Date: October 22nd

We are LIVE in: East Rutherford, New Jersey

Commentators: Michael Cole, Jim Ross
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Show starts with Rey Mysterio coming out for the finals of the Tag Team Tournament. The winners face Hell No for the Tag Team Championships at Hell in a Cell this Sunday

Breaking News via Twitter: AJ Lee has been called to an emergency meeting from the WWE Board of Directors. AJ will be at the arena soon.

His partner, Sin Cara, comes out next.

Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow, their opponents, come out and head to the ring together.

[Match 1]
[Tag Team Tournament Finals]
[Rey Mysterio & Sin Cara vs. Cody Rhodes & Damien Sandow]

The bell sounds. Cody and Cara start off. Cody puts Cara at the corner but Cara with some kicks. He springboards but Cody avoids only for Cara to catch him with a head scissors. Tag to Mysterio and he and Cara hit a double team facebuster for two. Mysterio picks Cody up and whips him. Cody counters and Rey with a knee to the face, but Cody with an uppercut. Tag to Sandow. Sandow whips Rey into the turnbuckle and goes for a back suplex, but Rey counters and knocks Damien back for a running head scissors into the ropes. Rey goes for 619 but Cody pulls him out. Sin Cara jumps over the ropes and lands on Cody while Rey catches Sandow with a seated Senton off the apron.

Kane and Daniel Bryan watch the match from a monitor backstage.

Rey has Damien on the apron. He pulls Damien into the ring by the next and Cara with a springboard moonsault onto Sandow after a blind tag. Cara goes for a cross body but Sandow ducks and Cara hits the mat. Sandow covers for two. Tag to Cody. Cody lifts Cara up and hits a delayed front suplex for a one count. Cody backs Cara into the corner and tags Sandow. Sandow spears Cara against the corner. Tag to Cody. Cody grabs the legs and hits a kick to the groin. Cody picks Cara up and tags in Sandow. Sandow with a headbutt to the kidney followed by a suplex. Sandow drops a knee to the chin and gives a mock bow. He picks Cara up and tags Cody in. Cody with kicks into the corner. Cody taunts Rey before punching Cara back into the corner. Cara with an inzigiri kick to Cody and both men are down.

[Commercial]

Cody and Cara in the ring. Cody with a scoop slam. He goes off the ropes and hits a rolling knee.. Tag to Sandow. Sandow with a side russian leg sweep followed by the elbow of disdain. Rey breaks the count at two. Tag to Cody. Cody grabs Cara and puts him on the turnbuckle. He goes for a superplex, but Cara punches him off and connects with a tornado DDT. Cara tags Rey. Rey with a seated senton to Cody. He knock Sandow off and hits a tilt-a-whirl heascissors to Cody followed by a moonsault off the top for two. Rey kicks Cody onto the apron. Sandow enters and Rey kicks him too. Rey with a double 619 to Cody and Sandow. Rey hits a splash off the top and covers Cody, but Sandow makes the save at two. Rey knocks Sandow off the ring along with Cara. Cody gets up, grabs Rey from behind and hits Crossrhodes for the three count.

[Winners via Pinfall: Cody Rhodes & Damien Sandow]
[Time: 11:38]

Kane and Daniel Bryan appear on the tron.

Kane: Congratulations Cody

Bryan: Congratulations Damien

Kane: But the question is will they win the tag team championships…

Kane & Bryan: HELL NO!

Kane: Now he would like to perform a magic trick. Now you see him…

Kane pulls Bryan behind him.

Kane: …now you don’t.

The pyro in the ring shoots up and the lights turn red as Kane laughs while Cody and Damien look worried.

[Commercial]

A quick Tout from Zack Ryder introduces how WWE performed in Egypt for the first time ever.

Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston comes out and heads to the ring for a match.

His opponent, Michael Mcgillicutty, is already in the ring.

Former champion The Miz is at commentary.

