Extreme Rules 2012 Results : United States Champion Santino Marella def. The Miz

CHICAGO – The Miz's quest to reclaim championship gold fell short yet again when he challenged Santino Marella for the United States Championship in the live WWE.com Pre-Show for Extreme Rules 2012. (PHOTOS) The Awesome One has made it a point to claw his way back to the top of the WWE ladder, and his chance to claim The Italian Stallion's championship has been his biggest opportunity since proving himself the hero of Team Johnny at WrestleMania XXVIII. (WATCH)

Miz said as much to the assembled throngs of the WWE Universe at the sold-out Allstate Arena in Chicago. As viewers tuned into the exclusive stream on WWE.com, WWE's Facebook page, and YouTube.com/WWE, the challenger stalked to the ring and declared himself more worthy of a main event bout than either John Cena or Brock Lesnar.

"I singlehandedly gave John Laurinaitis his powerful vision," snarled The Miz as the WWE Universe rained boos around him. “I don’t care where you put me," he said, claiming that he would be the most talked-about Superstar on the roster the next day.

"Understand this if you understand anything: I am winning the United States Title."

Alas, The Miz's ascent will have to wait, as The Milan Miracle withstood the high-octane offense of his foe to incapacitate The Awesome One and set himself up for the win. Santino, who was the captain of Team Teddy at WrestleMania, ultimately avenged his squad's loss at The Show of Shows by striking The Awesome One with the Cobra to retain his stars-and-stripes festooned championship. The blow was enough to send The Miz stewing back to the locker room, waiting and scheming for when his next opportunity comes.

Extreme Rules 2012 Matches » Nikki Bella vs Beth Phoenix (Divas Championship Match)

Only days after she captured the Divas Championship from a hobbled Beth Phoenix, Nikki Bella will get a chance to prove herself when she defends the butterfly championship against The Glamazon at Extreme Rules in Chicago.

The devious Diva shocked the WWE Universe when she capitalized on an injury to Phoenix on Raw SuperShow and pinned the dominant champion to capture the coveted prize. However, in a surprise move, WWE officials have cleared Phoenix to compete at Extreme Rules, and her bid for a rematch against Nikki for the Divas Title has been accepted.

Even with Phoenix rebounding from an injury, the contest will be a close one: Phoenix is one of the most physically dominating Divas in the history of the division, and her reign as Divas Champion was as dominant as the WWE Universe has ever seen. Nikki, on the other hand, is one half of the most cunning twosome in the Divas division, and the fact that she captured the title without the Bellas’ signature “Twin Magic” speaks volumes to her talents as a competitor. It will be a classic match of brains against brawn when The Glamazon and Nikki Bella clash for the Divas Title, but who will prevail?

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Extreme Rules 2012 Matches » Santino Marella vs Dolph Ziggler (US Championship - YouTube Pre-Show)

United States Champion Santino Marella will put his championship gold on the line this Sunday against The Miz in an Extreme Rules Pre-Show event that streams live on YouTube at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT. (5.00am IST).

On a roll since winning the prestigious U.S. Championship on the March 5 edition of Raw SuperShow, The Milan Miracle has garnered victories over David Otunga, Jack Swagger and Dolph Ziggler in recent weeks. The Miz, meanwhile, has gradually built momentum since capturing the winning pinfall for Team Johnny at WrestleMania XXVIII.

Marella, one of the six members of the losing Team Teddy, will undoubtedly be looking to not just defend his championship, but also make up for the loss his team suffered on The Grandest Stage of Them All.

At the historic Extreme Rules Pre-Show, will The Awesome One avoid The Cobra and embark on his third U.S. Championship reign, or will the feel-good story of Marella-as-champion continue?

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Extreme Rules 2012 Matches » Bigshow vs Cody Rhodes (Intercontinental Championship Match)

Intercontinental Champion Big Show will face former titleholder Cody Rhodes in a WrestleMania rematch at Extreme Rules. However, with the match’s stipulation still a mystery – it will be announced Sunday, the day of the match – both Rhodes and The World’s Largest Athlete are left preparing for the unknown.

After mercilessly poking fun at Big Show’s past record at WrestleMania week in and week out, the cocky Rhodes lost his title to the giant at The Showcase of the Immortals, with the help of the devastating WMD.
The bubble of the second-generation Superstar’s over-inflated ego was burst on The Grandest Stage of Them All and all he could do is live with the humiliating fall-out­­­. Big Show fueled the fires, keeping the title just out of his adversary’s reach as he unleashed his own brand of payback – continuously displaying a photo of his foe getting knocked out at WrestleMania.

The cunning Rhodes would turn disgrace into action, costing Show a match against Del Rio on the April 20 edition of SmackDown by hitting him with the Disaster Kick as the referee was distracted. His revenge proved short-lived, however, as The World’s Largest Athlete knocked him out again during the six-man tag team main event that same night.

