As part of the 2012 Slammy Awards edition of tonight’s Monday Night Raw, two-time WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair returned to present the award for 2012 WWE Superstar of the Year. And, well, our very own Justin C. tells the rest:
“Ric Flair came out to deliver the Superstar of the Year Slammy. He said he can’t tell anyone where he is staying because he will get in trouble. Cena won the award. Because of course, losing to John Laurinaitis on PPV means you are superstar of the year. Cena said the award should go to Ric Flair. Which is terrible logic even for him. C.M. Punk came out. Punk went on a tirade. He rambled on about Cena being a loser and all of his losses this year. Punk said he had to listen to HBK talk about how all he ever wanted to be was Ric Flair. Punk said Flair hasn’t even been here. Flair told him to take a hike. Punk said he can beat Flair even with one leg. Flair said lets do it. He went to the ring and Punk followed.
In the ring, Punk poked Flair with the crutch then hit him across the back with it. Punk did a mock Flair walk, but Flair poked Punk in the eye then applied the Figure Four Leg Lock on Heyman. Flair thanked everyone and said he loves being in the WWE and back in Philly. Suddenly, The Shield’s music hit.
Back from break, The Shield was attacking Ric Flair and Team Hell No, who came down to help Flair apparently during commercial. Before they could put Fliar through the table, Ryback came out and the faces ended up with the upper hand as The Shield bailed.
Segment Analysis: That was drawn out over three segments. It was nice to see Ric Flair back and you have to wonder if may be the WWE has something in store for him down the road. I don’t like The Shield losing a bit of steam in that segment. I would like to see them continuing to trend upward. This show has the makings of a “hold steady” show, with the WWE not wanting to do too much headed into the New Year. Punk’s rant on Cena was great though. Survey Says: 3/5“
