September 5 , 2011 Monday Night RAW results The September 5 , 2011 Edition of RAW was a televised Professional wrestling event by the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on September 5 , 2011 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus , Ohio . Summary . Exhibiting shades of his father - in - law , Mr . McMahon , WWE Chief Operating Officer Triple H asserted his executive power and fired longtime friend Kevin Nash in a move that shocked both the WWE Universe and Big Daddy Cool himself . The unpleasant altercation had been building for weeks , as Nash continued to both defy and provoke The Game . The mounting issues between the two finally came to a head . Punk was addressing the WWE Universe when Big Daddy Cool interrupted , trading verbal jabs with The Second City Savior . Before the two could trade blows , The Game came out to ease tensions . Nash informed him , though , that WWE wasn ’ t big enough for both he and Punk , that one of them would have to go . The Game then revealed he ’ d received security camera footage from L . A . ’ s STAPLES Center from the night of SummerSlam . Turns out , Nash had snuck into the COO ’ s office and sent a text to himself from Triple H ’ s phone , instigating his attack on CM Punk that night . In other words , Big Daddy Cool had been lying to his good friend for weeks . That ’ s when Triple H finally handed Nash his walking papers . When the COO attempted to leave , Nash blocked his exit . The Game was having none of it , and instead , clocked the seven - footer in the face before striding out of the ring . The relationship between Jinder Mahal and The Great Khali continues to disintegrate . After Khali lost to Sheamus on SuperSmackDown , Mahal warned him he was on thin ice . This week , the two teamed up against WWE Tag Team Champions Evan Bourne & Kofi Kingston in a non - title match . Instead of leveraging their clear size advantage , Mahal & Khali failed to get on the same page , allowing Air Boom to cut them off at the knees for the victory . Later in the evening , partners The Miz & R - Truth announced they will challenge Bourne & Kingston for their titles at Night of Champions . Beth Phoenix is determined to change the landscape of the Divas division . And now , she ’ s earned the opportunity to do just that . The Glamazon defeated Eve in a No . 1 Contenders Match and will now face Divas Champion Kelly Kelly , who already defeated her at SummerSlam , in a title match at Night of Champions . The Divas Champion as well as Beth ’ s fellow “ Diva of Doom , ” Natalya , each looked on from ringside as the match unfolded . After the bell sounded , Kelly went to check on Eve , but Natalya pulled her back down and slammed her into the arena floor . As Kelly writhed in pain , Natalya stepped into the ring and helped Beth celebrate her victory . The conspiracy against R - Truth continues , or so he ’ d have you believe . The unbalanced Superstar ambushed CM Punk last week as he fought The Miz . This week , Punk would be up against more of the same from these two . This time , however , it would be Truth ’ s partner who would attempt to interfere . Unlike last week , though , Miz got booted from the arena before the match could end . As a result , Punk recovered and managed to prevail . Afterward , Punk ’ s Night of Champions ’ opponent , Triple H , emerged to thicken the plot . WWE ’ s Chief Operating Officer challenged The Second City Savior to make theirs a No Disqualification Match . Punk said he would comply with The Game ’ s stipulation only if Triple H agreed to quit as COO were he to lose . A confident King of Kings readily agreed . After dubbing former WWE Tag Team Champions David Otunga & Michael McGillicutty “ boring , ” Jerry “ The King ” Lawler accepted their challenge to face them with a partner of his choosing . Lawler looked to the opposite of boring when scouting his partner and enlisted the help of Long Island Iced - Z , Zack Ryder . Although it appeared Lawler had the match wrapped up against McGillicutty , Ryder eagerly begged to break off a piece of the action for himself . When “ King ” agreed to tag him in , the self - proclaimed “ WWE Internet Champion ” made quick work of his opponent , scoring the three - count for him and his WWE Hall of Fame partner . Add another chapter to Randy Orton ’ s book of anger management issues . After being thrashed by Mark Henry after his Steel Cage victory on SuperSmackDown , The World Heavyweight Champion needed a target on which to unleash his anger . Unfortunately for Heath Slater , he proved a suitable punching bag . The former WWE Tag Team Champion got rocked by The Viper , who showed why he ’ s so treacherous while sending a message to The World ’ s Strongest Man . WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio can ’ t avoid John Cena forever . The Mexican Aristocrat was a no - show on both the WWE Raw SuperShow and SuperSmackDown last week , and this week he addressed Cena from a safe distance outside the ring . He taunted his Night of Champions opponent before a host of Superstars – who Del Rio had swayed earlier in the evening – converged on The Cenation Commander - in - Chief . Before Wade Barrett , Jack Swagger , Dolph Ziggler and Christian could debilitate Cena , Sheamus , John Morrison and Alex Riley charged the ring to even the score . When they did , SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long intervened and arranged an Eight - Man Elimination Tag Team Match . After WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio whipped them into a frenzy against John Cena in the locker room area , Christian , Dolph Ziggler , Jack Swagger & Wade Barrett were frothing at the mouth . The quartet squared off against Cena , Sheamus , John Morrison & Alex Riley in an Eight - Man Elimination Tag Team Match . The first two Superstars eliminated from the bout were The Prince of Parkour and A - Ry , followed by Barrett . After that , Sheamus and Christian battled to a double count - out , leaving Cena to battle Ziggler & Swagger . The two rivals were forced to work together , but their bickering and Cena ’ s domination allowed him to eliminate both . Having won for his squad , Cena was then ambushed by WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio , but The Cenation Commander - in - Chief beat back the attack and sent Del Rio scurrying .