April 2 , 2012 Monday Night RAW results The April 2 , 2012 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on April 2 , 2012 at American Airlines Arena in Miami , Florida . Summary . Hot off his team ’ s big win at WrestleMania , John Laurinaitis wasted no time exerting his power as the General Manager of both Raw and SmackDown . Vowing to give the WWE Universe exactly what they wanted , Laurinaitis announced United States Champion Santino Marella would defend his title in a Triple Threat Match with Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger later in the night . Then , after being criticized by WWE Champion CM Punk , Johnny announced Punk would have to face big Mark Henry in a WWE Championship Match . In a show of good sportsmanship , The Rock kicked off Raw SuperShow by thanking John Cena . “ Last night at WrestleMania , John Cena brought it to The Rock like never before , " The Great One said . The Rock then gave props to Cena for bringing a highly - potent offense on The Grandest Stage of Them All and called their match an honor . " We made history at WrestleMania , and we did it for the fans , ” he said . To address those who might question how long he ’ ll be around , The Rock made a bold proclamation . " This is just the beginning , " and vowed to one day be WWE Champion again ! With Vickie Guerrero at ringside cheering on both Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger , United States Champion Santino Marella defended his title in a Triple Threat Match made by Johnny to start what he called an era of “ people power . ” Despite the odds , the champion presented a formidable challenge and preserved his title by hitting Jack Swagger with The Cobra . After the match , the challengers wanted a piece of the champion on the entrance ramp . But as they pursued him , Brodus Clay came out to even the odds . But when Ziggler charged , he was met with an immovable object , and rebounded hard to the entrance ramp . With Swagger still reeling , Brodus led Santino and his lovely counterparts in a celebratory dance . The mysterious Lord Tensai made his Raw debut , much to the dismay of Alex Riley . Right out of the gate , Tensai wasted no time dismantling Riley , coming after him with a series of vicious blows and head butts . Next , he hoisted Riley high over head and planted him to the canvas . Continuing his painful path , Tensai blasted his opponent with a series of brutal elbows to the head . As the destructive Lord continued to brutalize Riley , he sent all of his crushing 360 pounds onto him . Seeing enough carnage , the ref finally stopped the match . But Tensai wasn ’ t done yet . After the match officially ended , he clutched Riley ’ s skull in a claw and planted him to the canvas for more punishment . After challenging the authority of new Raw and SmackDown General Manager John Laurinaitis at the start of the night , Punk was forced to defend his title against the formidable Mark Henry . In a dominant show of force , Henry took it to Punk as soon as the match began , and Punk found himself just trying to preserve his title for most of the bout . Each time Punk appeared to gain the upper hand , Henry would come right back . In a promising display of offense , Punk delivered a series of blows and a kick to the head , then launched himself from the top rope onto Henry . But the risky move appeared to take its toll on Punk , who was then tossed from the ring and counted out of the contest . But Henry wasn ’ t done yet . With Punk down , Henry blasted him with a World ’ s Strongest Slam to the arena floor , leaving him writhing in pain . After the brutality , Laurinaitis emerged to inform Punk that the WWE Universe wants to see him defend his title more often . “ I see some dark clouds in your horizon , ” he warned . Adding insult to injury , Chris Jericho came to ringside to recall his WrestleMania Match with Punk . With The Straightedge Superstar still writhing in pain on the arena floor , Jericho hoisted a bottle of booze and proposed a toast . But instead of sharing a drink , Jericho poured the bottle ’ s contents all over the fallen champion . Next – while verbally assaulting Punk ’ s family – he warned him about drinking and proceeded to smash the glass bottle over his head ! Alberto Del Rio interrupted new World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus on Raw to reveal that Laurinaitis gave him a match against Sheamus this Friday on SmackDown . According to Del Rio , if he wins , he gets a World Title Match . Not fazed in the least by the impending match , Sheamus dropped Del Rio with a hard - hitting Brogue Kick . Zack Ryder appeared to be poised for a win with a Broski Boot to The Miz , but The Awesome One countered with a Skull - Crushing Finale for the victory . Before the match , Eve showed no remorse for what she did to Ryder at WrestleMania . As Kofi Kingston tangled with former Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes , newly crowned Intercontinental Champion Big Show entered the arena to highlight moments from his WrestleMania match with Rhodes . After The World ' s Largest Athlete embarrassed Rhodes by displaying some less than flattering images of their match on the arena screen , Kingston capitalized and blasted his distracted opponent with Trouble in Paradise for the win . Brock Lesnar returned and with one crushing F5 to John Cena completely changed the entire landscape of WWE ! The shocking return happened after Cena admitted defeat to The Rock at WrestleMania and called him the greatest WWE Superstar . Cena apologized if he let any his fans down , then vowed to be the best he could . But after inviting The Rock to the ring , Lesnar emerged to completely unglue the WWE Universe in attendance ! Standing 6 - foot - 3 and 266 pounds , Lesnar eyed the WWE Universe in the AmericanAirlines Arena , then Cena as he paced around the ring . Then with emotions running high for the thousands in attendance and watching all over the world , Lesnar dropped Cena with a brutal F5 ! What is next now that this dominating force has surfaced again ?