WWE RAW Results (12/22/14) – Hulk Hogan & Roddy Piper Return!

Event: WWE Monday Night RAW
Airdate: Monday, December 22nd, 2014 (USA Network)
Location: The Target Center in Minneapolis, MN
Results by Matt Boone

“Yes, sir, we promised you a great main event…”

Santa Hogan (Ho-Ho Hogan), John Cena & Seth Rollins Open Up RAW

The Christmas-themed edition of WWE RAW opens up with a shot of the stage, which is decked out with a few Christmas trees and other holiday-themed decorations. We are then shown a graphic that promotes a special “Piper’s Pit” segment with Roddy Piper and special guests, Rusev and Lana. Then, we are told that Roman Reigns and Big Show will go one-on-one in a singles match and Dean Ambrose and Bray Wyatt will square off in a “Miracle on 34th Street Match.”

From there, a familiar theme song plays as WWE Hall Of Famer Hulk Hogan, tonight’s RAW guest host, comes out dressed up as Santa Claus. He’s got the hat, the beard, the suit. The works. You can’t even tell it’s Hogan.

“Ho Ho Ho, Brother!” begins Hogan. He says tonight, Ho-Ho Hogan is here to spread cheer all over Monday Night RAW, “brother.” The fans break out in a “Hogan! Hogan! Hogan!” chant. He corrects them and gets them to chant “Ho-Ho Hogan! Ho-Ho Hogan!” He says tonight he’s going to be giving presents to all of the WWE Superstars and to us, the WWE Universe. He promotes some of the aforementioned matches and segments announced for tonight’s show.

As he goes to wrap up, John Cena’s theme song hits. Out comes the leader of the Ce-Nation to a loud, mostly positive reaction. When the music stops, the “mostly positive” reaction switches quickly to a loud mixed-bag reaction. Cena goes into a rant about Santa Claus and Hulk Hogan being icons. The fans break out in another “Ho-Ho Hogan!” chant. Cena sings and jokes about what he wanted for Christmas, but says that changed when “this happened.” With that said, we see a shot of last week’s cage match on RAW when Cena was attacked by Brock Lesnar and then Paul Heyman shook hands with Seth Rollins.

After the video package ends, the fans break out in a loud “We Want Lesnar” chant. Cena says he wants Lesnar too — he wants to kick his teeth down his throat. Cena says most people would complain about what happened in last week’s cage match, but not him. He says last week he lost to Rollins fair and square, but after that loss he changed his Christmas wish. All he wants is a match — tonight — versus Seth Rollins. He promises he’ll be ready for anything tonight. He asks “Ho-Ho Hogan” what he thinks.

Before Hogan can answer, Seth Rollins’ theme song hits. Out he comes with Joey Mercury, Jamie Noble and a shiney, dented-up golden briefcase. Rollins says he can’t believe what he’s hearing out here. He brags about Curb-Stomping Cena’s head into the mat last week. He tells Cena he told him a couple weeks ago that nobody wants to hear his “stupid voice” anymore. He says he didn’t come out here to disrespect anybody. He says Hogan and Cena are absolute legends. He says in their respective eras they took WWE to big heights, but he says Cena’s time is up, and his time is now. The fans boo. Rollins says he’s the future of WWE, the new standard bearer. He warns Cena that if he wants to last one more day in the Rollins era, that’s something he’s going to have to accept. The fans start chanting “You Sold Out.”

Rollins says the real reason he’s out here is to tell us that “Ho-Ho Hogan” shouldn’t be running RAW tonight, it should be The Authority. The fans chant “Ho-Ho Hogan” again. Rollins says Triple H and Stephanie McMahon deserve to be here tonight. The fans boo, so Rollins says that boo’ing that is not the holiday spirit. He says people like Hogan running this show is what is running this company down the toilet. He says all of this started at Survivor Series when “The Vigilante” Sting stuck his nose in their business. He tells Santa that if he doesn’t grant him his Christmas present, he’s not gonna be so lucky. He says what he wants is for Hogan to force Cena to do the right thing and bring The Authority back.

