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STEEL CAGE MATCHES HEADLINE LAST EVENTS OF THE YEAR, PUNK VS. ZIGGLER KICKING OFF FIRST RAW OF 2012: WWE WEEKEND PREVIEW

By Mike Johnson on 2011-12-30 12:35:56

WWE concludes its Holiday Tour this weekend with live events tonight from both the Smackdown and Raw brands before heading into this week's TV Tapings.

The Raw brand will be in Hartford, CT, featuring:
*CM Punk vs. The Miz in a Steel Cage Match.
*John Cena vs. Kane.
*WWE United States champion Zack Ryder vs. the winner of a Battle Royal.
*David Otunga vs. Santino Marella.
*WWE Divas champ Beth Phoenix vs. Eve Torres.
*Jerry Lawler vs. Jack Swagger.
*Leo Kruger vs. Alex Riley.
*Also scheduled are The Bellas, Mick Foley, R Truth and more.

The Smackdown brand will be at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, NJ, featuring:
*World champion Daniel Bryan vs. Big Show vs. Mark Henry in a Steel Cage.
*Wade Barrett vs. Sheamus in a Street Fight.
*WWE Intercontinental champ Cody Rhodes vs. Booker T.
*WWE Tag Team champions Air Boom vs. Primo & Epico.
*Hunico vs. Justin Gabriel.
*Tyson Kidd vs. Seth Rollins.
*Natalya & Tamina vs. AJ & Alicia Fox.
*Jinder Mahal vs. Ted DiBiase.

The crews are off for New Year's and then kick off 2012 with the first TV Tapings of the year.

The first Raw of 2012 will be held on Monday 1/2 in Memphis, TN at the FedEx Forum.  WWE champion CM Punk vs. Dolph Ziggler and the reveal of the mystery Youtube wrestler will headline the live broadcast.  Advertised locally is Jerry Lawler vs. Michael Cole in a Street Fight.

This Tuesday 1/3, WWE will tape Smackdown and NXT in North Little Hill, Arkansas at the Verizon Arena.

PWInsider.com is seeking live reports from this weekend's WWE events as well as next week's TV Tapings.  Please feel free to email me by clicking my name above if you'd like to submit a report.

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