November 19 , 2012 Monday Night RAW results The November 19 , 2012 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on November 19 , 2012 at Wright State University ' s Nutter Center in Dayton , Ohio . Summary . Now here ' s something you don ' t see every week : Monday Night Raw kicking off not with a match , but an address to the WWE Universe . . . from Ryback . Typically a Superstar of few words , the beast was positively effusive in Wright State University ' s Nutter Center when , one night after being driven through a table by Seth Rollins , Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns , he made his intentions loud and clear to the man he believed responsible for the attack : WWE Champion CM Punk . " Last night I was about to feast on the WWE Championship , but CM Punk employed three of his men to take food out of a starving man ' s mouth , " Ryback snarled . " Well my hunger cannot be suppressed . I am a predator . And CM Punk , you and your three men are my prey . " Ryback presented the champion and his supposed minions with an ultimatum : The four of them could " make it easy on themselves " by facing him at once . . . or the beast would tear Nutter Center to pieces until he found them . What he got was hardly CM Punk and the former WWE NXT stalwarts . Instead , he got was Vickie Guerrero . And the Managing Supervisor was in no mood for Ryback ' s threats , presenting him with an ultimatum of her own : If Ryback caused any kind of chaos , he would be subject to a fine or suspension . Vickie revealed herself to be , if nothing else , a fan of Ryback ' s destructive tendencies , though . " I do like watching you destroy people . . . so let ' s just see how big your appetite really is . " The meal she had in mind was Tensai , who was steaming mad following his elimination at the hands of Justin Gabriel in the bonus Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match the night before . The towering gaijin unloaded a world of hurt on Ryback , who struggled to find an initial response to his mountainous foe ' s opening onslaught . But after a few moments , the beast found his footing and surged back against Tensai , tossing him into the barrier outside the ring and unleashing an earth - rattling Meathook Clothesline , sealing the victory with Shell Shocked , all the while snarling " Punk " in the vicinity of the cameras . Seems like , despite Vickie ' s warning , Ryback was thinking of someone else during that contest . Wade Barrett has never been a man to mince words , so it wasn ' t exactly surprising he claimed the Intercontinental Championship should be his following the Englishman ' s elimination of Kofi Kingston in the Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match the night before . But the Englishman certainly left a few jaws on the floor in Nutter Center when he grounded The Dreadlocked Dynamo with minimal fanfare , bestowing Kofi with his second Bull Hammer elbow in as many nights to earn a huge statement win over the freewheeling champion . Kofi , as always , proved a handful for his opponent . Barrett struggled early on to find his groove as Kofi stymied the Englishman with his trademark , high - flying offensive maneuvers . Seeking separation , Barrett ultimately turned the tide as only he could : He kicked Kofi Kingston really hard in the face . The Brit ' s boot sent The Boom Squad General over the ropes , where Barrett subjected Kofi to a street - style beatdown by slamming the champion ' s head against the steel steps before hauling him back into the ring to finish the job . Barrett unloaded with a series of elbows and kicks to the stunned Kofi , who responded to the adversity in a very un - Kofi like way : He got really , really angry . " The Wildcat " found his second wind in a big way and unleashed an offensive storm against the brawling Brit , reversing the Winds of Change into a rollup pin , unleashing a series of kicks against Barrett and finally planting him with the SOS . It wasn ' t enough for the win , though , as Barrett rebounded and raked Kofi ' s eyes , finally unleashing the Bull Hammer and sending the Intercontinental Champion to dream street . To paraphrase an old saying : Fool Kaitlyn once , shame on you . Fool her twice , get a knee to the gut and don ' t do it again . At least , that ' s the message Aksana received loud and clear when Kaitlyn got her hands on Antonio Cesaro ' s scheming ex following her second attempt to derail Kaitlyn ' s opportunity at the Divas Championship . Kaitlyn foiled Aksana ' s attack Sunday , but fell short against Eve in her title match . She didn ' t suffer the same fate on Raw , though , outlasting Aksana ' s powerful offense to unleash a series of crushing maneuvers , finally driving her knee deep into Aksana ' s stomach to notch the three - count and an extremely personal one - on - one win . With R - Truth stewing on commentary , United States Champion Antonio Cesaro notched another resounding victory on Raw , this time at the hands of the steaming Funkasaurus , Brodus Clay . Two months after suffering an upset loss to The Swiss Superman , Clay came out swinging against the elitist champion , working Cesaro ' s ribs with a series of punishing strikes before driving him into the corner . Cesaro briefly surged back , but the big man quickly overpowered the Stars - and - Stripes champion with a cranium - rattling