“Would you just shut up. Shut up. You’re putting these poeple to sleep damnit, shut up,” says Cena. He goes on a rant about how Rollins has become a complete scumbag. He says if Rollins comes down to the ring, he’ll give him a shiney pair of green sneakers up his ass. Is that a PG comment? He tells Rollins to come down here and shut him up or walk away like the coward he is. He tells him he’s not bringing The Authority back.

“Ho-ho-hold on a minute,” says Hogan. He says tonight, Seth Rollins is gonna face John Cena in the first match tonight on RAW. “So Ho-Ho-Ho!” finishes Hogan. Cena takes his shirt off and prepares for battle. Hogan puts his Santa hat on Cena. “So whatcha gonna do, when Hulk Hogan, the WWE Universe and all of the Christmas cheer run wild on you, brother!” Hogan’s music hits and we head to our first commercial break of the evening. Cena-Rollins is up next.

John Cena vs. Seth Rollins

We return from commercial and both Cena and Rollins are in the ring and it’s time for our first match of the evening to officially get underway.

The bell sounds and here we go. Cena controls the action early on, however it isn’t long until Rollins — through some cheating antics — takes control of the offense. We head to a mid-match commercial.

When we return from the break, we see the action still going in the ring. This is turning into an incredible television match, by the way, and the fans are letting them know it with loud, thunderous “this is awesome” chants.

Things start to come to a head now as Mercury and Noble start giving involved on a consistent basis. Finally, Cena yanks them both into the ring. They distract Cena, which set Rollins up for a briefcase shot attempt, but Cena avoided it and knocked Rollins down.

Cena now hoists Mercury up and hits him with an Attitude Adjustment. He gets Noble out of the way and Rollins runs right into an Attitude Adjustment from Cena. 1-2-3. Cena wins. We head to another commercial break.

Winner: John Cena

Fandango vs. Jack Swagger

After a quick backstage segment where Kane appears and simply says “Bag Humbug,” we shoot to the ring for our next match of the evening.

Already in the ring are the participants, as Fandango will be taking on Jack Swagger. Rosa Mendes is at ringside. The announcers point out that this is the “new and improved” Fandango as the bell rings.

This one doesn’t last long, as Swagger gets in a little bit of offense, but is quickly rolled up and pinned by Fandango. After the match, Fandango and Rosa dance a bit in the ring.

Winner: Fandango

Backstage: Tom Phillips Interviews Dolph Ziggler

Backstage, Tom Phillips is with Dolph Ziggler. He asks Ziggler about the fact that Luke Harper is cashing in his rematch clause and challenging him for the Intercontinental Championship on tonight’s show. Ziggler talks about how brutal their ladder match was at TLC. He says he’s going to beat Harper tonight and that’s too bad for Harper, but Ziggler is too good. He wishes “T.P.” a Merry Christmas and then walks off.

R-Truth vs. Adam Rose

From there, we head back to the ring, where R-Truth is already standing. Out comes Adam Rose and the Rosebuds. It’s time for another one-on-one match here on the Christmas-themed edition of RAW.

The bell sounds and here we go. Truth gets the upper-hand early on. This leads to he and Rose having an impromptu “dance-off.” Eventually Rose goes for a cheap shot, trying to kick Truth, but Truth catches the kick.

Moments later, Truth rolls Rose up. 1-2-3. Truth pulls off the victory. After the match, The Bunny attempts to console Rose in the ring, however Rose is not in the mood. Rose nails The Bunny. He knocks him out of the ring and then smashes his head into the ringside steps. He does it again. The Rosebuds look on in shock as Rose pushes past them and heads to the back in the midst of a temper-tantrum. We head to commercial.

Winner: R-Truth

Big Show vs. Roman Reigns

We return from the break and Big Show’s music hits. Out he comes as a pre-taped video interview airs with Big Show promising to knock out Roman Reigns tonight. With that said, Reigns’ theme hits and the crowd explodes. Reigns is over in this building tonight, folks! As he makes his ring entrance, a pre-taped video interview from Reigns airs.