Days after the defeat, Rhodes’ fortunes worsened further, as he teamed with Del Rio in a losing effort against Show and The Great Khali. Rhodes’ chances of victory were nullified almost completely when The Mexican Aristocrat bailed midway into the match, leaving Rhodes to fend for himself against the two giants.

At Extreme Rules, the next chapter in the Show-Rhodes rivalry will be written. Yet, with the match’s exact rules yet to be decided, all bets are off. Will the match stipulation end up working to the champion’s obvious size advantage, or will the stipulation end up negating the large disparity in height and weight?

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Extreme Rules 2012 Matches » Randy Orton vs Kane (Falls Count Anywhere Match)

At Extreme Rules, Randy Orton will face The Big Red Monster Kane in a Falls Count Anywhere Match. How extreme will The Viper go to finally put an end to his monstrous foe once and for all?

A WrestleMania rematch of epic proportions, the diabolic match stipulation will provide the perfect grounds for Orton and Kane to exorcise their inner demons . No strangers to brutal, dangerous bouts, it’s safe to assume that WWE’s Apex Predator and resident monster will take each other to the edge on Sunday, April 29, to determine who will put the exclamation point on what has been a year’s worth of dissension.

The roots of this intense rivalry date back to July of last year, when Orton and Kane battled in an unforgettable Street Fight on SmackDown. In an effort to purge his humanity, Kane repeatedly struck Orton with a steel chair, an object that he brandished often over the course of the bout.

After the Street Fight ended, Kane, limping and battered, staggered over to the victorious Orton — who was also limping from multiple, horrific chair blasts — and, in an unexpected moment, extended his hand to WWE's Apex Predator in the ultimate sign of respect. Orton took Kane’s hand and the two shook as men.

After battling John Cena for months on end, The Big Red Monster returned to Friday nights to find closure with The Viper — with a profound desire to expunge himself of all traces of humanity.

Stalking The Viper for weeks on end, Kane would soon face Orton at WrestleMania in a bout that ended with a victory for The Devil's Favorite Demon, courtesy of a ring-shaking chokeslam off the top rope . Then, just five nights later on SmackDown, Orton defeated Kane in a vicious No Disqualification Match. The Viper got some redemption after his loss on The Grandest Stage of Them All, overcoming a ruthless steel chair assault to plant Kane with a resounding RKO. Instead of putting an end to this rivalry, however, Orton’s victory only worked to raise the ire of the monster.

On SuperSmackDown LIVE: Blast from the Past on April 10, Orton’s world went red during his match against Mark Henry when Kane’s pyrotechnics interrupted the bout. Kane then appeared on the TitanTron to reveal that he had attacked Randy’s father and WWE Hall of Famer "Cowboy" Bob Orton, who lay motionless at the monster’s feet. The Viper rushed backstage to help his dad, but Kane was waiting in the shadows with a pipe.

The assault on two generations of Ortons brought WWE’s Apex Predator past his breaking point. On the April 20 episode of SmackDown, Orton emphatically stated his intentions for their Falls Count Anywhere Match at Extreme Rules, saying, "Kane’s going to find out how sick and twisted I can be."

When they faced each other a year ago in a Street Fight on SmackDown, there was a mutual respect between Orton and Kane. This time around, that once-held respect is replaced by pure, simple hatred. The Street Fight ended with an RKO that drove the monster’s skull down onto a steel chair. But now that Kane has fully exorcised his humanity, will their rematch at Extreme Rules have a different result? Or will WWE’s Apex Predator finally get retribution on The Big Red Monster?

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Extreme Rules 2012 Matches » CM Punk vs Chris Jericho (WWE Championship - Chicago Street Fight Match)

This may have been something as simple as a rivalry once, a dispute between two men to be settled the squared circle. But in the case of WWE Champion CM Punk and Chris Jericho, it has long since become something darker and more personal.

Jericho had made it known, since the moment of his return on Jan. 2nd, 2012, that he had come back to WWE to “reclaim what was his” - the WWE Title and the mantle of “Best in the World,” both of which had sat comfortably in the clutches of CM Punk for several months. Jericho wasted no time in targeting The Second City Saint and the gold around his waist, and though he came up short in the Royal Rumble and Elimination Chamber Matches, a Battle Royal victory on Raw secured his spot as Punk’s chief opposition for the supreme prize at WrestleMania XXVIII.

From then on, the rivalry took a decisively cerebral turn. Jericho, who has long made it his M.O. to destroy his opponents mentally before they ever set foot against him in the ring, attempted to burrow into Punk’s psyche by uncovering the champion’s long-buried family secrets. Jericho methodically exposed Punk’s father’s history with alcoholism (the reason for The Voice of the Voiceless’ lifelong commitment to a straight edge lifestyle), and by slandering the name of his sister and mother, Jericho hoped to unman his enemy and strip him of his title on The Grandest Stage of Them All.

