Event: WWE Monday Night RAW
Airdate: Monday, December 15th, 2014 (USA Network)
Location: The Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, MI
Results by Matt Boone
“Yes, sir, we promised you a great main event…”
Chris Jericho, Paul Heyman, Seth Rollins & John Cena Open Up RAW
The post-TLC edition of WWE RAW, which emanates from Detroit, Michigan, opens up with Chris Jericho’s theme song immediately hitting. The pyro explodes and out he comes as Michael Cole welcomes us to the show.
Jericho is truly getting a rock star reception in Detroit. Huge pop for his entrance and a giant “Y2J” chant as soon as the music stopped. “Welcome to RAW is Jericho” is repeated by everyone in attendance. Jericho talks about how he’s the special guest General Manager tonight.
He thanks everyone for voting for him for “Extreme Moment of the Year” at last week’s Slammy Awards. The fans break out into another loud “Y2J” chant. He says he could stand here and listen to them chant that all night, but he’d get in trouble. He continues to talk about the Slammy’s and how Fandango accepted it for him. He proceeds to insult Fandango and then demands that “Fan-Dumbo,” “Fan-Dingo,” “Fan-Dodge-Durango” come out to the ring.
Instead of Fandango coming out, we hear “Ladies and Gentlemen!” Out comes Paul Heyman. The fans boo the hell out of Heyman as he runs his mouth while walking down to the ring. We’ve got a hot crowd in Detroit tonight, folks.
Heyman admits to being a “Jericho-holic.” He talks about how Jericho is the guest GM tonight and says it should be him instead. He says he has a beef with Jericho. He talks about Jericho winning the “Extreme Moment of the Year” Slammy Award and says if anyone should win an award with the word “extreme” in it, it should be him. The fans chant “E-C-W, E-C-W!” Heyman calls himself the father and grand puba of the extreme concept. Jericho calls him a walrus, which prompts the fans to chant “Walrus! Walrus!”
Jericho tells Heyman he did give him his first break in ECW, but he also ripped him off. He says he owes him $200. Heyman brushes that off and then talks about Seth Rollins failing in his task to beat John Cena at TLC last night. As he continues to talk about Rollins, he is interupted by Rollins’ music. Out comes “Mr. Money in the Bank” himself, with Joey Mercury and Jamie Noble with him.
The fans break out in a “You Sold Out!” chant as Rollins makes his way to the ring with Mercury and Noble. He gets in Heyman’s face. He leans into Heyman and pushes him backwards. Heyman tells Rollins that he’s not a fighter, he’s only an advocate. Rollins talks about Heyman standing at ringside during his match with Cena last night. He says he saw him put Cena through a table. Rollins then talks about Sting. He says Sting screwed him at Survivor Series and then Roman Reigns screwed him at TLC.
Rollins switches gears and focuses on Cena. He calls Cena a coward and then challenges him to a rematch, but not tonight. Before he can say when, he is interupted by Cena’s theme song. Cena makes his way to the ring to a loud mixed reaction from the Detroit fans.
Cena tells Rollins to shut his mouth. He calls him a kid and says there’s grown men in the ring. He tells Rollins that he put up a hell of a fight, but the fact is — he lost. He says he hasn’t learned what it’s like to be a man. He says a man doesn’t complain and make excuses.
He continues to talk, but turns around and focuses on Heyman. He talks about his match with Brock Lesnar for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at the upcoming Royal Rumble pay-per-view. He says that he’s not here tonight to talk about that, he’s here to fight. He says Rollins claims he can’t beat him without help. He says he’s right, he does need help. He says he can’t make matches. He needs someone with the power to make that happen. Jericho smirks in the background.
Jericho makes the Cena-Rollins rematch for tonight on RAW. Rollins looks pissed. Jericho says the Cena-Rollins rematch won’t be just any match — it will be a steel cage match. We see a shot of the cage hanging above the ring. Cena tells Rollins he’ll see him later tonight and he walks off. Rollins complains to Jericho, calling him the worst General Manager of all-time.
Rollins continues to complain, telling Jericho he’s jealous. He says Jericho couldn’t beat the janitor or the popcorn salesman here at Joe Louis Arena, or even Paul Heyman. Jericho cuts him off and tells him to calm down. He says he’s right, the popcorn guy is a ninja. He says he thinks he can beat Paul Heyman though. Rollins says Heyman isn’t a fighter. Jericho says he really thinks he can beat Paul Heyman. Heyman says for the record, he too thinks Jericho can beat Paul Heyman.
