July 23 , 2012 Monday Night RAW results The July 23 , 2012 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on July 23 , 2012 at Scottrade Center in St . Louis , Missouri . This was the 1000th Raw . A DX ( Triple H & Shawn Michaels ) reunion was scheduled for this event along with other top stars making surprise returns including a Brock Lesnar appearance . Summary . To say that the monumental 1000th episode of Monday Night Raw was full of surprises would be a major understatement . All the months of anticipation and excitement truly lived up to the hype , with the WWE Universe constantly guessing what would happen — or who would return — next . Everyone from The Undertaker to Bret " Hit Man " Hart showed up for the historic three - hour extravaganza , which featured the reunion of D - Generation X , a huge announcement by The Rock regarding Royal Rumble and the revelation of an unlikely Permanent Raw General Manager . Also on Raw 1000 , Brock Lesnar delivered a very physical response to Triple H ' s SummerSlam challenge and WWE Champion CM Punk baffled the WWE Universe with his actions as the show came to a close . Raw ' s 1 , 000th episode began with a special message from the WWE Chairman , who received a standing ovation as he strutted to the ring . Mr . McMahon welcomed the sold - out crowd in St . Louis to the historic event and thanked the WWE Universe before introducing D - Generation X . The crowd erupted with a wave of applause in recognition of WWE ' s incredible milestone . For one night only , the whole band was back together on Raw SuperShow . Triple H and Shawn Michaels soaked in the cheers in the center of the ring , but remarked that " something ' s missing . " As they pointed to the ramp , X - Pac , Road Dogg and Billy Gunn made their surprising entrance , fittingly aboard an army jeep . Together again as WWE ' s favorite gang of misfits , the five DX members reunited and took a trip down memory lane . After The Game brought out his signature " Arrrrrre youuuuu rrrrrready " catchphrase and joked about Michaels ' questionable modeling past , DX was interrupted by Damien Sandow , who claimed that Raw and society at large has devolved into common degenerates . DX agreed to humor Sandow at first before HBK drilled him with Sweet Chin Music out of nowhere , followed by The King of Kings planting him into the canvas with a Pedigree . DX then proceeded to further humiliate Sandow by stripping him down to his flamboyant trunks . Before the match , Hall of Fame announcer Jim Ross joined Michael Cole and Jerry " The King " Lawler to call the action , adding to the historic feel of Raw ' s 1000th episode . The Six - Man Tag Team Match presented an interesting mix of Superstars , with luchadores Mysterio and Sin Cara joining forces on one side , while Chris Jericho and Dolph Ziggler ( at odds to say the least ) were on the other trio . Alberto Del Rio did his best to take the wind out of the smaller Sin Cara , but the international sensation connected with a swinging DDT and made the hot tag to Sheamus , who quickly showed off his brute strength . The action soon spilled to the outside , with Mysterio landing an awesome seated senton onto Del Rio . In the ring , The Great White powered out of both the Walls of Jericho and a Codebreaker attempt , and then drilled Jericho with a Brogue Kick to seize an emphatic victory for his team . Charlie Sheen , the star of " Anger Management , " appeared via Skype to comment on the Raw 1000 action so far . Sheen remarked that he ' d probably fit in well with D - Generation X and noted that he ' s a fan of Sheamus ' physical style . AJ and Layla witnessed some strange sights backstage involving WWE Hall of Famers Layla tried to share a word of advice with AJ before she said " I do " to Daniel Bryan , but AJ said the Divas Champion ' s concern about her mental health was unwarranted , and that " unstable " was par for the course in WWE . AJ then opened the locker room door , and the Divas watched as " Hacksaw " Jim Duggan charged down the hallway , R - Truth and " Rowdy " Roddy Piper played jump rope with Little Jimmy and Mae Young introduced her son — a giant hand — who is now all grown up . Brodus Clay got one funky dance partner for his match with Jack Swagger . Sporting a red - white - and - blue singlet , The Funkasaurus needed mere seconds to defeat his opponent before busting a move with Dude Love in the ring . Dude Love added insult to injury for Swagger when he shoved a tie - dyed Mr . Socko into The All - American American ' s mouth . As Trish Stratus showed Triple H some yoga exercises to help his flexibility , he was caught by D - Generation X in a compromising position . Leave it to DX to find the humor in a totally serious yoga session . Also backstage , Daniel Bryan was seen talking to four mysterious men in white coats — and they weren ' t tuxedos . What kind of special surprise