His plan failed. CM Punk prevailed at The Show of Shows, forcing Jericho to tap to the Anaconda Vise. The jilted challenger’s response was ruthless. Jericho attacked Punk on Raw SuperShow after the champion was left battered and defenseless by Mark Henry, emptying a bottle of whiskey into The Straight Edge Superstar’s mouth and smashing a second bottle over his head, seemingly undoing the straight edge lifestyle Punk had lived his whole life.

And yet, Punk persisted, even as Jericho jeeringly named him “CM Drunk,” insisted he’d become an alcoholic himself, and continued to attack Punk’s principles by dousing him with a six-pack of beer the following week on Raw.

In fact, the first time CM Punk seemed happy during all of this was when Jericho announced that his endgame had succeeded: the two will face off again in a Chicago Street Fight at Extreme Rules. “Perhaps it’s poetic justice,” Punk sneered at his enemy, who hid safely behind a satellite feed and communicated over the TitanTron. The rivalry was once about such things, he explained, but now, Punk just wants to fight. And as he told Jericho, “In Chicago, when we fight, there are no disqualifications.”

Will CM Punk retain his title against Jericho for a second time? Or will the conniving challenger finally reclaim that which he says is his? Find out at Extreme Rules, Sunday, April 29 at 8/5 PT, only on pay-per-view!

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Extreme Rules 2012 Matches » Sheamus vs Daniel Bryan (World Championship)

At Extreme Rules, World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus will attempt to defend his title against Daniel Bryan in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match. Will The Celtic Warrior once again reign supreme over his WrestleMania foe and deprive Bryan of the title?

Coming off his 18-second loss to The Great White at WrestleMania, Daniel Bryan is contractually guaranteed a rematch. Bryan is a submission specialist who has spent more than a decade plying his trade around the world. His selection of a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match may very well play directly into this skill set. Sheamus, known across the WWE Universe as an imposing and powerful competitor, generally relies on a strength game inside the squared circle, utilizing power moves to put his opponents away. Bryan is the polar opposite, a man with countless submission holds who chips away at opponents throughout the course of a match.

In any event, the clashing of styles will be interesting, to say the least, and if Sheamus plans to walk out of Extreme Rules with the World Heavyweight Championship around his waist, he may have to beat Daniel Bryan at his own game.

Luckily for The Great White, he is no stranger to his challenger. Their showdown at the extreme pay-per-view will only add to a years-long rivalry that began when The Celtic Warrior overcame Bryan to claim the United States Championship in 2011. After his win at the 25th Anniversary of the Royal Rumble in January 2012, The Great White once again had his eyes set squarely on Bryan, this time with another title in mind.

Sheamus followed through with a record-breaking victory on The Grandest Stage of Them All, flattening Bryan with a devastating Brogue Kick then pinning the champion in just 18 seconds to claim his first-ever World Heavyweight Championship. After what must have been the fastest 18 seconds of his life, Daniel Bryan found himself lying on the mat as the capacity WrestleMania crowd cheered on the new champion.

On a special edition of "Piper’s Pit" — part of SuperSmackDown on April 10 — Bryan made an appearance to announce his intentions for the 2-out-of-3 Falls rematch against The Great White at Extreme Rules. He now has an opportunity to make up for everything that was lost in those 18 seconds on The Grandest Stage of Them All. While Bryan blamed his WrestleMania defeat on then-girlfriend AJ, the 2-out-of-3 Falls stipulation ensures that there will be no repeat performance, as the victor of the match will undoubtedly have to earn a pair of pinfalls or submissions.

Will Daniel Bryan reclaim his illustrious title? Can Sheamus drop the submission specialist twice in the same night? For that matter, can the WWE Universe expect a long match typically associated with such a stipulation, or can The Great White repeat his WrestleMania feat and retain his title in under a minute? Find out when the two Superstars clash at Extreme Rules, Sunday, April 29 at 8/5 PT, only on pay-per-view!

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Extreme Rules 2012 Matches » Brock Lesnar vs John Cena (Extreme Rules Match)

Raw General Manager John Laurinaitis proclaimed Brock Lesnar is the new "face of WWE." Not if John Cena has something to say about it!

Lesnar will enter the squared circle for his first WWE match in eight years when he goes to war with Cena at Extreme Rules.

Lesnar turned the WWE Universe upside down when he returned to WWE on the April 2 edition of Raw SuperShow and immediately targeted Cena with a devastating F-5. The Cenation leader didn't back down the following week on Raw and responded with an emphatic slap that triggered a near-uncontrollable brawl and left Cena with a busted lip. Little did Cena know he'd later be taking another ride in the whirlwind of the F-5, proving that Lesnar is not only intent on establishing himself as the most dominant WWE Superstar; he wants to dish out punishment every chance he gets, too.