headbutt and a corner splash . The Funky One ' s attempt at a top - rope strike ultimately cost him when Cesaro rallied and unleashed a soaring , spinning European uppercut off the turnbuckle before repeating his highlight - reel worthy feat from September and pummeling The Funkasaurus with the Neutralizer for the win . Did Vickie Guerrero finally push AJ Lee and John Cena to their limits ? In her latest attempt to expose the so - called " AJ scandal , " the Managing Supervisor brought out her greatest evidence : a pair of eyewitnesses who laid eyes on the supposed fling and came forth on Raw to present their accounts . Vickie summoned a waitress and a parking attendant from the Sacramento , Calif . , restaurant where Cena and AJ had their alleged tryst , but AJ wasn ' t about to let herself be slandered any more than she already had been . " If you want to fire me , go ahead and do it , " the former Raw General Manager hissed at her replacement , only one night after Tamina Snuka interrupted their previous confrontation with a sneak attack on AJ . " But if not , I suggest you do everybody a favor and shut the hell up . " The insult did little to faze Vickie , who took the proceedings one step further and prepared to display photos of AJ and Cena in the parking lot . " If you take offense to nudity , I suggest you walk out and protect your little ones ' eyes , because now I ' m going to present a photo of John Cena and AJ in the car ! " Vickie beamed , but what emerged instead was nothing more than a stewing , stomping and decidedly clothed Cena . " All of this is garbage , " Cena said simply , accusing Vickie of manufacturing the scandal simply to get tongues wagging . Happily , he had a solution to that problem . " I ' ll give you something to talk about , " Cena said before turning toward AJ . " I hope you don ' t mind , " said the Cenation leader before pulling AJ in for a tender kiss in the middle of the ring . But he never got to finish his point , because after Cena broke the lip - lock and turned back to Vickie to finish his thought , AJ spun him around and leaped into the 10 - time WWE Champion ' s arms , swarming him with a smooch that left Vickie speechless . With Cena otherwise preoccupied , however , the door was wide open for a sneak attack and that ' s just what happened : Dolph Ziggler sprinted forth and hit the Cenation leader with a cheap shot , squirming out of the Attitude Adjustment and booking it up the ramp to the locker room area . Cena gave chase , but an awkward landing after diving through the ropes seemed to hobble him considerably . Cena pursued Dolph as best he could , but with one leg seemingly compromised , the " AJ scandal " may have left him damaged in a way no one ever expected . How do you solve a problem like Randy Orton and Alberto Del Rio ? Well , we ' re not sure these Superstars ' issues with each other can ever be put to bed for good , but a 2 - out - of - 3 Falls Match is a pretty solid start . In any case , there was certainly an epic air about The Viper ' s latest clash with his opulent aggressor . A combination of the unusual stipulation combined with the long - standing nature of the rivalry brought out the most vicious side of each Superstar , to the point where even the calm , collected Del Rio lost his composure for a few moments . The contest opened up in the way one would expect , with Orton striking fast and trying to put Del Rio away quickly , while Del Rio stuck to the side of strategy and calmly worked Orton ' s left arm , attempting to soften up The Apex Predator for the eventual Cross Armbreaker . Del Rio ' s temper ultimately got the better of him , though , after he caught Orton in a compromising position and slammed his arm against the ring post despite the referee ' s demands he stop . The brutal outburst earned Orton the first fall via disqualification , but the damage lingered despite the scales having been tipped in The Viper ' s favor . The loss appeared to be a hit Del Rio was willing to take , as The Essence of Excellence continued to work the arm and keep Orton from building steam . The clearly hobbled Viper fought back gamely , but with one arm taken away , he wasn ' t able to escape when Del Rio finally did lock in the Cross Armbreaker , submitting after a brief struggle to even the playing field and give The Essence of Excellence a fall of his own . The hold left Orton severely weakened , essentially robbing him of the left arm entirely and giving Del Rio the chance to employ his time - honored mat technique to leave The Apex Predator stumbling . A reeling Orton attempted to counter with a rollup pin , but Del Rio escaped and unleashed a wicked enzuigiri to the injured arm that left Orton literally screaming in pain . Orton rallied with a backbreaker , and caught perhaps his biggest break of the match when Ricardo Rodriguez , who attempted to interfere , was ejected from ringside . That development turned out to be subterfuge , though , as Del Rio caught the distracted Orton with the Backstabber and , sensing victory , attempted an RKO of his very own . But as the WWE Universe knows , the RKO is often imitated , but never duplicated . Orton ducked out of Del Rio ' s attempt at the maneuver and planted The Essence of Excellence with a hanging DDT , eventually dodging a last - second enzuigiri attempt by Del Rio to unleash the original