Monday Night Raw – December 15, 2014: Detroit Raw City
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Night Raw
Date: December 15, 2014
Location: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Commentators: Jerry Lawler, Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield
Your choices for Jericho vs. Heyman: Extreme Rules, No Holds Barred or Street Fight.
Erick Rowan/Dolph Ziggler vs. Big Show/Luke Harper
Ziggler has to run away from Big Show to start but eventually gets thrown into the corner. Some right hands and a dropkick stagger Show but he just tosses Ziggler down with ease. A hard shoulder sends Ziggler out to the floor and he barely beats the ten count back in as we take our second break in seven minutes.
Jericho tells Fandango to shut up in the back and go to the ring.
Video on TLC last night.
Bella Twins vs. Alicia Fox/Natalya
Tyson checks on Nikki for some reason until Natalya sees him.
Roman Reigns will be in action tomorrow night on Super Smackdown Live.
We look at Big Show interfering in the tables match last night but getting taken out by the returning Roman Reigns.
Ascension is coming.
Goldust/Stardust vs. New Day
Adam Rose vs. Kane
Kane quickly throws Rose to the floor where the Bunny plays cheerleader. Back in and Rose runs away from Kane until he nails a clothesline in the corner. Rose stops to dance though and eats a big boot, but the Bunny comes in off the top, only to dive into a double chokeslam for the pin at 1:32. Side note: Jimmy Jacobs was part of the Rosebuds.
The Bunny gets tombstoned.
We look back at the opening segment.
Chris Jericho vs. Paul Heyman
Extreme Rules – 39%
No Holds Barred – 18%
Street Fight – 43%
Miz vs. Jimmy Uso
Rating: C-. You know, Miz can actually have a decent match when he gets away from the Figure Four stuff. Jimmy winning here makes the most sense given the story, even though Naomi has wound up meaning nothing in this entire story other than setting it up, making her one of the first Maguffins in WWE history.
Post break Naomi is walking in the back when Miz comes up to offer her a spot on MizTV tomorrow night. As usual, Naomi looks unsure.
The cage is lowered.
Seth Rollins vs. John Cena
In a cage of course with pins, submissions or escape. Rollins charges up the cage wall to start but John pulls him back down. The LOUD dueling Cena chants begin as Rollins drives him face first into the cage for two. Cena comes right back by catapulting him into the cage but Seth catches himself and climbs, only to be pulled back down onto the top rope.
A big bulldog drives Seth down for two and John climbs, only to have Mercury run interference. Rollins stops him from getting out the door and almost gets out himself but Cena powers him back in. Back up and they go up the corner, only to have Rollins sunset flip into a running buckle bomb for two as we take a break.
Back with Cena fighting back and knocking Mercury off the cage. The AA gets a very close two and Cena is stunned. He knocks Noble off the door and goes up top, only to have to fight out of a superplex attempt. Rollins gets knocked off the top and the Fameasser gets two. Another AA attempt is countered and the top rope knee to the face gets two for Rollins. Seth shouts that this is what Cena wanted and rams him face first into the cage. John does the same to him and both guys are down.
Results
Big Show/Luke Harper b. Dolph Ziggler/Erick Rowan – KO Punch to Rowan
Natalya/Alicia Fox b. Bella Twins – Sharpshooter to Brie
New Day b. Goldust/Stardust – Midnight Hour to Goldust
Kane b. Adam Rose – Chokeslam
Jimmy Uso b. Miz – Superfly Splash
Seth Rollins b. John Cena – Rollins escaped the cage
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