.
Ron Simmons to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2012 (WATCH)
Check out Ron Simmons' Superstar profile.
The Rock to return to Raw (WATCH)
Next week, The Rock returns to Raw SuperShow.
Kofi Kingston & R-Truth def. WWE Tag Team Champions Primo & Epico in a Non-Title Match (WATCH | PHOTOS)
In a fast bout, Kofi Kingston & Truth stunned the WWE Tag Team Champions when Kofi Kingston rocked Primo with Trouble in Paradise for the non-title upset victory.
10-Man No. 1 Contender's Battle Royal announced (WATCH)
After David Otunga suggested Interim Raw General Manager John Laurinaitis
run both Raw and SmackDown at last night’s Elimination Chamber, SmackDown GM
Theodore Long came to Raw to defend his brand and job. After Teddy said he
thinks the WWE Universe should decide who they think would do the better job
managing Raw and SmackDown, Laurinaitis said he only cares what the WWE Board
of Directors thinks. After a few tenses moments, Laurinaitis announced a 10-Man
No. 1 Contender's Battle Royal. The participants would include all those who competed in, but did not win, last night's Chamber matches. The winner would earn the right to face WWE
Champion CM Punk at WrestleMania.
Sheamus def. Mark
Henry (WATCH | PHOTOS)
In brutal contest between two of WWE’s fiercest competitors, Sheamus and
Mark Henry went to war. After thwarting a World’s Strongest Slam, The Celtic
Warrior dropped Henry with a brutal Brogue Kick.
Undertaker delivered a message for Triple H (WATCH)
In another message for Triple H, Undertaker said he will write his ending tonight.
A tearful Eve begged
for John Cena’s forgiveness (WATCH EXCLUSIVE | WATCH | PHOTOS)
After saying her words were taken out of context, Eve tried her best to
explain her actions to John Cena. But as she kept backpedaling, Cena pummeled
her with his stinging words. Calling her disingenuous and more harsh names,
Cena said she and The Rock are perfect for each other. As the WWE Universe got
behind Cena’s taunting, Eve fell to her knees and cried. Then as she did her
best to plant another kiss on Cena, he avoided her clutches, threw one more
insult at her and rushed out of the ring, leaving her in tears.
Eve admited to using Zack Ryder and said she’d do the same to John Cena
At the start of Raw SuperShow, Eve stunned the entire WWE Universe by calling Zack Ryder an idiot and admitting to The Bella Twins that she used him. And in another shocking confession, Eve said she plans to use John Cena just like she did Ryder by getting the jump on apologizing to him first. But, just as she was about to enact her plan, Cena appeared directly behind her.
Chris Jericho to compete tonight
Before tonight's Raw SuperShow, it was announced that Chris Jericho is medically cleared to compete tonight (FULL STORY).
As seen on last night’s RAW Slammy Awards special, Triple H brought up The Undertaker’s absence and declared that The Streak ended at WrestleMania 27 because we haven’t seen The Deadman since then and he couldn’t leave the ring on his own.