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Jerry talks about the rematch of the WWE Championship match that went 30 minutes (or 17) from Survivor Series between CM Punk and Alberto Del Rio.
Roddy Piper makes his way to the ring for Piper’s Pit and the fans show their support for Hot Rod. Piper says that they have had some times together. He has a question. He wants to know how a guy who has never won the WWE Championship, was never the strongest guy, was never the biggest guy ever become a Hall of Famer and one of the biggest icons in the WWE Universe. Piper says that the answer is energy. He says that the fans cheering for him made him do good. When they booed him, it made him feel bad and he did some really rotten things.
The fact of the matter is that it is their energy that makes him go to work. Tonight, they have a man in the building who is not sure if their energy is important. Piper says that he is here to find out. Roddy introduces John Cena.
John makes his way to the ring. He comments on the people in the building. Piper reminds everyone that John Cena is in the ring with him and Cena mentions that they are in Piper’s Pit.
Cena says that just when he thinks he has the answers, Roddy changes the question. Cena wonders what Piper meant about the energy of the WWE Universe not being important to him.
Roddy gives John an example. Roddy is going to play ‘Word Association’ and he wants the fans to do whatever they want to the name. Piper mentions Steve Austin and the place goes crazy. They give the same reaction to Bret Hart. The Rock gets a bigger reaction, but it is a little mixed. Piper finishes with John Cena and there are some cheers, but a lot of boos.
Cena says that he sees what Piper is trying to do. Piper says that he is trying to help Cena. Cena says that he can see it on Piper’s face. Cena says that Piper saw Survivor Series and Piper interrupts and says that when the fans were telling the Rock to Rock Bottom Cena and they did, the place became unglued.
Cena wants the fans to chant, but Piper tells him not to. Cena says that this isn’t the first time that something like this has happened.
Cena has a story that the fans already know. There is a group of people who know what he stands for and he is very loyal. He says that he is extremely loyal to them. He knows that there are some people who are not going to like him and they might tell him to go to hell. Cena says that is the energy that Piper is talking about.
Piper says that Cena can do what he wants and they will allow him. Piper says that Cena is the face of the WWE and the booing is getting louder and louder. Piper says that Cena is losing it. Piper tells Cena that if he doesn’t suck it up and tell the people exactly what he thinks, and this is a reality check. If he doesn’t tell the fans what he thinks about them, he will be the loser of the biggest Wrestlemania in history.
Cena says that Piper is going a bit overboard. He says that Piper is a Hall of Famer. Cena mentions Mania 22 when the fans cheered for him. Cena says that the night before when they were there for Eddie Guerrero and he heard words that. Cena mentions CM Punk and Chicago. He talks about wrestling Edge and then the Hammerstein. Cena says that the Garden was a cake walk compared to the two.
Cena says that is New York. Cena says that the people wanted to see the Rock. Cena says that he is a fan. John points out two kids in the front row having a good time and that is why he does not get phased. John mentions that he met with three Make-A-Wish families and they are having the time of their lives in the crowd. John mentions the members of the military in the crowd.
Cena points out that his shirt is why he does not let it get to him and doesn’t get him rattled. He will walk into Miami on April first whether they cheer him or not. Cena says that he knows that he can beat the Rock.
Piper tells Cena that he has come a long way to have Cena in Piper’s Pit. Roddy says that he has watched John and he is proud of him. Roddy says that it was his generation that passed the torch and Cena raised the bar higher than they could think.
The Rock comes in one day while Cena is there every day. Piper wants to know how much energy Cena can utilize.
Piper gives Cena his Hall of Fame ring and says from a Hall of Famer to a future Hall of Famer, if Cena doesn’t get it off his chest, he will be in denial and it will kill his chances for everything that he wants to do.
Cena says that he is in a good place and Piper slaps Cena.
Piper tells Cena to feel the energy and he wants to know if he feels the energy.
Cena takes off his hat and he gives the ring back to Piper and leaves the ring.
Cole asks Lawler if he thinks the pressure is getting to Cena and Lawler says that despite what he saw at Survivor Series, he thinks that he is going to be fine.
We go to footage from last week when R Truth and Miz saw the end of the Awesome Conspiracy due to John Cena.
John Morrison and Alex Riley are in the back and we go to commercial while the parkour torch is virtually passed.
Match Number One: Miz versus John Morrison in a Falls Count Anywhere Match
Before the match starts, Miz attacks Morrison with a lead pipe and he hits Morrison in the leg and the officials check on Morrison.
