The Heel Turn: Miz new champ in Raw twist
Survivor series results:
John Morrison defeated Sheamus. WWE tag team champions Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater defeated Santino Marella and Vladimir Koslov. Intercontinental champ Dolph Ziggler defeated Kaval. United States champion Daniel Bryan successfully defended against Ted Diabiase. Team Mysterio defeated Team Del Rio. Natalya Neidhart defeated Laycool to become new Divas Champion. World heavyweight champ Kane and Edge's match ended in a draw. WWE champion Randy Orton defeated Wade Barrett.
The following night on Raw, the show was kicked off with the arrival of Nexus. Barrett made a statement about how he was screwed over by John Cena, since Cena told him beforehand that he would not allow Barrett to win the WWE title. Barrett felt that this had put him at an unfair disadvantage, and he demanded to have a rematch against Orton. The Raw general manager sent an email granting Barrett the rematch he wanted. The leader of Nexus also said that he was going to allow Cena to give a final farewell to his fans later on before he left the WWE, due to being "fired."
The middle of the show consisted of King Of The Ring qualifying matches. Sheamus beat R-Truth, Ezekiel Jackson squashed Alex Riley, Bryan made Diabiase tap out and Morrison pinned Tyson Kidd. It's about time Natalya won the Divas belt, and she was in action on Raw against Alicia Fox. Nattie made short work of Fox. In an impressive display, she even did squats while she had Fox hoisted in the air for a suplex. After this, she locked Fox in the Sharpshooter and made her tap.
Cena made his emotional farewell speech to the WWE Universe, saying that he appreciated all the fans and superstars, and said that he was going to spend time with his family. He got some chants going by asking the kids and women in the Raw audience to yell "Let's go, Cena!" while the men chanted "Cena sucks," and it seemed to me that the latter chant was a bit louder.
The main event of the night featured Barrett taking on Orton, with the WWE title hanging in the balance. Barrett eventually gained the upper hand and was about to put Orton away, until Cena pulled the referee out of the ring and assaulted Barrett before the rest of Nexus chased him away. This gave Orton all the opportunity he needed to hit Barrett with an RKO and retain the WWE Championship. It wasn't over yet for the Viper, as The Miz ran down and cashed in his Money in the Bank contract right there and actually managed to pin a weakened Orton to become the new WWE Champion. With Cena being gone for the foreseeable future, this would have been a great time for Orton to finally get the spotlight that he's been denied, and the company decides to take the belt off him. I have to wonder how well it's going to work out to have Miz as champ. He has been getting a lot of heel heat, but the fact that so many people still think of him as being a reality television guy may make him being the champ meaningless.
John Morrison defeated Sheamus. WWE tag team champions Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater defeated Santino Marella and Vladimir Koslov. Intercontinental champ Dolph Ziggler defeated Kaval. United States champion Daniel Bryan successfully defended against Ted Diabiase. Team Mysterio defeated Team Del Rio. Natalya Neidhart defeated Laycool to become new Divas Champion. World heavyweight champ Kane and Edge's match ended in a draw. WWE champion Randy Orton defeated Wade Barrett.
The following night on Raw, the show was kicked off with the arrival of Nexus. Barrett made a statement about how he was screwed over by John Cena, since Cena told him beforehand that he would not allow Barrett to win the WWE title. Barrett felt that this had put him at an unfair disadvantage, and he demanded to have a rematch against Orton. The Raw general manager sent an email granting Barrett the rematch he wanted. The leader of Nexus also said that he was going to allow Cena to give a final farewell to his fans later on before he left the WWE, due to being "fired."
The middle of the show consisted of King Of The Ring qualifying matches. Sheamus beat R-Truth, Ezekiel Jackson squashed Alex Riley, Bryan made Diabiase tap out and Morrison pinned Tyson Kidd. It's about time Natalya won the Divas belt, and she was in action on Raw against Alicia Fox. Nattie made short work of Fox. In an impressive display, she even did squats while she had Fox hoisted in the air for a suplex. After this, she locked Fox in the Sharpshooter and made her tap.
Cena made his emotional farewell speech to the WWE Universe, saying that he appreciated all the fans and superstars, and said that he was going to spend time with his family. He got some chants going by asking the kids and women in the Raw audience to yell "Let's go, Cena!" while the men chanted "Cena sucks," and it seemed to me that the latter chant was a bit louder.
The main event of the night featured Barrett taking on Orton, with the WWE title hanging in the balance. Barrett eventually gained the upper hand and was about to put Orton away, until Cena pulled the referee out of the ring and assaulted Barrett before the rest of Nexus chased him away. This gave Orton all the opportunity he needed to hit Barrett with an RKO and retain the WWE Championship. It wasn't over yet for the Viper, as The Miz ran down and cashed in his Money in the Bank contract right there and actually managed to pin a weakened Orton to become the new WWE Champion. With Cena being gone for the foreseeable future, this would have been a great time for Orton to finally get the spotlight that he's been denied, and the company decides to take the belt off him. I have to wonder how well it's going to work out to have Miz as champ. He has been getting a lot of heel heat, but the fact that so many people still think of him as being a reality television guy may make him being the champ meaningless.
