October 17 , 2011 Monday Night RAW results The October 17 , 2011 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on October 17 , 2011 at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City , Mexico . Summary . Many WWE fans were surprised by the words that came out of John Laurinaitis ’ mouth in Mexico City — “ I ’ m sorry . ” Admitting that thousands of incendiary Twitter messages from the WWE Universe helped him realize that it was wrong to fire Jim Ross last Monday night , ( WATCH ) the Interim Raw General Manager invited the WWE Hall of Famer into the ring and apologized for his public termination . Mr . Laurinaitis did not welcome J . R . back to the announce booth , though . Instead , he declared a special main event for tonight — John Cena & Jim Ross vs . WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio & Michael Cole . Randy Orton and Sheamus may be two of WWE ’ s most destructive competitors , but they ’ re not exactly team players . Looking to get his hands on his Vengeance opponent during this wild bout , The Viper chased the despicable Cody Rhodes out of the arena while The Celtic Warrior battered Christian through the crowd . All this mayhem left John Morrison alone in the ring with Mark Henry who crushed The Prince of Parkour with The World ’ s Strongest Slam for a decisive victory . The only question is : can he do the same thing to Big Show on Sunday ? Confronted by a livid Alberto Del Rio in the locker room of Mexico City ’ s Palacio de los Deportes , John Laurinaitis promised there was a method to the main event he placed the WWE Champion in tonight — the winner of the tag bout will be able to select the stipulation for the WWE Title Match between Del Rio and John Cena at Vengeance . Before her showdown with the dangerous Diva from Calgary , Alberta , Canada , the beautiful Eve was announced as Divas Champion Beth Phoenix ’ s opponent at Vengeance . It was a title opportunity the athletic competitor proved she deserved as she defeated Natalya with an impressive moonsault , giving her added momentum going into Sunday . Wherever The “ Awesome Truth ” goes , controversy follows . Ridiculing both CM Punk and Triple H before the bell even rang , The Miz and R - Truth insulted The Cerebral Assassin to the point that he came to ringside to watch The Straight Edge Savior ’ s back . It was a good thing he was there . After Truth attempted to get involved in the bout , Triple H chased him off only to be stopped by Mr . Laurinaitis . Revealing that there was an immigration issue that prohibited The Game from being in Mexico City , the Interim Raw General Manager requested that Triple H leave the premises — or be taken out by security . Now outnumbered , The Voice of the Voiceless took advantage of his situation , knocking The Awesome One into his tag partner before rolling him up for the quick victory . Punk ’ s celebration was short - lived , however , as his Vengeance opponents ruthlessly stomped him after the bell . Leave it to Jack Swagger , Dolph Ziggler and Vickie Guerrero to nearly create an international incident . After the cougar announced that her clients will challenge Air Boom for the WWE Tag Team Titles on Sunday , the United States Champion and The All - American American unleashed some jingoistic rancor that would make even the most adamant tea partier hang their head in shame — and that ’ s before Swagger started singing The National Anthem . Thankfully interrupted by Zack Ryder , Swagger soon proved that he was even worse in the ring than he was on the mic as he fell to Long Island Iced - Z ’ s Rough Ryder in less than a minute . The humiliation wasn ’ t over for Vickie ’ s boys just yet . Immediately placed in a match against the devastating Mason Ryan , Ziggler was dominated by the wrecking machine before Vickie stepped in and slapped the beast across the face . The Welsh powerhouse was so incensed by the smack that he mercilessly pounded Ziggler until the official called for the bell . Had the match not been stopped , the ring crew may have still been peeling the United States Champion off the canvas . The near - 60 - year - old Jim Ross was in no rush to step into the ring , but that wasn ’ t a problem tonight . Feeling determined going into his match against Alberto Del Rio on Sunday , John Cena dominated The Mexican Aristocrat to the point that he tagged off to Michael Cole and fled the ring . Unable to talk himself out of this one , the sniveling announcer was smashed by the West Newbury , Mass . native . After delivering a massive Attitude Adjustment , Cena tagged out to his partner and let Good Ol ’ J . R . finish Cole with a wrenching ankle lock submission . Now able to choose the stipulation for his bout against the WWE Champion on Sunday , Cena smashed Del Rio on the arena floor , delivering a huge Attitude Adjustment to The Mexican Aristocrat before battering him with the steel ring steps . The powerful Superstar then grabbed a microphone and counted to 10 . It was a brutal preview of the type of contest the challenger had selected for Vengeance — a Last Man Standing Match .