Extreme Rules, one of the most ruthless WWE pay-per-views of the year, will provide the ultimate opportunity for these two to settle their differences in the most brutal of circumstances.

It will be the first WWE in-ring action for Brock since WrestleMania XX on March 14, 2004. In just two years with WWE, Brock tore through some of the biggest and baddest competitors like an oversized wrecking ball and racked up an impressive list of accomplishments, including three WWE Championships, a Royal Rumble victory, and being crowned King of the Ring.

Now, after achieving great success in the world of mixed martial arts, Brock has his wild eyes locked on the very man he tangled with nearly a decade ago. It was early in 2003 when Cena was a cocky, trash-talking performer looking to rise up the ranks of WWE by picking a fight with "The Next Big Thing." Armed with insult-laced raps that got under Brock's skin, Cena continued to antagonize Lesnar until a final showdown for his WWE Title at Backlash on April 27, 2003.

Even though the two rivals haven't squared off since, it's very clear that Brock still wants to inflict pain on the 10-Time WWE Champion after all these years. Well, there isn't a more suitable domain to unleash that hunger for pain than at Extreme Rules, which takes place live on pay-per-view April 29 from the Allstate Arena in Chicago.

Coming off a very close loss to The Rock at WrestleMania, Cena will surely be looking to make a powerful statement in what could be the most physically demanding battle of his career. And judging by Brock's recent unpredictable attacks, there's no telling what he's capable of doing on the one night of the year when the entire WWE throws out the rulebook.

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04-10: WWE Super SmackDown Results : Blast From The Past

- Tonight’s “Blast from the Past” Super SmackDown opens up with a vintage video for the Legends that will be appearing. We go to the normal SmackDown opening video before Josh Mathews welcomes us to SmackDown from Hampton, Virginia.

- We see a video from last week where Daniel Bryan broke up with AJ Lee. Michael Cole plugs Piper’s Pit with Bryan and Roddy Piper for later tonight.

- Lilian Garcia introduces Mean Gene Okerlund and the Hall of Famer is in the ring. He welcomes us to SmackDown and brings out his guest – World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus.

Sheamus takes the mic and thanks Okerlund. Sheamus talks about hitting the referee last week and letting everyone down. He says there’s no excuse for his actions and his behavior. Sheamus publicly apologizes to referee Chad Patton, the other WWE officials and everyone across the world. Sheamus says he’s sorry. Sheamus says we all make mistakes and try and learn from them. Some learn the easy way, some learn the hard way. Sheamus says he always learns the hard way. The new music of John Laurinaitis hits and out he comes.

Laurinaitis storms the ring and shows us the video of Sheamus hitting the referee last week. Laurinaitis says he’s going to take some action. He wants a public apology. Sheamus says he already has. Laurinaitis says he didn’t hear it and makes Sheamus apologize again. He tells Sheamus to apologize to the rest of the referees again and Sheamus does. Same with the people across the world. Another apology from Sheamus. Laurinaitis says that’s not good enough. Sheamus is now on permanent probation. If he touches another referee, even by accident, then he’s fired. Laurinaitis says he’s going to fine Sheamus the largest fine in WWE history – $500,000. Laurinaitis wishes Sheamus good luck in his match tonight. It will be Daniel Bryan and Alberto Del Rio vs. Sheamus and… Gene Okerlund.

- Randy Orton is backstage when Cowboy Bob Orton walks in. Orton’s dad has words of encouragement before a match against Mark Henry. We go to commercial.

Randy Orton vs. Mark Henry

Back from the break and out comes Randy Orton to a big pop from the crowd. Out next is Mark Henry.

They lock up and Henry throws Orton to the corner. Orton fights out but Henry tosses hi to the other corner. Henry misses a clothesline and Orton fires away with right hands. Henry drops him with a headbutt. Orton with right hands now. Orton mounts Henry in the corner but Henry slams him to the mat for a 2 count. We see Orton’s dad watching backstage as we go to commercial.

Back from the break and Henry is in control after going back and forth during the break. Orton fights out of a hold but Henry scoop slams him. Henry hits a big splash on the mat for another 2 count. Henry takes Orton back to the corner and works him over. Henry with a big splash and more offense. 2 count by Henry.

Henry misses another splash and runs into a boot in the corner. Orton comes back with a pair of clotheslines and a DDT on Henry. 2 count for Orton now. Orton grabs Henry on the apron and goes for the draping DDT but it’s blocked. Henry grabs him but the World’s Strongest Slam is blocked. Henry blocks the RKO and shoves Orton out to the floor. Henry follows but gets shoved into the ring post twice. Orton drops Henry on the floor with a big uppercut. Orton rolls back into the ring and the pyro explodes as Kane’s music hits. Kane appears on the big screen and says he needed to win at WrestleMania so he could be whole again. But Orton proved last week why he’s the one, the only Viper. Kane says it would be a shame if it ended now. Kane says he’s having so much fun… the kind of fun that the whole family can enjoy. We see Orton’s dad Cowboy Bob Orton knocked out at Kane’s feet. Orton takes off running to the back.

