Event: WWE Monday Night RAW
Airdate: Monday, November 24th, 2014 (USA Network)
Location: The Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN
Results by Matt Boone
“Yes, sir, we promised you a great main event…”
The Authority & Daniel Bryan Open RAW
This week’s post-Survivor Series edition of WWE RAW, which comes to us live from Indianapolis, Indiana, opens with a brief video package focusing on the WWE debut of Sting at last night’s pay-per-view.
From there, we shoot live into the arena where Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and JBL welcome us to the show on commentary. After that, “King of Kings” plays as Triple H and Stephanie McMahon make their way to the ring, hand-in-hand, as the announcers explain that “Team Authority” lost at last night’s Survivor Series pay-per-view event.
The music dies and the boo’s immediately spread throughout the arena. Stephanie says she expected this type of reaction tonight. She talks about how none of us know what it’s like to be a leader, or how to accept responsibility for your actions. She says that’s exactly why they’re out here tonight. She says Team Authority would’ve won had it not been for one man — Sting. The fans erupt at the sound of hearing Sting’s name.
Stephanie says because of Sting they are no longer in charge. She says because of her father, Vince McMahon, the only person who can give them their power back is John Cena. Steph starts pretending to cry as she tells everyone that she hopes we all have a happy Thanksgiving. Triple H says we love this don’t we. He asks if we want to see his wife cry. HHH calls us bullies.
HHH goes on to remind us that we should be careful what we wish for. He says no one can handle the power. He questions who is going to make the tough decisions now. Who is going to have the power. He mentions John Cena, Dolph Ziggler and Sting. Each guy gets a pop when their name is mentioned. HHH questions why Sting decided to stick his “painted face in their business.”
Triple H goes on to say that without The Authority in power, he gives this place maybe two or three weeks before it dies. He says they handle more than anyone could ever imagine. HHH promises that we will beg for them to come back. As soon as he says that, we hear familiar music.
That’s right boys and girls, Daniel Bryan is “Yes!” chanting his way down to the ring to a loud pop. The entire arena in Indianapolis is doing the “Yes!” chant along with Bryan.. Bryan gets in the ring and does the “Yes!” chant right in HHH and Steph’s face, and literally the ENTIRE crowd is doing it with him, all at the same time.
HHH and Steph go to exit the ring. HHH stays on the apron, while Bryan gets right in his face and does the “Yes!” chant literally right in his face. HHH and Steph go to walk up the aisle, but Bryan jumps out of the ring, runs up to them, stops them by standing right in front of them in their faces in the aisle, and again does the “Yes!” chant. As HHH walks off, Bryan goes down to where Steph is in the aisle and does the “Yes!” chant right in her face as well. Bryan gets back in the ring as HHH and Steph begrudgingly leave. On that note, we head to a commercial break.
Daniel Bryan Gives Team Authority Members Their Orders For Tonight
When we return from commercial, Daniel Bryan is still in the ring — by himself — leading everyone in Indianapolis in one giant “Yes!” chant. He gets on the mic and says it feels good to be in this ring tonight. He says having the ability to kick The Authority out of the ring felt good, too.
Bryan goes on to reveal that for tonight, he has been put in charge of running RAW. He brings out Team Authority. Seth Rollins’ music hits and out he comes with Joey Mercury, Jamie Noble, Kane, Rusev, Lana, Luke Harper and Mark Henry.
D-Bry promises that he’s not going to strip anyone of their titles or put them in unfair matches. He says he’s going to start with Seth Rollins. He says tonight, Rollins will be teamed up with two other WWE Superstars to take on John Cena and Dolph Ziggler. He says it will be a three on two handicap match. Rollins interupts him. Rollins says big picture wise, whether he likes it or not, he is still the future of this company. He asks Bryan who he’s going to team him up with.
Bryan says he’s not teaming him up with anybody, the WWE Universe is. He says they’ll get to choose their partners via the WWE App. Team A. Mark Henry and Luke Harper. Team B. Mark Henry and Kane. Team C. Jamie Noble and Joey Mercury. He says voting starts right now. Rollins gets pissed and leaves with Noble and Mercury.
Daniel Bryan now turns his attention to Corporate Kane. He tells him that he’s no longer going to be Director of Operations. He tells Kane his new title is Director of Food and Beverage. He says instead of Corporate Kane, he’ll be Concessions Kane. He asks someone to bring out a tray and a hair net for Kane. Out comes someone who hands him a tray full of popcorn and hot dogs. He tells Kane to get to work, he’s got some food to sell. Kane leaves.
