WWE RAW Results (1/19/15) – Sting Returns, The nWo Returns, More

Event: WWE Monday Night RAW
Airdate: Monday, January 19th, 2015 (USA Network)
Location: The American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX
Results by Matt Boone

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

Brock Lesnar, The Authority, Seth Rollins & John Cena Kick Off RAW

The WWE Royal Rumble “go-home,” reunion special edition of WWE RAW opens with a Martin Luther King Jr. video package. This year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day package is quite extensive, as is the open shot of RAW, which features a close-up shot of the announce team standing and applauding. From there, the regular RAW intro package plays.

15,519 fans are jam-packed in the sold out American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas, where Michael Cole informs us of some of the legends scheduled to appear on tonight’s RAW Reunion special. After that, the show officially kicks off as Brock Lesnar’s music hits. Out comes the WWE World Heavyweight Champion with Paul Heyman.

“Ladies and gentlemen, my name is …” is all Heyman can say before a pissed off Lesnar stops him, standing in front of him shaking his head. He takes the mic and says he’s here to fight. He tells Seth Rollins he’s got ten seconds to get his “weaselly” ass out here. The fans start counting to ten. Lesnar laughs and says that’s what he thought.

Finally, “King of Kings” hits and out comes Triple H. He comes down to the ring as highlights are shown of Rollins Curb Stomping Lesnar and John Cena last week. HHH tells Lesnar to calm down. He says he would’ve done the same thing if he had the opportunity. He says he seems to recall Lesnar suplexing Rollins first. He tells Lesnar they can all go to the back and he and Heyman can talk like businessman and put this behind us.

Heyman, off-mic, tells Lesnar he’s being reasonable, let’s do it. Lesnar tells HHH, “are you here to fix this — or fight?” Heyman tells Lesnar to calm down, reminding him that Triple H is “their meal ticket.”

Stephanie McMahon’s theme hits and out she comes with Kane and Big Show. She tells Lesnar to calm down. Heyman — still off-mic — yells to Lesnar, “Brock, they’re being reasonable. Come on!” Then, out of nowhere, Rollins appears on the big screen from backstage.

Rollins tells Lesnar he’s always two steps behind. He calls Lesnar a cave-man and tells him to be patient. He says he’ll get his shot at him, right before he takes his title at the Royal Rumble. Heyman says, “pardon me, this will be between the adults here.” Heyman warns The Authority to “put a leash on their puppy.” Heyman further warns The Authority about what Lesnar is about to do if things don’t get fixed now.

As Heyman continues to speak, John Cena’s theme hits and out he comes. He talks about how The Authority tried to recruit him a few weeks ago and how he turned them down. He talks about what The Authority does to him all the time. He tells them to “keep it up,” telling him that every single thing they do, lights a fire under him. He tells HHH and Steph that they make him sick. He talks about them firing Ryback, Erick Rowan and Dolph Ziggler. He says he’d do anything to get them hired back.

Cena throws one last insult at The Authority and tries to walk off, but Steph stops him and tells the production crew to turn off his music. She talks about what Cena “used to be,” and informs him that he’s not the same man today. She said he lied to everyone and he’s the reason The Authority is back. She reminds Cena that they’re here because of him. She tells him he’s soley responsible for getting Ryback, Rowan and Ziggler fired.

Once Steph is finished telling Cena how he’s not the man he used to be, Rollins chimes in from the big screen and tells Cena he’s a loser. He tells him that this Sunday at the Royal Rumble, he’s going to fail again. He says everyone knows Cena is a failure except for Cena himself. He says if there’s one thing he and Lesnar can agree on, it’s that Cena’s time is up. He tells Cena to remove himself from Sunday’s match. Cena mocks Rollins for mumbling his words and then threatens to kick his door down and beat him up. Cena says when he wins this Sunday, no one has to like him, but they will damn sure respect him. He tells The Authority they should sweaten the pot. He says if he wins this Sunday, they have to give Ryback, Rowan and Ziggler their jobs back.

Triple H asks the fans if that’s what they want. He says they seem to want it, but the problem is — they gave Cena an opportunity to get their jobs back already and he failed miserably. However, he says he’s inclined to give him the chance. He says if he wants it though, he’s got to put something on the line. Cena says name it. HHH says great and tells him tonight he has a match. He says if he wins, all three will get their jobs back, but if he loses, all three guys remain fired — and — he gives up his opportunity in the title match at the Royal Rumble this Sunday. He asks Cena if he wants the deal or not. Steph asks if Cena’s all talk.

