OFFICIAL RESULT: Eve @ 2:40 via pin
-Eve has the photographer come in the ring and he takes pictures of her celebrating her victory over the fallen Alicia Fox.
-CM Punk and Paul Heyman arrive, Punk is on crutches. We'll hear from them…next.
-CM Punk and Paul Heyman make their way to the ramp, unfortunately Punk is not in a wheel chair. Punk says that it has come to their attention that there are some people in the WWE Universe that think that the injury he has is phony, and that the surgery did not take place. The knee is 100% real life, and is what happens when you work more than everyone else, and are the champion for 388 grueling days. Injuries happen, and this is a tough sport. 388 days with no signs of slowing down. Injuries happen, and he wants to show us how it happened, and we see the attack from Ryback on last week's show. Heyman then says that the people are ticking him off. HOW DARE THEY chant "Feed Me More" at CM Punk, just days after his emergency surgery. This is a legit champion, not like the NJ Devils. For 388 days he has been the reigning champion, and was injured so badly that he had to have emergency surgery. There were no stunt doubles like the Rock has. Punk is not complaining, he is here like the great man that he is, the longest reigning champion in the last 25 years, like the Rock, who was too busy to come here. Heyman says Ryback is no longer in front of Punk, and Punk will face the Rock at Royal Rumble, because CM Punk is not going anywhere. Because he is the best in the world. Punk then says he will address people saying he should be stripped of the title. That notion that he would hide from Ryback with a fake injury is ridiculous. If anyone believe that, then they can come and strip him of the title now. Cena, Show, Miz, Bryan, Jericho, Del Rio, and many others have tried, and they have failed, just like Ryback has failed twice. And at the Rumble, the Rock will also fail. Punk says the truth hurts, and on Sunday, he will be at TLC, and will watch the Shield, who he is not affiliated with, do to Ryback what Ryback did to him last week.
-Cole says the main event for the TLC PPV is Team Hell No and Ryback vs. The Shield in a TLC match, which can only be won by pin or submission.
Dolph Ziggler vs. Sheamus
Ziggler is taped up a bit, due to the fall he took earlier. Sheamus attacks the taped up leg of Ziggler, and drops the elbow on it and ties it up. Knee drops to the back of the leg of Ziggler. Ziggler fights back with rights and elbows, but then Sheamus with kicks to the injured leg. Flair knee breaker by Sheamus and a cover for 2. Off the ropes, boot by Ziggler, but then Sheamus connects with a clothesline. Sheamus works the leg of Ziggler by tying it up in the ropes, Ziggler escapes and connects with a dropkick. Ziggler with rights to Sheamus, but Sheamus just tosses him to the floor. He follows, and hits a clothesline. Sheamus celebrates.
~commercial time~
We are back from the commercial break as Ziggler works a chinlock on Sheamus. Ziggler also gets the body scissors and tries to keep Sheamus grounded. Sheamus works to his feet, uses rights to escape, but then runs into a knee from Ziggler. Sheamus rolls to the floor, Ziggler follows and tosses Sheamus back into the ring and works body shots in the corner. Ziggler lays the boots to him in the corner, and hits a neck breaker and covers for 2. Ziggler back to the chinlock, Sheamus back to his feet, escapes and then slams Ziggler to the corner. Both men are down, Sheamus works to his feet and so does Ziggler. They trade rights, double axe smash by Sheamus. Corner clothesline connects. Ziggler side steps the second try, and then rolls up Sheamus, uses the ropes but the ref caught him. Ziggler to the second rope, leaps off, Shamus catches him and gets a side back breaker and then the sack of shit slam. To the ropes, and Sheamus with the clubbing shots to the chest of Ziggler. Suplex to Ziggler, and Sheamus to the apron and then heads up top. Ziggler crotches him, climbs and they trade rights. Sheamus tosses him to the floor, but then Ziggler runs up and hits a top rope X-Factor, but only covers for 2. Both men work to their feet, Zigzag countered, cloverleaf try but Ziggler gets the ropes. Ziggler misses the fameasser, and gets caught in the Irish curse and Sheamus covers for 2. Sheamus sets for the brogue kick, charges, and misses. Ziggler to the floor, and Sheamus chases. Ziggler hits him with a chair for the DQ.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Sheamus @ 15:20 via DQ
-In the ring and Ziggler has the chair, looks to do more damage, but Sheamus brogue kicks the chair out of his hands and Ziggler runs for his life.
-Vickie stretches backstage, and Hornswoggle and Khali arrive. They help her stretch, in a compromising position, and Vince walks in on an odd scene, saying he thought this was a family show.
-We get highlights of the Shield's attack on Team Hell No on Smackdown. We also see the video from Smadkdown.
Alberto Del Rio vs. Zack Ryder
And here we go. Lock up, and a dropkick by Ryder. Corner clothesline follows, rights and the ref breaks them. Another forearm by Ryder and a cover for 2. Chinlock by Ryder, Del Rio escapes but a side headlock takedown by Ryder. Del Rio gets the ropes, and they break. Del Rio to the floor, Ryder tries to follow up and Del Rio works the arm. TO the corner, Del Rio counters and hits an enziguri to the back and covers for 2. Kick to the shoulder... (Continues on next page)