RKO on The Mexican Aristocrat , earning himself the third and final fall of the contest . Advantage : Orton . But is it permanent ? Only time will tell . Stop us if you heard this one : A Punjabi giant , two former WWE Tag Team Champions , the Anonymous Raw General Manager and Rosa Mendes walk into Nutter Center . . . Sounds like the beginning of a crazy joke , and the environment was certainly surreal in Dayton when The Great Khali collided with Primo & Epico in a bizarre Handicap Match that saw Hornswoggle , of all people , play a key role when he approached Rosa with a bouquet of flowers . The gesture seemed to have Rosa smitten , but Hornswoggle delivered the punchline when he unleashed a stream of water from within the flowers , soaking Rosa to the bone . Rosa ' s shrieks left Primo & Epico distracted enough for Khali to unleash the Punjabi Plunge and earn himself the victory , which he and Hornswoggle celebrated by breaking it down in the ring . It was a battle of last - minute additions when The Miz ( the final member of Team Foley ) met David Otunga ( Cody Rhodes ' replacement on Team Ziggler ) in Dayton . And despite a stiff challenge from the brainy Harvard alumnus , it was The Awesome One who reigned supreme in his home state . Surrounded by " Miz is awesome ! " chants from the Ohio natives crowding Nutter Center , Miz showed considerable versatility against Otunga , using both technical strikes and his trademark , blunt - instrument offense in his systematic dismantling of the Harvard grad . That isn ' t to say Otunga rolled over for The Awesome One : Otunga put up quite a fight against the former WWE Champion , lacing into Miz ' s chest with a series of brutal clotheslines that left him gasping for breath . An unorthodox roll - up pin attempt by Miz turned the tide , though . Otunga never recovered from the surprise move and a top - rope strike from Miz was enough to set up the Skull - Crushing Finale and secure the victory . In a rematch from their gritty minor classic a few weeks ago , Sheamus and Damien Sandow took each other to hell and back in a brutal fight that spilled all over in Dayton , Ohio . It was a contest that was every bit worth the wait for an encore , but before that fight could be had , a previous fight had to be addressed . Sheamus stormed to the ring , dented chair in hand , and addressed his longstanding rivalry with Big Show . To summarize The Celtic Warrior ' s feelings on the state of things ( and to co - opt a classic phrase ) : This time it ' s personal . The combination of Show ' s assault of William Regal and the underhanded way in which he retained the World Heavyweight Title at Survivor Series brought out the brutality in Sheamus . And for his part , the fighting Irishman wasn ' t willing to wait for a rematch . The Celtic Warrior summoned the giant from the locker room area , but The World ' s Largest Athlete wasn ' t having any of it . Incensed by Sheamus ' mockery , the giant erupted in a furious tirade and not only denied Sheamus the rematch , but also unleashed an insult that stung The Celtic Warrior to his core : " You ' re just like your ancestors . You ' re barbaric . " Sheamus was ready to rumble for sure after that one , but that was the moment Sandow chose to make his entrance . As Show discreetly made his exit , " The Duke of Decency " took to the ring and immediately picked up where he left off with Sheamus . Sandow showed a finesse and brutality that completely belies his bookish demeanor , going shot for shot with The Celtic Warrior and employing a combination of both classic wrestling technique and ferocious strikes that forced Sheamus into the corner . The Irishman rallied in a unique manner , tossing Sandow out of the ring by his beard . The insult must have struck a nerve because The Enlightened One retaliated by mauling Sheamus in the corner , taking away The Celtic Warrior ' s momentum and giving Sandow the opportunity to bestow a decidedly unrefined beating on the former World Champion . The onslaught left Sheamus literally gasping for air and victory within " The Emperor of Enlightenment ' s " reach . But as anyone can tell you , even the most enlightened of us are subject to bouts of hubris . And that never ends well for anyone . So when Sandow took just a little too long to celebrate when he set up the Elbow of Disdain , Sheamus rallied fast . The Celtic Warrior pummeled Sandow with the Irish Curse and left The Enlightened One to suffer , in quick succession , the forearm clubs , the battering ram , White Noise and the Brogue Kick . All of which , we suppose , is a lesson to Sandow : The fight ain ' t over till it ' s over . You ' re welcome . She may be 95 pounds soaking wet , but AJ Lee proved she had plenty of guts when she stormed into the men ' s locker room to confront Dolph Ziggler after The Showoff ' s sneak attack on John Cena . But before AJ could lace into Mr . Money in the Bank , Ziggler retaliated with a string of vicious insults that shook the former Raw General Manager to her core . " I ' ve seen girls like you my whole life , " Ziggler sneered . " You ' re all the same . Sad , weak , pathetic . Face it , AJ . You ' re just trash . " The insults left AJ speechless , but happily one other option remained : She decided to fight , raining blows down on Ziggler ' s head and leaving The Showoff stumbling . . . until Cena made his