IWE Monday Night Raw (November 5, 2012)
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| Monday Night Raw (November 5, 2012) | ||
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| Promotion | International Wrestling Entertainment | |
| Date | November 5, 2012 | |
| Venue | Birmingham LG Arena | |
| City | Birmingham, England | |
| Transmission | Live | |
| TV-sender | USA Network | |
| Event reference | RAW #1015 | |
| Special event details | 3 hour episode | |
| Management supervisor | Lynn Lehr | |
| Raw chronology | ||
| Raw (October 29, 2012) | Raw (November 5, 2012) | Raw (November 12, 2012) |
The November 5, 2012 Edition of RAW is a professional wrestling television show of the IWE's RAW brand, which took place on November 5, 2012 at Birmingham LG Arena in Birmingham, England.
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Event
Anarchy hit the U.K. before Raw even began, when Team Punk collapsed in on itself with a coup d’état writ small as The Miz aired his grievances to Paul Heyman in the locker room area. “What kind of team leader abandons his team?” The Awesome One seethed in response to what transpired last week on Raw. But even though Heyman attempted to placate the former IWE Champion by commanding he fall in line behind The Voice of the Voiceless, The Miz would not be quelled: “As far as the Survivor Series team is concerned, I quit.”
B-Truth and Antonio Cesaro’s Tout battle was amusing, but it was all business in Birmingham when the two took their grievances dispute to the ring as part of a Six-Man Tag Team Match alongside The Prime Time Players (teaming with Cesaro) and Rey Mysterio & Sin Kara (united alongside Truth). The brawling Superstars from opposite ends of the pond got their hands on each other early on, though Cesaro tagged out after only a few moments to yield the ring to Darren Young. Young and his partner, Titus O’Neil, soon found themselves in the money (“millions of pounds?”), however, when Truth tagged in Rey Mysterio and The Ultimate Underdog felt the wrath of The Prime Time Players’ coordinated power strikes. Sin Cara and Truth re-entered the fray quickly, though, turning the contest back in their favor when Sin Kara employed his unorthodox moveset to set prep Young up for a 619. A timely tag-in by Cesaro saved his team from defeat and set Mysterio up for a punishing barrage of offense at the hands of O’Neil and Cesaro himself. The U.S. Champion and his boastful buddies attempted to wrench stymie The Master of the 619 away from his corner. But a sudden tag to Truth turned the tide, unleashing a furious flurry from the fan favorites that ended with a 619 to Cesaro that sent the The Swiss Superman stumbling into a Little Jimmy from Truth to put him down for the count. As they say in Old Blighty: Cesaro got bloody well got.
“I am proud of myself,” began Lynn Lehr's began with an auspicious attempt to further slander the reputations of both Dustin Simpson and AJ Lee. The Managing Supervisor of Raw had no squabbles about taking her smear campaign against the Simpnation leader and the former Raw GM across the Atlantic, attempting to convince the IWE Universe that the two engaged in an inappropriate relationship while Raw was under Miss Lee’s stewardship. But before Lynn could elaborate on the twosome’s supposed transgressions, Simpson himself marched out to the ring to present his case. Simpson’s insults towards the Raw Managing Supervisor were cut short, however, by Lynn’s latest bit of evidence: footage of AJ apparently walking into Simpson’s room wearing a bathrobe in a “state of undress” while (from a completely different camera angle) a shirtless Simpson mounted a “do not disturb” sign on the hotel room door. Simpson denounced the footage with a smile on his face, but Lynn would not be denied, calling out AJ herself to give her side of the story. Instead, however, AJ appeared on the TitanTron, shaking with rage and denying Vickie the satisfaction of coming to the ring. If AJ relented and crossed the ropes, she claimed, Lynn would receive the beating of a lifetime and AJ would be fired as a result. “And then I wouldn’t get to do what I love to do,” AJ seethed. The words weren’t out of her mouth before Dolph Ziggler slidled up next to the former Raw GM and wrapped his arms around her, saying “and we all know what you love to do.” The insult was too much for Simpson to bear, and the Simpnation leader sprinted from the ring in search of The Showoff while Lynn cackled in the ring.
Following The Miz's resignation, Team Punk found itself one man short, so it fell to Paul Heyman to seek out a suitable replacement for The Awesome One at IWE’s fall classic. And who better to go to than the local boy himself, Wade Barrett? Only the bare-knuckle champion wasn’t biting, and turned down the mad scientist’s offer before reconsidering on under one condition: “You owe me.” An elated Heyman agreed to Barrett’s terms before the rough-and-tumble fighter added one more caveat: “I want that in writing.”