Miz is in the ring while Morrison is being helped to the back. Morrison hobbles to the ring while officals warn him that it could get worse.
John gets into the ring and the match is started. Miz goes for the knee and Morrison sees him coming and Morrison with punches to Miz. Miz with a kick to the knee. Miz with kicks to the leg and then he wrings the leg into the post. Miz gets a kendo stick from under the ring and he hits Morrison in the leg with it.
Morrison with a clothesline out of desperation. Morrison grabs the tick and he hits Miz in the ribs and arm. Miz rolls to the floor and Morrison goes after him and hits him in the midsection and back. Morrison gets a near fall. Morrison takes the stick back and Miz goes up the ramp. Morrison limps up the ramp and he almost catches up to Miz. Morrison is sent into the WWE logo on the stage.
Miz picks up Morrison and hits the Skull Crushing Finale on the stage and then Miz looks at Morrison for a few seconds before he rolls over Morrison and the referee stops the match because he is out.
Winner: Miz
They put Morrison on a back board and put a neck brace on Morrison for precautionary purposes. Miz walks past Morrison and goes to the ring.
John Laurinaitis comes out to check on Morrison to see how to lay motionless.
Morrison is stretchered out and Miz says that last week it was R Truth. This week it was John Morrison. Next week . . . we’ll see. There is only one superstar who can make this kind of impact. This kind of statement. That person is the Miz. He says that he can do it because he is awesome.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Two: The Bellas versus Alicia Fox and Kelly Kelly
Kelly and Brie start things off and Brie shakes her butt at Kelly before locking up. Kelly is distracted by Beth Phoenix and Natalya who runs laps through the arena and the Bellas double team Kelly. Kelly with a slap and a screaming spinning head scissors take down and Alicia makes the tag. Nikki trips Kelly before she can do the stinkface. Brie is tripped by Alicia and Alicia with a flip leg drop for the three count.
Winners: Kelly Kelly and Alicia Fox
We go to commercial.
We are back with a Sheamus video package . . . fella.
John Laurinaitis is on the phone and he tells Brodus that it will be next week (when they are in Tampa). Otunga enters and wants to know when Brodus will debut. John says that the longer he holds him out, the angrier he will get.
Alberto enter the room and John wants to know if he is ready for his match tonight. Alberto says that he is ready but John points out that Alberto said he was ready at Survivor Series and he lost in front of sponsors.
Alberto says that he will win.
Punk enters and he says that you get 156,000 hits when you type in John Laurinaitis and spineless. There are more than 900,000 hits when you type in Alberto Del Rio and boring. Punk says that when you type in Otunga’s name, all you get is Jennifer Hudson.
Punk tells everyone that the WWE Title is not going anywhere.
Otunga says that sounded like a threat. Otunga says that Punk is going to get disqualified to keep the title. Laurinaitis says that if Punk gets ‘Intentionally’ disqualified, he will lose the title.
Dolph Ziggler and Randy Orton walk in the back as we go to commercial.
We are back and it is time to acknowledge the presence of Wade Barrett as he makes his way to the announce table to add some class to the commentary.
We go to the Goldman Box and Dolph Ziggler says that he is a showoff. He took Punk to the limit last week and he is going to beat Randy Orton. Dolph says that he is going to do what he does best . . . show off.
Match Number Three: Randy Orton versus Dolph Ziggler with Vickie Guerrero
They lock up and go to a standoff. They lock up again and Ziggler goes for the legs but Orton stops him and applies the side head lock. Orton with a shoulder tackle and then he avoids a hip toss. Ziggler with a rollup for a near fall. Ziggler with a kick and elbow to the head. Orton with an Irish whip but Ziggler floats over. Orton with a clothesline and Ziggler goes to the floor to regroup.
Ziggler returns to the ring and they lock up again and Orton with a hip toss and then Orton with a boot to the solar plexus. Orton with more boots to Ziggler but he does not do the full Garvin Stomp. Orton with a knee drop for a near fall. Orton with a knee drop and then he sets for a leaping one but Ziggler moves. Ziggler with a kick and punches to Orton.
Ziggler gets a near fall and he continues with forearms to the back of the neck. Orton tries for the back breaker but Ziggler with a rollup for a near fall. Ziggler with a kick and then he sends Orton to the floor. Orton gets back to the apron and Ziggler hits a drop kick that sends Orton to the floor.