Now he switches his focus to Rusev and Lana. He tells Rusev he has some options. One is that he’ll be in a company-wide battle royal where he’ll be in the ring with every other WWE Superstar and the winner will be the new WWE United States Champion. He says his other option is to come in the middle of the ring, have a giant American flag lowered and in front of everyone, be forced to recite the pledge of allegience. He and Lana leave all pissed off.
Now he focuses on Luke Harper. He tells Harper that he’ll be in one-on-one action by himself tonight. He says he’s thinking about “The Lunatic Fringe” Dean Ambrose as his opponent. Harper leaves dejected.
Left by himself now is Mark Henry. Daniel Bryan says he was approached by a big guy backstage to ask for revenge from two years ago at WrestleMania. He says it’s Ryback. So Mark Henry will take on Ryback tonight. He mocks Henry by saying “that’s what I do!” He tells Henry that the match with Ryback is happening right now. Henry makes his way to the ring but from behind, Ryback runs out and attacks him.
Mark Henry vs. Ryback
Ryback smashes Henry face-first into the ring post. Now he’s bashing his head over and over again into the ringside barricade. We go to a commercial break on that note, with Ryback vs. Mark Henry up next.
We return from commercial and see some highlights of what had gone down during the break. Within seconds, Ryback blasts Henry with a big power move and covers him. 1-2-3. Ryback wins.
Winner: Ryback
Backstage: Vince McMahon, Stephanie McMahon & Triple H
Backstage, we see Vince McMahon. Up walks Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. Steph says she’s sorry for letting him down. Vince says he’s not angry, he’s disappointed.
He says somehow, some way those two need to fix this. Vince mocks Steph for saying she’s sorry. Vince raises his voice and says he’s never sorry for anything he’s done. He says the only thing he’s sorry about is that he is forced to spend Thanksgiving with them two.
Vince and Steph get in the limo on one side. HHH, looking pissed, walks around and slowly and angrily gets into the limo on the other side door. The limo drives off as we head to commercial.
WWE Intercontinental Championship
– Dean Ambrose vs. Luke Harper (c)
When we return from the break, “The Lunatic Fringe” Dean Ambrose makes his way to the ring. Out next is his opponent for tonight, former Wyatt Family member, Luke Harper. The bell rings and here we go.
Lilian Garcia does the formal introductions as this match is for Harper’s Intercontinental title. Ambrose is all over Harper like insanity straight from the word “go.” As Ambrose beats Harper out of the ring and out to the floor, we head to a mid-match commercial.
We’re back from commercial and we see Ambrose locked in a headlock from the I-C champ in the middle of the ring. Ambrose fights his way out, but before he can mount any offense, Harper drops him with a big slam and is now once again in control of the offense with ease.
The action continues, with Harper dominating throughout, until Ambrose finally starts making his comeback. Just as it seemed as though Ambrose was on the verge of winning and becoming the new I-C champ, Harper gets himself intentionally disqualified.
Winner via DQ: Dean Ambrose
After The Match
After the match, Ambrose grabs a ladder and a table from under the ring. Before he can do much of anything, however, Bray Wyatt hits the ring and attacks Ambrose. Wyatt puts Ambrose through a table. He poses to the crowd as his music plays and we fade into a commercial break.
Larry The Cable Guy & Santino Marella
We return from commercial and the first thing we see is Larry The Cable Guy, dressed up (without a shirt on, with his big fat-ass gut hanging out) with a mask on, accompanied by Santino Marella. The two do what is supposed to be a comedy routine, I guess, but basically plugged their new movie “Jingle All The Way 2.” Larry talks about his favorite wrestler being “Stone Cold” Steve Austin.
He makes another bad joke and then the two are interupted by Goldust and Stardust. As The Dust Brothers make their way to the ring, we head to another commercial break.
WWE Tag-Team Championship
Goldust & Stardust vs. The Miz & Damien Mizdow (c)
We’re back from the break and we see highlights of The Miz and Damien Mizdow becoming the new WWE Tag-Team Champions at last night’s Survivor Series pay-per-view.
From there, we shoot back live into the arena where The Dust Brothers are finishing up their ring entrance. From there, The Miz and Damien Mizdow, the new tag-champs, make their way down to the ring. Miz has both the titles on his shoulders, and of course, Mizdow has two replica titles on his shoulders.
Lilian Garcia does the formal introductions, as this is a match for the WWE Tag-Team Championship.
The match is now officially underway. Lots of back-and-forth action, with Mizdow getting a ton of laughs as he mimics Miz’s movements, even when he’s not there. Miz ends up getting bashed into the steel steps. The trainers at ringside come to check on him.
