Monday, 10 September 2012 - We see footage from earlier today at WWE headquarters. Sheamus is in a room with his lawyer, David Otunga, Ricardo Rodriguez and some other legal types. Sheamus tells a joke and Otunga gets upset. Otunga grills Sheamus about using the Brogue Kick and using it on Ricardo Rodriguez. Sheamus admits he did and says he would do it again. Otunga has a photo of Sheamus kicking referee Chad Patton earlier in the year. Otunga goes on with the deposition but Sheamus is getting bored. Sheamus ends up taking out the camera and singing a song. Pretty pointless segment. Still to come tonight, Otunga vs. Sheamus.
*Eve Torres, Kaitlyn and Layla vs. Beth Phoenix, Alicia Fox and Natalya
Layla kicks Alicia in the face and Eve tags herself in. Eve comes in and kicks Alicia before hitting the neckbreaker for the win.
Winner: Eve, Layla and Kaitlyn
- After the match, Eve celebrates with Layla and Kaitlyn but they’re bothered by her stealing the win. Cole and Lawler plug Layla vs. Kaitlyn for Night of Champions.
- RAW General Manager AJ Lee is backstage when CM Punk walks in. He’s upset that he has a match tonight and John Cena doesn’t. Punk also isn’t happy that the fans are picking his opponent tonight. Punk taunts her. AJ says things could be worse. She could make him face Sheamus. She says since he walked out on the people last week, they will pick his fate this week. She walks off and Punk turns around to a smiling Brodus Clay. Back to commercial.
Back from the break and out comes WWE Champion CM Punk to the ring. Michael Cole stands up and announces Punk’s opponent – Randy Orton. Orton comes out to a big pop.
*CM Punk vs. Randy Orton
Punk blocks the RKO. Orton hits the backbreaker and covers for 2. Orton takes Punk back to the apron and hits the draping DDT. Orton readies for the RKO when Dolph Ziggler runs in for the DQ.
Winner by DQ: Randy Orton
- After the bell, Orton powerslams Ziggler and waits for him to get up. Punk attacks but Orton slams him also. Orton waits on Punk to get up but Ziggler attacks him from behind. Punk and Ziggler beat Orton down until Jerry Lawler rushes in for the save. Lawler is in his gear because he was an option to wrestle earlier. Orton and Lawler clear the ring and take the fight to the floor as we go to commercial.
*Randy Orton and Jerry Lawler vs. CM Punk and Dolph Ziggler
Paul Heyman comes walking down the ramp. He has a private conversation with Punk at ringside. The match continues with Ziggler rolling Orton up for 2.Orton hits the RKO and covers for the win.
Winners: Randy Orton and Jerry Lawler
- After the match, Punk and Heyman walk off together, still having their conversation.
- Back from the break and Matt Striker approaches Paul Heyman and CM Punk backstage. Striker asks about their relationship and Punk says he’s a Paul Heyman guy.
- We get a sentimental look back at the hugging between Kane and Daniel Bryan last week.
- Tonight’s WWE RAW opens up from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Justin Roberts is in the ring and he introduces WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart to a big pop from the crowd.
The crowd finally calms down so Bret can speak. Bret says last time he was in Montreal was one of the darkest days but also one of the proudest. Bret thanks the Montreal fans. Cult of Personality hits and out comes WWE Champion CM Punk.
Punk talks about Bret’s book and says he doesn’t have the ego to every write a book about himself. Punk asks what if he would have wrestled Bret at the Survivor Series instead of Shawn Michaels. Bret says it wouldn’t have mattered. Bret says the fans know Bret would have tied Punk up like a pretzel in the Sharpshooter. Punk says he doesn’t believe Bret and Bret doesn’t even believe himself. Punk says he is the best. He wouldn’t have needed Vince McMahon to screw anyone for him. Punk says Vince would have never screwed Bret, the precious Attitude era would have never been born and he would have jumped ship to WCW so WWE would be dead by now. Bret mocks Punk’s line and says he’s the best there is, was and ever will be. Punk is amazed that Bret still calls himself that. Punk takes a shot at Jerry Lawler. Bret says at least Lawler never walked out of the ring like a coward. Bret showsus footage from last week when Punk laid out Lawler and took the night off.
They also show the footage of Punk driving off with Paul Heyman. Punk says he was in his hometown and returned to the arena to get some things he forgot when he saw John Cena out there. Punk wonders if Cena is in the back watching right now. Punk gets in Bret’s face and wonders if Cena is going to make the save for Bret tonight. They start arguing about respect now. Punk brings up that he’s been WWE Champion longer than Bret ever was. Punk says on Sunday he will cement his legacy as greatest WWE Champion of all-time. Punks says Bret is over hyped and over rated. Punk says on Sunday he will put Cena to sleep. Bret makes a joke about Punk putting the fans to sleep and this upsets him. Punk says heis going to beat Cena into an empty shell of a man, just like Bret is. Punk drops the mic and exits the ring as the crowd chants “asshole” at him. Punk raises the belt up and screams best in the world as his music plays and he heads up the ramp.
- Still to come tonight, Bret will interview Cena in the ring. We go to commercial.
- The Twitter poll for tonight will let fans pick the opponent for CM Punk – Brodus Clay, Randy Orton or Jerry Lawler. The hash tag options are #PunkBrodus,#PunkLawler and #PunkOrton.
*The Miz and Antonio Cesaro vs. Kofi Kingston and R-Truth
Cesaro rolls Kofi up for 2. Kofi connects with Trouble in Paradise on Cesaro for the win.
Winners: Kofi Kingston and R-Truth
- We see a replay from last week where Sheamus hit Ricardo Rodriguez with a Brogue Kick. Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler talk about how Booker T came to ban the Brogue Kick on SmackDown. We get footage from Friday’s show.
- Sheamus is backstage talking with Bret Hart as we go back to commercial. Next Page >>
