October 1 , 2012 Monday Night RAW results The October 1 , 2012 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on October 1 , 2012 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma . Summary . The Voice of the Voiceless , CM Punk , took to the airwaves as Raw began , throwing accusations of cowardice in the general direction of both John Cena and Mick Foley . Punk condemned them for their actions the previous week ( Cena for battering Punk with a lead pipe while the WWE Champion ' s back was turned and Foley for a perceived act of disrespect in the locker room area as Raw went to black ) . While The Second City Saint showed little to no remorse for his attack on The Hardcore Legend in the locker room , he did say that Mrs . Foley ' s Baby Boy managed to reach Punk with his impassioned plea to face John Cena at Hell in a Cell for the WWE Title . That said , he must not have reached the WWE Champion all too well , because despite Foley ' s " eloquent " speech , the match was still not going to happen . With that business settled , The Voice of the Voice of the Voiceless , Paul Heyman , was next to step up to the mic . He took Raw General Manager AJ Lee to task for striking him last week following the mad scientist ' s marriage proposal and called for her termination as GM for violating a previous edict by the WWE Board of Directors preventing AJ from putting her hands on any competitors , managers or the like ever again . And who would fill the power void left by Miss Lee ' s hypothetical removal from power ? Paul Heyman . Vickie Guerrero , however , was not having it . Flanked by Dolph Ziggler , the " Queen Diva " strode to the ring with great purpose and made her case for assuming the GM position . Jaw - jacking followed , which left The Showoff to assume the unlikely role of peacekeeper : What if , Ziggler posed , Vickie and Heyman were to team up as Co - GMs following AJ ' s potential ouster . This left AJ no choice but to make her presence known , revealing to her assembled , would - be usurpers that the Board of Directors had placed her on probation , and she had hired an " Executive Coach " to help her through an evaluation period . Which promptly brought out . . . Daniel Bryan ? Yes ( yes , yes , yes ) , Team Hell No ' s bearded technical maven stormed down to the ring , somehow managing between his apoplectic screams of " NO ! " to assert that AJ ' s issues have been compounded by her dumping at the hands of Bryan following his WrestleMania loss . Bryan nefariously twiddled his beard as he extolled his own physical virtues ( " I AM HANDSOME ! ! ! ! " ) and championship acumen ( " I ' M THE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS ! ! ! ! " ) . This brought out Kane , who tossed a compliment AJ ' s way ( " she is a phenomenal kisser ! " ) before correcting one of Bryan ' s points : that Kane , not Bryan , was the Tag Team Champions . Chaos followed , with Kane , Bryan , Ziggler , Punk , Vickie and Heyman all screaming over each other before AJ regained control of the masses . " This is my show , " seethed the boss lady , decreeing that the night ' s main event would be Punk & Ziggler facing the WWE Tag Team Champions , Team Hell No . Sporting newly matching ring gear and an abundance of energy even for them , Rey Mysterio & Sin Cara took to the ring like two Tasmanian devils en route to dispatching Primo & Epico and sending the lucha icons one round deeper into the WWE Tag Team Championship No . 1 Contenders ' Tournament . The victory didn ' t come without its difficulties , nor did it come without its distractions . The Prime Time Players made a grand show of seating themselves at the top of the entrance ramp to scout their potential competition , and Primo & Epico hardly went quietly into the good night against the two masked men from Mexico . Epico in particular seemed to have Sin Cara in a tight spot , nearly neutralizing The Mexican Sensation before Sin Cara rebounded with a tornado DDT and a quick tag to Rey Mysterio . The Ultimate Underdog was all aces from there , displaying his trademark quickness and eventually hitting both Primo & Epico with a double 619 , taking flight from the top rope and Dropping the Dime on Primo to send the duo one round deeper into the tournament . How do you say " wow ! " in five different languages ? Because that ' s precisely what the WWE Universe was left saying when U . S . Champion Antonio Cesaro collided with The Funkasaurus Brodus Clay , in a fast and furious match that saw the powerful polyglot deal a rare loss to The Funky One . The difference - maker , as it turned out , was Ceasro ' s pure power when , after a furious back - and - forth that saw Cesaro take flight with a springboard elbow , the champion wrenched the massive Brodus up for the