January 30 , 2012 Monday Night RAW results The January 30 , 2012 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on January 30 , 2012 at Sprint Center in Kansas City , Missouri the night after the 2012 Royal Rumble Pay - Per - View . Summary . With his job in jeopardy , Interim Raw General Manager & EVP of Talent Relations John Laurinaitis started off Raw SuperShow fully confident that he would keep his job by the end of the night . Then , after calling attention to the big Raw Elimination Chamber Match on Feb . 19 , the GM announced WWE Champion CM Punk and World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan would collide later tonight . After the GM ’ s announcements , Punk led the WWE Universe in singing “ Nah Nah Nah Hey Hey Hey Goodbye . ” Next , after Punk and the GM traded verbal barbs , World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan emerged to tout his accomplishment at the 25th anniversary of Royal Rumble . Then after the two champions mixed heated words , the 2012 Royal Rumble Match winner Sheamus came out to remind them that he earned the right to be in the main event of WrestleMania , where he boldly proclaimed he will become the WWE or World Heavyweight Champion . Earlier today , Dolph Ziggler confronted John Laurinaitis about last night ’ s WWE Championship Match at Royal Rumble and demanded a rematch . Following up on a solid effort in the Royal Rumble Match , Randy Orton returned to action for the first time in six weeks , as the Superstar who put him out of commission , Wade Barrett , watched form a skybox . With a blistering offense , The Viper took it to Ziggler and defeated him with an RKO . Continuing to spread the funk in WWE , Brodus Clay downed Tyler Reks with a serious of hard - hitting moves . Afterward , The Funkasaurus celebrated his victory by dancing with Naomi and Cameron . In a highly competitive bout , two of WWE ’ s best went toe - to - toe in their first one - on - one match in WWE . But before either Superstar could put the other away , Chris Jericho charged in and pulled Daniel Bryan from the ring , causing the match to end in a disqualification . With Bryan down and Punk vulnerable after the hard - fought match , Jericho blasted the Straightedge Superstar with the Codebreaker . Despite The Miz ’ s respectable performance lasting the longest in the Royal Rumble Match , he could not find a way to overcome the high - flying Kofi Kingston who stunned The Awesome One with Trouble in Paradise . After WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix quickly dispatched of Eve with the Glam Slam , Kane appeared on the arena screen to recall how he injured Zack Ryder at Royal Rumble . Calling out Cena for not embracing hate , The Big Red Monster said Ryder ’ s injuries could have been avoided . Looking toward WrestleMania , Kane declared “ Until Cena truly embraces the hate , he can ’ t beat me and he can ’ t beat The Rock . ” With Eve focused on the arena screen , Kane stunned everyone and appeared at ringside . As he stalked Eve in the ring , the leader of the Cenation rushed in to confront The Big Red Monster . Full of emotion , Cena brutally attacked Kane , smashing him with the steel rings steps three times . But as he prepared to hit the Attitude Adjustment on the announce table , The Devil ’ s Favorite Demon managed to escape and flee into the WWE Universe . As John Laurinaitis gave himself high job ratings , WWE COO Triple H came out to call the Interim GM a spineless backstabber . After making him sweat out what his fate would be – including hinting at a Gauntlet Match and joining the legendary Kiss My Ass Club – The Game said he was going “ to do what needs to be done . ” But just as it sounded as if Triple H were going to wish Laurinaitis well in his future endeavors , The Undertaker ’ s ominous gong sounded , announcing his dark presence . As The Phenom made his way to the ring in front of a shocked WWE Universe , Triple H stood equally as stunned . As the two sized each other up , The Phenom signaled for Triple H ’ s demise , while focusing his dark gaze on the WrestleMania XXVIII banner high over head . Then after patting Undertaker on the shoulder , The Game walked out of the ring .