Ziggler goes to the floor and he sends Orton into the ring steps. They return to the ring and Ziggler gets a near fall. Orton backs into the corner and Ziggler with boots to Orton’s chest. Ziggler misses a splash into the corner and Orton with European uppercuts to Ziggler. Ziggler with a kick to the knee and he hits a neck breaker and Ziggler gets a near fall.
Ziggler with elbows while we see the Twitter Trending Box. Ziggler with more kicks to Orton and then he goes to the turnbuckles. Orton with a punch to stop Ziggler. Orton goes up for a superplex attempt but Ziggler stops him. Orton is able to hit the superplex and both men are down.
Orton gets a near fall on Ziggler and we go to commercial.
We are back and Orton and Ziggler exchange punches. Ziggler with kicks as we see Barrett’s snarl. Ziggler with kicks but Orton with a European uppercut. Orton with a kick to Ziggler followed by clotheslines. Ziggler misses a clothesline and that means time for an Orton power slam. Orton picks up Ziggler and sends him into the ropes for an IEDDT and he hits it.
Orton stares at Barrett and then he turns into the push ups for the RKO. Ziggler sees the look on Orton’s face and Ziggler goes to the floor. Ziggler says that it is time to go.
Wade Barrett gets up from the announce table and Orton with a drop kick to Barrett that knocks him off the apron. Ziggler returns to the ring and hits the Zig Zag for the three count.
Winner: Dolph Ziggler
After the match, Vickie announces Dolph’s victory while he does a headstand.
We are back and Michael Cole calls Daniel Bryan the biggest hypocrite in the WWE. Cole says that Bryan has the opportunity to face Mark Henry in a steel cage on Smackdown tomorrow night. Bryan corrects Cole by pointing out that he did not get anything. He earned a title match by winning a Fatal Four Way Match.
Bryan then calls Cole the worst announcer in the history of the WWE for his ability to not get facts correct. Bryan says that maybe he has earned some respect from Michael Cole.
Cole says that Bryan tried to cash in the briefcase against a defenseless man. Cole asks if he should respect a man who said that he would wait until Wrestlemania. Bryan says that he said that. Cole calls Bryan a hypocrite.
Cole says that what happened on Friday night was hilarious and we go to the footage from Smackdown when Bryan attempted to cash in the briefcase but it was invalidated by Teddy Long. Cole talks about how Bryan held the title in his face on Friday night. Cole says that it is funny that Bryan thought that he was the World Champion. Cole explains what happened after Bryan thought he won the title. Cole says that if he was the Smackdown General Manager, he would have stripped Bryan of the briefcase and then he would have suspended him. Cole says that he hopes that Henry decimates Bryan inside the cage.
Bryan says that he is a hypocrite. He had big plans to main event Wrestlemania, but plans change. Those plans changed when Mark Henry tried to induct him into the Hall of Pain. The briefcase is no guarantee. Daniel says that he saw the opportunity and he took it. Bryan says that he is going to step inside a steel cage with the World’s Strongest Man. He might try to put Bryan in the Hall of Pain. Daniel says that it is more important to be the World Champion than main event Wrestlemania.
Mark Henry comes out and he asks Daniel if he has knocked him upside his head so many time. Mark talks about how Bryan should be ashamed of himself for attacking a half defenseless man. Teddy Long should be ashamed for booking him in a match when he is injured. Mark says that he is the World Champion and one of the toughest Superstars to ever live. Henry says that he will defend his title tomorrow in a steel cage. Mark says that Daniel can talk all he wants because it doesn’t matter what condition he is in, Daniel Bryan can’t beat him.
Bryan goes up the ramp and he kicks Mark Henry in the injured leg and he says that he will beat Henry as he goes to the back.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Four: Jack Swagger with Vickie Guerrero versus Zack Ryder
Swagger with a waist lock take down and then Swagger does a half lap around the ring with his arms out like an airplane. They lock up again and Swagger backs Ryder into the corner and Ryder punches Swagger. Ryder with a flying forearm but Swagger with a belly-to-belly suplx for a near fall. Swagger with forearms to the back.
Swagger with a slam and a leg drop for a near fall. Swagger with a key lock to Ryder and then he connects with forearms and punches. Swagger returns to the key lock but Ryder with a neck breaker for a near fall. Swagger tries for the Doctor Bomb but Ryder gets out of the hold.
