3/25 WWE Raw in Charlotte, N.C. results: Arn Anderson talks to the fans in Horsemen Country, C.M. Punk pays tribute to Ric Flair, John Cena vs. Kane in a Last Man Standing match, Eve vs. Kelly Kelly

WWE Raw live event
Charlotte, N.C.
Report by Dot Net reader Josh Henderson

1. Santino Marella beat Jack Swagger to retain the U.S. Title. Santino was way over and the crowd went crazy for him. The match was very good to start the show. Marella won with The Cobra.


2. Eve defeated Kelly Kelly. Good Divas match that actually lasted more than three minutes. Kelly kelly got a huge pop. Eve won with a roll up and had her foot on the ropes.


3. R-Truth defeated Leo Kruger. First off, Kruger cut a promo about how he is the next megastar in WWE. The actually advertised Truth facing The Miz, but I'm guessing that since Truth is from Charlotte they wanted to get him over. Huge pop for Truth. 


4. Ryback defeated Alex Riley. During the match, there was a small "you ain't Golberg" chant directed at Ryback and then a "we want Goldberg" chant. I don't understand how Alex Riley doesn't get a push. Anyways, the match was not a good one as Ryback got the 1-2-3.


5. Epico and Primo defeated Mason Ryan and Zack Ryder to retain the WWE Tag Titles. The thing I noticed about the match was rosa. Oh my god she is the hottest diva in the wwe. A good tag match. Epico and primo hit their finisher on mason ryan while zack ryder was on the outside for the win.


6. Chris Jericho defeated Kofi Kingston. The lights went out and a Y2J chant broke out. Jericho came out to a huge pop, which surprised me. Kofi came out to good pop as well. This was the best match of the show. A lot of near falls. During the match, Jericho grabbed the mic and then the loud cheers turned to resounding boos. Jericho hit the Codebreaker for the win.


7. Brodus Clay defeated The Miz. I don't know what The Miz has done to make Vince mad, but he should've been the one to win this match. Brodus is there just for the fans. His wrestling skills suck. He does not take bumps well at all. He was very sloppy. He got a huge pop, though.


8. John Cena defeated Kane in a Last Man Standing match. Cena came out to a huge huge pop. There were some boos but mostly cheers. A surprisingly decent match. Kane dominated early. He hit Cena with the ring bell, a chair, and threw him into a table, but Cena kept getting up and put Kane through a table with the AA. There was one "Cena Sucks" and "Let's Go Cena" chant. I tried to get a "boots to asses" chant started but was unsuccessful.


9. C.M. Punk defeated Dolph Ziggler in beat of three falls match to retain the WWE Championship. Punk came out to a huge pop as well. A good match. The first fall went to ziggler as removed the top turnbuckle pad while the refs back was turned and threw punk into the metal exposed turnbuckle. The second fall went to Punk, as he put Ziggler in the figure four leg lock, causing Ziggler to tap out. There was a huge pop from the Charlotte crowd that got a lot of Ric Flair "wooos" in honor of the figure four. Punk won the final fall with a awesome Go To Sleep.

After the match, Punk grabbed the mic and brought out Arn Anderson. Arn talked about his days in Charlotte and how he would never forget the city that was so good to him. He said the fans of Charlotte are some of the best. He also said that this Saturday in Miami at the Hall of Fame ceremony will mean the world to him personally. It was an awesome moment.

All in all, it was a great show. I had lots of fun with my buddy Ryan and my brother Mikey. I want to give a shout out to my fiancee for getting the tickets for me as in early birthday gift.

Best Pops

1. John Cena

2. Chris Jericho

3. R-Truth/Santino Marella

Most Heat

1. Chris Jericho

2. The Miz

3. Dolph Ziggler