did AJ ' s husband - to - be have planned for his future wife at the ceremony ? Daniel Bryan will never forget his wedding day , but for a totally unexpected reason . With Bryan and AJ both adorned in pristine white , legendary manager Reverend Slick presided over the ceremony and asked Bryan if he took AJ to be his lawful wedded wife , to which he replied , " Yes . " But before Slick could finish asking AJ if she wanted Bryan to be her husband , the unpredictable Diva shouted , " Yes ! Yes ! Yes ! " However , AJ said she wasn ' t saying “ yes ” to Bryan … she was saying “ yes ” to someone else instead . The groom looked on , flabbergasted , as AJ revealed " another man " made a proposal to her earlier Monday night . The 18000 - plus WWE fans in St . Louis were floored as Mr . McMahon came out and announced that AJ is the Permanent Raw General Manager . After hearing the news , Bryan went utterly berserk and trashed all of the wedding decorations . WWE Champion CM Punk jumped on the opportunity to pour salt on Bryan ' s wounds as the stranded groom continued to throw a tantrum in the ring . Bryan shouted at Punk that he ' s the greatest of all time , but The Great One quickly deflated Bryan ' s boasting . The Rock came out to the ring and told Bryan that he doesn ' t get to say who the greatest of all time – only the WWE Universe gets to say that . In turn , the St . Louis crowd chanted , " Rocky ! Rocky ! Rocky ! " Likening Bryan to Frodo Baggins from " Lord of the Rings , " The Brahma Bull said he wasn ' t there to trash the disgruntled Superstar , but rather wanted to talk about the WWE Championship . The Rock boldly proclaimed to The Straight Edge Superstar that he will fight for – and win – the WWE Championship at Royal Rumble , regardless of who holds the title at that time . Bryan angrily interrupted The Rock and claimed that it would be he who becomes WWE Champion and the new face of WWE . The Most Electrifying Man in All of Entertainment mocked that notion , telling Bryan he looks more like the offspring of a homeless lumberjack and an Oompa - Loompa , and then flattened him with a ring - shaking Rock Bottom . Bret " Hit Man " Hart , serving as guest ring announcer , told the crowd that one of the greatest moments of his career was when he defeated Mr . Perfect for the Intercontinental Championship . The Excellence of Execution introduced Christian and his mystery opponent , The Miz , much to the WWE Universe ' s surprise . Christian threw caution to the wind early in the matchup by leaping onto Miz from the top turnbuckle with a flying crossbody . The daring maneuver took its toll on the Intercontinental Champion , however , as he landed hard on his knee . The Awesome One then targeted Christian ' s weakened joint while on the arena floor and slammed him into the steel ring steps . Christian borrowed a page out of his former tag team partner Edge ' s book by attempting a Spear , but found himself on the receiving end of a vicious DDT . Like a shark sensing blood in the water , The Miz kept up the attack and stunned Captain Charisma with a Skull - Crushing Finale for the victory . With the win , The Miz became the 21st Triple Crown Champion in WWE history — a distinction given to a Superstar who captures the WWE Championship , the Intercontinental Championship and the World or WWE Tag Team Championship in his career . Michael Cole checked back in with Charlie Sheen , who said he was amped to see The Rock electrify the crowd on Raw 1 , 000 , but admitted he had a bone to pick with Daniel Bryan . The " Anger Management " star told Bryan to stop whining over being deserted by AJ and urged him to " man up . " Triple H called out Brock Lesnar to answer his SummerSlam challenge , but Paul Heyman once again responded to The Game instead . After Heyman told Triple H that Brock would not face him at SummerSlam , things got personal when Lesnar ' s representative referenced the WWE COO ' s children . Angered by Heyman ' s remarks , Triple H ' s wife Stephanie McMahon came out to ringside and tore into the former ECW owner , claiming that he was just trying to cover up for his numerous failures as a businessman . WWE ' s Executive Vice President of Creative continued her verbal assault on Heyman , calling him a parasite , and slapped him right across the face . The slap triggered Heyman to accept The King of Kings ' challenge on Brock ' s behalf , but Stephanie wasn ' t done crossing the line , as she unleashed a flurry of blows on Heyman before Brock emerged to intervene . Lesnar lifted Triple H off his feet and drove him hard into the turnbuckle . Back and forth , Brock and The Game traded fierce punches and knees before Triple H clotheslined the former UFC Heavyweight Champion straight over the ropes . Their fight was over for now , but their tempers were just beginning to reach a boiling point . At SummerSlam , there will be nothing holding