Ryder with an elbow and then he comes off the turnbuckles and Swagger catches him. Swagger with a back breaker and then he goes for the double jump Swagger Bomb but he trips over Ryder so Swagger kicks him. Swagger goes for the double jump Swagger Bomb and Ryder gets his boots up and then he hits the Rough Ryder for the three count.
Winner: Zack Ryder
We go to commercial.
We are back with an Earlier Tonight clip from Piper’s Pit.
Mick Foley makes his way to the ring and he is dressed like Xanta Claus. Mick has a story to tell as St. Mick. Twas the Night before Smackdow and all through the land, Mick Foley’s smile shown brightly he had a plan. Festive fun will be the rule tomorrow night. He mentions the steel cage match between Mark Henry and Daniel Bryan tomorrow night. He tells us that there is a special gift because there will be no Michael Cole. It is not a Foley promo without the Vintage Mick Foley Cheap Pop.
Josh Mathews stops CM Punk to ask him about the disqualification ruling from John Laurinaitis. Punk says that John is dealing from the bottom of the deck so John can kiss his bottom after the match. Punk tells John to kiss his ass.
Match Number Five: CM Punk versus Alberto Del Rio with Ricardo Rodriguez for the WWE Championship in an If Punk gets Intentionally Disqualified he loses the title Match
They lock up and Punk works on the wrist and connects with a fireman’s carry into an arm bar. Del Rio punches the arm and he applies an arm bar. Punk with an Irish whip and monkey flip before he returns to the arm and applies an arm bar. Del Rio with a side head lock take down.
Del Rio with a shoulder tackle for a near fall. Del Rio with an arm drag into an arm bar. Del Rio with a shoulder tackle but Punk with a back elbow. Del Rio holds on to the ropes but Punk clotheslines Del Rio over the top rope to the floor. Punk with a suicide dive onto Del Rio and we go to commercial.
We are back and Del Rio continues to work on the arm as he gets Punk’s arm prepared for the cross arm breaker. Del Rio with an arm bar. We see highlights from the commercial break when Punk was crotched and then Del Rio kicked Punk in the shoulder.
Punk punches Del Rio to get out of the hold and then he tries for a sunset flip but because he only has the use of one arm, he cannot get Del Rio over. Del Rio with kicks to the arm and then he goes up top. Del Rio with a forearm and he gets a near fall. Del Rio kicks the arm and then he slams it into the mat. Del Rio wraps Punk’s arm in the rope as he continues to weaken the shoulder.
Del Rio runs into a boot from Punk and Punk tries for a cross body but he misses. Del Rio with a baseball slide into the arm and he gets a near fall. Del Rio with an arm bar to Punk. Del Rio with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker for a near fall. Del Rio with elbows to the arm and elbow as he continues to weaken the left arm. Del Rio goes to the turnbuckles and he hits a double sledge and gets a near fall.
Del Rio gets another near fall. Del Rio with a key lock. Del Rio with a running boot to the head and he gets a near fall. Del Rio goes up top but Punk with a kick to Del Rio when he comes off and both men are down. Punk gets a near fall.
Both men get to their feet and Del Ro punches Punk but Punk with a kick and Del Rio starts with kicks. Punk with a series of kicks but Del Rio with punches. Punk with a leg lariat and a clothesline and then he hits a swinging neck breaker for a near fall.
Punk with knees and then he sends Del Rio into the turnbuckles and hits the running knee. Punk tries for the bulldog but Del Rio grabs the left arm and hits a single arm breaker and he gets a near fall.
Punk misses an O’Connor Roll and a round kick when Del Rio escapes and Del Rio with a snap German suplex and bridge for a near fall. Del Rio tries for the float over into the cross arm breaker but Punk avoids it. Punk cannot get Del Rio to his shoulders for the Go To Sleep. Del Rio with a DDT for a near fall. Del Rio with more kicks to Punk and then Del Rio tries to remove the turnbuckle pad but the referee stops him.
Del Rio gets a chair and then he tosses it to Punk and Punk gives the chair back to the Del Rio and pulls a Guerrero. The referee sees the chair but he does not disqualify Del Rio because of his plea. Punk with a rollup for a near fall. Del Rio with a lungblower for a near fall.
Ricardo gets on the apron to argue with the referee. Del Rio tries to send Punk into the exposed turnbuckle but Punk stops Del Rio and then Punk hits Snake Eyes and gets the three count.
Winner: CM Punk
After the match, Ricardo tries to tell the referee what happened and Punk tells his side of the story. Punk gets Ricardo up and hits Go To Sleep on Ricardo.
We go to credits.
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