The bell sounds and here we go. Reigns immediately jumps off to a good start, dominating Big Show early on. However, Big Show starts to take over the match as we head to a mid-match commercial.

We return to see the action still going on in the ring. Reigns is starting to fire back up on offense. He knocks Big Show out of the ring with a Superman punch. The announce table gets beaten up in the process. Reigns blasts Show again with a Superman punch, knocking him clean over the announce table. The referee counts out Big Show. He flips out and knocks over the announce table in frustration.

Winner via Count Out: Roman Reigns

Backstage: Renee Young Interviews Dean Ambrose

Backstage, Renee Young is with Dean Ambrose. Ambrose talks about meeting a guy with a giant gray beard. He says he told him that all he wanted for Christmas was Bray Wyatt. He references the “Miracle on 34th Street Match” with Wyatt later tonight. Ambrose walks off.

Brie Bella vs. Natalya

Already in the ring is Natalya. Out comes Brie Bella, accompanied by her twin sister, Nikki. The bell sounds and here we go with our first Divas match of the evening.

Brie and Nattie battle back-and-forth early on, no one clearly establishing control of the offense. Eventually, the two battle outside of the ring. Back in the ring and Brie is finally establishing offensive control.

The finishing series happens now, as Brie hits a cross-body, but Nattie rolls through for a Sharpshooter attempt. Brie counters that into a roll-up attempt, but Nattie counts her roll-up attempt into a roll-up of her own. 1-2-3. Nattie wins.

After the match, Tyson Kidd gets in the ring to celebrate with Nattie. Nattie knocks Nikki off the apron and onto the floor. She holds up the Divas title. We head to a commercial break after the match.

Winner: Natalya

Goldust & Stardust vs. Los Matadores & El Torito

After a quick backstage segment, Goldust and Stardust make their way to the ring. It’s time for our next match here on the Christmas-edition of RAW. Out next comes Los Matadores, along with a Holiday-themed El Torito.

The bell sounds and here we go. Diego with a sunset flip after making the tag and he gets a near fall. Goldust sends Diego into the ring post and then he punches him and connects with a series of fist drops.

Goldust with a reverse chin lock. Stardust tags in and Diego sends Goldust to the floor and Stardust to the apron. Stardust pulls Diego down and then he hits a drop kick when Stardust comes off the turnbuckles. Fernando and Goldust tag in and Fernando with a clothesline and flying shoulders. Goldust with an Irish whip but Fernando with a rana. Goldust blocks a monkey flip and then Fernando misses a shoulder.

Torito tags in and Goldust catches him. Goldust hits Stardust with Torito and Fernando with a lungblower. He hits a moonsault. 1-2-3. El Torito scores the pin for his team.

Winners: Los Matadores & El Torito

WWE Intercontinental Championship
– Dolph Ziggler (c) vs. Luke Harper

Out comes Luke Harper, followed by the WWE Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler. It’s time for our I-C title rematch between Harper and Ziggler.

Harper blasts Ziggler with a boot to the face during the official introductions. Ziggler spills out to the floor, where he is met by Harper who hits a big dive through the ropes. Harper beats up on Ziggler outside of the ring a bit and then finally the action returns to the ring where the match officially begins.

Harper with a super kick and a sit out power bomb for a near fall. Harper picks up Ziggler and he connects with an uppercut. Harper with another uppercut to Ziggler. Harper rakes Ziggler’s eyes. Ziggler with a punch and he tries for a drop kick but Harper catches him and Harper slingshots Ziggler’s throat into the ropes and he kicks Ziggler to the floor.

We are back and Harper stands over Ziggler while Dolph tries to get back to his feet. Ziggler stomps on Harper’s feet and then he tries for a neck breaker but Harper sends Ziggler into the ropes and Harper with a drop kick. Ziggler rolls to the floor.

