January 31 , 2011 Monday Night RAW results The January 31 , 2011 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on January 31 , 2011 at Dunkin ' Donuts Center in Providence , Rhode Island . Summary . Aye ! Aye ! Aye ! Less than 24 hours after surviving in a field of 40 competitors to win the Royal Rumble Match , Alberto Del Rio paid an ostentatious visit to Raw , complete with dancers and mariachi band . As the winner of the Rumble , the Mexican elitist was there to announce which title he will compete for at WrestleMania . Before his pronouncement , WWE Champion The Miz emerged in an attempt to sway Del Rio ’ s decision toward World Heavyweight Champion Edge . For his part , The Rated - R Superstar appeared , too , and embraced the moneyed Mexican ’ s decision to contest for his World Heavyweight Title . So eager to tangle was Edge , in fact , that he clobbered Del Rio . Amid the chaos , Del Rio shrewdly wielded a nearby guitar and proceeded to smash it over Edge ’ s shoulder . He then whipped his rival into an excruciating cross armbreaker – with a winning smile on his face . Later in the night , Edge would get a chance to face his fellow titleholder , Miz , in a champion versus champion match . After finishing a disappointing second in the Royal Rumble Match last night , Santino Marella needed a boost . The Italian and his fellow WWE Tag Team Champion , Vladimir Kozlov , walked with a bit more pep after defeating The New Nexus ’ members Husky Harris & Michael McGillicutty in a title match . With the bout complete , Randy Orton slithered in to add injury to insult . After The New Nexus had distracted him at Royal Rumble , costing him the WWE Title , The Viper sought retribution . He hammered McGillicutty before the Nexi could hobble from the ring . WWE ’ s Apex Predator then trained his fangs on Harris , dropping him with a thunderous RKO and angling to punt his skull . Moments before he could , however , New Nexus leader CM Punk warned that were Orton to follow through , he would face serious repercussions . Punk ’ s words only served to spur on The Viper , who kicked Harris with a sickening thud . Orton then escaped through the crowd as medics attended to his prey . Ever since The Bellas discovered that Daniel Bryan has been secretly dating Gail Kim , the twins have given the cold shoulder to the U . S . Champion . And now , it ’ s Kim who ’ s feeling frigid , too . After Bryan overcame an impressive Tyson Kidd to retain his title , Brie and Nikki , who were watching ringside , unleashed a blizzard of punches on Kim , who attempted to plow through the two before order could finally be restored . During the Royal Rumble , WWE Champion The Miz eliminated John Cena . Well , WWE ’ s 2010 Superstar of the Year wasn ’ t about to let “ The Cleveland Screamer ” go free . Instead , as Miz appeared to gain the upper hand during his match with World Heavyweight Champion Edge , Cena addressed him from a skybox within the Dunkin Donuts Center . The impromptu shout - out rattled the so - called “ Awesome One ” enough to allow The Ultimate Opportunist to level his opponent with a Spear to capture the win . Eve netted a win when it counted most , in a Fatal 4 - Way Match at Royal Rumble the night before . The new Divas Champion , however , failed to take flight in a tag team match when she paired with Natalya against Michelle McCool & Layla . McCool , particularly , had an axe to grind after she ’ d felt she had won at the Rumble . Instead , she helped her partner punish Eve , who Layla pinned to triumph . Contestants on So You Think You Can Dance ? can rest easy . Prior to the match pitting Mark Henry & The Great Khali against The Usos , Raw ’ s General Manager switched the bout to a dance - off . Despite some truly “ unorthodox ” dance moves , The World ’ s Strongest Man & The Punjabi Playboy got their groove on enough to notch the victory . Jerry “ The King ” Lawler has enjoyed quite a storied career , but he ’ s about to add yet another chapter . The WWE Hall of Famer prevailed in a seven - man Raw Rumble Match against John Cena , King Sheamus , John Morrison , R - Truth , Randy Orton and CM Punk . The first man over the top rope was actually the leader of The New Nexus , quickly followed by The Viper . Third over the rope was the man who eliminated Orton , R - Truth . After a series of incredible athletic saves , The Prince of Parkour finally fell as well . Next to go , Cena got toppled over the top . And finally , Sheamus flipped over and out when he missed the Raw announcer with a Brogue Kick . Lawler ’ s surprising success comes just three weeks before the Elimination Chamber pay - per - view . As a result of the Raw announcer ’ s win , he will once again enter a title bout to face WWE Champion The Miz , who he nearly defeated in a TLC Match last month . As for his six fellow competitors , they too will compete at the pay - per - view . The sextet of Superstars will be forced to square off inside Satan ’ s Structure with the winner earning the opportunity to challenge the WWE Champion at WrestleMania .