Orton finds his dad but gets attacked by Kane with a pipe. Kane says he’s a sucker for family reunions and walks off with Orton down on the ground beside his dad. Back to commercial.

Benny Camer vs. Ryback

We see Pat Patterson, Ted DiBiase Sr., Tony Atlas and Hillbilly Jim watching backstage as a local guy Benny Camer is i the ring. He takes the mic and starts to speak when Ryback’s music hits and out he comes.

The bell rings and Ryback runs over Camer with a huge clothesline. Ryback hits the big slam for the squash win.

Winner: Ryback

- Tyson Kidd and Heath Slater are backstage talking. They have a match against The Usos. Slater says he has found them a Hall of Fame manager for tonight. In comes Jimmy Hart. Hart calls this a winning combination as they walk off with Kidd shaking his head.

- Back from commercial and Mick Foley comes out for commentary.

Heath Slater and Tyson Kidd vs. The Usos

We go to the ring and out comes the team of Heath Slater and Tyson Kidd with Jimmy Hart as their manager. Kidd starts things out for his team. Back and forth to start. Slater tags himself in and stops a roll up by Uso. Slater tells Kidd to get out of the ring as Hart yells on the megaphone. Slater with a neckbreaker for 2 on Uso.

Uso makes a comeback and gets a close 2 count that’s broke up by Kidd. Hart continues yelling at ringside with the megaphone until Foley has had enough. Foley gets up and puts on Socko while The Usos get the win in the ring.

Winners: The Usos

- After the match, Usos leave as Hart gets in the ring to check on Slater. Foley puts Socko on Jimmy Hart and down he goes. Foley takes the megaphone and says something about a mistake.

- Hype for tonight’s tag team main event. Up next, Piper’s Pit with Daniel Bryan. Back to commercial.

- Back from the break and out comes WWE Hall of Famer Roddy Piper. The ring is set up for Piper’s Pit. Piper says he misses the fans and they start chanting his name. Piper talks about Daniel Bryan and shows footage of him breaking up with AJ Lee last week. Piper introduces Bryan and out he comes.

Bryan points to signs in the crowd and fans start chanting “YES!” Piper says Bryan seems happy for a guy that lost the World Title in 18 seconds. Bryan says he had a meeting with John Laurinaitis and he got his rematch for the title. The crowd chants “18 seconds.” Bryan’s rematch will be a 2 of 3 Falls Match at Extreme Rules. Bryan wants to pin Sheamus and make him tap. Bryan says AJ is why he lost the title and she won’t be anywhere around. Piper says AJ is in the building tonight and he likes her and this is his show. Piper invites AJ out to the ring.

AJ comes out and says regardless of what has happened, Bryan is a nice guy. She goes on and Piper interrupts. Piper wants her to stand up for herself. Bryan says if AJ loves him, she will leave the ring and she does. Bryan goes to leave the ring but Piper tells him to come back. Piper says you don’t tell a lady to shut up and you don’t use her as a personal shield. Piper calls Bryan a coward. Piper talks about Extreme Rules and how Sheamus will kick Bryan’s head off his shoulders. Bryan says the fact that he’s better than Sheamus will slap everyone across the face at Extreme Rules. Bryan slaps Piper in the face and runs off. Bryan backs up the ramp yelling “YES!” as Piper fumes in the ring.

- More hype for tonight’s tag team main event before going back to commercial.

The Great Khali, Natalya and Alicia Fox vs. The Bella Twins and Drew McIntyre

Back from the break and all six participants are in the ring. Khali and Drew start things out. Khali overpowers him and Drew leaves the match screaming that he’s better than this. Alicia goes at it with one of the Bellas and hits a bridge suplex for the quick win.

Winners: The Great Khali, Alicia Fox and Natalya

- Khali dances up the ramp with Alicia and Natalya. They stop and out comes Hall of Famer Mae Young. Khali kneels down and gets a kiss from Mae.

- Back from the break and we get another Damien Sandow vignette. He’s talking about sophistication. He insults people for using social media but says he will be the beacon of light they need.

- We see footage from earlier where Kane attacked Randy Orton’s dad and then Orton with a pipe. Mathews says Cowboy Bob suffered abdominal injuries in the attack from Kane.

- We get the RAW Rebound with Brock Lesnar and John Cena.

