Inside Pulse Wrestling Report: WWE Monday Night RAW – 12.20.2010 – Wrong Date, No Nexus, Christmas Ghosts, and More Lawler

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Welcome to Inside Pulse Wrestling’s Live Coverage of WWE Monday Night RAW!

Thanks to Jake Ziegler for handling RAW last week. No true excuse as to why I missed last week, although the fact that RAW was three hours long (again) and the fact I got engaged last week is good enough reason to take another sick day. Never fear though, I’m back and it’s….

TIME TO GET RAW!

Justin Roberts brings out the Miz and it’s immediately known that Michael Cole is not on commentary tonight. The Miz is all smiles as he brags about still being the WWE Champion. The Miz thought we were expecting that Randy Orton would win the title. As the Miz talks…Mordecai Miz-Itch dressed as the Ghost of Christmas Past (or in bondage) reminds the Miz about his first title defense. The Miz shrugs it off as Michael Cole, also dressed in bondage…what is this? He lets the Miz know that he defended the title via sheganigans. The Miz shrugs this off and he says that he beat Randy Orton and he is still the WWE Champion. The Ghost of Christmas Future, i.e. the Miz Girl in dramatic Conan fashion, warns the Miz that if he doesn’t change then John Morrison will beat him and take the title. He’s the Miz and he’s awesome.

John Morrison makes his entrance while Miz-Itch and Cole-Itch ditch their bondage outfits and we get the exchange between Morrison and Miz. John Morrison decrees that he beat the Miz in the past, present, and will do so in the future. Really? The Miz has always been better than John Morrison. Miz-Itch gets involved and he eats a fist. Miz-Itch bails and Sheamus comes out to exact some revenge on Morrison. Jerry Lawler punches Miz-Itch and all hell breaks loose. The RAW GMail chimes in and makes a six man tag match pitting Miz, Riley, and Sheamus versus Morrison, Lawler, and Orton. Randy Orton sneak attacks the Miz as we highlight John Cena burying Wade Barrett under a multitude of chairs.

Commercials.

We’re back and Michael Cole has a fit about Jerry Lawler getting involved again. Natalya is out scouting her next challenger to her diva’s title.

Melina v. Alicia Fox v. Eve Torres

Alicia Fox attacks first knowing she’s at odds being the only heel in the matchup. She holds her own over Melina and Eve before dispatching Eve to even the odds a bit. Melina counters the offense and she gives Alicia a taste of her own medicine. Eve Torres attacks Melina, and we get a series of rollups and two counts. Powerbomb to Melina by Alicia, but the pinfall is broken up. Eve Torres kicks Alicia in the jaw and hits a senton for a two count. Eve fights out at the corner and Melina looks for a superplex. Alicia Fox is up and we get a Doomsday Device attempt, but Melina counters Alicia and Eve hits nothing but air. Rollup by Melina gets the victory.

Winner: Melina
Grade: C

Natalya comes into the ring and Melina takes the heel route by slapping her in the face.

The Bella Twins are talking about twin magic and Daniel Bryan proves to be the luckiest man in the world as both Bellas escort him towards the ring.

Commercials.

Daniel Bryan (w/the Bella Twins) v. William Regal

And the IWC just crapped their pants. Give this fifteen, twenty…Hell let them go until 11PM! Bryan takes Regal down and Regal kips up. Regal takes Bryan down with an armdrag and he holds onto the wrist. Bryan kips around and he scores a dropkick and both work each other over. Regal takes Bryal down with a series of kicks and that infuriates Bryan. He comes back to Regal with the kicks. Regal reverses the whip and he still takes down Bryan in the center of the ring. Cover and kickout. Regal applies a headlock and Bryan plays defense. He counters with a suplex, but Regal floats over into a cover and he holds onto the front facelock. Cover gets two and Regal attacks with the knees. Pillar to post we go and Bryan eats a forearm for a two count. Full Nelson applied by Regal and Bryan gets out of it. They trade uppercuts with each other and Bryan gets the upperhand. Regal gets a punch in the gut to take over. He knocks Bryan down and he goes for the Regal Stretch. Bryan counters. Regalplex attempt, but Bryan gets out of it and he locks in the LaBelle Lock for the submission!

