The WWE presented Monday Night RAW live tonight from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans and it was confirmed the "Macho Man" Randy Savage will be inducted into the Hall of Fame while WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar, Seth Rollins and John Cena brawled to end the show.
At the end of the contract signing between the three, Cena hit Lesnar with an AA through a table. Rollins then hit Cena with a Curb Stomp and delivered one to Lesnar too to stand tall at the end.
It was revealed Savage will be the headliner of the Class of 2015 and he will be inducted by former tag team partner Hulk Hogan on the eve of WrestleMania 31.
Lesnar and his manager Paul Heyman appeared earlier on the show and talked about returning to New Orleans, the place where "The Beast" ended The Undertaker's Streak. Heyman then talked down Rollins and Cena and said Lesnar will destroy them at the Royal Rumble.
Rollins and Cena fought one-on-one in the opening bout of RAW in a Lumberjack Match. The stipulation laid out by The Authority was that if Cena won, Dolph Ziggler, Ryback and Erick Rowan would get their jobs back.
The lumberjacks were made up of pro-Authority heels and in the end, Cena lost to Rollins via pinfall after getting hit with The Knockout Punch by The Big Show on the outside.
Big Show made his presence known throughout the show as after Roman Reigns defeated Luke Harper with the spear in their singles match, Big Show knocked him out with a knockout punch.
Prior to the bout, The Big Show and Roman Reigns cut promos on each other and called one another losers.
Daniel Bryan made his return to New Orleans and talked about winning the WWE World Heavyweight Championship the last time he was in that city at WrestleMania XXX. Bryan also said he couldn't wait to do that again at WrestleMania 31 after he wins the Rumble Match.
Stephanie McMahon then interrupted and talked down Bryan. The two exchanged verbal shots until McMahon revealed that Bryan will battle Kane when SmackDown returns to Thursday nights later this week.
Bryan and Kane then brawled in a segment that ended with Kane trying to Tombstone him on the steel steps again. Bryan was able to thwart off the attack and gain the upper hand before celebrating getting one over on the "Big Red Machine."
Elsewhere, Lesnar and Rollins had a tense backstage segment where "The Beast" said "Mr. Money in the Bank" weaseled his way into the title match at the Rumble. Rollins said he is the future of the WWE. Heyman then diffused the situation, saying that he and Rollins have worked together in the past and can reach an understanding again.
Dean Ambrose and Bray Wyatt were revealed as entrants to the Royal Rumble Match.
Here are the complete results of Monday Night RAW:
Quick Match Results:
--Seth Rollins def. John Cena in a Lumberjack Match.
--The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) w/ Big E def. Cesaro and Tyson Kidd.
--Roman Reigns def. Luke Harper via the spear.
--Alicia Fox def. Naomi. Naomi had one hand tied behind her back.
--The Miz w/ Damien Mizdow def. Jey Uso w/ Jimmy Uso via Skull Crushing Finale.
--Brie Bella def. Paige after Tyson Kidd distracted her on the apron, leading to Natalya getting mad at him.
--The Ascension def. two local wrestlers.
--Rusev def. Dean Ambrose after the ref stopped the match.
This edition of Monday Night RAW took place 13 nights before the Royal Rumble on Jan. 25 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia and here is the card thus far:
30-man over-the-top-rope Royal Rumble Match to determine the No. 1 contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 31:
Participants: Daniel Bryan, Roman Reigns, Rusev, Dean Ambrose and Bray Wyatt
WWE World Heavyweight Championship Triple Threat Match:
Brock Lesnar (c) w/ Paul Heyman vs. John Cena vs. Seth Rollins
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