The finish of this one comes soon after, as Mizdow sets everything up, only to have Miz come in and hit his Skull Crushing Finale for the pin, stealing all the glory in the process. After the match, we head to another commercial break.
Winners and STILL WWE Tag-Team Champions: The Miz & Damien Mizdow
Backstage: Concession Kane, Larry The Cable Guy & Santino Marella
Backstage, we see Kane in a worker’s uniform, handling the concession stand in the arena, selling hot dogs and such. Up walks Larry The Cable Guy and Santino. Kane smooshes a hot dog and mustard all over Santino. Larry dips a hot dog onto the mustard on Santino, eats it and walks off. Riveting stuff, folks.
In-Ring Segment: Rusev, Lana, Daniel Bryan, Sgt. Slaughter, Jack Swagger & Zeb Colter
When we return from the break, Rusev and Lana come to the ring. Rusev complains in English in a promo segment. Lana does as well. The two continue to bitch and moan until Daniel Bryan appears on the big screen and says there’s going to be a special supervisor. With that said, out comes WWE Hall Of Famer Sgt. Slaughter.
If you recall, the options were for Rusev to compete in a battle royal against the entire roster with the U.S. title on the line, or to do the pledge of allegiance with a giant American flag. So, with Slaughter out there, the giant U.S. flag drops from the ceiling.
Slaughter tries leading Rusev and Lana into doing the pledge of allegience. Lana somewhat does it, but eventually they refuse. Lana leaves the ring. Rusev bullies Slaughter into the corner, but out to his rescue is Jack Swagger.
Rusev quickly starts beating down Swagger, who has Zeb Colter watching at ringside with Slaughter. But within seconds, Swagger turns the tide and hits a big belly-to-belly suplex on Rusev. He goes for the Patriot Lock but Rusev ducks out the back door and runs away, leaving the ring as Slaughter, Swagger and Colter celebrate in the ring.
Justin Gabriel vs. Fandango (with Rosa Mendes)
When we return from the break, we see Rosa Mendes in the ring with dark lighting. His new music hits and his new elaborate entrance takes place, with a big elaborate dance between he and Rosa.
The bell rings and here we go. Fandango completely squashes Gabriel from start-to-finish, capping things off with his top-rope finisher for the 1-2-3. He and Rosa dance a bit more after the match.
Winner: Fandango
Backstage: Big Show
After seeing clips from Survivor Series of Big Show turning on Team Cena and delivering the KO punch, we shoot backstage and see Big Show bullying someone (I didn’t catch who it was, but I believe it was some nameless, faceless backstage worker). Anyways, after that we head to commercial.
In-Ring Segment: Big Show & Erick Rowan
When we return from commercial, Big Show comes out in a suit. He tries explaining himself. First, he’s sad and trying to get sympathy from the people but eventually gets mad and in heel fashion says he did it because he wanted to. He dares anyone from the back to come and say something to his face.
With that being said, Erick Rowan’s music hits and out he comes in his goofy ass sheep mask. Big Show mocks Rowan for liking “kitty-cats,” using a mocking baby voice. The fans chant “Erick Rowan! Erick Rowan!” Finally, Rowan takes his sheep mask off. Show tells Rowan he has no place being here. He tells him to leave before he gets himself hurt.
Rowan grabs the mic from Show. Rowan says he doesn’t like bullies. And with that said, he punches away at Show. He nails him with a big boot and kicks him out of the ring. Show flips out from the floor as Rowan dares him to come back into the ring.
Show leaves pissed off as the fans chant “Erick Rowan!” as he stands tall in the ring. We get a quick reminder on the voting process for tonight’s main event.
Backstage: Seth Rollins, Joey Mercury, Jamie Noble & Dolph Ziggler
Backstage, we see Seth Rollins when in walks Joey Mercury and Jamie Noble. Rollins politely tells Mercury and Noble that they don’t measure up as partners for Rollins tonight. Ziggler walks in and says he told his millions of Twitter followers to vote for Mercury and Noble. Rollins looks pissed as Ziggler walks off. On that note, we head to another commercial break.
Brie Bella (with Nikki Bella) vs. AJ Lee
When we return from the break, The Bella Twins are in the ring, Nikki, of course, with the newly won WWE Divas Championship.
AJ Lee’s music hits and out she comes with a mic. She tells Nikki that her life’s work looks good as an accessory for her, and that it “goes so well with her shoes,” mocking her.
The bell rings, a light “CM Punk” chant breaks out and the action gets underway. AJ and Bella quickly hit the floor. The other Bella blasts AJ from behind.
Back in the ring, Brie utilizes the help she got from her sister and is now taking it to the former Divas Champ. In the end, thanks to distraction from Nikki, Brie gets the pin on AJ.
