Monday Night Raw – December 22, 2014: Out The Same Way You Came In
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Night Raw
Date: December 22, 2014
Location: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Commentators: Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield, Jerry Lawler
John Cena vs. Seth Rollins
The Curb Stomp is countered into the STF but Rollins is quickly in the ropes, only to have Cena drag him back into the middle. Cue the Stooges for the save but Cena beats them up and hits a double AA. The briefcase shot misses and Cena plants Rollins with the AA for the pin at 15:48.
Jack Swagger vs. Fandango
Adam Rose vs. R-Truth
The Bunny is still in a neck brace. Feeling out process to start until Rose wants to dance, allowing Truth to roll him up for the pin at 58 seconds.
Edge and Christian host next week.
Hulk Hogan will be running Smackdown this Friday.
Big Show vs. Roman Reigns
Brie Bella vs. Natalya
Fallout from last week where Natalya made Brie tap in a tag match. Natalya quickly takes her down to start but stops to say something to Kidd, allowing Brie to take her down off the ropes. Two Brie Mode running knees to a seated Natalya are good for two and we hit a chinlock as this just keeps going. Back up and Natalya tries a Sharpshooter but gets small packaged only to roll through into one of her own for the pin at 3:19.
Natalya knocks Nikki off the apron and holds up the title.
Ascension is coming.
Goldust/Stardust vs. Los Matadores/El Torito
Goldust hammers him down and slaps on a chinlock before Stardust snaps the neck across the top rope. Stardust comes in off the top but dives into a dropkick, allowing for the hot tag to Diego. Everything breaks down and the bull tags himself in. Goldust spins Torito around and accidentally hits his brother, allowing Fernando to hit a Backstabber, followed by a Lionsault from Torito for the pin at 3:40.
Intercontinental Title: Luke Harper vs. Dolph Ziggler
Harper kicks him in the face before the bell to knock the champion out to the floor. A BIG suicide dive takes Ziggler down and Harper loads up a powerbomb, only to settle for the spinning Boss Man Slam. Back in and Ziggler says ring the bell so Harper superkicks him down and hits the Batista Bomb for two. Ziggler tries to fight up but gets catapulted throat first into the bottom rope as we take a break.
Ziggler dedicates his win to the fans and says no one is taking the title from him.
The announcers list off some very specific areas in which USA is topping the ratings.
We recap the opening segment and Cena vs. Rollins.
Alicia Fox/Emma/Naomi vs. Paige/Cameron/Summer Rae
Paige stays on Emma with a chinlock until Emma fights up for a double clothesline. The hot tag brings in Naomi to FINALLY do something interesting as she flips over the top and Stuns Cameron onto the ropes. Everything breaks down with Paige cleaning house until Alicia hits a kind of reverse Fameasser to pin Cameron at 4:22.
Ascension comes next week.
Miz vs. Jey Uso
Preview clip of the Mick Foley episode of Monday Night War. Original air date: September 9.
Dean Ambrose vs. Bray Wyatt
Another package is opened to reveal a chair but Bray sends him off the stage and through a table as we take the last break of the night. We come back with a long tracking shot from the stage to the ring for a unique visual. Dean fights out of a chinlock but gets slammed down for two and put back in the hold. They head outside again wth the fans asking for ONE MORE TREE. Bray listens to them and sends Ambrose into a tree for a good reaction.
Naturally Dean sprays him with a fire extinguisher and elbows Bray through the table to end the show, meaning the feud will continue.
Results
John Cena b. Seth Rollins – Attitude Adjustment
Fandango b. Jack Swagger – Guillotine legdrop
R-Truth b. Adam Rose – Rollup
Roman Reigns b. Big Show via countout
Dolph Ziggler b. Luke Harper – Zig Zag
Alicia Fox/Naomi/Emma b. Cameron/Paige/Summer Rae – Reverse Fameasser to Cameron
Miz b. Jey Uso – Rollup with a handful of tights
Bray Wyatt b. Dean Ambrose – Wyatt threw Ambrose into a kendo stick
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