[Match 2]
[Singles Match]
[Kofi Kingston vs. Michael Mcgillicutty]

Bell sounds. mcgillicutty attacks Kingston at the corner, shoves him into the ropes and hits a dropkick. Mcgillicutty picks Kingston off and connects with a back suplex for a one count. He puts Kingston against the turnbuckle and lands some punches and chops followed by a knee to the gut. mcgillicutty lifts Kingston up and hits a backbreaker for a two count. Mcgillicutty with a headlock submission on Kingston. Kingston gets back up and Michael shoves Kingston into the turnbuckle. As he runs forward Kingston leapfrogs over Mcgillicutty. turns and hits him with Trouble in Paradise for the three count.

[Winner via Pinfall: Kofi Kingston]
[Time: 02:30]

A video recaps last week on Raw when, with John Cena’s blessing, Ryback signed the contract to face CM Punk inside Hell in a Cell for the WWE Championship. Ryback would end up hitting Punk with shellshocked afterwards.

Up next, John Cena will come out and explain why he supported Ryback signing the contract.

[Commercial]

John Cena comes out and head into the ring to address the fans.

Cena: WOW, this is great. The defending Superbowl champs in the house. And right next door the home of next year’s Wrestlemania! On top of that, this Sunday WWE proudly presents Hell in a Cell! This Sunday is not just a normal pay per view. This Sunday, the WWE Universe will finally find out that CM Punk is a man that tells the truth. CM Punk has been WWE Champion for 337 days. But the most truthful thing CM Punk has ever said was right before he became champion. He was a visionary. And his vision…was change. And this Sunday, at Hell in the Cell, after 337 days, we see change! Change is six foot three. Change is 291 pounds. And when change steps into this ring all he can hear is “FEED ME MORE! FEED ME MORE! FEED ME MORE!”

The crowd chants back.

Ryback is not an individual who will come out and talk about an unreachable brass ring. He won’t complain about some conspiracy theory. He will not promise a revolutionary Raw with ice cream bars to boot. Ryback stands for destruction, and this Sunday the face of the WWE will change.

WWE Champion CM Punk comes out along with Paul Heyman.

Punk: Let him start by saying that of course he would say something nice about The Giants. Of course he would endear himself. He guesses he has to be the one to say that The Giants suck. But that’s not what he’s going to do. He’s a huge Giants fans. But these are the Giants from San Francisco. He wants change? That laughable. He’s been champion for 337 days and counting. Which means he hasn’t been champion for a lot longer. That, ladies and gentlemen, is change you can count on. He’s done everything he promised he would do and then some. He is the best in the world. Not him, not the Giants, not Ryback. So he can come out and speak for Ryback all he wants. He can promise he’ll be hurt and all the bodily harm to come and he can promise change. That’s fine. But everyone knows when CM Punk makes a promise he means it. And he will walk out of Hell in a Cell STILL their WWE Champion. He does like his new role in WWE as Ryback’s cheerleader. It fits him so well. It means one thing. Cena knows he can’t beat him.

Cena: He wanted to come out here and let the WWE Universe know how excited he was for this Sunday’s pay per view. It’s not that he can’t beat him, it’s that he wasn’t allowed to beat him. For the record, he is officially medically cleared now. But Punk already has a match and he’s not going to mess that up. He does, however, want to mess up his face. He heads to the ring right now and he’ll give him a pre-ass whooping to the real ass whooping.

Cena takes his shirt off. Punk takes off his hoodie and shirt and makes his way to the ring. He gets on the apron. Cena anxiously waits for Punk to get in the ring. Heyman tries to talk him out of it. Punk stops himself and gets off the apron. He heads up the ramp while holding his WWE Championship over his head.

Tonight, Kane takes on Big Show.

[Commercial]

United States champion Antonio Cesar is heading into the ring for a match.

His opponent, Justin Gabriel, is already in the ring.