Before he can answer, HHH tells him it’s not for him to answer. He says they’ll ask the fans via the WWE App if he should take the offer. He says it’ll tell them if the fans have given up on Cena. It’ll be a simple yes or no answer and we’ll find out once and for all what the WWE Universe truly thinks of John Cena. “King of Kings” hits again to end the segment. We head to our first commercial break of the evening.

Bray Wyatt vs. Daniel Bryan

When we return from the commercial, Bray Wyatt is in the middle of making his entrance. He blows out the latern, the lights come back on and Daniel Bryan’s music hits. The fans explode into a big “Yes!” chant as he skips down the aisle.

The bell sounds and here we go. Early on, Wyatt gives Bryan some trouble, but ultimately, Bryan fights back and hits a big splash off the top rope onto Wyatt on the floor. The action returns to the ring as out of nowhere, Kane’s music hits and out he comes. We head to commercial.

We’re back from the break and now Wyatt is in control of Bryan. We see a shot of Kane sitting and watching on from a seat at ringside. Wyatt knocks Bryan off the top rope and out to the floor.

Wyatt continues to beat Bryan down and then Bryan starts firing up on offense. Strangely enough, we head to a second mid-match commercial on that note.

When we return from the break, Bryan is trying to get things going again, and finally does, however once he does, Kane pops up out of his chair at ringside and yanks Bryan off the apron. He throws him back in the ring. Wyatt slams Bryan face-first into the bottom turnbuckle and then hits him with his Sister Abigail finisher. 1-2-3.

After the match, Kane stares down at Bryan in the ring as Wyatt leaves. Kane decides he’s not done yet, and beats Bryan down some more, likely continuing an eventual feud/match between the two. We head to another commercial.

Winner: Bray Wyatt

Backstage: Triple H, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Shawn Michaels, X-Pac, Damien Mizdow & The Miz

Backstage, Triple H is on his cell asking for updates on the WWE App poll when in walks Scott Hall and Kevin Nash — in nWo shirts. They mock him for wearing a suit and tell him to drop the suit and throw on the black and white along with them.

“Actually,” says a voice off-camera, when in walks Shawn Michaels. HBK tells HHH to re-hire Ryback, Rowan and Ziggler and deal with them while they’re hired. HHH makes a joke, then Nash does too. Nash says it’s not a Kliq reunion without X-Pac.

In walks X-Pac, so we think, doing the crotch-chop. In walks the real X-Pac, and we find out it’s Damien Mizdow dressed up as X-Pac. X-Pac approves of him and has a good laugh when in walks The Miz. He says he’s his stunt-double and tells him to go change. Miz does the Kliq hand sign and everyone says “ooooh!” in the crowd. He walks off and Nash asks what kinda show he’s running. He says, “I’m so ashamed.” We head to another commercial.

Royal Rumble Legends Panel: Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels

We return from the break and Byron Saxton is in the ring, which is covered in red carpet and chairs. He welcomes us to the “Royal Rumble Legends Panel.” Out first is Hulk Hogan. Second to come out is Ric Flair. And finally, “The Showstoppa,” Shawn Michaels makes his way to the ring.

Saxton asks the three if Cena should take the offer to risk his title match to get his friends their jobs back. HBK says yes. Flair says no. Hogan says “definitely yes, brother.” That’s literally it. Very entertaining stuff.

The second topic is about the Royal Rumble. Flair starts, and clips are shown of him winning several years ago. Flair goes on a bit of a rant about “Macho Man” Randy Savage being inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame. HBK talks next but doesn’t say much. When it’s Hogan’s turn, he gets up out of his chair and says, “Well, let me tell you something, brother!” He puts over the Rumble match concept in Hogan fashion.

Saxon asks for their predictions on who will win the Rumble this year. HBK goes with Bray Wyatt. Hogan tells HBK he’s not gonna win, calling him “Mr. WrestleMania” in a sarcastic way in the process. HBK stands up and says Hogan is always pushing him. Hogan stands up. HBK says 2005 SummerSlam, let’s do it again, “brother!” Hogan says “you don’t want any of that again, brother!” HBK jokingly says, “you’re probably right” and sits back down. Hogan then predicts Daniel Bryan to win the Rumble. Flair says he likes guys who walk on the wildside and then says he’s going with Dean Ambrose. He stands up and struts around and then lets out a “Woooo!”

