December 26 , 2011 Monday Night RAW results The December 26 , 2011 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on December 26 , 2011 at Allstate Arena in Chicago , Illinois . Summary . The Chicago crowd hoping to give their hometown hero a rousing ovation was disappointed when Raw kicked off with Interim General Manager John Laurinaitis mocking CM Punk ' s signature entrance . With the WWE Champion ' s T - shirt pulled over his suit jacket , the executive proceeded to give himself credit for the exciting changes in sports - entertainment . That was all it took to bring out a livid Second City Savior . Explaining that Raw ’ s revolution is due to Punk being “ the best wrestler in the world , ” the WWE Champion looked ready to hit the EVP with a GTS . That ’ s when Laurinaitis announced his idea for the evening — Punk will face three opponents in a Gauntlet Match and if any of those competitors beat the champion , they will receive a WWE Title Match next week on the first Raw of the New Year ! The Straight Edge Superstar was game , but he wanted to up the ante . If the tattooed Superstar beat all three Superstars , he proposed that he get a fourth match with none other than John Laurinaitis himself . Aw , shucky ducky . Three days after his distraction caused Cody Rhodes to fall to Zack Ryder on SmackDown , Booker T beat his vicious rival in the ring with the scissors kick . The six - time World Champion proved that not only does he have Cody ’ s number , but he ’ s still got it in the ring . Now that Zack Ryder has the United States Championship , he ’ s set his sunglasses on a greater prize — Eve . Teaming with the gorgeous Diva after spoiling her with Broski merchandise for Christmas , Long Island Iced - Z proved that he can work very well with the former Divas Champion . Eve definitely enjoyed their success over Tyson Kidd & Natalya , but she doesn ’ t seem ready to accept Ryder ’ s offer for a date . Outraged over Kane ’ s recent attacks , John Cena demanded The Big Red Monster face him in the ring live in Chicago . Instead , he got The Awesome One . Looking to end 2011 on a high note , The Miz challenged the man he beat at WrestleMania XXVII and ended up getting tossed around by a very focused Cena . Frustrated , Miz rolled out of the squared circle and talked trash until he got counted out . But before he could escape without any more damage , he was stopped by R - Truth . Returning after being put in the hospital by The Awesome One , Truth recklessly battered his former friend around the ringside area and then warned , “ This New Year ’ s , acquaintances be forgot ? No ! They ’ re going to get got ! ” With one arm tied behind his back , Big Show squared off with the litigious David Otunga , but quickly learned he ’ d been set up . Sabotaged by the vicious Mark Henry , the giant was nearly brutalized until World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan hit the ring and distracted The World ’ s Strongest Man . Henry managed to escape before Show could destroy him , but Otunga wasn ’ t so lucky . The World ’ s Largest Athlete hit him with a chokeslam so huge , the lawyer may have forgotten where he went to college . For once , The Mexican Aristocrat looked humbled . Rolled out in a wheelchair by Ricardo Rodriguez , Alberto Del Rio revealed that he suffered a torn groin in the previous Monday ’ s main event , which will cause him to miss some ring time . When WWE fans cheered his misfortune , Nikki and Brie Bella came to their crush ’ s defense , but only ended up bickering between themselves . Irritated , Del Rio sent the twins away and vowed to return more vicious than ever in 2012 . Forced by Interim Raw General Manager John Laurinaitis to face Jack Swagger , Dolph Ziggler and Mark Henry in a Gauntlet Match , WWE Champion CM Punk knew he had to dispatch of his first opponent early . It wasn ' t easy getting by the former World Heavyweight Champion , but even with the shrill Vickie Guerrero attempting to sway the bout for her client , The Straight Edge Superstar put Swagger to bed with a devastating roundhouse kick . Still sucking air after his first Gauntlet Match , Punk rallied against the talented , but arrogant Dolph Ziggler . That was until Mr . Laurinaitis stuck his nose in . Distracting The Straight Edge Superstar by making a mid - match announcement , the Interim Raw General Manager allowed Ziggler to steal one and earn a WWE Title opportunity against the champion next Monday night . The showoff was so pumped about his victory , he snatched Punk ’ s title and taunted a disgusted Chicago crowd . After two brutal assaults on John Cena , The Big Red Monster finally revealed why he targeted the Cenation leader . The monster ’ s reason ? Hate . Standing behind a wall of fire , Kane made it clear that he ’ s disgusted by Cena ’ s “ Rise Above Hate ” T - shirt slogan , because humans are hateful by nature . The twisted demon then said he ’ s going to help the powerful Superstar understand this by leading WWE fans in a chant of “ Cena sucks ! Cena sucks ! ” Some members of the WWE Universe followed Kane , others didn ' t , but the outcry seemed to shake the confident competitor .