[Match 3]
[Singles Match]
[Antonio Cesaro vs. Justin Gabriel]

Bell sounds. Antonio takes his time by exiting the ring and grabbing a microphone. He speaks in various languages. He goes to head in the ring and Gabriel catches him with a dive off the ropes. He puts him back in the ring and whips him, but Cesaro counters with a stun gun on the top rope. Cesaro with a kick to the head followed by an uppercut. Cesaro lifts Gabriel up and holds him for a gutwrench suplex. Cesaro with a double foot stomp on Gabriel. Cesaro applies a modified chin lock submission. Gabriel fights off, but Cesaro simply lifts him up and slams him over the top turnbuckle pad. He follows it with a kick to the head and covers for two. Back to the modified chin lock. Gabriel gets to his feet. Cesaro whips Gabriel to the turnbuckle. He lifts Gabriel and slams the back of his neck against the turnbuckle. Gabriel counters with a flip and punches Cesaro back. Cesaro goes for a slam but Gabriel counters with a reverse DDT. Gabriel goes for the 450 splash but Cesaro grabs the ropes and shakes Gabriel onto the pad. Cesaro climbs up and the two trade punches. Gabriel chops Cesaro down, but Cesaro with a forearm shot that knocks Gabriel onto the apron. Gabriel with a jumping inzigiri to the head. Cesaro falls down. Gabriel leaps off and hits a 450 splash on Cesaro for the three count.

[Winner via Pinfall: Justin Gabriel]
[Time: 04:39]

Backstage, a limo pulls into the arena. Chairman Vince McMahon and General Manager AJ Lee step out. They’re heading to the ring.

[Commercial]

Vince and AJ are in the ring.

Vince: Earlier today AJ met with the Board of Directors for several hours, and the subject matter was AJ’s tenure as General Manager of Monday Night Raw. Here to tell the results in her own words…AJ.

AJ grabs the mic.

AJ: Because of allegations of her fraternizing with a superstar on the roster, she is hereby resigning as General Manager of Monday Night Raw. And she just wants to say that these allegations are completely false. But she understands that she could’ve been fired a long time ago. She could’ve been fired when she attacked Vickie or Heyman or made many “unfair” decisions. And so she agreed to leave. And she knows that some of her decisions may have been unorthodox. And some may consider her mentally unstable, but she thinks some people like the crazy chick. And she knows this is coming to the end a little sooner than she wanted to, but she’s come so far from where she was once before. She grew up 15 minutes away from here. She doesn’t know if they know her story, but she grew up with nothing. She grew up in cars and motels. She has gone from being homeless to being the boss. And she thought she was going to be a poor girl who never made anything with her life, but they accepted her. So she just wants to thank them for everything. She loved every second of this job. Thanks to Vince for giving her the opportunity nobody else would have. Thank you.

Vince gives her a hug. Heyman shows up and heads into the ring.

Heyman: He’s sure that he speaks for everyone this evening when he says he was unaware of AJ’s touching life story. Think about the one in a million chance of a homeless girl becoming General Manager of one of the longest running shows on television. AJ rose above her lack of education and class. She rose above the fact that she was born and bred a Jersey Girl. No offense, but business is business. And in the name of business, there needs to be a new General Manager here on Monday Night Raw. And he understands that someone on the Board has to name a new manager right away. They need someone with class, an education, dignity, and a chance to show ruthless aggression. And he knows that they’ve butted heads and how wrong he’s been in the past and even recently. But he humbly suggests that if he needs him to step in, the next General Manager of Monday Night Raw should be Paul Heyman.

Vince: No. Allow him to introduce them to the “managing supervisor” of Monday Night Raw…Vickie Guerrero.

Vickie comes out and heads down to the ring.

Vickie: First of all, she just wants to thank the WWE Board of Directors for giving her this opportunity. EXCUSE ME! She is so touched with the Board’s values on expertise.

Heyman: Excuse ME! Miss Guerrero, now that she is in a position of power, it’s time for her to make her first decision, and he suggests that it be a momentous decision. Had he known she was in the running, he would not have offered to be General Manager and supported Vickie. He suggests that she take away Vince’s option to Punk on Raw to face Ryback at Hell in a Cell.

Vickie: Excuse Me Mr. Heyman, but as managing supervisor CM Punk will face Ryback at Hell in a Cell. And she has more good news. She’s going to show them all that she can do things better than Booker T on Smackdown. Tonight, in a champion versus champion match, CM Punk will take on Sheamus.