- Mean Gene is backstage with Sheamus and he doesn’t like their chances tonight. Sheamus is smiling and Gene wonders if he has something up his sleeve. Sheamus says they probably won’t win tonight but he’s not going to give Laurinaitis the satisfaction of seeing him sweat the match. Sheamus is proud to tag with Okerlund and says if they survive, the first pint is on him. Back to commercial.

Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs. Hunico

Back from the break and out comes WWE Hall of Famer Hacksaw Jim Duggan. Hunico is out next with Camacho at his side. Hunico runs down Duggan and says he’s the future of WWE. Duggan sends Hunico out to the floor early on. Camacho looks to interfere until Duggan calls out Sgt. Slaughter to even things up.

Slaughter tosses the 4×4 to Duggan and he hits Hunico and Camacho with it for the bell as both enter the ring. Slaughter applies the Cobra Clutch on Hunico. Duggan and Slaughter celebrate to end it.

- Back from the break and out comes Cody Rhodes. He says tonight is just a waste of time and everyone should be focusing on the future. A future where he is the Intercontinental Champion again. The music hits and out comes Dusty Rhodes to interrupt.

Dream talks about Cody being talented and poking Big Show and Cody cuts him off. Cody says he is embarrassing him and they can discuss this in the back. Cody goes to leave when Big Show comes out. Show plays video on the big screen of “Dashing” Cody Rhodes applying lip gloss in one of the older vignettes. Show says now that’s embarrassing and leaves. The crowd chants for Dusty. Cody hesitates before leaving. Dusty’s music hits again and he starts dancing in the ring – another embarrassment to Cody.

- Sheamus and Mean Gene are backstage walking to the ring as we go back to commercial.

Daniel Bryan and Alberto Del Rio vs. Sheamus and Mean Gene Okerlund

Back from the break and Daniel Bryan is waiting in the ring. Ricardo Rodriguez begins the introduction next as Alberto Del Rio comes in driving a Rolls Royce. Howard Finkel appears at the stage next and introduces Gene Okerlund. Okerlund heads to the ring wearing a Sheamus sweatshirt. Out next comes the World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus, also introduced by The Fink.

Sheamus starts things out with Del Rio. Sheamus takes him down and goes after Bryan. Sheamus turns around to a kick from Del Rio and he goes down. Bryan tags in and they double team the World Champ. Bryan with kicks before taking Sheamus to the corner for more kicks. Another tag to Del Rio and more double teaming.

Sheamus comes back and sends Del Rio to the floor. Bryan blocks the Brogue Kick and knocks Sheamus out to the floor. Sheamus gets laid out on the floor with a huge kick. Okerlund comes in the ring and is bullied by Del Rio, Bryan and Ricardo. They back Gene into the corner when Roddy Piper’s music hits. Piper coms out with DiBiase, Atlas, Duggan, Patterson, Hart, Rhodes, Hillbilly Jim and Slaughter. Piper has words with Bryan on the apron. Bryan turns around to a big Brogue Kick from Sheamus for the win.

Winners: Mean Gene Okerlund and Sheamus

- After the match, Fink announces the winners. The Legends surround Ricardo Rodriguez in the ring and take turns hitting their moves on him. Sheamus finishes it with a Brogue Kick. Sheamus poses with the Legends when Michael Cole interrupts. Cole comes in the ring with a mic and asks everyone to give it up for the WWE Legends. Cole wants to do a photo op so they can get back to the retirement home. They grab him and he says he was just kidding. Pat Patterson drops Cole and Sheamus kicks him out of the ring. Sheamus poses with the Legends again as SmackDown goes off the air.

04-09: WWE Raw SuperShow Results : Lensar Bloody attacks on Cena

Posted by: Blake Campbell of WrestlingNewsSource.com on Apr 09 2012

Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to another edition of Monday Night Raw! This show could be an exciting one after the return of WWE/UFC Superstar Brock Lesnar last week! We expect a confrontation between Cena and Lesnar as well as Jericho and Punk after the incidents that took place last week. Stay tuned with WNS tonight for all of your live coverage needs!

We start off the show with a "The Three Stooges" advertisement and are told by Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler that the stooges will be guests on the show tonight. Also coming up tonight, CM Punk vs. Mark Henry. John Laurinaitis and David Otunga walk down to the ring to inspirational music, presumably Laurinaitis's new theme music. Laurinaitis introduces Brock Lesnar as the new face of the WWE as the titantron shows Cena talking about The Rock last week before Lesnar arrived. Laurinaitis announces that Brock Lesnar will square off against John Cena at Extreme Rules before welcoming him to the ring. Lesnar makes his way down to the ring with a pretty large pop from the crowd.

