2/1/12: WWE Raw SuperShow results: Kane's hateful torment continues

MEMPHIS,
Tenn. – The
first Raw SuperShow of 2012 offered plenty of surprises for the WWE Universe and the
WWE Superstars, as Kane continued to torment John Cena with his message of hate, and Chris Jericho lit up Memphis with an unexpected return.

John Cena, Big Show & United States Champion Zack Ryder
def. Mark Henry & Jack Swagger
Ditched by their tag team partner, Kane, Mark Henry &
Jack Swagger were forced to fight John Cena, Big Show & United States
Champion Zack Ryder in the Six-Man Elimination Match. Big Show and Mark Henry
were first eliminated by a double count-out in the Handicap Match. With the
numbers working against him, Swagger put the ankle lock on Ryder, but Cena
tagged in and hit The “All-American American” with the AA for the victory.

After the match, Kane surprisingly emerged up through the
ring to attack Ryder, then tried to smother Cena The Big Red Monster nearly
pulled the United States Champion down through the hole in the ring, but failed
when Cena pulled his friend out of the abyss. Before Cena could get his hands
on Kane, a monstrous burst of fire erupted from the hole in the ring, allowing
The Big Red Machine to escape.

Chris Jericho returned (WATCH | PHOTOS)
After weeks of cryptic “1-2-12” videos on Raw SuperShow, Chris
Jericho made a shocking return and was warmly welcomed by the WWE Universe,
greeting some with high-fives at ringside. As he urged them for more cheers, "#Y2J"
instantly became the No. 1 worldwide trend on Twitter. But as the Superstar –
who was dressed in a dazzling, light-up, blinged out jacket – prolonged his homecoming,
the WWE Universe’s chants of “welcome back” soon turned to boos. A smiling
Jericho exited without addressing the Memphis crowd, leaving the irritated WWE
Universe wondering why he’s back. (More on Jericho's return)

The Bella Twins def. Kelly Kelly & Eve (WATCH | PHOTOS)
Former Divas Champions Kelly Kelly & Eve joined forces
to take on Brie & Nikki Bella on Raw SuperShow. The twins were victorious when
they used a little bit of “Twin Magic,” swapping places and pinning Eve for the
victory.

Dolph Ziggler def. WWE
Champion CM Punk by Count-Out (WATCH | PHOTOS)
CM Punk lost his bout against No. 1 contender Dolph Ziggler,
but retained the WWE Championship when the match ended in a count-out thanks to
a distraction by Interim Raw GM John Laurinaitis. The EVP of Talent Relations ran down to the ring to advise the WWE official about the exposed turnbuckle. Meanwhile, The Straight Edge Savior nearly
hit his opponent with the GTS, then locked him in the Anaconda Vise, but the
official never saw Ziggler tap because he was talking to Laurinaitis. Punk ended up outside the ring, thanks to
Laurinaitis, who pulled down the ropes, allowing him to slide out. Punk couldn’t get back onto the mat before
the 10-count, giving his opponent the victory. While the cocky Ziggler didn’t win the title, he left proudly holding
Punk’s WWE Championship knowing he’s defeated him for two straight weeks. (Preview: Punk vs. Ziggler at Royal Rumble)

Sheamus vs. The Miz ended in a No Contest; R-Truth went on
the attack (WATCH | PHOTOS)
Unable to keep his temper under control, Sheamus unloaded on
The Miz, and their match – which never began – ended in a No Contest. As a paranoid
Miz tried to escape through the crowd, his former tag team partner, R-Truth, appeared
with Little Jimmy. The Awesome One ran back toward the ring, where he was met
by Sheamus’ big boot. Left down, The Miz was vulnerable to another assault by the
retribution-seeking R-Truth, who hit his friend-turned-traitor with a water
bottle just as he did the previous week.

Wade Barrett def. Santino Marella (WATCH | PHOTOS)
After throwing Randy Orton down a flight of stairs in a
vicious Falls Count Anywhere Match on SmackDown, Wade Barrett continued his
path of destruction, this time targeting Santino Marella. The Italian Superstar
bravely told his opponent that the “Santino Marella Choo-Choo Trains” will run
over the “Wade Barrett Garage” in the Royal Rumble Match. But on Raw SuperShow,
Barrett viciously defeated his courageous opponent with a side slam despite
Marella’s valiant effort.