Neutralizer . Cesaro kept Clay airborne a few seconds for good measure before pummeling The Funkasaurus face - first into the canvas , notching a three count and putting big Brodus down for the week . Sacre bleu ! It ' s been a rough weekend for The Miz , following his loss to Ryback on Raw and " Miz TV ' s " descent into chaos last Friday on SmackDown , but The Awesome One managed to get himself a much - needed victory on Raw when he felled a surging Zack Ryder in Oklahoma City . Sporting a new T - shirt , The Miz took to the ring with great purpose against The Long Island Iced - Z , withstanding a strong barrage of offense from the social Superstar and displaying the tenacity and skill typically associated with the holder of the Intercontinental Title . Ryder ( who had a new shirt of his own as well ) looked for a moment like he ' d be able to get the W over The Awesome One when he gave Miz a faceful of foot with the Broski Boot , but Miz ' s counter of the Rough Ryder gave the champion just enough breathing room to mount a comeback . With Ryder stunned , Miz planted The Ultimate Broski with a Skull - Crushing Finale to earn the victory . It ' s safe to say there won ' t be too many debates like this up on Capitol Hill . Hot on the heels of earning the No . 1 contender ' s spot for Sheamus ' World Heavyweight Title , Big Show was called to dust off his public speaking skills when he squared off against The Celtic Warrior in a World Championship Debate in Oklahoma City . Big Show was first to take the mic , and his opening statement was nothing if not to the point : he would walk into Hell in a Cell , KO Sheamus , take the World Title , potentially rip Sheamus ' leg off should a Brogue Kick attempt ensue , and leave . Sheamus ' rebuttal was typically jovial , jokingly asking the giant to refrain from taking his leg off . Moderated by SmackDown GM Booker T , the debate began in earnest when the two Superstars were asked to reveal what they found to be the most challenging aspect of their opponent , Sheamus extolled the strength and power of The World ' s Largest Athlete ( although he did have some less - than kind words about Show ' s supposed B . O . ) . " My biggest concern is that this match lasts longer than 45 seconds , " sneered Sheamus , referencing the giant ' s short - lived World Title reign last December at the WWE TLC pay - per - view . This provoked the ire of the giant , but once Booker T calmed the big man down , the back - and - forth continued . Asked to reveal which was more devastating , the Brogue Kick or W . M . D . , Show began to list the positive attributes of his signature strike , only leading to Sheamus hitting him with another " 45 - second " jab . As the debate threatened to spiral into physicality , Sheamus attempted to calm things down by cuing up a Tout from his " cousin , " Rey Mysterio Sullivan . A mocking , masked visage suspiciously resembling The Great White appeared on the TitanTron , demeaning Big Show with derogatory jokes before ending in a good - spirited " arriba ! " What followed was the proverbial calm before the storm , as Show dropped all pretense of civility and stared The Celtic Warrior down with fury in his eyes . " Do you have something serious to offer ? " Show snarled at Sheamus . " How does it feel to lose the World Heavyweight Championship to Daniel Bryan in 45 seconds , only to have him lose it to me in 18 seconds ? " grinned The Great White . For a moment , then , it seemed like the gloves were going to come off , and the big fight wouldn ' t be waiting until Hell in a Cell . But after a long , internal debate of his own , Big Show decided to fight another day . The only question left is : will the big fight will be as lighthearted an affair for Sheamus as Raw was ? The answer : Debatable . Once wasn ' t enough , as it turned out : the two tians of WWE , Ryback and Tensai , collided again in a rematch of their epic clash last Friday on SmackDown . And while the result was ultimately the same , victory nearly eluded the mighty Ryback after Tensai was able to counter several of the big man ' s strikes . Tensai , clearly prepared for much of Ryback ' s arsenal , countered the " human wrecking machine " with vicious elbows to the face , but Ryback found his groove quickly , hoisting Tensai up for a powerslam and decking the monstrous gaijin with an earth - shattering clothesline to keep his undefeated streak alive . If you can ' t get it done in the boardroom , it ' s time to bring the fight to the squared circle : after attempting ( and failing ) to suspend Beth Phoenix on SmackDown last Friday , Divas Champion Eve took to the ring against The Glamazon to settle their differences the old - fashioned way : a one - on - one contest between the ropes . Happily for Eve , it