Harper goes to the floor and he picks up Ziggler but Ziggler tries for a super kick but Harper blocks it and Harper sends Ziggler face first into the announce table. Harper gets a near fall when he rolls Ziggler back into the ring. Harper with a reverse chin lock. Ziggler with punches followed by a drop kick but Harper moves when Ziggler goes for the Vigilante Stinger Splash. Harper gets a near fall.

Harper picks up Ziggler and sets for a pump handle suplex and hits it for a near fall. Ziggler with punches and a rollup for a near fall. Harper with a kick to the midsection and then he gets Ziggler up for a suplex to send him to the mat for an uppercut. Harper with a Michinoku Driver for a near fall.

Harper sets for a power bomb but Ziggler counters into a modified Code Red and a near fall. Harper with a boot to the head. Harper sets for the discus lariat but Ziggler with a super kick. Harper stays on his feet and Harper hits the discus lariat for a near fall. Ziggler counters a power bomb attempt with an X Factor and follows with a Fameasser for a near fall. Ziggler hits two super kicks and a Zig-Zag. 1-2-3. He wins and retains the I-C strap. After the match, Ziggler does a quick, basic interview with Jerry Lawler in the ring. We head to commercial.

Winner and STILL WWE Intercontinental Champion: Dolph Ziggler

Piper’s Pit With Rusev & Lana

Back from the break and the ring is set up for Piper’s Pit. Out comes WWE Hall Of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper. He talks about the Holidays and then introduces his guests, Rusev and Lana.

Rusev and Lana make their way to the ring to a bunch of boo’s from the Minneapolis fans. Lana and Piper bicker back-and-forth about America and so on and so forth until Rusev finally grabs the microphone.

Rusev shows a clip of the attack he did on Ryback on last week’s live SmackDown. After that, he says he can crush Ryback and then says he can crush Piper. Piper says he has a gift for Rusev and he even put a big bow on it.

With that said, out comes Ryback wearing a giant bvow on his chest. He makes his way to the ring to a bunch of “Feed Me More” chants. He attacks Rusev. He sets up for his big finisher but Rusev ducks out and slides out of the ring. He retreats to the back as Piper and Ryback lead the fans in a big “Feed Me More” chant. We head to commercial.

Santa’s Little Helper Divas Match
– Emma, Naomi & Paige vs. Alicia Fox, Cameron & Summer Rae

We’re back from commercial and it’s time for a Santa’s Little Helper Divas six-woman tag-team match. On one side of the ring is Summer Rae, Alicia Fox and Cameron. On the other is Naomi, Paige and Emma.

The bell rings and here we go. Immediately, the fans start chanting “We want Paige.” Finally, Paige is tagged in and the fans go nuts for her. She blasts Cameron with a bunch of knees on the ring apron.

Now all six Divas are going at it. When the smoke clears, Alicia Fox hits her finisher for the 1-2-3. After the match, the three babyface Divas celebrate and hop around in their little Santa outfits as the announcers hype up tonight’s “Miracle on 34th Street Match” between Bray Wyatt and Dean Ambrose. After that, we head to another commercial break.

Winners: Emma, Naomi & Paige

The Miz (with Damien Mizdow) vs. Jey Uso (with Jimmy Uso)

It’s time for our next match, as The Miz and Damien Mizdow make their way to the ring. Miz has both tag-titles on his shoulder, while Mizdow has two replica belts. Miz has a Slammy Award, while Mizdow has a little mini-trophy version of one. Out next are the opponents, The Usos.

It turns out it’s one-on-one action as Miz and Jey Uso are up next. Miz taunts the crowd by pretending to put over Mizdow, only to tell him to stand outside of the ring. The bell rings and here we go with Miz vs. Uso.

Jey with reverse chin lock but Miz backs Jey into the corner and Miz with a side head lock take down. Miz with a shoulder tackle but Jey sends Miz over the top rope to the floor. Sandow lays next to Miz but he moves when Jey hits a plancha onto Miz.