Winner: Daniel Bryan
Grade: B+

Awesome match and Daniel Bryan gets liplocked by both Bella Twins. Wow.

Commercials.

John Morrison gets taped up and Randy Orton congratulates him on his match last night. He gives Morrison a fair warning that if he wins that Randy Orton will be coming at him. He gives him another warning not to trust him.

Tamina stands on Santino’s back in some sort of massage. Maryse comes in and rants a bit before she stands on Santino’s back and they argue before security takes them away.

As the World Turns, Mark Henry and Gail Kim talk about fresh air now that the Nexus is history (for the moment). However, the air gets cloggy as Vickie Guerrero and Dolph Ziggler push on by.

Commercials.

Tamina & Santino Marella v. Maryse & Ted DiBiase

Tamina looks different with straight hair. Santino slouches around until Tamina straightens his back out. Lock up to start and Santino takes down DiBiase. He celebrates and DiBiase takes control. DiBiase clotheslines Santino before covering to get a two count. Santino swings and misses before DiBiase gets a dropkick for two. Santino makes a comeback hitting the splits, arm drag, and saluting headbutt. DiBiase tags in Maryse as Santino readies the Cobra. Maryse turns the Cobra back on Santino. Maryse eats a superkick while mocking DiBiase and after a bit of action with DiBiase and Marella, Tamina seals the match with the Superfly Splash.

Winners: Tamina & Santino Marella
Grade: C-

Tamina gives Santino a piggyback ride while he toots his ‘bone and stares at her ass.

John Cena is in the house and he hands a pot of flowers to a random woman in the back.

Commercials.

It’s 10PM on the East Coast, that means JOHN CENA IS HERE! It seems he never left during his few weeks on the unemployment line. The crowd and Cena is fired up tonight because the Nexus is out of the building. He hugs an anti-Cena guy for sh*ts and giggles. Cena just got his hip-hop on and he wants to sing. They don’t do this, but Cena wants to show everyone just what happened last night. We get many angles of Wade Barrett being buried under a pile of chairs. Cena made a promise that he would take out the Nexus and he did. Now he can focus on winning the Royal Rumble and go to WrestleMania.

EXCUSE ME! Dolph Ziggler and Vickie Guerrero want to interrupt things. Seems that he’s not the only one that won last night. As if anyone would brag about winning the way Ziggler won last night. Cena tries to quiet the crowd down as Vickie repeats herself repeatedly. So the point gets hammered home and we watch the clip explaining why. Instead, we get an embarrassing moment from last week. So, Vickie wants an apology or Dolph Ziggler will beat you up. We get duelling fat jokes and Dolph Ziggler stands up for Vickie. Cena continues until Vickie slaps him upside the face. The RAW GMail chimes in and we get Dolph Ziggler versus John Cena right now.

Dolph Ziggler v. John Cena

But first, we got to pay for those fat jokes.

Commercials.

Bell rings and here we go. Ziggler takes Cena down. Cena is back up and the tables turn on Ziggler. Ziggler fakes a test of strength as the CROWD IS WILD! Ziggler beats a hole into Cena in the corner before teeing off on him. Whip reversed and Cena hits the bulldog for two. Ziggler reaches the ropes, buying some time, but that isn’t a good move against Cena. Kick attempt, but Cena gets a Fisherman Suplex for two. Cena misses a corner charge and Ziggler goes on the attack. Cena goes pillar to post and Ziggler keeps the pressure on with a two count. Ziggler connects with some rights that send Cena down for another two count. Ziggler doesn’t let up, but Cena finds an opening. PROTOBOMB CONNECTS! Cover gets two. Wow, this is different offense from Cena tonight. Cena sends Ziggler to the ropes, but Ziggler kicks Cena in the jaw for another pinfall attempt. Chinlock applied, but Cena won’t stay down. Attitude Adjustment attempt is countered to a modified X-Factor by Ziggler for two. Break time.