World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan def.
Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes (WATCH | PHOTOS)
Daniel Bryan and Cody Rhodes were in title-free action just
four days before they’ll each defend their championships on SmackDown. World
Heavyweight Champion Bryan, whose confident attitude continued to grow stronger,
gained more momentum with a victory over the Intercontinental Champion. This
Friday on SmackDown, Bryan will defend the World Heavyweight Championship
against Big Show, and Rhodes will put his Intercontinental Title on the line in
a match with Booker T!

John Cena called out Kane (PHOTOS | WATCH)
After wishing the WWE Universe a happy new year and sharing
his resolutions for 2012, John Cena addressed Kane’s hateful rage. The leader
of the Cenation said he’ll continue to enjoy whatever response he gets from the
WWE Universe, and thanked them, despite Kane’s recent actions. Ready for a
fight, he called out The Big Red Monster. Rather than getting in the ring with
Cena, Kane promised him he’ll embrace the hate and personally witness its true
power tonight!

2/1/12: WWE Raw SuperShow Qiuck results: Kane's hateful torment continues

MATCHES

• World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan def.
  Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes (PHOTOS)
• Wade Barrett def. Santino Marella (PHOTOS)
• Sheamus vs. The Miz ended in a No Contest (PHOTOS)
• Dolph Ziggler def. WWE
  Champion CM Punk by Count-Out (PHOTOS)
• The Bella Twins def. Kelly Kelly & Eve (PHOTOS)
• John Cena, Big Show & United States Champion Zack Ryder
  def. Mark Henry & Jack Swagger

12-30: SmackDown results: Barrett takes out Orton in brutal Falls Count Anywhere Match

MATCHES

• Jinder Mahal def. Ted
  DiBiase (PHOTOS)
• Kaitlyn & Alicia
  Fox def. Natalya & Tamina (PHOTOS)
• Hunico def. Justin
  Gabriel (PHOTOS)
• Big Show def. David
  Otunga (PHOTOS)
• Ezekiel Jackson def.
  Drew McIntyre (PHOTOS)
• Sheamus def. Heath
  Slater (PHOTOS)
• Wade Barrett battled Randy
  Orton in a Falls Count Anywhere Match (PHOTOS)

12-30: SmackDown results: Barrett takes out Orton in brutal Falls Count Anywhere Match

INDIANAPOLIS  – Not everyone got what he wanted from Santa. But
during the final SmackDown of 2011, some Superstars did indeed have their
holiday wishes come true. Wade Barrett finally earned retribution on Randy
Orton, taking him out of commission in a brutal Falls Count Anywhere Match. Booker
T got a title match with Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes. And, Big Show
received a title match with World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan.

Wade Barrett battled Randy
Orton in a Falls Count Anywhere Match (WATCH | PHOTOS)

Wade Barrett and Randy Orton continued their intense rivalry in a brutal Falls
Count Anywhere Match. After waging war inside the ring, the action spilled outside,
where The Viper tossed Barrett over the announce table. As Orton continued
to pummel Barrett, he was shoved directly into the WWE ref, knocking him out
cold. Next, the two continued to fight it out among the WWE Universe.

The vicious battle then carried over into the locker room area
of the Conseco Fieldhouse, where there was no WWE official present. The battle
even waged on inside an elevator! But when their fight took them to the top of
a staircase, it was Orton who ended up at the bottom. At first Barrett started
down the stairs to approach Orton, but then backed away and exited through an
arena door as The Viper laid motionless on the stair landing. When will WWE’s Apex
Predator return to action? (MORE ON ORTON’S CONDITION)

World Heavyweight
Champion Daniel Bryan vs. Big Show announced (WATCH)

To compete with the WWE Championship Match pitting CM Punk vs. Dolph Ziggler on
Monday’s Raw, SmackDown GM Theodore Long announced a big match of his own for
next week's SmackDown: World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan vs. Big Show for Bryan's World Title.

Sheamus def. Heath
Slater (WATCH | PHOTOS)
In a match made by Teddy Long, Heath Slater had his work cut out for him
against Sheamus. Despite a good fight, Slater was no match for The Celtic
Warrior’s brutal Brogue Kick. 