Heyman: She can’t do that.

Vickie: Watch her. Because what she’s going to do next he won’t like either. The match will be the largest lumberjack match on Monday Night Raw!

Heyman, frustrated, leaves the ring and rages. Vickie turns to AJ.

Vickie: Tisk, tisk, tisk AJ. She knew all along she wasn’t right for the job. Her immaturity and dress clothes are not right for authority. She has the maturity and experience to run Raw. That’s why the directors believe in her to be the “soon to be” General Manager. Do they know what the allegations are? Not only are they for fraternizing with a talent. She had an affair! And she disgusts her! So she needs her to go backstage, pack her barbies and little dolls, and go.

AJ glares at her and goes to leave but stops herself. She tilts her head and smirks. She faces Vickie and tackles her down, pummeling her right lefts and rights. Vickie and AJ are cat fighting all over the ring until Vickie rolls out of the ring. AJ smiles and skips to the back.

Up next, Ryback takes on The Miz.

[Commercial]

Ryback comes out and heads into the ring for his match.

His opponent, Miz, comes out next.

[Match 4]
[Singles Match]
[Ryback vs. The Miz]

Miz tries to talk the ref out of the match, but Ryback throws Miz into the ring. The bell sounds. Miz runs at him and Ryback tosses him out of the ring. Ryback exits the ring and gestures for Miz to come at him. Miz slides into the ring and tries to kick Ryback, but Ryback grabs his boot and knocks him down. Miz gets up and throws a punch, but Ryback lifts him over his shoulder. Miz wiggles off and runs the ropes only for Ryback to catch him with a boot to the face. He slams Miz’s head against the mat a few times. He goes for a running clothesline, but Miz avoids it only to be knocked back down by Ryback with a shoulder tackle. Miz gets on the apron. Ryback reaches for him and Miz with a jawbreaker. Miz climbs to the top and leaps off, but Ryback grabs him and slams him down. Ryback sets up for the running clothesline and he connects! Ryback picks Miz up and drops him with Shellshocked for the three count.

[Winner via Pinfall: Ryback]
[Time: 02:33]

A video plays of the B.A. Star program.

Tonight, in the largest lumberjack match in WWE history, WWE Champion CM Punk takes on World Champion Sheamus.

[Commercial]

Eve is on the phone gossiping about who AJ has been with. Kaitlyn goes over to her.

Kaitlyn: She wants to talk about AJ being unprofessional, at least she never planned to attack anyone form behind?

Eve: She still on about that?

Kaitlyn: She saw the blonde wig.

Eve: That doesn’t mean anything-

Kaitlyn: She saw the picture on her iPad.

Kaitlyn shows Eve a picture on her phone.

Eve: She saw her iPad?! She’s going to Booker about this.

Kaitlyn: Drop the “nice guy” act. She’s still the sam conniving bitch she’s always been.

Eve attacks Kaitlyn and the two brawl backstage. Layla sees this and gets involved until refs separate them.

Meanwhile, Josh Matthews shows a “Brawlin’ Buddy” plushie to the camera. Sheamus walks over to Matthew for an interview. Sheamus grabs it and presses a button on it.

Sheamus: Just like the real thing. Just keep it out of the sun.

Matthews: How does he feel about having to face Punk in a lumberjack match later tonight?

Sheamus: There’s nothing he likes more than a champion versus champion match. Chaos can happen anytime. He loves the unpredictability.

Matthews: With the fact that he has to face Big Show this Sunday, will the lumberjack match have a negative affect on the World Championship match?

Sheamus is interrupted by Show walking over to him. Sheamus puts the doll to his face and Show smacks it away.

Show: He better not try to be funny. What he did to that Brawlin’ Buddy he’ll do to his face at Hell in a Cell.

Back at ringside, tag team champion Daniel Bryan comes out for a match.

[Commercial]

His opponent, Dolph Ziggler, is at ringside.