Jericho says we’ve got two big main events tonight. Cena vs. Rollins in a cage and Chris Jericho vs. Paul Heyman. He says on top of that, he wants people to go to the WWE App and choose what kind of stipulation the Jericho-Heyman match will be. He says when he’s done with Heyman, he’ll never — ever — be the same, again. His music plays and he heads to the back. We head to commercial.
Stipulations For Chris Jericho vs. Paul Heyman Match
We return from commercial and the announcers inform us of the three options for a stipulation for the Chris Jericho vs. Paul Heyman match later tonight. Those stipulations, which you can vote on via the WWE App, are: Extreme Rules Match, No Holds Barred Match or a Street Fight.
Big Show & Luke Harper vs. Erick Rowan & Dolph Ziggler
We shoot to the ring where we see Big Show and Luke Harper standing on one side and Erick Rowan standing on the other. From there, Dolph Ziggler’s theme music hits. Out comes the WWE Intercontinental Champion. We’ve got tag-team action here in our first match of the evening.
The bell rings and here we go. Ziggler and Show start things off for their respective teams. Ziggler is flying all over the place early on, trying to use his speed to gain an advantage until he runs into a big shot from Big Show that knocks him out to the floor.
Back in the ring and Big Show and Luke Harper double-team Ziggler a bit. We head to a mid-match commercial as Harper takes over, continuing where Big Show left off.
We’re back from the break and we see Harper still dominating Ziggler in the ring. Ziggler continues to take a beating for another minute or two before finally making the hot tag to Erick Rowan. “Big Red” comes in the ring and immediately goes to work on Harper. He knocks Show off the apron.
Show is tagged in but Rowan goes to work on him too. Harper tries to interfere but Ziggler hits the ring and knocks him out to the floor. The distraction causes Rowan to turn around right into a knockout punch from Big Show. 1-2-3. Show and Harper win.
Winners: Big Show & Luke Harper
Backstage: Fandango, Rosa Mendes & Chris Jericho
Backstage we see Fandango and Rosa Mendes when Chris Jericho walks up. Fandango tells Jericho if he wants his Slammy Award, he’ll have to take it. Jericho tells Fandango to “shut…the hell…up!” He says when he’s done with Paul Heyman he’s coming to dance on Fandango’s face and take back his Slammy. He walks off and we head to commercial.
Backstage: Renee Young Interviews The New Day
We’re back from the break and we’re backstage with Renee Young. Young introduces The New Day. In walks Big E., Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods. Each guy gets a turn to talk. Kingston does a rap when it’s his turn. All of them mock Big E. for sweating too much.
The Bella Twins vs. Alicia Fox & Natalya
We go back to the ring for another tag-team bout, this time it’s with the Divas. In the ring already are Alicia Fox and Natalya. The Bella Twins music plays and out they come to the ring as we head to another commercial.
Back from the break and Nikki drops Fox before turning her attention to Nattie. Brie tags in and they double team Alicia. Brie with a 2 count. We see Tyson Kidd at ringside. Brie takes Alicia down off the ropes for another pin attempt. Brie keeps Alicia grounded now. Natalya tries to get fans to chant for Alicia
Natalya finally tags in and she immediately goes to work on both Bella Twins. Natalya finally locks Brie in the Sharpshooter. Brie taps out. After the match, Tyson Kidd checks in on Nikki Bella at ringside. Natalya notices this so he runs in and hugs her and joins in on she and Alicia Fox’s celebration. We head to commercial.
Winners: Alicia Fox & Natalya
Highlight Reel: Chris Jericho, Rusev, Lana & Ryback
When we return from the break, Chris Jericho’s theme hits. He makes his way to the ring for tonight’s Highlight Reel segment. He makes some jokes about Lana’s clothing and then introduces his guests.
With that said, out comes Rusev and Lana. Jericho and Lana go back-and-forth with insults and jokes, pretty much exactly what you’d expect, until Rusev hears enough and threatens to “crush” Jericho right now.
Jericho says he knows there’s someone backstage right now who wants to fight Rusev tonight. With that said we hear, “Feed Me More.” Ryback’s theme hits and out he comes to a big pop from the Detroit crowd.
Ryback makes his way to the ring and immediately gets right in Rusev’s face. The fans break out in a “Feed Me More” chant as the two stare each other down. Finally, Rusev takes a few steps back and eventually exits the ring. We head to a commercial.
