March 12 , 2012 Monday Night RAW results The March 12 , 2012 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on March 12 , 2012 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland , Ohio . Summary . With WrestleMania XXVIII a mere three weeks away , John Cena and The Rock used mics and instruments as weaponry as the two rivals continued to gear up for their " Once in a Lifetime " match in Miami . Also , Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker did some verbal sparring of their own during a fiery confrontation . And Chris Jericho crashed CM Punk ' s victory celebration with a serious personal attack over the TitanTron that hit the WWE Champion hard . " The Doctor of Thuganomics " returned for one night only to rock the mic for the sold - out Cleveland crowd . Sporting an old - school Mark Price Cleveland Cavaliers jersey and his trademark padlock on a chain , Cena took shots at The Great One right off the bat , comparing him to LeBron James and dubbing him " G . I . Joke . " Cena pulled no punches as he broke down The Rock , rhyme by rhyme , before closing with a bold prediction for their WrestleMania XXVIII match . Sheamus had his hands full with Ziggler , as the crafty Superstar used a couple of reversals to try to stun The Great White . In the end , though , Sheamus ' brute force proved to be the difference - maker as he drilled The Show - Off with a crushing Brogue Kick to surge to a big victory . World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan watched Sheamus in action from one of the skyboxes , accompanied by his main squeeze AJ . You can bet The Submission Specialist was scouting for possible holes in Sheamus ' defense as he prepares for their duel at WrestleMania XXVIII . The odds were stacked against Santino Marella as Mark Henry and David Otunga crushed the U . S . Champion in a Handicap Match , with Interim Raw General Manager John Laurinaitis looking on . The lopsided matchup raised the ire of Teddy Long , as the SmackDown General Manager came out to ringside and shoved Laurinaitis to the floor near the announce table . After the match , Kofi Kingston and R - Truth ran out to help rescue Santino from a 2 - on - 1 assault , but the duo of Henry and Otunga were too powerful to overcome . Before the match , battle lines were drawn for Laurinaitis ' 12 - Man Tag Team Match against Long at WrestleMania XXVIII , as Santino was announced as captain of the SmackDown GM ' s team , while Otunga was revealed as the captain of Laurinaitis ' team . After the bout , Laurinaitis selected The World ' s Strongest Man as the newest member of his team – a very dangerous addition to the pivotal GM battle . The Funkasaurus has returned ! And he hasn ' t missed a funky beat . Brodus Clay showed off more dance moves than in - ring maneuvers as he made quick work of Jinder Mahal in his comeback to Raw . After Shawn Michaels called The Deadman out to the ring , the two longtime rivals didn ' t mince words in a heated face - to - face encounter . Undertaker warned that there will be hell to pay if Michaels didn ' t do the right thing as special guest referee when The Phenom puts his 19 - 0 WrestleMania streak on the line against Triple H . The Showstopper left the ring with a visible smirk on his face , but before he could make it all the way to the back , he was met with a shoulder - bump from The Game himself . Triple H also had a physical message for Undertaker — a DX chop — as he stared down his WrestleMania XXVIII opponent from the top of the entrance ramp . Special guest ring announcer and Psych star James Roday gave The Miz a friendly introduction to his native Ohioans before a showdown with WWE Champion CM Punk . Despite the warm welcome , however , The Awesome One was anything but awesome in the ring as Punk made Miz tap with the Anaconda Vise . Before The Straight Edge Superstar could finish celebrating his win , Chris Jericho appeared on the TitanTron and made things personal by telling the WWE Universe that the reason Punk embraces a straight - edge lifestyle is because of fears that he will end up like his alcoholic father . Jericho claimed he would leave Punk " a broken man " who would only be remembered as a " pathetic , damn drunk " after their WWE Championship Match at WrestleMania . The crowd tried to lend their support to the emotionally wounded Punk , but there was no consoling The Second City Savior as he walked dejectedly back up the entrance ramp with his title in hand . What at first looked like a tune - up match for a fired - up Randy Orton turned into a surprising physical fight against Jack Swagger . The All - American American used his size to his advantage and appeared to be close to pulling off the upset , but it was a one - way trip to RKO City for Swagger , much to a screaming Vickie Guerrero ' s dismay . While Orton struck his signature pose on the top turnbuckle , the lights hauntingly went red and Kane ' s pyro rocked the arena . The Big Red Monster , though , was nowhere to be seen . Will Kane continue to stalk The Viper at his every turn ? The Cleveland faithful gave The Rock a rousing ovation before he even grabbed the mic and his guitar , and The Great One returned the love , saying they should be chanting " Cleveland ! Cleveland ! " instead of " Rocky ! Rocky ! " The Rock then poked fun at Cena ' s hip - hop style , saying he looked like a mash - up between Vanilla Ice and one of the Teletubbies . The Brahma Bull , who was just getting warmed up , started to berate Cena with a barrage of insults to the tune of Elvis Presley ' s Jailhouse Rock . No topics were off limits for The Rock , as he took jabs at The Cenation Commander - in - Chief ' s rocky relationship with Eve before moving on to blasting the appearance of the members of Cenation . The Rock didn ' t stop there , taking aim at Cena ' s own mother by claiming she " could barely walk . " In a fitting finale , The Great One took some parting shots at Cena as the crowd joined in with " Cena sucks ! " between verses .