WWE Raw Results 22/10/12 - Ryback Destroys CM Punk, AJ Lee Resigns

Last night's WWE Raw results. Jim Ross and Michael Cole are on commentary. 1) Tag Team Tournament Finals - Cody Rhodes & Damien Sandow defeated Rey Mysterio & Sin Cara when Cody hit the Cross Rhodes on Rey for the victory. They advance to face WWE Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan and Kane at Sunday's WWE Hell in a Cell PPV. 2) WWE Intercontinental Champion Kofi ingston defeated Michael McGillicutty with the Trouble in Paradise in a non-title match. The Miz was on commentary. John Cena cuts a promo on WWE Champion CM Punk and WWE Hell in a Cell. Cena puts over Ryback and says the face of the WWE will change on Sunday. This brings out WWE Champion CM Punk who says he has been Champion for 337 days and is the best in the world. Cena challenges Punk for a match tonight and although Punk looks up for it, Heyman talks him out of it and says he shouldn't fight for free. 3) Justin Gabriel defeated WWE United States Champion Antonio Cesaro with the 450 Splash in a non-title match. Vince McMahon arrives in his limo with RAW General Manager AJ Lee who looks worried. They come out to the ring and Vince says the Board of Directors met with the Chairman earlier today to discuss her tenure as RAW General Manager. Vince lets AJ tell the crowd the results. Because she has been fraternizing with a member of the RAW roster she has to resign from her position. AJ Lee gives a farewell speech for the position and out comes Paul Heyman. He pitches for the job himself and Vince says no. He brings out Vickie Guerrero instead who will act as managing supervisor to the role. Heyman says her first decision should be to reverse Vince's decision of Punk vs Ryback at Hell in a Cell. Vickie says the match is still going ahead but she has booked Punk to wrestle tonight, against World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus in the largest Lumberjack Match in RAW history. Vickie and AJ have a dispute, Vickie claiming AJ had an affair with someone on the roster. Eventually AJ tackles Vickie and they brawl, which AJ gets the better of and then skips away. 4) Ryback defeated WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz in a non-title match with the Shellshocked. Eve Torres is on the phone backstage and says AJ messed around with people like Zack Ryder and Primo. Kaitlyn walks up and says Eve is the one who is unprofessional. They brawl until Layla runs over and the refs break it up. 5) Dolph Ziggler defeated Daniel Bryan when Kane distracted his tag team partner. They argued after the match. 6) Big Show defeats Kane when Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow distracted The Big Red Monster. John Cena says he will help AJ Lee get to the bottom of the affair accusations. 7) Alberto Del Rio defeated Zack Ryder with the Cross Armbreaker. Vickie Guerrero and John Cena are backstage. It is revealed that Cena had a "business dinner" with AJ which the Board of Directors deemed to be enough for her to lose her job. 8) WWE Champion CM Punk defeats World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus after Big Show chokeslammed Sheamus in the Lumberjack Match. Before then Sheamus was going wild on heels Jinder Mahal, Antonio Cesaro and others with Brogue Kicks. After the match Ryback comes down to confront Punk and the WWE Champion keeps trying to scurry away but the Lumberjacks keep throwing him back in the ring! Heyman eventually carries a beaten up Punk to the back.
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