Uso throws Miz back into the ring and Jey leaps over Miz. Miz with a knee to Jey’s midsection and he kicks Jey. Miz with a boot to the head and he gets a near fall. Miz rakes the face and he applies a reverse chin lock while he has something to say to Jimmy on the floor. Jey gets to his feet and he punches Miz but Miz pulls Jey to the mat. Miz misses a running boot and Jey with a Samoan drop.

Jey sets up for the running butt splash, ala his father Rikishi, but Miz stops and counters for a Reality Check attempt but Uso avoids it. Moments later, Miz rolls Uso up and holds his tights. 1-2-3. Miz wins. We head to commercial.

Winner: The Miz

Miracle On 34th Street Fight
– Bray Wyatt vs. Dean Ambrose

Bray Wyatt makes his way to the ring as we return from the break. Wyatt cuts a quick promo before the match, talking about the holidays and how in his world, there is no happiness, no Santa Claus, etc. — only evil.

With that said, “The Lunatic Fringe” Dean Ambrose’s music hits and out he comes for tonight’s main event — Wyatt vs. Ambrose in a “Miracle on 34th Street Fight.”

The bell sounds and here we go. The two exchange punches early on, until finally Ambrose starts gaining the upper-hand. Ambrose with jabs to Wyatt followed by head butts. Ambrose runs his forearm across the face. Wyatt with an Irish whip but Ambrose with a clothesline out of the corner. Wyatt with a head butt and then he chokes Ambrose in the ropes. Ambrose with a clothesline and he punches Wyatt. Ambrose with knees and a chop followed by a drop kick with Wyatt against the ropes and Wyatt falls to the floor in front of the announce table. Ambrose sends Wyatt into some presents and then Ambrose Irish whips Wyatt into a Christmas tree.

Ambrose opens a present as only Ambrose can to see what is inside. Ambrose with a snap mare and then he uses the tree for added emphasis on an elbow drop. Ambrose Irish whips Wyatt into another tree and then he hits Wyatt a few times with the tree. Ambrose opens a present and he has a monitor that isn’t plugged in this time. Ambrose puts it down and he sends Wyatt into the ringside barrier. Ambrose goes under the ring and he pulls out a gift wrapped table, but Wyatt hits Ambrose. Ambrose is sent back into the ring and Wyatt puts the table under the ring because he is a Grinch for the fans.

Ambrose with a suicide dive that sends Wyatt into a stack of presents. Ambrose sets up a table and they exchange punches. Ambrose brings Wyatt to the table with a front face lock. Ambrose with a punch and Wyatt falls onto the table.Ambrose puts on a wreath but Wyatt recovers before Ambrose can come off the turnbuckles. Ambrose puts the wreath over

Wyatt’s head and he punches Wyatt. Ambrose hits Wyatt with a present and then he opens another present to reveal a chair. Ambrose waits for Wyatt to turn around and Wyatt kicks Ambrose and then he sends Ambrose off the stage and through a table. On that note, we head to a mid-match commercial.

We return from the break and the action is still going on and is still all over the place. The two battle back-and-forth, using a lot of Christmas-themed “foreign objects” until finally, Wyatt slams Ambrose face-first into a “Candy Cane” (kendo stick dressed up as a candy cane) that was wedged in the corner. 1-2-3. Wyatt wins. After the match, however, Ambrose attacks and lays Wyatt on a table outside of the ring. He climbs to the top and comes sailing off, crashing onto Wyatt with both guys going through the table. Ambrose’s music plays as he and Wyatt lay in the mess on the floor. Ambrose has a smirk on his face as the announcers wish us a Merry Christmas and take us off the air.

Winner: Bray Wyatt

What Happened *AFTER* RAW Ended – HUGE SEGMENT w/ Ex-WWE Star – You’ll NEVER Believe Who It Was!! An **ABSOLUTE SHOCKER**!!!! + Report: Vince McMahon *IRATE* At RAW This Week ….