As the rivalry between Team Hell No and Team Semmer Scholars continues to boil simmer, Kody Brown and Mark Semmler clashed in a Birmingham brawl that saw the second-generation Superstar steal a win over the submission technician following a scuffle on the outside of the ring. Brown looked to be in control of the match from the get-go, but things got dicey after he sent Rhodes flying over the ropes and into the vicinity of the waiting Kane, who had come to the ring to support his partner. After Damien Sandow involved himself in the fracas, Brown leaped through the ropes and cut The Enlightened One down. But a textbook Disaster Kick off the apron rocked Brown and left him vulnerable for a match-ending Cross Rhodes. The fun wasn’t over from for the preening Semmler, though, who saw opportunity to rub salt in the wounds of the quarreling champions by way of a unique challenge: “My partner, Damien Sandow, could beat Kane just as easily as I defeated Kody Brown,” Rhodes decreed to the Birmingham faithful, leaving Sandow speechless and rooted to the spot. It’s safe to say “The Duke of Decency” wasn’t exactly thrilled with Semmler’ volunteering of his services, but that did very little to dissuade Kane from taking Rhodes up on his offer. The Big Red Monster hoisted Sandow up by his immaculately trimmed hair from the floor and into the ring, and the match was on.
The tag team mayhem continued with Kane’s match against Sandow. And while The Intellectual Savior of the Masses put up a strong fight against the powerhouse Tag Team Champion(s), The Enlightened One fell to the demon in red after the untimely loss of his safety net in Mark Semmler. While Sandow fought Kane to a brief stalemate, Semmler attempted to tip the scales in the Scholars’ favor by interfering in the match. Brown refused to allow a repeat of his own contest, though, and chased Semmler away at the first sign of danger. The interlopers soon found themselves ejected rather unceremoniously by the official, leaving Sandow to the mercy of The Big Red Monster. A flying clothesline–Chokeslam combo from Kane put Sandow down for the count, evening the score between the two teams for the evening.
The hour of truth fell upon disgraced referee Brad Maddox in Birmingham after Michael Cole summoned the rogue referee to center stage to explain his reprehensible actions at Hell in a Cell.
“Are you working with Paul Heyman and IWE Champion CM Punk?” Cole asked. Maddox, to the shock of everyone in the IWE Universe, denied the allegations.
“No, that was all me,” Maddox said. “It was my plan.” The defiant Maddox then launched into an emotional explanation of his controversial coming-out party. “All my life, all that I have ever wanted to do is be a WWE Superstar. For years, I’ve been trying to get my foot in the door, and for years, I’ve been having the door shut in my face.”
Maddox’s disappointment extended to his IWE developmental contract, which bore no fruit thanks to his apparently unremarkable skill set. Vowing to break into IWE in any way he could, Maddox took up the referee’s stripes and waited for his “one chance.” Thwarting Ryback at Hell in a Cell was that chance, and as far as Maddox is concerned, it was mission accomplished from there: “I’m somebody now. I’m famous now. People know my name everywhere.” But Maddox didn’t stop there: He wanted a IWE contract and a match against Ryback. “Because at this point, nobody’s gonna forget who Brad Maddox is now.”
Least of all, as it turned out, The Chairman of the Board himself. That’s right, IWE Universe: Mr. Woodward made the trip across the pond to weigh in on the fate of Brad Maddox. And The Chairman was feeling generous to say the least: In his munificence, Mr. Woodward declared that Woodward would get his wish — “a million-dollar contract” — the next week on Raw … provided he defeated Ryback in a one-on-one match. But he wasn’t done there. Woodward next brought out Lynn Lehr herself and did a little on-the-spot rejiggering of the Survivor Series main event. Why, The Chairman asked Lynn, should CM Punk be able to hide behind scores of other Superstars in a Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match without having to defend his title? Why not defend his title against two men who deserved an opportunity at the prize — the Superstar who got “screwed” at Hell in a Cell and the Superstar who fought Punk to a tie at Night of Champions?
Safe to say Vickie didn’t have much of a choice in the matter. With The Chairman breathing down her neck, the Managing Supervisor of Raw made it official with a strained smile on her face: CM Punk vs. John Cena vs. Ryback at Survivor Series for the WWE Championship
Results
| # | Results | Stipulations |
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| 1 | B-Truth, Rey Mysterio and Sin Kara defeated Antonio Cesaro, The Prime Time Players (Titus O'Neil and Darren Young) | Six-Man Tag team match |
| 2 | Mark Semmler (with Damien Sandow) defeated Kody Brown (with Kane) | Singles match |
| 3 | Kane (with Kody Brown) defeated Damien Sandow (with Mark Semmler) | Singles match |
| 4 | Sheamus defeated The Miz | Singles match |
| 5 | Victoria and Kaitlyn defeated Nicole and Aksana | Tag team match |
| 6 | Jose Serrano defeated Alberto Del Rio | Singles match |
| 7 | Team Cobro (Santino Marella and Zack Nuss defeated Primo & Epico | Tag team match |
| 8 | Wade Barrett defeated Brodus Clay | Singles match |
| 9 | Devin Keller (with Jinder Mahal) defeated Jey Uso (with Jimmy Uso) | Singles match |
| 10 | Dustin Simpson and Ryback defeated CM Punk and Dolph Ziggler | Tag team match |
Other on-screen talent
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