[Match 5]
[Singles Match]
[Daniel Bryan vs. Dolph Ziggler]

Bell sound.s They grapple. Bryan with an arm lock. Ziggler counters with a lock of his own. Bryan clips out of it and hits a back drop. They grapple again. Bryan gets behind Ziggler. Ziggler grabs Bryan’s head and twists it. Bryan rolls out of it and goes for a spin kick, but Ziggler slides to the ropes to avoid it. They circle each other and reach for a test of strength, but Ziggler with a kick to the stomach. He has Bryan at the corner and lands some rights. Bryan fights back, and Ziggler whips him into the turnbuckle. Bryan counters with a foot to the head. Bryan runs at him and Ziggler with a dropkick. Ziggler grabs Bryan and hits a neckbreaker. Ziggler goes for a suplex, but Bryan lands on his feet and goes for the No Lock. Ziggler whips him into the ropes and leap frogs but Bryan counters by slamming him down. He applies a surfboard/chin lock submission for a few seconds. He picks Ziggler up and hits a dragon screw. He grabs Ziggler’s leg again and Ziggler shoves him to the turnbuckle. Ziggler with right hands to the head and gut. Whip into the ropes, Bryan counters and rolls Ziggler up into a figure four leg lock submission. Ziggler wiggles his way to the rope. Bryan kicks Ziggler in the head while he’s at the apron. Bryan with punches to the gut, and Ziggler with a knee to the stomach. He grabs Bryan and suplexes him to the outside.

Bryan’s tag partner, Kane, comes out and heads to the ring. Ziggler looks on while Bryan is holding his seemingly injured leg.

[Commercial]

Ziggler has a headlock submission on Bryan. Kane is standing at ringside. Bryan gets to his feet and punches Ziggler back. Ziggler with a kick. He whips Bryan and Bryan backflips off the turnbuckle, bounces off the ropes and hits a clothesline. Bryan runs and hits Ziggler with a running dropkick at the turnbuckle for a two count. Bryan lands a few kicks to the chest. He goes for a kick to the head. Ziggler ducks and goes for the Zig Zag. Bryan counters and goes for No Lock, but Ziggler goes into a bridging pin. Bryan and Ziggler chain wrestle until Ziggler catches Bryan with a DDT for a two count. Ziggler puts Bryan at the corner and punches him down. He goes for a body splash, but Bryan avoids and Ziggler crashes into the post before falling out of the ring. Bryan runs the ropes and suicide dives onto Ziggler. Bryan grabs Ziggler and tosses him into the ring. Bryan climbs up the turnbuckle. Ziggler gets up quickly and grabs Bryan sending him down with a facebuster off the top for a two count. Ziggler kicks Bryan in the head, and Bryan shoves him back. Ziggler with a knee to the face. Ziggler runs at him and Bryan dropkicks his legs. Bryan with a spinkick to the back of the head.

Kane is shouting “YES!” along with the fans. Bryan sees this and yells at him to stop. Ziggler takes the opportunity by catching Bryan with Zig Zag for the three count.

[Winner via Pinfall: Dolph Ziggler]
[Time: 14:01]

Kane is standing in the ring with Bryan. Bryan asks what the hell he was doing. He says he was trying to help him. Bryan shoves him.

Matt Striker comes out and walks down to the ring.

Striker: GENTLEMEN, PLEASE! The Manager Supervisor of Raw Vickie Guerrero told him to come out because she has a surprise. For the first time ever they will compete in something she calls a “Therapeutic Game Show” everyone has heard of the Newlywed game. Well this is the Newlytag game, and he has to be the host. He hopes that whatever occurred between the three of them can be put aside. Their opponents will be the two men they’re facing at Hell in a Cell, Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow. The game show will be up next.

Kane and Bryan argue some more.

[Commercial]

A replay is shown of AJ resigning as General Manager and Vince appointing Vickie Guerrero as the managing supervisor. Later, AJ tackles Vickie and beats on her until she leaves the ring.

Bryan and Kane are sitting in the ring with markers and white boards.

Striker: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Newly tag game. This game is designed for partners to get to know one another and bolster their friendship. He’d like to first introduce our fir-

Kane: We’ve met.

