10 Craziest Things That Ever Happened After WWE Raw Went Off The Air

3. Birthday Boy

If the saccharine sight of the entire Monday Night Raw roster getting trotted out to sing Happy Birthday to John Cena isn't enough to return your last meal to the back of your throat, the fact that newly anointed headliner and then-WWE Champion CM Punk was given the task of kicking it off should liberate the spew.

Looking more part of the system he rallied against than he'd ever done before, Punk harmonised horribly with Triple H, The Great Khali, Hornswoggle and others as the roster (including a beaming Vince McMahon) gave him a rousing round of applause. WWE's own release of the video is a gentle watch, but countless linked videos bouncing off it on YouTube include a Khali solo, more Punk/Cena interaction, the odd sight of every member of the Divas division piling on top of 'The Champ' and even a company-mandated Hornswoggle gag before they finally wrap it up.

Newest WWE Hall Of Fame inductee Mark Henry steals the show from underneath the female roster anyway - his scowl at the charade (particularly whilst he's stood right next to a beaming Vince McMahon) is the undisputed highlight of the occasion.

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