Post by Bang Bang Bart on Dec 23, 2012 23:51:18 GMT -5
Tonight, it's a special Christmas Eve Monday Night Raw (though taped on 12/18/12), so get ready for three hours worth of merry mirthmaking inside the ring and out.
A very special guest arrives on Raw to join the fun: St. Nick himself, Santa Claus. What will the ageless icon of joy have in store for WWE wrestlers? Is he going to give CM Punk a lump of coal? Will he incur the wrath of The Shield? Or will something unexpected be in store for Santa?
Speaking of the WWE Champion, CM Punk got a reality check when Ryback revealed that he's got a shot at the WWE Title on the first Raw of 2013. The relentlessly hungry rival of the Champ has been on the warpath lately, having to deal with the trio known as The Shield, among others, while Punk has been sidelined with a knee injury, which hasn't stopped him from rearing his head on WWE programming. Will the two confront each other on the night before Christmas?
AJ revealed more than just a bad new attitude last week, introducing the world to NXT talent Big E. Langston, who made his presence felt by slamming John Cena on consecutive nights. Together with Langston and Dolph Ziggler, AJ seems to have formed a small coalition of sorts. What will they have in store for Cena this week?
The Shield's quest to rid WWE of injustices hasn't slowed down, despite an impressive debut win over Team Hell 'N Back at TLC last Sunday. With Christmas just right around the corner, who will Ambrose, Rollins, and Reigns deem "naughty" next?
All that and a whole lot of aggressively nice Christmas antics on a special Christmas Eve edition of Monday Night Raw.
Match listings under the spoiler cut:
Credit: Steveweiser for the match listing.
A very special guest arrives on Raw to join the fun: St. Nick himself, Santa Claus. What will the ageless icon of joy have in store for WWE wrestlers? Is he going to give CM Punk a lump of coal? Will he incur the wrath of The Shield? Or will something unexpected be in store for Santa?
Speaking of the WWE Champion, CM Punk got a reality check when Ryback revealed that he's got a shot at the WWE Title on the first Raw of 2013. The relentlessly hungry rival of the Champ has been on the warpath lately, having to deal with the trio known as The Shield, among others, while Punk has been sidelined with a knee injury, which hasn't stopped him from rearing his head on WWE programming. Will the two confront each other on the night before Christmas?
AJ revealed more than just a bad new attitude last week, introducing the world to NXT talent Big E. Langston, who made his presence felt by slamming John Cena on consecutive nights. Together with Langston and Dolph Ziggler, AJ seems to have formed a small coalition of sorts. What will they have in store for Cena this week?
The Shield's quest to rid WWE of injustices hasn't slowed down, despite an impressive debut win over Team Hell 'N Back at TLC last Sunday. With Christmas just right around the corner, who will Ambrose, Rollins, and Reigns deem "naughty" next?
All that and a whole lot of aggressively nice Christmas antics on a special Christmas Eve edition of Monday Night Raw.
Match listings under the spoiler cut:
{Spoiler}*Kane vs. Cody Rhodes
*NON-TITLE LUMBERJACK FROST MATCH: Sheamus vs. Big Show
*EIGHT DIVA SANTA'S LITTLE HELPER MATCH: Layla, Kaitlyn, Natalya & Alicia Fox vs. Eve Torres, Aksana, Rosa Mendes & Tamina Snuka
*Zack Ryder vs. David Otunga
*The Miz & Kofi Kingston vs. Wade Barrett & Antonio Cesaro
*The Great Khali vs. Brad Maddox
*Daniel Bryan vs. Damien Sandow
*Jay Uso, Jimmy Uso, Brodus Clay, Santino Marella, Justin Gabriel & Tyson Kidd vs. Darren Young, Titus O'Neil, Heath Slater, Drew McIntyre, Jinder Mahal & Tensai
*MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET MATCH: John Cena vs. Alberto Del Rio
*NON-TITLE LUMBERJACK FROST MATCH: Sheamus vs. Big Show
*EIGHT DIVA SANTA'S LITTLE HELPER MATCH: Layla, Kaitlyn, Natalya & Alicia Fox vs. Eve Torres, Aksana, Rosa Mendes & Tamina Snuka
*Zack Ryder vs. David Otunga
*The Miz & Kofi Kingston vs. Wade Barrett & Antonio Cesaro
*The Great Khali vs. Brad Maddox
*Daniel Bryan vs. Damien Sandow
*Jay Uso, Jimmy Uso, Brodus Clay, Santino Marella, Justin Gabriel & Tyson Kidd vs. Darren Young, Titus O'Neil, Heath Slater, Drew McIntyre, Jinder Mahal & Tensai
*MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET MATCH: John Cena vs. Alberto Del Rio
Credit: Steveweiser for the match listing.