Winner: Brie Bella
After The Match
After the match, AJ gets on the mic. She says it takes two Bella Twins to be the champion. She says the two of them aren’t half the woman she is. She says it’s time someone breaks it to the Bellas — talent is not sexually transmitted. Her music plays and that’s that. We head to commercial.
Adam Rose & The Bunny vs. Tyson Kidd & Natalya
When we return from commercial, Adam Rose is making his entrance, with, of course, the Rosebuds. The Bunny hops over to the announce table, where Cole, Lawler and JBL are joined by Larry The Cable Guy and Santino Marella. The Bunny, Larry and Santino all dance together.
Rose gets annoyed,, walks over and grabs The Bunny and yanks him, throwing him into the ring, nearly pulling his Bunny top/head off in the process by accident.
Anyways, the bell rings and here we go with our interspecies tag-match. It’s Rose and The Bunny against Tyson Kidd and Natalya. Rose tags The Bunny in before the match even starts.
The Bunny dominates Kidd early on, doing the humping gesture to the air in between moves. Finally, Kidd cuts The Bunny’s momentum short and finally tags in Nattie.
Nattie comes in and seems concerned to make sure The Bunny is okay. Kidd gets mad and tells Nattie to give him a kiss and go back on the apron. She does. Kidd, meanwhile, turns around into a big slam from The Bunny.
The Bunny tags Rose in and Rose goes to work on Kidd. Accidentally, The Bunny trips up Rose, which allows Kidd to cover him and pin him for the 1-2-3. Kidd and Nattie leave as we focus on the commentary table for a plug for Larry The Cable Guy and Santino.
Winners: Tyson Kidd & Natalya
Backstage: Renee Young Interviews Ryback
Backstage, we see Ryback walking. Renee Young approaches him and congratulates him on his win earlier tonight. Ryback says he’s not worried about that. He says he’s hungry and asks her if she knows where any good concession stands are at. I guess Ryback is on the hunt for Kane. We’ll find out soon enough, as we head to another commercial break.
Backstage: Ryback & Kane
Ryback approaches Kane backstage at the concession stand and tells him he’s starving. Ryback asks for two cans of tuna, a protein shake with extra protein and a bag of beef jerky. Kane’s out of that but tosses a hot dog at Ryback. Ryback shoves him back into the counter and they throw food at each other. As Kane runs away, Ryback tells him he forgot his nuts, as he holds up a bag of peanuts.
Backstage: Renee Young Interviews John Cena & Dolph Ziggler
Backstage, Renee Young is with John Cena and Dolph Ziggler. They talk about the upcoming two-on-three main event and say they’re going to steal the show. They plug the voting on the WWE App once more as we head to another commercial break.
John Cena & Dolph Ziggler vs. Seth Rollins, Joey Mercury & Jamie Noble
We’re back from the break. Out comes “The Show Off,” Dolph Ziggler to a nice pop. Out next is John Cena, who gets a very loud, but a very mixed reaction. From there, Daniel Bryan’s music hits and out he comes.
Bryan introduces “Mr. Money In The Bank,” Seth Rollins. Once Rollins is in the ring, Bryan reveals the results of tonight’s WWE App poll, which decides who Rollins’ partners will be.
In a landslide, Joey Mercury and Jamie Noble win the vote. I didn’t catch the exact number, but I believe it was something like 93 percent. So, there you have it — Cena and Ziggler vs. Rollins, Mercury and Noble in a two-on-three handicap main event match for tonight’s RAW.
The bell rings to make it official and here we go with tonight’s RAW main event. Early on, Cena and Ziggler dominate with ease. This leads to Rollins, Mercury and Noble sliding out to the floor to regroup and recollect themselves. As that happens, we head to a mid-match commercial, likely our last of the evening.
We return from the commercial and wesee Noble beating up Cena in the ring. Finally, Cena tags Ziggler in. Ziggler takes the hot tag and is going nuts, hitting anything and everything that moves.
Eventually, Rollins hits Ziggler with a cheap shot and now the heel trio is taking over. Ziggler finally gets a tag after going at it with everyone. Cena unloads and hits a Five Knuckle Shuffle on Mercury. Rollins runs in but slides out of an Attitude Adjustment. The Stooges make the save for Rollins from a double team.
We’re building towards the finish now, as Cena hits an Attitude Adjustment on Mercury. At the same time, Ziggler hits the Zig-Zag on Noble. Rollins, meanwhile, got out of dodge and is looking on from the top of the stage. 1-2-3. Cena and Ziggler both make the cover at the same time on Mercury and Noble and score the victory.
Winners: John Cena & Dolph Ziggler
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