entrance , injured knee and all , and proceeded to tear the locker room apart with an all - out brawl . And while Cena saved AJ further humiliation , he may have come out worse for wear : After Ziggler put Cena through the bathroom stalls ( yes , all of them ) , The Showoff got the last word by stomping Cena ' s injured knee as Superstars and officials dragged him out the door , leaving the Cenation leader with a potentially torn meniscus . In all the tag team turmoil that has unfolded recently , the Nutter Center crowd was treated to a first on Monday night : Team Hell No vs . Rey Mysterio & Sin Cara . And while the champs ' brutal , irascible style certainly provided an interesting challenge for the masked men , it was The Prime Time Players who made the biggest impact from their perch at commentary . Kane and Sin Cara started things off , and The Big Red Machine looked to have The International Sensation dead to rights early on , but Bryan would not be denied his glory moment in the contest . The " No ! " man tagged himself in against Kane ' s wishes and attempted to finish what Kane started , but Sin Cara quickly tagged in Mysterio to turn the tide . The Ultimate Underdog proved too much for Bryan or Kane to handle , nearly executing the 619 on The Devil ' s Favorite Demon to end the match . Quick thinking on Kane ' s part led him to duck out of the ring , but that did little to stem the chaos as Rey floored the champion with a seated senton . Bryan followed with a running knee that left Mysterio down , and Sin Cara completed the set with a suicide dive to the submission technician that left all four combatants strewn in a heap . Sin Cara eventually got another crack at Kane , but The Mexican Icon ' s fortunes didn ' t improve much as he fell victim to the demon ' s punishing offense . Team Hell No finally started to find its groove after a rough 24 hours , with Kane and Bryan trading offensive sequences against the beleaguered highflier . Bryan provided a highlight when he applied a wicked - looking surfboard - headlock combo to Sin Cara , while Kane provided the brawn to Bryan ' s brains with power strikes . Sin Cara finally found his breathing room when he hit Bryan with a tornado DDT , leading both men to tag in their respective partners . Kane and Mysterio traded furious blows from the second they entered the ring , but The Master of the 619 ' s agility proved to be the difference - maker when he hit Kane with the 619 . Before he could Drop the Dime and seal the win , though , Kane snatched Mysterio out of the air by the throat . At this point , The Prime Time Players had seen enough . Darren Young and Titus O ' Neil stormed the ring and laid waste to everyone between the ropes , bringing the match to a no - contest and prompting an unlikely burst of teamwork from the tandems who had , until moments earlier , been opponents . Bryan set Mysterio up for double 619 on the interlopers , and Kane planted " The Big Deal " with a Chokeslam while Sin Cara took to the skies and dropped a senton on a prone " Mr . No Days Off . " In conclusion : They ' re still the Tag Team Champions , but the competition for Team Hell No ' s titles has just intensified in a big way . So here we are , 365 days later . One full turn around the sun since CM Punk made Alberto Del Rio tap in New York City and took the WWE Championship for his very own . Eleven months since his first defense of the reign at WWE TLC : Tables , Ladders and Chairs . Seven months since he walked into and out of WrestleMania XXVIII as champion , and one night after Punk proved his own prophecy right by defeating John Cena and Ryback , The Second City Saint stood in Dayton and celebrated the one - year anniversary of his second reign as WWE Champion . And after some introductory oration by Paul Heyman , Punk took to the ring and , with no small amount of pleasure , quickly placed himself above the likes of Bret Hart , Shawn Michaels , The Undertaker , “ Stone Cold ” Steve Austin and The Rock and proclaimed himself to be , as ever , The Best in the World . The Second City Saint then set his sights squarely on a date in the future : July 25 , 2018 , the 355th episode of WWE Main Event , when he would surpass Bruno Sammartino for the longest title reign in history . As for his greatest victory ? For Punk , that answer was simple : His historic victory over Cena and Ryback , a win nobody said could be done save for Punk and Heyman himself . It was a victory Punk seemed eager to relive , but at least one man wasn ' t feeling the same nostalgia . Ryback ' s music hit and the beast stomped down to the ring , fine / suspension be damned , to sink his claws into CM Punk finally . But once again , Ryback would be stopped short by the same men who cut him down the night before . Seth Rollins , Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns swarmed Ryback halfway down the ramp , stopping him from getting to Punk ( who seemed as surprised by their presence as anyone ) before once again hoisting Ryback on their shoulders and pummeling him through the announce table . While the three attackers stood stoically in the ring , Punk decided to bask in the moment all the same . The Second City Saint sauntered down to the prone Ryback , planted one foot on his chest , and for the first time in year No . 2 of his WWE Title reign , proclaimed himself The Best in the World .