back these high - adrenaline warriors from tearing each other apart . WWE Hall of Fame ring announcer Howard Finkel made a special appearance to introduce Heath Slater , who challenged any WWE Legend in the back to a No Disqualification , No Count - Out Match . He sure didn ' t expect a former WWE Diva — Lita — to accept the challenge . Before the match could begin , however , Lita revealed that she hired some extra protection — the A . P . A . Shaken by the prospect of tangling with JBL and Ron Simmons , The One - Man Band scurried back up the entrance ramp before all of the WWE Legends he faced in the past several weeks prevented him from making a run for it . Thankfully for Slater , the punishment was quick — but far from painless . The One - Man Band was turned inside out by Lita ' s Twist of Fate and JBL ' s Clothesline from Hell , wrapping up Slater ' s string of matchups against WWE Legends with yet another loss . Simmons had only one thing to say to the fallen Slater … " Damn ! " Legendary announcer Sean Mooney interviewed an irate Daniel Bryan Daniel Bryan wasn ' t too amused with Charlie Sheen ' s harsh words earlier Monday night . The submission specialist told Sean Mooney that Sheen needed " life management " instead of anger management , and threatened to slap the " Yes ! " Lock on him if the actor was standing right in front of him . Nearly two decades ago , The Undertaker main evented the very first episode of Raw . On the historic 1000th episode , he brought the house down again with a spellbinding return to fight alongside his half - brother Kane . Despite outnumbering Kane and Undertaker 6 - to - 2 , the MidCard Mafia ( Tyler Reks & Curt Hawkins ) , Hunico & Camacho ( Hunico and Camacho ) and future Band members Jinder Mahal & Drew McIntyre were simply no match for the reunited Brothers of Destruction . The Phenom and The Big Red Machine pummeled Hawkins and Hunico with a double chokeslam followed by a double Tombstone , eliciting chants of " this is awesome " from the sold - out crowd . Calling Daniel Bryan a " goat face , " Charlie Sheen fired back at the Superstar and offered to meet him in the ring the next time he ' s in Los Angeles . With WWE heading to LA on Aug . 19 , could we see Bryan lock horns with the " Anger Management " star at SummerSlam ? Nearly 250 days into his WWE Title reign , CM Punk faced one of his hardest challenges yet against the tenacious John Cena . The Cenation leader repeatedly used his power to wear down The Straight Edge Superstar , but Punk dished it right back with a series of kicks and submission maneuvers . As Cena attempted the Five - Knuckle Shuffle , Punk kicked him right in the face , and then bowled over the Money in the Bank winner with another sharp kick to the back of the head . Cena ' s greatest opportunity to capture the WWE Title came later in the match when he executed a mighty Attitude Adjustment , a move which seemed to leave Punk down for the count . Unfortunately for Cena , the ref was nowhere to be found after being inadvertently knocked out of the ring . It was then that Big Show suddenly surfaced and drilled Cena with a spear , followed by a WMD that connected right on the money . Following Big Show ' s merciless attack , the WWE Champion looked torn as to whether or not he should try to capitalize on the interference . Punk ' s moment of hesitation gave Cena enough time to recover and barely kick out of the pinfall attempt . Resilient as ever , the Cenation leader wriggled away from a Go to Sleep and locked in the STF on The Straight Edge Savior . The WWE Universe would never find out if Punk was going to tap out , because Big Show returned to decimate Cena , leading to a win via disqualification for the Cenation leader while Punk simply turned his back on his defenseless opponent . The Rock , however , wasn ' t about to watch idly backstage as his WrestleMania XXVIII rival took a beating . The Great One rushed out to the ring and wobbled the 441 - pound Superstar with rights and lefts , then totally leveled him with a huge spinebuster . With The World ' s Largest Athlete reeling , Punk re - emerged to batter The People ' s Champion with a running clothesline , followed by a Go to Sleep as the WWE Universe watched in bewilderment . As both Cena and The Rock lied strewn across the canvas , the weary — and seemingly conflicted WWE Champion — slowly dragged his feet back up the entrance ramp . Even though he won the match , Cena wound up on the wrong side of history at Raw 1000 . He will go down in the record books as the first Superstar to unsuccessfully cash in a Money in the Bank championship contract . Punk , on the other hand , has left every WWE fan trying to guess what ' s going through his head , and wondering whether he made a decision he ' ll come to regret if he ' s still WWE Champion heading into Royal Rumble … and The Brahma Bull is breathing down his neck .