Commercials.

We’re back and HERE COMES CENA! Both men fight back up and both men collide with each other. Both get back up and Ziggler hits a jawbreaker for a two count. Ziggler hits a dropkick for another two count as Vickie goes nuts. Dropkick attempt, but Cena swats him away. Cena with the shoulder tackles…Protobomb connects and here is some Five Knuckle Shuffle. A.A. attempt and Ziggler counters to the sleeper! Cena counters and he locks in the STF! Vickie Guerrero causes a distraction that prevents the tapout. Ziggler hits the ZigZag, but Cena kicks out! Ziggler rips apart the ring post and that provides a distraction enough for Ziggler to get a wild swing with the Intercontinental Title. A.A. from Cena and that is all!

Winner: John Cena
Grade: A-

Cena celebrates and CM Punk slides inside the ring and he attacks him with a steel chair! He leaves the ring and Cena is pissed off!

Commercials.

Josh Matthews catches up with CM Punk, who explains that he gave John Cena a taste of his own medicine.

Jerry Lawler gets ready for his match as King Sheamus talks about there being room for one king.

Vickie Guerrero bitches at Dolph Ziggler who wants a rematch with John Cena tomorrow night on SmackDown. So she makes that happen as a handicap match. John Cena v. Dolph Ziggler & Vickie Guerrero. OK?

The Miz, Alex Riley, & King Sheamus b. John Morrison, Randy Orton, & Jerry Lawler

But first, we have to hype these next few commercials.

Commercials.

We’re back and we profile the Miz’s media appearances.

Orton and Miz look to start things off, but A-Riley tags in and we get that pairing to start. Orton lures him in and he takes it to Riley from the get go. Tag to Morrison and he takes A-Riley for a ride. Uppercut connects and Riley is in the wrong corner. In comes Lawler and Riley hits a dropkick! Riley makes a comeback and Lawler gets caught in the wrong corner. Tag to the Miz and he gets a punch blocked. Lawler tags in Orton and the Miz runs like a bitch before tagging in Sheamus. Break time.

Commercials.

We’re back and Sheamus covers Lawler for a two count. Sheamus works the arm a bit as Lawler looks for an opening. Lawler gets sent to the corner. Sheamus misses a charge and his shoulder eats the ring post. In comes Morrison and he takes Morrison for a ride. Morrison is on one leg, but still connects with the Flash Kick! Starship Pain attempt, but Sheamus sweeps the leg and Morrison is hurt. Tag to Miz and he works on Morrison before tagging Sheamus in. The leg gets focused on some more and Morrison gets out of the predicament. Riley comes in and he cuts Morrison off. He works on the leg as well before tagging in the Miz. The Miz drops his weight on the leg, but Morrison takes the Miz over the ropes. He inches closer, but the Miz prevents the tag. In comes Sheamus and he beats Morrison’s chest in. MOrrison gets a hand of hair and is able to kick Sheamus in the head, but Sheamus no-sells the shot and he continues to work on Morrison’s back. Half Boston Crab applied on the bad leg, but Morrison inches his way to the corner. Lawler gets a distraction and Orton decks Sheamus. Sheamus continues to work on Morrison and Lawler gets decked off the ropes. In comes the Miz and Orton and the APEX PREDATOR IS ON THE HUNT! Hangman DDT connects! Cover gets two! Morrison sacrifices himself and the Miz coils in position. RKO TO ALEX RILEY! Orton tags in Lawler and he punches the Miz. Miz looks for the Skull Crushing Finale, but Orton RKO’s the Miz! Lawler with the cover and the win!

Winners: John Morrison, Jerry Lawler, & Randy Orton
Grade: B+

The RAW GMail chimes in and we are reminded that SmackDown will be on USA tomorrow night! Just added to SmackDown is The Miz versus Randy Orton! The Miz looks for a cheapshot, but Orton isn’t having any of it.

Show over.

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