Striker: Right. Well, why don’t they tell the Universe a little bit about themselves.

Bryan: His name is Daniel. He’s a former World Heavyweight Champion. He does not have a goat face. He is the world’s toughest vegan! And more importantly than anything else…HE’S THE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS!

Kane: His name is Kane. He’s a Scorpio. He enjoys long walks on the beach, rainbows, and puppies.

Bryan: Seriously?

Kane; HELL NO!

The two bicker.

Striker: Gentlemen, please!

Cody and Sandow come out and head to the ring.

Striker: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow!

Sandow: How dare they invite them to such buffoonery? What is happening in that ring is the very putrification that they’re trying to eradicate. Therefore, they will not be abiding such foolishness.

Cody: What he said. The good news is that they’ll get to know them as well as they know each other when they beat them for the Tag Team Championships on Sunday.

Sandow: You’re Welcome!

Cody and Sandow leave.

Kane: Well it looks like his little game show is a bust.

Striker: How about a hand for the winners as a result of a forfeit…team Hell No!

Bryan jumps up and down for joy. Kane stands over him and knocks his chair down. Kane turns to Striker and Striker retreats. Striker grins.

Striker: Kane, Daniel, he really wishes that he could say he wishes the two of them the best of luck, but he can’t. He really can’t. Sorry.

Striker bumps into Big Show who is heading down to the ring. Show grabs Striker and throws him off the ramp. He makes his way to the ring to face Kane.

[Commercial]

[Match 6]
[Singles Match]
[Kane vs. Big Show]

Match has already started. Show has Kane against the corner. He goes for a chop but Kane ducks and jabs him in the throat. He hits Show with two splashes. He goes for a third but Show catches him with a spear. Show looks at Bryan before grabbing Kane and driving his elbow into his arm. Kane with a right hand. Show with headbutts to Kane. Kane and Show trade punches until Show catches him with a scoop slam followed by an elbow drop for two. Show with a kidney punch to the side followed by another headbutt. Show lifts Kane up for a bear hug submission. Kane powers out of it and goes to slam him, but Show drops him weight down on Kane and squashes him for a two count. Show chokes Kane against the middle rope. Kane fights back with right hands. Show whips him into the ropes and Kane with a DDT for two. Kane climbs to the top and hits a clothesline on Show for two. Kane sets up for a chokeslam.

Cody and Sandow come out again. Kane is distracted by them. Show grabs Kane, turns him around and hits the Knock Out punch for the three count.

[Winner via Pinfall: Kane]
[Time: 05:31]

Cody and Sandow attack Bryan and beat him down. They throw Bryan into the ring and Cody hits Bryan with crossrhodes. Cody and Sandow leave the ring and head to the back with the champs laid out.

Santino is with AJ.

Santino: If it’s any consolation, he thinks she did a very good job.

Cena walks over to her. Santino leaves.

Cena: If there is ever anything she needs, let him know.

AJ: Thanks. She can’t believe any of this. There’s a lot of things she did she should be fired for, but not fraternizing. Vickie said she had an affair.

Cena: Yeah. Vickie said that. There isn’t even another side to the story. And it’s all a bunch of ‘he said she said’ nonsense and they don’t even know who the other guy is and-

AJ: John. John. It was you.

Cena: Wait…what!?

AJ: That’s why when the Board asked her to resign she didn’t want to drag his name into this.

Cena: What? Does she mean that dinner they had? That business dinner?! It was just business. As friends.

AJ: She thinks Vickie told them about it. She’s sorry. She didn’t mean for it to get like this.

AJ is crying. John hugs her.

Cena: Don’t worry. He’s going to take care of it.

[Commercial]

A Tout video from Miz promotes WWE’s trip to Cairo, Egypt.

Cena is backstage. He runs over to Vince.

Cena: him get this straight. Vickie gives him a bogus story and he gives her the GM job?

Vince: This is no time to discuss this. There was incriminating evidence.

Cena: A business dinner? He never had a business dinner?