Sheamus vowed to win
the 2012 Royal Rumble Match (WATCH
| PHOTOS) 

Standing in the center of the ring, Sheamus vowed to win the 2012 Royal Rumble
Match. But, Hornswoggle came out and declared he would be the winner. Next, Heath Slater came to ringside to state his case that he
is the No. 1 redhead on SmackDown, not Sheamus. After exchanging words, The Great White sent Slater flying over the top rope.

Ezekiel Jackson def.
Drew McIntyre (WATCH | PHOTOS)

With Drew McIntyre’s resolve and worth called into question by Teddy Long,
the GM pitted him against Ezekiel Jackson. If McIntyre couldn’t win, Teddy said he’d have to start thinking about
letting him go (WATCH). Fighting for his
job, McIntyre clashed with the massive Ezekiel Jackson. While McIntyre argued
with the ref about having his feet on the second rope during an attempted
pinfall, Jackson swooped in, using his own questionable maneuver, grabbing
McIntyre by the tights and rolling him up for the win.

Big Show def. David
Otunga (WATCH | PHOTOS)

With Mark Henry watching from David Otunga’s corner, Otunga tangled with
Big Show. During the bout, World
Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan attacked from behind, smashing Henry with his title. Next, Bryan taunted the
dazed World’s Strongest Man, luring him up the entrance ramp. With Henry gone
from ringside, Show promptly took care of Otunga, dropping him with a
vicious WMD for the second week in a row.

Hunico def. Justin
Gabriel (WATCH | PHOTOS)

Showing off his own moves against the athletic Justin Gabriel, Hunico
dispatched of him with a flip from the top rope. After the win, Hunico and his
friend Camacho teamed up to brutalize Gabriel by slamming him to the canvas.

Teddy Long revealed
Mark Henry would be in David Otunga’s
corner (WATCH)

Teddy Long passed on word form high above that the originally scheduled tag
team match pitting Big Show & Daniel Bryan vs. David Otunga & Mark
Henry would not take place. Instead, Big Show would face David Otunga … with
Mark Henry in his corner.

Kaitlyn & Alicia
Fox def. Natalya & Tamina (WATCH | PHOTOS)

In tag team action, Alicia dropped Natalya with a Scissors Kick for the
win. Then with Natalya still reeling, Tamina blasted her own partner with a kick to the
face, followed up by a Superfly Splash from the top rope.The devastating move harkened back to that of her father, WWE Hall of Famer “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka.

 

Jinder Mahal def. Ted
DiBiase (WATCH | PHOTOS)

Sporting a turban, Jinder Mahal blasted the American tradition of making New
Year’s resolutions. The aggressive Superstar then took it to
Ted DiBiase, making him submit with the Camel Clutch.

Cody Rhodes agreed to
face Booker T for the Intercontinental Championship then attacked his brother
Dustin (WATCH | PHOTOS) 

After Booker T thanked the WWE Universe for an awesome year that began at Royal
Rumble, Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes emerged to recap his year,
including defeating Rey Mysterio at WrestleMania and bringing “honor and
prestige” back to Intercontinental Title. As Rhodes disparaged Booker – calling him a
washed up announcer – his older brother, Dustin, came out to speak in
Booker’s defense. 

 Dustin – whose alter ego is Goldust – said that when he was
down and out, Booker took him under his wing and inspired him. But Cody didn’t
want to hear any of it. Booker backed up his defender, saying he was more of
man than Cody would ever be. Next, Booker said he wanted to face Cody for his
Intercontinental Title. After Rhodes agreed to face Booker next week on
SmackDown, he blasted his own brother with a cheap shot kick to the groin and a
leaping kick to the face from the second rope.

WWE SmackDown! Spoilers (12/30/11)

Adam M. attended Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown! tapings from Indianapolis, Indiana last night and has sent in the following notes and spoilers from the show that will air this Friday, December 30, 2011:

Dark Match: (1) Skip Sheffield defeated Seth Rollins.

SmackDown!: Booker T opened the show in the ring and is interrupted by Cody Rhodes. Goldust comes out without his makeup and tells Cody not to talk bad about the Legends. Booker challenges Cody to a rematch for the Intercontinental Title next week. Booker left and Cody attacked his brother, leading to Booker running back for the save.

(1) Jinder Mahal beat Ted DiBiase in the opening contest.

* Drew McIntyre walks in on Teddy Long and Aksana and is ready for his SmackDown return match.

(2) Kaitlyn and Alicia Fox beat Tamina and Natalya. Tamina turned on Natalya after the match.