went much better than her administrative attempt to remove The Glamazon , as she picked up a big win over Beth in the Chesapeake Energy Arena . The contest was evenly matched for the majority of its duration , although Eve proved herself the more wily of the two competitors when she rammed Beth into the ring apron , knocking the wind out of The Glamazon in an attempt to stop the former Divas Champion from gaining momentum . Beth rallied , though , leaving Eve to resort to yet another dubious tactic : seemingly exaggerating an injury to her midsection , Eve retreated to the ropes until Beth let her guard down before planting The Glamazon with a neckbreaker to seal the contest . The show ended early for Santino Marella on Raw when Santino Marella , seemingly ready to pick up a win over Heath Slater , faced the curtain at the hands of what Jim Ross called " The Band : " Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal . The Italian Stallion was well on his way to sending Slater to the showers , countering The One - Man Band ' s top - rope strike with a boot to the face , followed up by his signature hiptoss . But when The Cobra came out , the performance was cut tragically short when " The Maharajah " Mahal and McIntyre , who had been lurking ringside , made their presence known with a vicious beatdown of the former U . S . Champion . Having displayed their strength in numbers , " The Band " took their final bows . We think it ' s safe to say , however , that the show is just getting started . In the battle of brains and brawn , brawn does not necessarily always win . But it sure did on Monday night , after World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus made a resounding example of Damien Sandow after The Enlightened One deigned to demean the World Titleholder following Sheamus ' World Championship Debate against Big Show . The Intellectual Savior of the Masses attempted to make use of his swift athleticism in the battle against the punishing Sheamus , but time and again The Celtic Warrior was able to stop Sandow before he could get his rhythm going . A Sandow headlock would typically lead to a power move from Sheamus that rattled every point of Sandow ' s IQ , although the " Rhodes Scholar " was able to escape a potential disaster when Sheamus grabbed a fistful of Sandow ' s immaculately kempt beard . Teamwork from Sandow ' s partner Cody Rhodes , who joined the announce team , helped keep The Enlightened One in the hunt for a victory , though , after Rhodes distracted Sheamus long enough for Sandow to level The Great White with a big clothesline outside the ring . Sandow followed up that reprieve with a strong surge of offense , grounding Sheamus with a series of technical holds , culminating with the Elbow of Disdain to the ribs of the World Heavyweight Champion . An attempted comeback from The Great white was slow getting off the ground as well , after Sandow turned Sheamus ' own momentum against him and trapped him in yet another series of intricate holds that seemed to spell doom for the brawling champion . But for all of Sandow ' s athleticism , proficiency , and somewhat surprising rage on the mat , he was unable to keep Sheamus down for the three count . And that , as it turned out , was his undoing . Down but not out , Sheamus managed to create some separation from The Enlightened One , and despite Sandow expertly dodging a last - gasp Brogue Kick , the punishment continued when Sheamus strung Sandow up in the ropes for hsi signature forearm clubs , pausing only briefly to dole out an extra shot to Cody Rhodes when he tried to interfere . Having caught a monstrous second win , Sheamus threw both Rhodes and Sandow into the ring and knocked both Rhodes Scholars to the mat with a double Brogue Kick , catching both their craniums with one boot . Class dismissed . It was supposed to be J . R . ' s night in Oklahoma City , as the WWE Hall of Famer was set to receive an " appreciation night " in his home state . But before Good Ol ' J . R . could get his words of thanks in to the Chesapeake Energy Center crowd , " Cult of Personality " ripped through the loudspeakers and WWE Champion CM Punk made his presence known for the second time in the evening . After dismissing Michael Cole and offering J . R . some strong words praise ( " you ' re the best announcer we have and I respect the hell out of you " ) , Punk promptly snatched the thunder from the Okie native ' s hands and proceeded to demean and insult the assemled Oklahoma crowd , who he claimed " [ didn ' t ] know the first thing about respect . " However , since J . R . does know about respect , The Second City Saint attempted to rope the Hall of Famer into teaching the WWE Universe about respect " by telling them that I ' m the Best in the World . " J . R . didn ' t bite , turning Punk ' s intrusion on its head by saying The Second City Saint had been doing a fantastic job of making a " jackass " out of himself over previous weeks . Sincerely floored by J . R . ' s insult , Punk turned bilious in a matter of moments , mocking J . R . ' s accent and his famous cry of " STONE COLD ! STONE COLD ! STONE COLD ! " and threatening Good Ol ' J . R . with bodily harm if he refused to bend to Punk ' s will and declare him the Best in the World . Again , J . R . didn ' t bite . And he threw Punk ' s anger right back in his face , asserting that , if the champion truly wanted to be the Best in the World , he would face John Cena at Hell in a Cell and prove himself in the place where rivalries are settled . Should he manage that , J . R . said , he would be the first one to offer Punk his proper congratulations . By way of a reply , The Second City Saint knocked J . R . ' s hat off his head and offered him an ultimatum : " you fight me or you leave . " Defeated , J . R . chose the path of peace and attempted to resume his place at the announce table , but Punk wasn ' t having it : he demanded that Ross leave the arena through the ramp , prohibited by order of the Best in the World from doing what he loved the most . Overpowered , J . R . made his walk back up the ramp , when the familiar cry of " FEED ME " boomed out and the Hall of Famer found himself a monstrous escort . With Ryback at his side , J . R . made his way back to the ring and Punk , once again at a loss for words , backed away from the titan ' s imposing stare for the second time in as many weeks . Alberto Del Rio was a man on a mission Monday night when he clashed with the Ghanaian dynamo , Kofi Kingston , in a hotly contested battle that saw The Essence of Excellence make yet another statement by brutalizing an opponent past the bell ’ s final toll . Kofi , perhaps riding the wave of his thrilling battle with Dolph Ziggler last week , was unfazed by The Mexican Aristocrat ' s aggression , executing a highlight - reel worthy crossbody off the turnbuckle that left Del Rio sprawled about the entrance ramp . Del Rio rallied against The Boom Squad General ' s high - octane offense , though , locking Kofi up in a torturous abdominal stretch . Del Rio dodged Trouble in Paradise before decimating Kofi ' s midsection with a series of vicious kicks , finally locking in the Cross Armbreaker and refusing to break the hold after Kofi tapped . It was only after R - Truth ran in to make the save that The Essence of Excellence finally let up — his point made and his mean streak continuing . Looks like Team Hell No is finally getting their groove : the infighting was minimal , the chemistry was strong and the end result was undeniable when the odd - couple champions picked up a win over WWE Champion CM Punk & Mr . Money in the Bank Dolph Ziggler , with Punk himself suffering the deciding pinfall of the evening . There was one wrinkle that did threaten to derail the whole enterprise : Following a tense job evaluation at the hands of her " Executive Coach , " AJ Lee decided to prove her mettle as a leader by suiting up in the zebra stripes and taking the referee ' s job for the evening ' s main event . But despite her romantic history with the majority of the in - ring competitors , the Raw General Manager called the match fair and down the middle . Punk & Ziggler worked surprisingly well together given their status as an odd couple . Ziggler mounted a strong offense against The Devil ' s Favorite Demon when he locked the monstrous Tag Champion in a sleeper hold while Punk and Bryan briefly resumed their epic , technical rivalry when the two found themselves in the ring together . The mounting synergy of Team Hell No won out in the end , however , with Kane & Bryan executing a series of tandem moves and , despite a few unwanted tags , displaying a newfound proficiency and protectiveness toward each other . Kane , in particular , seemed incensed when Ziggler attempted to batter Bryan outside the apron . Ultimately , the team that demanded the most validation found itself short when AJ ejected Paul Heyman and Vickie Guerrero . Vickie promptly commanded Ziggler to leave as well and The Showoff , though conflicted , obliged . With Punk left alone in the lion ' s den , it fell to Kane to spell The Second City Saint ' s doom with a bone - rattling Chokeslam that left The Voice of the Voiceless staring up at the lights . True to form , Team Hell No couldn ' t celebrate the victory without a little bit of infighting , as Kane and Bryan resumed their " I ' m the Tag Team Champions " back and forth in Raw ' s closing minutes . It would appear that true harmony ( and CM Punk ' s quest for validation ) will have to wait at least one more week .