Out of nowhere, Big Show’s music hits and out he comes. All three legends stand up as Big Show makes his way to the ring. Big Show reminds all three of them of how he beat them in the past. He then demands that all three leave the ring right now. Flair asks if he’s done. He takes his jacket off and starts chopping him and punching him. Big Show just stands there and doesn’t react. He finally reacts big hitting Flair with a KO punch. He tells the crowd it’s their fault for making him do that and then Roman Reigns’ theme hits and out he comes.

Reigns makes his way to the ring through the crowd as Hogan and HBK help Flair out of the ring. All three are on the floor outside of the ring now as Reigns approaches the ring. He asks if Flair is alright and then enters the ring. Big Show — on the mic — tells him to hold up. He warns Reigns that if he steps in here, something bad is going to happen to him. Reigns and Big Show start going at it. Reigns clotheslines him over the top and out to the floor. Big Show retreats and heads to the back. Reigns helps Hogan and HBK with Flair, who is holding his jaw. They head to the back.

Backstage: Renee Young Gives John Cena The Poll Results

Backstage, we have John Cena with Renee Young. She introduces the results of the WWE App poll. 85 percent says he should take the risk to get his friends get his job back. 15 percent voted that he shouldn’t. Renee asks if that means the WWE Universe really has turned their back on him and wants to see him lose his shot at the Royal Rumble.

Cena says you could look at it that way, or you could look at it in a way that says the fans know he’s going to win. He says either way he’s happy, because he wants to fight. He says he’s going to win and he’ll win again this Sunday. He walks off and we head to another commercial break.

Dean Ambrose vs. Bad News Barrett

Dean Ambrose and WWE Intercontinental Champion Bad News Barrett make their way to the ring for a match. The bell sounds and here we go. Both guys have their moments and then we quickly head to a mid-match commercial.

When we return from the break, Barrett is in complete control of Ambrose. Ambrose starts firing up finally and is nailing Barrett with everything but the kitchen sink — punches, kicks, clotheslines, you name it.

Barrett cuts his comeback short, and starts taking it to Ambrose. He yanks his arm-pad off and switches it inside-out, calling for the Bull Hammer Elbow. Ambrose avoids it and hits Barrett with a double-arm DDT. 1-2-3. Ambrose wins. We head to another commercial after the match.

Winner: Dean Ambrose

A New Day vs. Tyson Kidd & Cesaro

After a very elaborate Royal Rumble statistics video package, A New Day makes their way to the ring with a bigger ring introduction than usual. Each guy had a mic and had a few lines. Goofy stuff. We head to a commercial before finding out their opponents.

When we return from the break, we hear Adam Rose’s theme song, see the Rosebuds outside the ring, however Tyson Kidd and Cesaro are the opponents for A New Day, which is being represented by Kofi Kingston and Big E. Adam Rose is also on the floor with the Rosebuds, however he is not part of the match.

The action continues until out of nowhere, Kidd gets knocked off the apron, Cesaro gets rolled up by Kingston. 1-2-3. A New Day wins. After the match, we head to a break.

Winners: A New Day

In-Ring Segment: nWo, The Ascension, A.P.A. and New Age Outlaws

We’re back from the break and out comes the New World Order — the nWo, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Sean Waltman. Hall does his “Hey Yo” and then does the old survey. Nash talks about ego’s. Waltman only gets a few words in until they are interupted.

Out comes The Ascension. They talk down to the nWo and punk them out until things slowly start to get physical. Before things get too out of hand, JBL jumps out of his chair on commentary and dresses down The Ascension. He asks them how dare they do that to these legends. He says he made a call to a legend he happens to know very well.

With that benig said, he rips his shirt off to reveal an A.P.A. t-shirt, and bam, out comes Ron Simmons, a.k.a. Faarooq. The A.P.A. hits the ring but before anything else happens, “Oh you didn’t know?!”

Road Dogg jibber-jabbers as he and Billy Gunn head to the ring. Finally, the legends explode and take out The Ascension. Several of the guys hit their moves. JBL winds his arm up and smiles. Everyone pops. He hits a major clothesline from hell. The nWo, the A.P.A. and the New Age Outlaws celebrate as the nWo music plays. We head to a break.

