The WWE presented a special Christmas episode of Monday Night RAW tonight live from the Target Center in Minneapolis and it was anything but jolly when Bray Wyatt defeated Dean Ambrose in a Miracle on 34th Street Fight in the main event.
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Wyatt threw a chair at Ambrose to knock him off of a ladder and then tossed him throat-first into a kendo stick that was hanging on the turnbuckle to get the win.
After the match, Ambrose sprayed Wyatt with a fire extinguisher and then hit an elbow off the top rope onto Wyatt through a table outside.
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The show opened up with guest GM Ho Ho Hogan (WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan) coming out to hype up the night's festivities dressed as Santa Claus. John Cena then came out and went over last week's Steel Cage Match with Seth Rollins that saw Brock Lesnar interfere.
Rollins then interrupted and talked down Cena and Hogan, saying The Authority should be running the show. Rollins then said that Team Cena wouldn't have won if not for "The Vigilante" Sting getting involved last month at Survivor Series.
Rollins then demanded that Cena bring back The Authority, and after he declined, Hogan announced a match between Cena and Rollins right away.
Cena won a back-and-forth bout after Rollins missed him with the Money in the Bank briefcase and was caught with an Attitude Adjustment. J&J Security tried to get involved in the match, but Cena thwarted them off with a double AA.
Hogan wasn't the only Hall of Famer on RAW as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper had a special Piper's Pit segment with guests Rusev and Lana. Lana tore down Americans and Christmas and Rusev threatened to crush Piper.
The two Russians then showed a video of Rusev assaulting Ryback on last week's SmackDown. Following that, Piper said he had a gift for them and he even put a bow on it, and out came Ryback wearing a bow. Ryback and Rusev brawled, and eventually the mighty Russian escaped the ring.
In another big showdown, Roman Reigns defeated The Big Show via countout after he hit a Superman Punch to him on the floor and Show fell over the announce table, unable to answer the count.
Also on the show, Dolph Ziggler successfully defended his Intercontinental Championship against Luke Harper after he hit him with the Zig Zag and picked up the pinfall victory. Harper had attacked Ziggler before the bell.
The WWE revealed on the show that Edge & Christian will co-host the final episode of RAW for 2014 next Monday night. The Ascension also appeared in a vignette and announced that they'd debut on next week's RAW.
In other action, Fandango defeated Jack Swagger with a leg drop off the top rope and R-Truth defeated Adam Rose in a quick match with a rollup out of nowhere after the two had a dance-off during the contest. After the bout, Rose attacked The Bunny while the Exotic Express looked on in shock.
In another singles match, The Miz defeated Jey Uso after reversing through a roll up and holding the tights.
Elsewhere, Los Matadores and El Torito overcame Goldust and Stardust in a handicap match after El Torito - dressed as a reindeer -- hit a springboard moonsalt on Goldust and pinned him.
In Divas action, Natalya defeated Brie Bella with a small package and the WWE continued to tease the tension between Natalya and her husband Tyson Kidd. After the match, Natalya threw Nikki Bella out of the ring and held up the Divas Championship.
Also in the division, Emma, Naomi and Alicia Fox defeated Paige, Summer Rae and Cameron in a six-woman Santa's Littler Helper's tag team match when Fox got the pin on Cameron.
Quick Match Results:
--John Cena def. Seth Rollins w/ J&J Security via the AA.
--Fandango w/ Rosa Mendes def. Jack Swagger via a top-rope leg drop.
--R-Truth def. Adam Rose w/ The Exotic Express with a roll up.
--Roman Reign def. The Big Show via countout.
--Natalya w/ Tyson Kidd def. Brie Bella w/ Nikki Bella via a small package.
--Los Matadores and El Torito def. Goldust & Stardust in a handicap match.
--Dolph Ziggler def. Luke Harper with the Zig Zag to retain the Intercontinental Championship.
--Alicia Fox, Emma and Cameron def. Paige, Summer Rae and Naomi in a six-woman Santa's Littler Helper tag team match.
--The Miz w/ Damien Mizdow def. Jey Uso w/ Jimmy Uso via a roll up and handful of tights.
--Bray Wyatt def. Dean Ambrose in a Miracle on 34th Street Fight after throwing him throat-first into a kendo stick.
This episode aired over four weeks before the Royal Rumble 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: Roman Reigns and 29 others
WWE World Heavyweight Championship 'Final Battle:'
Brock Lesnar (c) vs. John Cena
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