6. VS John Cena (Miracle On 34th Street Fight - Raw - December 24th, 2012)
Most wrestling fans know not to expect much of anything out of "holiday shows". You'll get a lot of cheesy holiday-themed segments, and it's pretty much nothing more than a night off. The Christmas Eve 2012 episode of Raw turned out to be one of the more fun episodes in the show's history. It was still cheesy, but it went so over-the-top that it became entertaining, much like the Sharknado movies do for SyFy. The story, of course, was that Del Rio accidentally ran Santa Claus over, which put Santa close to death. John Cena, being the hero that he is, had to fight off the dastardly Del Rio (even though Del Rio and Ricardo were faces at the time). Cena's comical "FOR SANTAAAAA!!!!!" at the end of his speech about having to fight for Christmas and the hopes and dreams of people all over the world is still joked about to this day. Their match was more over-the-top comedy, including "presents" that were all over the stage. Whenever Cena would find a present, he would open it and reveal a weapon that would really benefit him in the match, such as a bowling ball. Whenever Del Rio or Ricardo would find a present, it would end up being something useless, such as a stuffed teddy bear. Even with that, Del Rio had the spot of the match, as he angrily and dramatically threw the teddy bear at Cena, who merely stood there, trying not to laugh. It helped show a side of Del Rio that many fans didn't know he had, which was a large deviation from his normal, serious character.
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