June 4 , 2012 Monday Night RAW results The June 4 , 2012 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on June 4 , 2012 at Bi - LO Center in Greenville , South Carolina . Summary . John Cena got a loud ovation from the Greenville crowd following his one - week absence from Raw . Michael Cole started the one - on - one interview with Cena by reminding him of Big Show ' s path of destruction , claiming the attacks could have been prevented if the Cenation leader " did the right thing " and stuck up for The World ' s Largest Athlete when he was fired . Cena vehemently defended himself and said he didn ' t regret fighting fire with fire by trying to embarrass General Manager John Laurinaitis in the ring at WWE Over the Limit . The Cenation leader then ripped Big Show , saying he took the easy way out and " turned his back " on the WWE Universe . Cole wondered if Cena is simply jealous of The World ' s Largest Athlete and called the 10 - time WWE Champion " overrated . " Laurinaitis , riding aboard his " People Power " scooter , came out and told Cena that he ' s granting him the privilege of choosing his opponent , but that Big Show wasn ' t present at tonight ' s SuperShow , due to a contractual stipulation that gives him selective nights off . The GM of Raw and SmackDown also reminded Cena that he is officially retired from one - on - one singles competition , so " Mr . Excitement " is not an option for a match . Since Big Show and Laurinaitis were crossed off the list of opponents , Cena selected the very man who just ripped him moments ago : Michael Cole . Members of the WWE Universe cheered Cena ' s pick as Cole pleaded with Big Johnny to intervene – to no avail . Sheamus took the early advantage of this matchup , hitting a nice rolling senton on Dolph Ziggler , but a timely distraction from Vickie Guerrero on the outside swung the momentum in Ziggler ' s favor . The Showoff tried to wear down his much larger opponent with kicks to the midsection before nearly getting a three - count with a top - rope leg drop to the back of Sheamus ' head . Finding his second wind , The Great White nailed Ziggler with White Noise out of nowhere and planted him in the face with a huge Brogue Kick for the win . As Sheamus celebrated his victory on top of the stage , Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez ambushed The Celtic Warrior from behind . With Sheamus hanging off the stage , Del Rio locked on an excruciating Cross Armbreaker while Rodriguez cheered him on . The Mexican Aristocrat is clearly doing whatever it takes to weaken the World Heavyweight Champion weeks before their No Way Out clash . David Otunga had some potential bad news for his boss , as reported right here on WWE . com . Laurinaitis learned that Mr . McMahon will return to Raw next week to evaluate his performance as General Manager of Raw and SmackDown . Will Laurinaitis pass his evaluation with flying colors ? Or does the Chairman have some harsh words or major discipline planned for Big Johnny ? Tune in to Raw SuperShow next Monday at a special start time of 8 / 7 CT to find out . The sensational Sin Cara is showing he hasn ' t lost a step after batting back from a serious knee injury . Using a dazzling assortment of high - risk maneuvers , Sin Cara made quick work of Hunico and even took out Camacho when he tried to interfere with a fierce dropkick . Ryback ' s first - ever Raw match could only be described as simply monstrous . Ryback tossed Stan Stansky and Arthur Rosenberg around like sacks of potatoes before unleashing a wicked double clothesline that sent both men flying . The dominant Superstar then picked up the helpless local athletes onto his back and delivered a vicious double Shell Shocked for the win . After WWE Champion CM Punk made his entrance , Daniel Bryan came out for a little question and answer time , with Bryan supplying " Yes ! " responses to inquiries like " Am I going to be the WWE Champion in the Triple Threat Match at No Way Out ? " Bryan then took a seat ringside to watch the battle between his two No Way Out opponents . Punk quickly took his match against Kane to the outside before going high risk with a double axe handle and a flying crossbody . The Big Red Monster replied by delivering kicks to Punk ' s midsection and dropped multiple splashes on him using the full force of his weight . Kane tried to climb to the top rope , but Punk rocked The Big Red Machine with a running knee to the chin and followed with a bulldog and a clothesline off the top rope . None of it could keep Kane down for good . The Devil ' s Favorite Demon even kicked out following a flying elbow drop from Punk . With both Superstars down on the canvas and weary , AJ ran out and jumped on to the apron . As Bryan berated AJ for trying to interfere , Punk leapt onto the submission specialist , and was promptly caught by a decisive chokeslam by Kane when he got back in the ring . While AJ tended to the defeated WWE Champion , The Big Red Monster turned his gaze to the Diva . Surprisingly , Bryan entered the ring to stop Kane from potentially harming AJ . After Kane tossed Bryan out of the ring , he locked eyes with AJ , which elicited a twisted smile from The Geek Goddess . Does Bryan still have a soft spot for AJ ? And why was AJ smiling when The Big Red Machine stared her down ? Backstage , when questioned about the intriguing look she gave Kane , AJ told Josh Mathews that she likes it " when men look at her " during an odd exchange that made the commentator very uncomfortable . Getting on Laurinaitis ' good side has paid off for Tyler Reks and Curt Hawkins . The duo , sporting " People Power " T - shirts , got a big opportunity against a still ailing R - Truth & Kofi Kingston . Despite their injuries , however , the WWE Champions were able to unleash an aerial assault and hold off Reks and Hawkins . Before the match , Laurinaitis announced that Cena vs . Cole would be a No Disqualification Match , only provided that Cena could defeat Tensai first . It was music to Michael Cole ' s ears , but the announcer still looked mighty anxious as he repeatedly urged the Japanese warrior to inflict more and more punishment on Cena . Tensai complied by slamming the Cenation leader into the announce table and steel ring steps as Cole taunted Cena the entire time ( and even slapped him across the face ) . Battered and bruised by Tensai ' s relentless attack , Cena somehow found the energy to rally back , feeding off the energy of the enthusiastic crowd . The 10 - time WWE Champion kept Tensai reeling with a Five - Knuckle Shuffle and followed with an awesome Attitude Adjustment for the 1 - 2 - 3 . Cena took a moment to soak in his very first win over the previously undefeated Tensai , but his night wasn ' t through yet . Next up was Cole , who tried to make peace with Cena before changing his tune and verbally lambasting the Cenation leader . Talk about a bad move . Cena stripped the pants off the polarizing announcer and stomped him where the sun don ' t shine . After laying into Cole repeatedly with slaps that echoed throughout the arena , Cena forced Cole to apologize to both Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross for belittling them . Cena wasn ' t finished there – not by a long shot . He proceeded to coat Cole with bottles of JR ' s barbecue sauce and sprayed him all over with a fire extinguisher . But Tensai came back into the ring and saved Cole from more abuse by planting Cena with a sitdown powerbomb . Sensing an opportunity to pull off a massive upset , Cole made the cover but was only able to get a two - count on Cena . After surviving the close call , Cena powered back , pinned Cole and humiliated him some more to the delight of the WWE Universe as the show came to a close .