Ric Flair came out to the ring & talked about Old School Raw. Flair said he is ready to style & profile all night long. Flair strutted around the ring. Randy Orton came down & he said he had respect for Flair & thanked him. But Orton then said that he is the greatest Superstar ever. Orton said that it is his time & asked Flair to leave the ring because he has something to get off his chest. Orton talked about The Authority making him defend his Title against John Cena at the Royal Rumble. Orton said he doesn’t have anything to prove & wanted The Authority to reverse their decision & cancel the match. Orton said he is the man. Flair said he isn’t sure Orton is the man. Flair said in his youth he went out & performed against the best every night. Flair said Orton is crying about the rematch & told Orton to just go out there & wrestle Cena again. Orton said Flair always had someone to watch his back but he doesn’t. Orton called Flair the most overrated Superstar in history. Orton told Flair to leave his ring & if he doesn’t he won’t be responsible for what happens next. Flair said he isn’t leaving until & Orton is going to listen to him. Flair talked about how he & Triple H picked Orton to join Evolution. Flair said Orton has a immature punk attitude. Flair said he wonders if Orton is really the man. Orton threaten to go old school on Flair. John Cena came to the ring & question Orton having the gall to call Flair overrated. Cena wanted to fight with Orton, but Orton left the ring & went to the back.
Michael Cole announced that Jerry Lawler wasn’t out on commentary because he is under the weather.
A look at Daniel Bryan giving in & joining The Wyatt Family last week.
Rey Mysterio & The Usos VS Daniel Bryan, Luke Harper & Erick Rowan: Bryan was wearing sleeveless coveralls. Mysterio & The Usos got the win.
Promo for the return of Batista.
Michael Cole announced that Batista has entered the Royal Rumble match.
Raw GM Brad Maddox in the back, he mentioned that tonight will be a rematch of The Great Khali VS Damien Sandow. Fans will vote via the WWE App for the special guest referee. Maddox is with the choices, Bob Backlund, Arn Anderson & Sgt. Slaughter. They left & Kane came in & asked Maddox if he has anything to say to his face that he didn’t get to say to The Authority behind his back last week. Maddox asked Kane if he is going to threaten him with physical violence. Kane said he would be fired if he did. Kane said Maddox is in a no win situation because id he did lay his hands on him he would be fired but on his way out he would make sure Maddox is never seen or heard from again or if Maddox gets him fired & he is no longer Director of Operations he goes back to being the monster in which he would make sure Maddox is never seen or heard from again. Kane told Maddox to keep that in mind the next time he talks to Triple H & Stephanie about his job performance.
Big E Langston in the back making his way toward the ring. He came across Nikolai Volkoff singing, “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase who said everybody has a price for the Million Dollar Man & Irwin R. Schyster who told Big E to pay his taxes.
Breaking News: Wednesday night at 9:30 Eastern on WWE.com. Important announcement that will change the course of WWE forever. Vince McMahon will be joined by John Cena, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels & Triple H.
Big E Langston VS Curtis Axel: Ryback did commentary during the match. Big E got the win.
“Hot Rod” “Rowdy” Roddy Piper came to the ring for the Piper’s Pit. The Shield came down to the ring as his guest. Dean Ambrose asked who gave this old man a microphone & sais Piper is lucky they wasn’t around in his time. Piper said CM Punk is the only guy who can match him on the mic. Ambrose said Piper should tread lightly. Seth Rollins said they are too smart to fall to Piper’s antics. Rollins said Ambrose is a better US Champion than Piper ever was. Piper said Ambrose & Rollins couldn’t beat Punk one on one. Piper asked Roman Reigns if he beats Punk does it make him better than Ambrose & Rollins. Piper asked if they are holding Reigns back. They said there isn’t any cracks in The Shield. Reigns said he will beat Punk & threatened Piper. Punk & the New Age Outlaws ran to the ring & cleared The Shield out.
Footage was showed of Brock Lesnar destroying Mark Henry last week.
Sin Cara VS Alberto Del Rio: Del Rio got the win. After the match, Del Rio said everybody is talking about Batista but after he wins the Royal Rumble they will be talking about him.
The Wyatt Family in the back, Bryan yelled at Luke Harper & Erick Rowan. Bryan told tem to let him help them & contribute. Bryan wants to tag with either Rowan or Harper next week. Bray Wyatt said next week Bryan will team with him.
The Real Americans VS Cody Rhodes & Goldust: Cody & Goldust got the win.
Diamond Dallas Page in the back stretching, Booker T came in. DDP talked about his DDP Yoga. DDP said his Yoga can have Booker T doing the Spinarooni better than ever. DDP shows Booker a Yoga move, Booker said he can do Booker T Yoga. Ron Simmons came in & said Damn!
JBL announced who the fans chose as the special guest referee for Khali VS Sandow: Fans chose Sgt. Slaughter.
Damien Sandow VS The Great Khali: Special Guest Referee- Sgt. Slaughter: Ranjin Singh was out with Khali. Khali got the win. Slaughter counted the pinfall even though Sandow’s leg was on the rope. After the match, Snadow yelled at Slaughter & Slaughter put the Cobra Clutch on Sandow. Slaughter celebrated & danced with Khali & Ranjin Singh.
Brock Lesnar & Paul Heyman came to the ring. Heyman said Lesnar says bringing back legends isn’t old school. Old school is when one man reigns supreme & everybody in the back comes out & challenges the one man for the right to be the man. Heyman talked about Bruno Sammartino, Hulk Hogan & “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. Heyman said after the Royal Rumble who ever is Champion will have a target on his back & Lesnar is coming after him. Heyman talked about Lesnar destroying Mark Henry last week. Heyman said anyone who comes & challenges Lesnar will be a loser. Heyman says what is on Lesnar’s shirt – Eat, Sleep, Conquer, Repeat. Henry came to the ring & went after Lesnar. Lesnar took down Henry & applied the kimura lock & it appeared that Lesnar broke Henry’s arm. Lesnar & Heyman headed up the isle to the back. Big Show came out & Lesnar backed up & got back in the ring. Big Show entered the ring & Lesnar left the ring. Heyman distracted Big Show & Lesnar tried to attack Big Show from behind. Big Show turned around & grabbed Lesnar & tossed him across & out of the ring. Lesnar & Heyman headed to the back.
The Bella Twins VS Aksana & Alicia Fox: Aksana & Alicia got the win.
Too Cool (Rihishi, Scotty2Hotty & Grandmaster Sexay) VS 3MB: Too Cool got the win.
The WWE Legends came out led by The Godfather & lined the stage. Scotty2Hotty, Grandmaster Sexay, Booker T, Rikishi, Nikolai Volkoff, Sgt. Slaughter, Irwin R. Schyster, Bob Backlund, “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase, Arn Anderson, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, Ron Simmons, Diamond Dallas Page, The Godfather, & Ric Flair. Bad News Barrett rises up on his podium, he insults the legends saying they are washed up.
Mean Gene Okerlund came out does a promo for his old school hotline & introduces the New Age Outlaws. They did there old promo routine & Road Dogg introduced CM Punk.
CM Punk VS Roman Reigns: New Age Outlaws & Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose of The Shield was at ringside for the match. New Age Outlaws & The Shield got into on the outside. Ambrose interfered distracting Punk. Reigns speared Punk. Reigns got the win. After the match Jack “The Snake” Roberts made a shocking return & came to the ring with a bag over his shoulder which contained his snake “Damien”. New Age Outlaws tossed Rollins & Reigns out of the ring & Punk laid out Ambrose with a GTS. Roberts dumped his snake “Damien” out on top of Ambrose.