The New Day vs. Goldust & Stardust
Back from the break and out comes The New Day. They make their way to the ring jumping and dancing around. Typical New Day entrance. Out next are their opponents for tonight, Goldust and Stardust. They do their wacky entrance and now it’s time for yet another tag-team contest.
Representing The New Day in this one will be Xavier Woods and Big E. Kofi Kingston joins the gang on commentary for this one. The bell rings and here we go.
Goldust and Woods start things off for their respective teams. The two brawl back-and-forth with no one clearly establishing control, and we head to a mid-match commercial break.
We’re back live and we see the action still going on in the ring. The fans get restless and start chanting random stuff. A “CM Punk” chant and an “NXT” chant break out in Detroit.
Finally, The New Day beats down Goldust enough to the point that Big E. hoists him up and Woods comes off the top rope with their big “Midnight Hour” finisher. 1-2-3.
Winners: The New Day
Backstage: Renee Young Interviews The Miz & Damien Mizdow
Backstage, Renee Young is with The Miz and Damien Mizdow. Miz cuts a promo on Jimmy Uso, talking about how he’s spoiling Naomi’s chances of “making something of herself.” The entire time he’s talking, Mizdow is obviously doing the thing where he mouths the words Miz says behind him.
Backstage: Adam Rose, The Rosebuds & Kane
We then see Adam Rose and his Rosebuds partying it up backstage. Kane walks up and tells Rose that he doesn’t like his freaky friends or him. He tells him that they will be wrestling each other tonight. He walks off and we head to commercial.
Kane vs. Adam Rose
Back from commercial and we’re headed back to the ring. Out comes Adam Rose and his Rosebuds and then, Kane makes his way down to the ring.
The bell sounds and here we go. Kane dominates Rose from the word “go,” with Rose getting little-to-no offense in. Finally, Kane hits a chokeslam on Rose and pins him. That simple. 1-2-3.
After the match, Kane turns around and comes back to the ring and hits The Bunny with a chokeslam to a huge pop from the Detroit crowd. We head to commercial.
Winner: Kane
Chris Jericho vs. Paul Heyman
We return from the break and out comes Chris Jericho. Next out is his opponent for tonight ….Paul Heyman! Heyman has a mic and talks the whole way to the ring. He says he doesn’t find this funny. He says he could say something funny like he’s the “jew” in “jiu-jitsu,” but again, he doesn’t find this funny.
Heyman gets in the ring and says this is stupid to want to beat him up over $200 from 20 years ago. He offers to pay Jericho and avoid the fight. He pulls out a checkbook, so of course the announcers make a bounced check joke. Jericho slaps the checkbook out of his hand. They find out that the match is going to be a Street Fight, via the voting from the WWE App.
Finally, Heyman says Jericho came here tonight to fight, but not him, he’s gonna have to fight The Beast Incarnate — Buurrrock Lesssnaaarr. With that said, out comes the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
Lesnar takes his time heading to the ring. Finally, he gets in the ring and gets in Jericho’s face. They stare each other down for a few moments and then finally Jericho starts firing away at Lesnar with punches. Jericho goes for a Codebreaker, but Lesnar pushes him away and blasts him with an F-5.
Lesnar stands over a beaten down Jericho for a few seconds and then he and Heyman simply walk away. And that’s that.
In-Ring Segment: Fandango, Rosa Mendes, Roman Reigns & Big Show
After that segment, we see Rosa Mendes. She does her part of the intro and then out comes Fandango. He dances his way to the ring as we head to a commercial break.
We return from commercial and see Fandango and Rosa Mendes in the ring together. Fandango has Jericho’s Slammy Award. He begins to talk but is interupted by Roman Reigns’ music.
Reigns makes his way to the ring through the crowd to a big pop from the Detroit fans. He hits the ring and Fandango gets in his face and says, “You think …” but that’s all he could say, as Reigns blasted him with a punch and then a big spear.
The fans chant “Roman Reigns! Roman Reigns!” as he picks up a microphone. Now Reigns is cut off, as all he said was “I” before he is interupted by Big Show’s theme music. Big Show slowly makes his way down the ramp and he too has a mic in his hand.
Big Show’s music cuts off. Reigns tells Show that if he comes down to this ring, he’s gonna hit him in the mouth. Show says he’d like to see him do that, “pretty boy.” Show says everyone is excited to see him back, but he made a mistake putting his hands on him last night at TLC.
Show approaches the ring, but as soon as he gets to the apron, Reigns nails him with a Superman punch. Show doesn’t go down but he’s pissed. He kicks the stairs and backs up. The fans chant “this is awesome” as Reigns’ music plays and Big Show leaves while Reigns stares him down from the ring. We head to commercial.
