John Cena vs. Seth Rollins
We return from commercial and both Cena and Rollins are in the ring and it’s time for our first match of the evening to officially get underway.
The bell sounds and here we go. Cena controls the action early on, however it isn’t long until Rollins — through some cheating antics — takes control of the offense. We head to a mid-match commercial.
When we return from the break, we see the action still going in the ring. This is turning into an incredible television match, by the way, and the fans are letting them know it with loud, thunderous “this is awesome” chants.
Things start to come to a head now as Mercury and Noble start giving involved on a consistent basis. Finally, Cena yanks them both into the ring. They distract Cena, which set Rollins up for a briefcase shot attempt, but Cena avoided it and knocked Rollins down.
Cena now hoists Mercury up and hits him with an Attitude Adjustment. He gets Noble out of the way and Rollins runs right into an Attitude Adjustment from Cena. 1-2-3. Cena wins. We head to another commercial break.
Winner: John Cena
Fandango vs. Jack Swagger
After a quick backstage segment where Kane appears and simply says “Bag Humbug,” we shoot to the ring for our next match of the evening.
Already in the ring are the participants, as Fandango will be taking on Jack Swagger. Rosa Mendes is at ringside. The announcers point out that this is the “new and improved” Fandango as the bell rings.
This one doesn’t last long, as Swagger gets in a little bit of offense, but is quickly rolled up and pinned by Fandango. After the match, Fandango and Rosa dance a bit in the ring.
Winner: Fandango
Backstage: Tom Phillips Interviews Dolph Ziggler
Backstage, Tom Phillips is with Dolph Ziggler. He asks Ziggler about the fact that Luke Harper is cashing in his rematch clause and challenging him for the Intercontinental Championship on tonight’s show. Ziggler talks about how brutal their ladder match was at TLC. He says he’s going to beat Harper tonight and that’s too bad for Harper, but Ziggler is too good. He wishes “T.P.” a Merry Christmas and then walks off.
R-Truth vs. Adam Rose
From there, we head back to the ring, where R-Truth is already standing. Out comes Adam Rose and the Rosebuds. It’s time for another one-on-one match here on the Christmas-themed edition of RAW.
The bell sounds and here we go. Truth gets the upper-hand early on. This leads to he and Rose having an impromptu “dance-off.” Eventually Rose goes for a cheap shot, trying to kick Truth, but Truth catches the kick.
Moments later, Truth rolls Rose up. 1-2-3. Truth pulls off the victory. After the match, The Bunny attempts to console Rose in the ring, however Rose is not in the mood. Rose nails The Bunny. He knocks him out of the ring and then smashes his head into the ringside steps. He does it again. The Rosebuds look on in shock as Rose pushes past them and heads to the back in the midst of a temper-tantrum. We head to commercial.
Winner: R-Truth