Backstage: The Authority Reveals John Cena’s Opponent(s)

We return from the commercial break and we see Triple H and Stephanie McMahon backstage. They say it’s time to inform us who John Cena will be facing tonight. They ask for a drum roll first. We see some dude with a drum. HHH says Cena will face Rollins. The drummer stops, which leads The Authority to ask why he stopped. Steph says, “and — the Big Show!” He stops again. They ask him why again. HHH says “and Kane!” The drummer didn’t stop that time, but they were done. Steph tells them he’s fired and to get away. She says she and her husband will be ringside to watch the destruction of Cena — then some dude plays a sad song on a trumpet right in their face. They walk off.

Paige & Natalya vs. Summer Rae & Alicia Fox

We head back inside the arena to the announce table where The Bella Twins have joined Michael Cole, JBL and Booker T on commentary. In the ring already are Paige and Natalya and Alicia Fox and Summer Rae.

It’s time for Divas tag-team action, as the bell sounds to start this one off. Early on, Paige and Summer go at it, but they eventually tag in Nattie and Alicia. Paige gets the tag back in and fires up on offense on Fox.

On commentary, it is announced that at this Sunday’s WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view, Paige and Natalya will team up again to take on The Bella Twins.

Back live in the ring, Paige gets Fox in her submission finisher. Fox taps out. The Bella Twins throw down the headsets on commentary and we have a staredown between the two teams that will be competing this Sunday. After the match, we head to another break.

Winners: Paige & Natalya

Rusev vs. R-Truth

When we return from the break, Rusev and Lana are finishing up their ring entrance. Out next comes R-Truth, who has a bunch of new lines in his entrance rap. He does the “What’s Up?” thing and then the bell rings.

The match lasts all of a minute — literally — as Rusev quickly beats Truth down and applies the Accolade for the tap out victory.

Winner: Rusev

Backstage: Seth Rollins & Brock Lesnar

We shoot backstage, where we see Seth Rollins walking with J&J Security when he is approached by Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman. Lesnar gets in Rollins’ face, but tells him not to worry. He says he’s not gonna hurt him — yet. He tells him he’s a prize fighter. He says he wants him to go take John Cena out of their match this Sunday, then he’ll see him and take him out then.

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

We head back to the ring, as The Usos are out now. Out next are The Miz and Damien Mizdow. During their walk to the ring, a pre-match promo airs which shows Miz bragging about how he has two chances to win the Royal Rumble since he’s got a stunt-double.

The bell sounds to start this match, which much like the last one, didn’t last long at all. While this one wasn’t quite over in a minute or less, it did only last about three or four minutes. In the end, Jey Uso picked up the win. After the match, we head to a commercial break.

Winner: Jey Uso

John Cena vs. Seth Rollins, Big Show & Kane

We’re back from the break and we see Seth Rollins, Big Show and Kane all standing in the ring already waiting for John Cena to come out. Finally, he does.

The bell sounds and here we go. We see a shot of Triple H and Stephanie McMahon watching on from chairs at ringside. Rollins and Cena start off the match, but it isn’t long before Rollins is relying on the two big boys to dominant the leader of the Cenation.

Cena gets a short hope spot in the match, firing away with punches, but Big Show puts an end to that in quick fashion. On that note, we head to a mid-match commercial.

When we return from the break, we see Rollins in firm control of the offense, with Cena continuing to receive punishment, which is something he has been doing since this match began, SummerSlam 2014-style, minus the suplexes.

Cena nearly gets counted out, with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon taunting him as he struggles to make it back to the ring on time. Finally, he does. Rollins goes for the Curb Stomp, but as he waits for Cena to get up, out of nowhere, Sting appears on the titan tron.

We can’t tell if it’s just a picture of Sting or if it’s a shot of him backstage. Finally, he moves and then the bird crows. Out comes Sting. He points his bat at the ring, causing a distraction and allowing Cena to score the pin and get the win. With the win, based on the stipulation, Ryback, Erick Rowan and Dolph Ziggler have their jobs back and Cena is still in the title match at Royal Rumble. Cena celebrates in the crowd. HHH gets on the mic and flips out. He’s yelling “no!” and telling Sting he doesn’t belong here.

Finally, out comes Brock Lesnar — and he’s pissed. Cena is still in the match this Sunday, so Lesnar flips out and takes out everyone in sight. He gets Rollins out of the way, Kane as well and then blasts Big Show with an F-5. RAW goes off the air with Lesnar standing tall in the ring like a monster.

Winner: John Cena

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 ….