12/6 Twilling's WWE Raw Live Coverage: Randy Orton returns to confront The Miz, Michael Cole explains himself, John Cena raises more hell, King Sheamus debuts


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12/6 Twilling's WWE Raw Live Coverage: Randy Orton returns to confront The Miz, Michael Cole explains himself, John Cena raises more hell, King Sheamus debuts
Dec 6, 2010 - 08:00 PM


By Rich Twilling

WWE Raw on the USA Network
Live from Louisville, Kentucky


[Q1] Footage aired of the events that led to The Miz defending the WWE Championship against Jerry Lawler in a TLC match. Extended footage of the match aired as CM Punk's commentary was heard in the background...

Jerry "The King" Lawler and CM Punk welcomed us to the show. They were alone at the booth. Punk congratulated King for his performance last week. Michael Cole interrupted and came out from the back, down the ramp, and toward the ring.

Cole said he has struggled all week with why he did what he did. He was very sad about the hate mail he had received. "I will not apologize for how I feel about The Miz... When The Miz won the WWE Championship, it was like my own son won the championship."

Cole looked at King from the ring and said he got caught up in the emotion of the moment. He said he "deeply regretted that." King said he was expecting an apology. Cole again did not apologize but said he regretted his actions. King said he was going to finish what he started last week. Punk said he was not going to stop him.

Cole said it was that attitude that cost Lawler last week. Thus, King was as much to blame as Cole. "We are here to broadcast the news, not to make the news. Last week, you did not allow The Miz to have his moment... I don't owe you an apology; you owe me an apology."

King said he was going to give Cole what he thought Cole deserved. The GM chime sounded and CM Punk took the podium, even mimicking Cole's phrases. Punk read the email that said if Cole and/or King resorted to violence, it would result in a firing. He wanted the two of them to shake hands...

Twill's Two Cents: If the WWE Championship had meant more lately, then a viewer should be able to sympathize with Lawler, because he lost out on a chance to win the top title. I hope someone gets fired tonight.

King shook his hand and held onto it. He agreed to no physicality, but said someone in the back had something to say to Cole. Randy Orton's music hit and he came out to the ring. Orton told Cole he had a message for The Miz.

Orton said he did not blame The Miz for cashing in the Money in the Bank briefcase when he did because he would have done the same thing. He said he and The Miz were similar, but Orton can back it up in the ring. He said he was going to take back the WWE Championship tonight.

[Q2] The Miz and Alex Riley came out to the stage. For some reason, Riley was still carrying the MITB briefcase. Miz said the GM told him since he successfully defended last week, he did not have to defend the title again until the TLC pay-per-view, and he would face Orton.

Orton asked where the seven guys were that would beat him down before the match. He looked at Riley and said Riley didn't even count as one. Riley said he had five minutes to kill and challenged Orton.

Miz then said he was going to choose the match type for the PPV. Orton said he could do one thing well, bad knee or not. He gave Cole an RKO. Miz looked concerned as Orton posed in the corner... [C]

Twill's Two Cents: I guess this is going to be a case of us forgetting how vulnerable Miz was last week against Lawler, as King's time in the sun probably ends here. I liked Miz's facial expressions that went from confident to concerned. He's learning. Good stuff. Not sure where the mystery is about choosing a match for a pay-per-view called 'TLC,' but we'll see if he goes with something else.

Footage aired of Cole being helped from the ring. Josh Mathews replaced Cole at the announce table. Ted "I have a cool new beard" DiBiase and Maryse headed to the ring. Backstage, Nikki Bella went to Daniel Bryan's locker room, but Brie Bella was already there. Brie said she was Bryan's tag partner tonight. Nikki wished them luck and looked sad...

1. Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella defeated Ted DiBiase and Maryse in 2:05. Nikki Bella came out to the ring to be in the corner of Bryan and Brie. Punk said, "I am a fan of Bryan Daniel; Daniel Bryan, but I don't understand why he has his own dressing room."

Twill's Two Cents: I was surprised to see that he had his own locker room too, but maybe Bryan just took over for the old Raw guest hosts and the Bellas stayed right where they were.

Brie was down on the mat and Nikki pulled the switch. Nikki then hit the small package of doom on Maryse for the win...

After the match, Maryse walked out on DiBiase. The announcers hyped a four way tag team championship match for later in the show, in addition to an "exclusive" Wade Barrett interview... [C]

[Q3] The show is taking place tonight in the "KFC Yum!" Center. Seriously, that is the name of the arena. I would like to see a "Trojan Condoms" or "Summer's Eve" Arena...