The Miz (with Damien Mizdow) vs. Jimmy Uso (with Jey Uso)
We return from the break and out comes The Miz and Damien Mizdow. After that, The Usos make their way to the ring. It’s time for singles action, as Miz and Jimmy Uso are scheduled to go one-on-one.
The bell sounds and here we go. Uso goes after Miz but Miz goes to the floor. Fans chant for Sandow already. Miz goes back in but retreats once again. Miz continues to stall. Jimmy chases him back in and ducks a clothesline. Jimmy with a scoop slam. We see Naomi watching backstage as Uso works Miz over. Uso with another scoop slam and some chops in the corner. Jimmy beats Miz down in the corner now. Uso runs into an elbow but tackles Miz with right hands. Miz rolls out of the floor after another big chop.
Uso comes after him but Miz nails a boot to the face on the apron. Sandow gets in the way and Miz pushes him to boos. Miz rams Uso into the apron and brings him back in for a 2 count. Miz with a headlock now. Fans chant for Sandow, who is putting on quite the performance at ringside. Miz slides out of a Samoan Drop and hits the neckbreaker combo for a 2 count.
Uso makes a comeback and leaps out onto Miz on the floor. Uso rolls him back in and goes to the top. Uso nails the crossbody for a 2 count. Miz catches a superkick and goes for the Figure Four but it’s countered. Uso hits the Samoan Drop. Sandow runs in and bumps across the ring.
The Miz out of nowhere with a Skull Crushing Finale attempt, but it’s blocked. Jey Uso assists and Jimmy nails a superkick. Uso goes to the top rope and hits his big splash. 1-2-3. Uso wins. We see a shot of Naomi watched on from a monitor backstage. We head to a commercial.
Winner: Jimmy Uso
Backstage: The Miz, Damien Mizdow & Naomi
Back from the break and we shoot backstage where we see Naomi walking. Up comes The Miz and Damien Mizdow. Miz babbles for a while, as Mizdow mimics his actions and words, until he finally invites Naomi to be a guest on a MizTV segment on this week’s Main Evnet. He tells her she shouldn’t tell Jimmy Uso about it.
Backstage: Renee Young Interviews Seth Rollins
From there, we shoot to Renee Young. In walks Seth Rollins, Joey Mercury and Jamie Noble. Rollins complains about having to compete in a steel cage match just 24 hours after a grueling TLC match with John Cena. He also complanis about The Authority not being around anymore, saying this wouldn’t happen if they were around and how we need them back. We head to commercial.
Steel Cage Match
– Seth Rollins (with Joey Mercury & Jamie Noble) vs. John Cena
After the break, we see the cage lowered over the ring. Seth Rollins’ theme hits and out he comes with Joey Mercury and Jamie Noble. Next out is his opponent tonight, John Cena, to his usual loud mixed-bag reaction.
The bell rings and here we go. Cena dominates the action early on. After a minute or so of that, Rollins starts turning the tide. The fans break out into a loud “let’s go Cena” and “Cena sucks” dueling chants.
Cena throws Rollins into the cage, but he catches onto it like Spiderman. Cena grabs him and slams him off the cage wall. The door is opened when both guys fight to try and crawl out the door. Rollins gets extremely close to escaping the cage, but Cena drags him back in and the door is closed. We head to a mid-match commercial.
We return from the break and the action is still going on inside the cage. The door opens again, but this time, when Cena goes to attempt to exit the cage, Joey Mercury slams the cage door in his face. Rollins immediately covers him for the pin, but Cena kicks out at two.
Cena and Rollins both go up the cage. Rollins goes over the top but Cena grabs him, puts him across his shoulders and nails him with an Attitude Adjustment off the top-rope. Before Cena can try and pick up the victory, out of nowhere, Brock Lesnar’s music hits.
The WWE World Heavyweight Champion makes his way to the ring with his advocate, Paul Heyman. Lesnar enters the ring and grabs Cena. He hits Cena with three german suplexes in a row and then F-5’s him. Heyman walks over to Rollins and offers his hand. Rollins shakes his hand, looks at Lesnar and smiles.
Lesnar and Heyman leave the cage and head back to the backstage area. Rollins, still smiling, takes his time and slowly exits the cage. When his feet hit the floor, the bell rings. Rollins celebrates with Mercury and Noble outside of the cage as Cena remains laid out inside the cage.
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