Vince: She was on probation. Besides, Vickie’s not really General Manager. She’s managing supervisor. He doesn’t even know what that is. But he can’t change it. It is what it is.

Vince enter a limo and leaves.

At ringside Alberto Del Rio makes his way to the ring to face Zack Ryder.

[Match 7]
[Singles Match]
[Alberto Del Rio vs. Zack Ryder]

Del Rio beats on Ryder. He shoves him in the corner and kicks him down. Ryder fights back with a right hand but Del Rio catches him with a suplex for two. Del Rio with a running kick ot the arm. Cover for one. Del Rio applies a head/arm submission. Del Rio whips Ryder into the ropes. Ryder with a sunset flip. Del Rio gets out of it and catches Ryder with a crescent kick for a two count. Del Rio applies an armbar submission. Ryder gets up and Del Rio hits him with a headbutt. Del Rio runs at him and Ryder catches him with two clotheslines. Del Rio counters a whip and runs at him, but Ryder with double knees to the face. He goes for the Broski Boot, but Del Rio avoids it and Ryder hits the post. Del Rio kicks Ryder’s arm numerous times, then applies the cross arm breaker submission for the tap out.

[Winner via Submission: Alberto Del Rio]
[Time: 02:53]

Del Rio: Did he like that, Randy? Huh?! Tell him. He’s going to cut his head off at Hell in a Cell, little snake!

He applies the cross arm breaker to Ryder again.

Del Rio: Does Randy like that? Does he like that?

Del Rio lets go and stands tall.

Backstage, Vickie is cleaning out AJ’s office. Cena goes over to her.

Cena: She needs to listen up.

Vickie: Hold on. He doesn’t barge in and talk to her that way. She’s the managing supervisor.

Cena: She’s a lot of things, but for now he’ll call her a backstabbing liar. It was a business dinner. It was nothing. She cost AJ her job.

Vickie: Perception is reality. And the reality is that he asked her out on a date on Raw. The reality is that AJ got what she deserved. The reality is that he cost AJ her job.

Cena walks away disgusted.

Up next, it’s champion versus champion ins the largest lumberjack match in WWE history!

[Commercial]

Backstage with Josh Matthews. Dolph Ziggler is with him.

Matthews: Ladies and gentlemen please welcome Mr. Money in the Bank Dolph Ziggler. He’s gotta be confident about his win with Daniel Bryan.

Ziggler: Of course, but what’s with the whole AJ thing? He thought she was okay. But she should know better than to attack Vickie Guerrero. You can’t have actions without consequences. There’s only one person to blame for all of this. John Cena. He hopes he’s real happy with what he did. You’d think AJ would have better taste.

Ziggler leaves.

A promotional video plays featuring Ryback.

Punk is backstage with Heyman. They watched the video.

Heyman: Whatever he does, don’t let that get to his head.

Punk: Does it look like he is? In six days he has a Hell in a Cell match, and already he’s being put in a lumberjack match. It’s only been an hour and he already misses AJ.

Heyman: Next Monday, when Raw goes on the air live, the WWE Universe will know what he defeated Ryback. They’ll know that he’s the reigning and defending WWE champion. And they’ll know that he is the best in the world.

The lumberjacks come out and head down to the ring. Nearly three dozen wrestlers come down including Big Show.

[Commercial]

WWE Champion CM Punk comes out along with Paul Heyman and heads into the ring.

His opponent, World Champion Sheamus, comes out and enters the ring.

[Match 8]
[Champion vs. Champion Lumberjack Match]
[CM Punk vs. Sheamus]