Footage aired of John Cena taking out various members of The Nexus last week. Punk tried to ask Wade Barrett a question from his hotel, but David Otunga said Barrett was not there at the moment. Otunga said he was not going to reveal any strategy regarding Cena...

Twill's Two Cents: Yet another new Nexus t-shirt. Are they going to keep making these things until they find one that sells?

There was a knock at the door and a hotel employee brought in some food. Otunga took a bite of his hamburger and said it was cold. He threw the employee out without paying. There was another immediate knock and it was Cena this time. Cena beat the crap out of Otunga and hit Husky Harris with a platter... [C]

Twill's Two Cents: When I was a kid, I always wondered why more feuding wrestlers didn't fight at their respective hotels. I mean, didn't they ever cross paths going down the hall for ice?

David Hart Smith stood in the ring and waited for his opponent, Tyson Kidd. Kidd came out with a very large individual, who looked down at Smith when they were chest to chest...

[Q4] 2. Tyson Kidd defeated David Hart Smith in 2:14. Smith hit a delayed superplex. Impressive. Kidd scored the screwy win with a roll-up and a handful of tights. Afterward, Smith attacked Kidd, but the new guy took him out...

Twill's Two Cents: The new guy is Jackson Andrews from Florida Championship Wrestling, but the announcers did not acknowledge him by name.

Backstage, Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel complained to Wade Barrett about Cena taking them out. Barrett tried to calm the situation. Otunga showed up out of breath. The champs left to prepare for their match and Barrett told Otunga to take notes on how he gets things accomplished... [C]

3. Vladimir Kozlov and Santino Marella defeated Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel, The Usos, and Mark Henry and Yoshi Tatsu to win the WWE Tag Team Championships in 11:54. The rules here have two men in at one time and anyone can tag anyone. Were the New Age Outlaws the last team to pin each other to retain?

Punk said he didn't love or hate Santino. "He's the WWE's Jar Jar Binks." Didn't everyone hate that guy? The Usos worked over Yoshi in their corner. Slater made a blind tag and hit his finisher (badly) on Tatsu for the three count...

Mark Henry and Yoshi Tatsu were eliminated.

[Q5] Kozlov made a hot tag and took out everyone in the ring and on the turnbuckles. He hit his spinebuster finisher on one of the Usos and pinned him...

The Usos were eliminated.

Tamina stayed behind to be in Santino's corner. Slater and Gabriel worked over Santino in their corner while tagging in and out consistently... [C]

Santino came back and hit a "thunderous head butt." Thanks Punk! He hit a Stunner for a nearfall. Kozlov and Slater fought to the floor. John Cena appeared at ringside. It distracted Gabriel and Santino hit the Cobra for the win...

Afterward, Tamina gave Santino a kiss and celebrated with the new champions...

Twill's Two Cents: Well, the crowd is eating Santino up, so maybe he will bring some fun at least to the championships. They've meant so little for so long, so why in the hell not?

King Sheamus was hyped for after the break... [C]

[Q6] NXT was hyped for tomorrow night. "The boys are back" was the tagline. Footage aired of Cena distracting Gabriel and costing The Nexus the tag team championships...

Twill's Two Cents: Punk said, "I saw a huge purple thing coming from under the ring. I thought it was Grimace." Nice.

Sheamus made his way to the ring. He had a very Irish crown, robe, and scepter. Sheamus took a seat on a throne in the ring. He said he took out the King of Kings, Triple H. He told a story of an Irish King that died or something. He said he would never fail. He said he would be the greatest high King in history.

John Morrison's music hit and he came out to try his hand at comedy. It wasn't very funny. Sheamus said Morrison was jealous of his accolades and that Sheamus is the better man. Morrison said he beat Sheamus at Survivor Series and Sheamus beat him last week, so it is 1-1. "I am the better man."

Twill's Two Cents: Someone get Morrison a math tutor.

Sheamus laughed and said if Morrison's athletic ability matched his sense of humor, he would have been the King of the Ring. Sheamus wanted to be known as "Your Highness" and told Morrison to bow to him. Morrison said it would never happen. Sheamus slapped him.

Morrison got a pissed off look on his face and attacked Sheamus. He hit Sheamus with the scepter and then whipped him into the throne. Sheamus writhed in pain on the floor as Morrison celebrated triumphantly in the corner...

Twill's Two Cents: I like Sheamus's getup. It's different, it's unique to him, and it doesn't look ridiculous. I'd love to get into this feud, but Morrison on the mic just kills his programs. He just isn't getting better.

