March 5 , 2012 Monday Night RAW results The March 5 , 2012 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on March 5 , 2012 at TD Garden in Boston , Massachusetts . Summary . As the WWE Universe races toward WrestleMania XXVIII , The Rock and John Cena continued their war of words , Shawn Michaels revealed himself as guest referee for Triple H vs . The Undertaker , and Santino Marella won the U . S . Championship in a historic , jam - packed edition of Raw SuperShow . Also , the power struggle between Teddy Long and John Laurinaitis grew even fiercer , as the WWE Board of Directors ’ GM - swap experiment became a reality . Before a sold - out TD Garden , Raw SuperShow kicked off with the hotly anticipated return of Shawn Michaels . HBK wasted no time in inviting longtime ally Triple H to the ring to explain his decision behind not only accepting The Undertaker ’ s challenge for a match at WrestleMania , but also demanding that the match take place inside Hell in a Cell . After dismissing HBK ’ s suggestion that being unfavorably compared to Michaels is what led him to accept the match , Triple H acknowledged HBK ’ s WrestleMania XXVI loss to The Phenom – a loss that sent Michaels into retirement – and stated that it pains him to look at Michaels as a “ loser . ” The Game said that when he steps into Hell in a Cell with The Undertaker at WrestleMania , he ’ ll end both The Undertaker , and his Streak , in HBK ’ s honor . Visibly taken aback by the comment , an offended Michaels told Triple H that , much like last year , he knows who ’ s going to win The Undertaker - Triple H match this year because he will serve as special guest referee . The Milan Miracle continued his winning ways and captured his first U . S . Championship after reversing an ankle lock and surprising Jack Swagger with a schoolboy pin . SmackDown General Manager Teddy Long granted the title opportunity to Marella following the WWE Board of Directors ’ decision last week for Long to swap shows , and managerial duties , with Interim Raw GM John Laurinaitis . During the bout ’ s opening moments , Dolph Ziggler – who , along with Vickie Gurrero , seconded Swagger at ringside – distracted Marella , enabling The All - American American to deliver a gut - wrench powerbomb . In addition to Ziggler and Vickie , Laurinaitis and his legal counsel , David Otunga , showed up to ringside , as did Long ’ s contingency of his girlfriend , Aksana , and Raw Superstar Kofi Kingston . The warring GMs scuffled throughout the match , distracting referee Scott Armstrong on numerous occasions . At one point , Marella sent Ziggler , who was trying to interfere on Swagger ’ s behalf , flying off the ring apron with the Cobra . Amid all the commotion , Marella was able to stun The All - American American with a pinfall . After the match , Laurinaitis grabbed the microphone and complained that Long was taking over his show . Long replied by calling for security , who escorted Laurinaitis and Otunga out of the TD Garden . After admitting on last week ’ s Raw SuperShow that she has no qualms about using men to get what she wants , the newly cold - hearted Eve faced Alicia Fox in a brief battle that ended when Eve rolled up Alicia . During the bout , Kelly Kelly , fresh off a Twitter war with Eve , sat in on commentary and spoke with disappointment of her former friend ’ s troubling new attitude . After the match , Zack Ryder , with the help of a walking cane , appeared on stage before the WWE Universe . Long Island Iced - Z tersely told Eve that he ’ s glad they never hooked up , and he reiterated an aphorism that ' s quickly become the stuff of legend : “ Broskis before Hoeskis . ” Moments later , Eve locked lips with a stunned Ryder in the backstage area . WWE Champion CM Punk and the World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan , along with their respective No . 1 contenders , Chris Jericho and Sheamus , all took to the ring for this high - octane tag team contest . The match started out with the two Superstars seeking to lay claim to the “ Best in the World ” title – Punk and Jericho – trading holds and exchanging blistery strikes . As the action picked up steam , Sheamus and Bryan each found their way into the mix . Midway into the bout , Sheamus reversed a bulldog attempt by Jericho and launched Y2J knee - first into the turnbuckle . Moments later , however , Jericho was able to break up Sheamus ’ attempt at giving Bryan The Celtic Cross . Eventually , Sheamus and Bryan spilled to ringside , where The Celtic Warrior clobbered The Submission Specialist with a thunderous double - axehandle . Inside the ring , Punk reversed the Walls of Jericho into a small package , but the veteran Jericho managed to roll over Punk just enough to secure Punk ’ s shoulders to the mat for the three - count . After the match , Jericho grabbed the WWE Championship and pointed to it , while a frustrated Punk could only look on . What does the pinfall mean for either Superstar ’ s claim of being the world ’ s best ? Join the conversation at WWE InterAction and tweet your replies using the hashtag # bestintheworld . Just as the match was getting under way , Intercontinental Champion continued in his efforts to embarrass his WrestleMania XXVIII opponent , Big Show . This time , instead of showing video of The World ’ s Largest Athlete losing a match on The Grandest Stage of Them All , Rhodes played a clip of Show eating at the WWE Restaurant New York on the day of WrestleMania X8 and played it off as footage of Show in his “ natural habitat . ” The video distracted Show long enough to give The Miz an opening to attack him from behind . The advantage was short - lived , however , and in a matter of moments , Show turned things around with a mammoth spear . He then finished off his former Show - Miz partner with a jaw - shattering WMD . How will The Phenom react to the news that HBK will referee The Undertaker vs . Triple H , inside Hell in a Cell , at WrestleMania XXVIII ? R - Truth , one of the six Superstars laid out by Kane ’ s ambush last Monday , used his speed and agility to build a furious , but fleeting , onslaught early on . Before long , Kane ’ s power took over , and The Big Red Monster bullied Truth around the ring . Truth mounted a slight comeback , but after missing a scissor - kick , he fell victim to a chokeslam . As Kane stood victorious , Randy Orton – who The Big Red Machine rudely welcomed back to SmackDown last Friday night – approached the ring . With Truth holding onto his leg , Kane was sitting prey for The Viper , who nailed an RKO and told Kane , “ It ’ s good to be back . ” While in Boston for Raw SuperShow , The Rock took to the streets to film " history lessons " tailored to Massachusetts ' native son John Cena . One week after his epic confrontation with The Rock on Raw SuperShow , Massachusetts native John Cena entered Boston ’ s sold - out TD Garden to address last week ’ s headline - grabbing showdown . Describing The Rock as the “ Michael Jordan of the mic , ” Cena said that he did the unthinkable by getting the better of The Rock in their verbal exchange and turning tongue - tied the normally unflappable Great One . Wondering whether the Superstar who shows up April 1 will be the “ dude who talks about Chinese takeout ” or the greatest Superstar in WWE history , Cena said he hopes The Rock who appears in Miami is at his best WrestleMania day . Having heard enough , The Rock entered the arena and dismissed the possibility that Cena had shaken The Great One last week . Rather , The Rock said that he senses fear and doubt in Cena ’ s words . If Cena loses , the Rock continued , it will negate all off Cena ’ s many accomplishments in WWE – a point that the Cenation leader conceded . However , it was Cena eventually scored the last word in this battle , telling The Rock – who by that point had returned to the locker room area – that if he believes Cena ’ s lost his confidence , then The Rock has lost his mind .