Lesnar takes the mic and thanks Laurinatis for having the wisdom to bring legitimacy back to the WWE. And at that, Cena's music hits to a pretty big pop. Cena makes his way down to the ring to a smiling Lesnar. A "Cena" chant takes over the arena as Cena tells Brock Lesnar that he never got to thank him for last week. Cena slaps Lesnar across the face! Lesnar hits Cena with a spear and the two are on the ground hitting one another. Referees and Superstars are out from the back trying to seperate the two! Cena's mouth is full of blood as he smiles across the ring at Lesnar! "Let them fight!" erupts from the fans! Cena has broken away from those holding him back and has attacked Lesnar again! The superstars finally seperate the two men again while the crowd goes crazy! And now Lesnar has broken from his group and is attacking Cena! Lesnar is finally pulled out of the ring by some of the WWE Roster and Staff. Lesnar smiles as he's escorted to the back. What a great start to the show!Com

Commercial

We see Laurinaitis scolding Teddy Long backstage for not containing John Cena. Eve then makes an appointment with Johnny to meet later.

Coming out for a tag team match are Brodus Clay and the U.S. Champion, Santino Marella! The two danced all the way down to the ring. Following them is the tag team of Jack Swagger and Dolph Ziggler who are introduced by Vickie Guerrero as the greatest team in the Universe. Ziggler and Marella start the match first. Ziggler gets two quick one counts on Santino before Santino moves into the offensive with a huge arm bar. Ziggler escapes the hold and tags in Swagger but Santino had tagged in Brodus Clay who planted Swagger almost immediatelly. Clay gets in a few slams before Swagger hits him with a shoulder to the knee and then another shoulder to the upper body. Clay is grounded as we cut to commercial.

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We come back from the break to see Ziggler dominating Santino. Ziggler locks Santino in a leg hold and tags Swagger who hits Santino with an elbow drop. Santino fights his way out and gets some offensive in on Swagger before Swagger nails Santino with a slam and tags Ziggler back in. Ziggler talks trash to Brodus but Santino rolls him up! 1-2..no. Now the two exchange moves before Santino tags in Brodus. Brodus dominates Ziggler with a slam and a big splash into a pin. 1-2-3! Santino and Brodus defeat Dolph and Swagger via Pin!

We cut backstage to see The Miz and Laurinaitis talking backstage. Johnny tells The Miz that he has big plans for him but they'll have to talk about it next week. Long and Cena show up backstage where Cena raises his voice about how Laurinaitis wants Cena out of the business. And that normally a wrestler who was busted open would get the night off but Cena wants a match. Cena walks off as Laurinaitis tells Long to go and tell Otunga he has a match with Cena tonight and that Laurinaitis will be ringside. Santino is backstage asking everyone if they've seen The Three Stooges anywhere.

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We come back to see Santino still looking for the Stooges before running into Kane, ultimately causing him to run back in the direction he came from. R-Truth and Cody Rhodes make their way down to the ring for their match against one another. R-Truth has the offensive early but Cody reverses into a huge alabama slam! At that the Big Show comes out and shows footage of Cody losing to Kofi on last week's RAW when he was distracted by Big Show. Cody uses the distraction to hit a facebuster and make the cover. 1-2-3! R-Truth defeats Cody Rhodes via pin.

Santino finds a big crate backstage that he thinks is a care package sent from his mother. Santino opens the crate and out drops the Stooges. Santino asks the Stooges what they have planned for the show. The four then take turns slapping one another while asking what the plan is. Santino leaves the Stooges behind as they try to come up with a plan for later tonight.

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Lord Tensai comes out for his match against Yoshi Tatsu to a small amount of boos. We're told that Yoshi Tatsu challenged Tensai to this match and claimed that Tensai isn't "Real Japanese". It doesn't take long for Tensai to nail Tatsu with repeated slaps to the head and a huge clam. Tatsu pops back up and tries to get some offensive in but it doesn't last. Tensai plants Tatsu with a huge facebuster and backdrop. The crowd has chanted "Albert" on many occasions throughout the match. Tensai hits Tatsu with elbows to the head and another slam. The referee then checks on Tatsu and calls the match. Tensai spits the mist again and puts Tatsu in the mandible claw. Tensai exits the ring and heads to the back as we're shown what Chris Jericho did to CM Punk last week. We get another reminder that Punk will square off with Mark Henry for the WWE Championship later tonight!