* Big Show interrupts Daniel Bryan and AJ Lee. Teddy Long comes out and announces Show vs. David Otunga tonight with Mark Henry in his corner.

(3) Hunico beat Justin Gabriel.

(4) Big Show beat David Otunga. Daniel Bryan came out during the match and attacked Henry.

(5) Ezekiel Jackson beat Drew McIntyre.

* Sheamus comes out and talks about the Royal Rumble. Hornswoggle joins him and says he will win the Rumble. Heath Slater comes out to trash Sheamus and gets thrown out of the ring.

(6) Sheamus defeated Heath Slater.

* Teddy Long announces Bryan vs. Big Show next week for the World Heavyweight Title.

(7) Wade Barrett defeated Randy Orton in a Falls Count Anywhere Match after throwing him down a flight of stairs in the back.

Close Friend Of John Cena Reveals His Feelings On Being Booed Every Week

With a helping hand from John Cena, 40-year-old heavyweight boxer Monte Barrett participated in a week long training camp with WWE’s developmental league Florida Championship Wrestling in late October/early November. As a close friend of Cena’s, Barrett has personal insight on the WWE Superstar. He commented on the hostile reaction Cena receives from grappling fans on a weekly basis to Power Slam.

“We talked about that on [November 14, 2011] and I asked him. A lot of the fans say, “John’s not great, and he’s only got a certain amount of moves,” Barrett says.

“The Rock [left WWE] and John took over. He just told me, “I don’t take it personally, so you don’t either. It’s a job.” Me, I was bothered because the people booed him to death [on Raw]. Rock got a standing ovation. Who knows? John might take a back seat for a while.

“People got tired of Michael Jordan always winning, the Green Bay Packers too. They want different champions, like Lennox Lewis in boxing. It’s our nature to want a changing of the guard. Maybe [Cena] needs to take a back seat, then rise up again in a year or two.”

WWE Introducing New Stage At Tonight’s RAW House Show (Photo)

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Both Vickie Guerrero and WWE Champion CM Punk are both putting over a new stage set-up that WWE is going to be using for the RAW house shows, starting tonight at a live event from Philadelphia, PA.

Guerrero posted the following on Twitter today: “Flying to Pittsburgh!!! I can’t wait to see the new stage setup tonight. See all of you there”

CM Punk also posted a tweet along with a sneak-peak photo of the stage, which is somewhat abstructed due to the dark background and two stage spotlights. “A horrible sneak peek picture of the new house show…er…LIVE EVENT set. Looks much better in person,” the WWE Champion wrote.

Check it out below:

Was Randy Orton Already Injured Before Last Night?

A new report out by F4WOnline.com reports that Randy Orton might not have been entirely injured at last night’s tapings but rather that it was a pre-existing injury that has been nagging at him.

It’s also possible that Orton was already injured but he might have made his condition worse last night during a Falls Count Anywhere Match. Orton has also been protected in-ring wise since December 19th to prevent him from doing a lot of physical work.

The angle at last night’s tapings in his match with Wade Barrett had a spot where Orton was thrown down a flight of stairs by his opponent.

Spoilers: 2 Matches Announced For First SmackDown! Of 2012

It was announced at last night’s SmackDown! tapings that Booker T will face COdy Rhodes on the first episode of SD! for 2012 on Jan. 6. The grudge match comes after Rhodes retainted the IC Title at TLC but Booker T defeated him Monday night on RAW.

They also announced that Daniel Bryan will defend the World Heavyweight Championship against Big Show next week as well.

Notes From Madison Square Garden WWE House Show

As noted previously, WWE held a house show at Madison Square Garden from New York City last night. Below are a few notes from the show:

– Mick Foley worked the show as the host and ended up getting into an altercation with Jack Swagger. Foley then booked him into a match against the in-ring return of Jerry “The King” Lawler, which the RAW color commentator ended up winning after Foley got involved in the match by using Mr. Socko.

– John Cena and Kane competed in a match last night. Like their previous bouts at live events and dark matches, the match ended in a disqualification after Kane ended the short match by hitting Cena with a steel chair. Kane left the ring but came back only to get caught up in an Attitude Adjustment finisher by Cena.

– FCW World Champion Leo Kruger was in attendance last night and lost to Alex Riley. Kruger caught a heel promo before the match. The match didn’t seem to get over with the crowd with many people describing it as being “flat” and “dull.”