Bell sounds. They circle each other. They grapple. Punk gets behind Sheamus. Sheamus gets behind Punk and takes him down. Punk counters with a guillotine choke. Sheamus gets to his feet and pushes Punk into the corner. Punk lets go. They circle each other and grab their arms. Punk kicks Sheamus and tosses him out of the ring. The wrestlers clear a path and Punk enters the ring. Punk goes for a kick, but Sheamus grabs him and atomic drops him out of the ring. The wrestlers grab him and toss him into the ring. Sheamus covers for a two count. Sheamus with an arm lock followed by a snapmare takedown. Punk gets to his feet and Sheamus with another takedown. The headlock submission is applied. Punk gets up again and leans Sheamus into the turnbuckle. Punk with shoulder tackles into the corner. He shoves Sheamus into the ropes and hits a headbutt to the stomach. He goes for a neckbreaker but Sheamus knocks him down and scoop slams him. Elbow drop to the chest for a one count. Another headlock submission applied. Punk gets up and kicks Sheamus back. Sheamus clotheslines Punk out of the ring. The lumberjacks grab Punk and toss him back into the ring. Sheamus grabs Punk and hits a backbreaker for two. Sheamus puts Punk on the apron and goes for clubbing blows but Punk counters with a jawbreaker followed by a springboard clothesline for two.

Punk picks Sheamus up and tosses him out of the ring. Now the lumberjacks are stomping down on Sheamus before tossing him into the ring. Punk covers for two.

[Commercial]

Punk has Sheamus in a headlock. Sheamus puts Punk at the turnbuckle and drives an elbow to the neck. He whips Punk and Punk with a kick to the head followed by a clothesline for two. Punk applies another headlock submission. Sheamus gets to his ffet, lifts Punk over his shoulders. Punk drops down and tosses Sheamus out of the ring. The lumberjacks kick down Sheamus, but other lumberjacks help out Sheamus and the two sides are at blows. Punk grabs Sheamus and hits a neckbreaker. He climbs to the top and hits a double axe handle. Punk climbs up again and waits for Sheamus to get up before hitting another double axe handle. Punk climbs up for a third time. He goes for it again, but this time Sheamus catches him with a punch to the stomach. And another one. He whips him, Punk counters and catches Sheamus with a knee to the stomach. Punk grabs Sheamus and scoop slams him. Punk climbs to the top and teases the elbow, but Punk drops down and claps for himself. He hits Sheamus with a neckbreaker again and gets a two count. Punk with a headlock submission. Sheamus gets to his feet and whips Punk into the ropes. Two clubbing clotheslines followed by a boot to the face and a rolling senton. Punk rolls onto the apron. Sheamus grabs Punk and hits ten clubbing blows. Sheamus then suplexes Punk back into the ring for a two count. Sheamus and Punk get up. Sheamus with a shoulder tackle. He runs the ropes and Punk with a dropkick for two.

Punk runs at Sheamus and Sheamus catches him. He goes for White Noise, but Punk turns it into a sunset flip for two. Sheamus goes for the Texas Cloverleaf, but Punk kicks him to the turnbuckle. He hits a running knee to the face and a running bulldog for two. Punk heads to the top and Sheamus catches him with some punches. Sheamus climbs up with him and hits a superplex for two. Sheamus picks Punk up and goes for Irish Curse, but Punk counters with a GTS. Sheamus shoves him into the turnbuckle. Punk with a drop toe hold against the turnbuckle into a roll up for two. Punk climbs up the turnbuckle yet again. This time he goes for the elbow but Sheamus rolls out of the way and hits the Irish Curse backbreaker for two. Sheamus grabs Punk’s legs and goes for the Cloverleaf. Punk shoves Sheamus into the ropes. Sheamus runs and Punk drops him out of the ring. The lumberjacks beat up Sheamus, but the world champ fights them off, enters the ring and hits Punk with White Noise. Sheamus goes for the Brogue Kick, but some of the wrestlers enter the ring and distract him. Show gets on the apron, grabs Sheamus and chokeslams him. Punk covers Sheamus and gets the three count.

[Winner via Pinfall: CM Punk]
[Time: 18:12]

Suddenly, Ryback comes out and heads down to the ring. Ryback grabs Punk, hits a backbreaker and holds him up for a powerslam. Punk tries to leave but the lumberjacks toss him back in. Ryback grabs Punk and hits a double powerbomb. Punk tries to leave again and Ryback grabs him. Ryback lifts him over his head and gorilla press slams him out of the ring onto some lumberjacks. Ryback amps the crowd up while Punk crawls to Heyman as the show comes to an end.