Wade Barrett calling out John Cena was hyped... [C]

LayCool joined the announce booth because they "were invited by Michael Cole." F'ning A...

[Q7] 4. Natalya defeated Melina in a non-title match in 2:17. Punk referred to LayCool as "two beautiful people." Back and forth that was overshadowed by LayCool in the announce booth. Natalya won with a Sharpshooter...

Twill's Two Cents: Natalya applies the Sharpshooter well. I love how she sits down in it. Bret did it like that. The Rock used to basically stand up when he had the hold applied.

LayCool attacked Natalya. Melina was shown walking away...

Randy Orton vs. Alex Riley was hyped... [C]

Footage aired of Michael Cole taking an RKO earlier in the show. Kudos to Cole for taking the move well...

Miz gave Riley a "pep talk" backstage. Miz said Riley was representing him. He was the WWE Champion that everyone was talking about. He told Riley he had to beat Orton tonight. Riley vowed to do so. Miz said afterward, he wasn't going to tell Orton what type of match they were having at the PPV, he was going to show him...

Randy Orton made his entrance... [C]

[Q8] 5. Randy Orton defeated Alex Riley (with The Miz) by disqualification in 2:48. Riley immediately went after the injured knee of Orton. Orton didn't need much time to come back, hit the hangman DDT, and set up for the RKO. Miz came in the ring and hit a Skull Crushing Finale...

Twill's Two Cents: The inner lining of Miz's jacket is pink. His sweater is purple. Nevertheless, it's still a kick ass looking suit.

Miz grabbed the mic and said he was going to show Orton what type of match they are having. He reached under the ring and grabbed a full sized steel cage. Kidding. He set up a table in the ring. He attempted a SCF, but Orton countered. Miz did get out of the ring, but Riley did not.

Orton looked over at Riley and back at Miz. He grabbed Riley and powerbombed him through the table as he stared down Miz...

Twill's Two Cents: Solid build to the WWE Championship match at the PPV. We are supposed to pay to see Orton get his hands on The Miz. Riley is a perfect pawn. It's also a very high profile role for him so early in his career. Saw a few new moves by Orton tonight.

Barrett was shown walking backstage. He told Otunga to "make sure the guys are ready." ... [C]

Wade Barrett came out to the ring. He said he was about to admit something he never thought he would admit. "I got it wrong... I thought John Cena was a man of his word." He said Cena did not have honor or integrity.

[Overrun] Barrett said Cena could attack The Nexus all he wants, but only Barrett could rehire him. He invited Cena to come out to the ring because he wanted to get something off of his chest. Cena came through the crowd and entered the ring. "Security, we have a jumper," said Punk.

The Nexus, minus Mike McGillicutty, came out to the stage. Barrett said they would beat Cena within an inch of his life if Cena tried anything. "This is not going to work. I will never rehire you." Cena said being fired wasn't that bad. He was now part of the WWE Universe.

With all of the time on his hands, he gets to think about making the lives of The Nexus members a living hell. Barrett asked if he did rehire Cena, would the attacks end? Cena made some stupid comments and then said he would like to challenge for the WWE Championship, but Barrett doesn't have it.

Cena said if Barrett rehired him, the attacks on The Nexus would stop, but the attacks on Barrett would not. If not, he had all the time in the world to continue making life hell for The Nexus...

Twill's Two Cents: That would be a pretty sad existence for Cena. Move on with your life John.

Cena challenged Barrett to rehire him and face him in the ring tonight. He continued with the threats and Barrett ordered them to the ring to "extinguish" Cena. Nobody moved until one by one, they walked to the back. Otunga was left alone and he followed suit.

Barrett screamed out orders to ears that were not listening. Cena attacked Barrett and set up the ring steps next to the announce table. Punk knew what was happening. "John? John, what are you doing? My diet soda!"

Cena picked up Barrett in a fireman's carry. He walked up the steps but Barrett slipped out and hauled ass up the ramp and to the back. Cena celebrated in the ring. Backstage, Barrett approached The Nexus and asked them what the hell was going on.

Otunga stood face to face with Barrett and said if he didn't hire Cena back next week, he was out of The Nexus. Each member gave Barrett a cold stare as they walked away...

Twill's Two Cents: The crowd popped for The Nexus walking out on Barrett. Cena being rehired so quickly after the stipulation would be very weak, but maybe they just need to do it and move on from it quickly, so people can forget about it. The hook for next week's three hour show is a good one. I'll have more to say in my Members' Exclusive post Raw audio show. Thank you for following along with me tonight.

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