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We're shown footage from last week of Chris Jericho trying to force Jericho into drinking and breaking a bottle over his head. CM Punk makes his way down to the ring appearing very disgruntled. He takes the mic from the ring announcer before his introduction is even completed. He takes a minute to reflect before telling the crowd he wanted to break the silence. He admits that Straight Edge isn't a concept that everybody gets and that he understands that. He talks about his choice to be straight edge and that he didn't do it to try and be cool or fit in. He tells the fans that he wanted to keep his reasoning for being straight edge quiet because it wasn't anybody's business. He doesn't want people feeling sorry for him and that he's going to come out and do what he's best at, wrestling. He follows that up by addressing Chris Jericho and his desire to destroy CM Punk's privacy. And that when Wrestlemania ended and Punk stood victorious over Jericho, Jericho took it one step further. Jericho took it one step too far when he poured whiskey all over Punk's body and smashed a bottle over Punk's head. There was one thought in Punk's head and that thought was "I smell exactly like my father did." The fans show support as Punk takes a second to collect himself. Jericho then cuts Punk off on the titantron. Jericho asks Punk if he's still hung over. Is the WWE Universe witnessing CM Punk in his first bender? Jericho tells Punk that he's in denial and that he's powerless to alcohol. He tells Punk that the fans see a loser now. And that CM Punk now knows exactly what it is to be CM Drunk. Jericho smiles and laughs at a very distraught Punk. Punk tells him that Jericho can't break him and that Jericho's failure is not knowing that he made the biggest mistake of his life. CM Punk tells him that Jericho sent him to a bad place with horrible memories. CM Punk plans on bottling all of those memories up, packing them in punches and unleashing them on Jericho. Because this is no longer about who is the best in the world, it's about CM Punk kicking Jericho's ass.

Mark Henry comes out and we cut to commercial.

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CM Punk runs over to Henry and nails him with knee after knee and kick after kick. Mark Henry looks hurt but catches Punk on the run and slams him. Punk rolls out of the ring and Henry chases him. Punk has a tv screen and smashes it over Mark Henry's head. Mark Henry defeats CM Punk via DQ.

Jericho's music hits and he walks out onto the stage holding cases of beer. Henry has Punk and he brings him into the ring where he hits a World's Strongest Slam. Henry lifts him again and hits him with another World's Strongest Slam before exiting the ring. Jericho however has entered the ring with one of the cases of beer in hand. He opens a beer and gets ready to pour it on Punk but Punk is up and he nails Jericho with a kick. The two are exchanging punchees and now Punk has Jericho grounded. Punk goes to jump on Jericho but Jericho catches him with a Codebreaker. Jericho calls him stupid and begins to pour cans of beer all over Punk. The fans are booing like crazy as Punk coughs and Jericho yells at him to "Drink it in you son of a bitch." Referees make there way into the ring and seperate Jericho from CM Punk. CM Punk makes his way to his feet but Jericho hits him with another Codebreaker. Jericho exits the ring and grabs the Championship before holding it in the air and smiling.

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Alberto Del Rio and Zack Ryder face off in a match that is mostly dominated by Alberto Del Rio. Zack looks to have a shocking win set up but his Zack Attack is reversed into a armbreaker! Alberto Del Rio defeats Zack Ryder via Submission

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The three stooges do their segment with Curly coming out dressed up as Hulk Hogan. Curly cuts a promo as Hogan but promotes the Three Stooges movie before Kane comes out. The entire segment is booed fairly loudly by the fans in attendance. Curly is chokeslammed by Kane. We cut backstage to see Mark Henry being interviewed about his confrontation with CM Punk earlier in the night. He tells us that next week there will be no DQ and no countout in his Championship match with Punk next week. He claims that next week we'll belooking at a new WWE Champion.

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We come back to see Justin Matthews introducing Brock Lesnar backstage. Lesnar tells Matthews that he's proud of all he's achieved. That he's proud of Johnny for having the wisdom to bring him back. And that he's proud that Johnny put him at the top, ahead of pretty boy Cena that doesn't deserve it. But that he's not as proud as all of the suits and fans are that he's back.

We're shown a video where all of the WWE Superstars put over the HIAC match at Wrestlemania 28.

David Otunga comes out to the ring for his match with John Cena while being joined by John Laurinaitis.

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Cena comes out with a fat lap and a huge pop from the crowd. Laurinaitis looks really unhappy as he stands at ringside. The two lock up as a "Let's Go Cena/Cena Sucks" chant takes over the arena. Cena gets the advantage as Otunga seperates himself. Otunga quickly corners Cena and hits kick after kick but Cena breaks the momentum and drills Otunga with punches to the torso. And now Otunga has regained control as he hit's a slam and drops a few elbows and punches to Cena's torso. Otunga hits a big clothesline and flexes for the crowd before lifting Cena up for another punch to the skull. Otunga then hits a big shoulder and locks Cena in a headlock while the crowd chants "Fruity Pebbles". Cena is bleeding once again as he fights his way out of the hold but only for a minute as Otunga grounds Cena again and flexes for the crowd. Cena ducks a punch and makes his comeback after hitting a few shoulder blocks and nailing the five knuckle shuffle. He lifts Otunga up and hits the attitude adjustment. But that's not it as he locks in the STF! Otunga taps! John Cena defeats David Otunga via Submission

Brock Lesnar slides into the ring and hits Cena with a low blow before lifting Cena up for an F5. Lesnar smiles and stands over John Cena as RAW fades to black.