Monday Night Raw Results 12/1/14: WWE Raw Recap: TLC Main Event Established, Vince McMahon Returns

The December 1, 2014 edition of WWE's Monday Night Raw emanates live from the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma and begins with Michael Cole at the Anonymous Raw General Manager podium.

Cole starts to read the announcements but John Cena's music cuts him off. JBL says he's never been so happy to see Cena. The 15-time champ says the GM and Brock Lesnar have something in common because they both show up once a year. Cena talks about the Big Show's heel turn and Dolph Ziggler putting away The Authority at Survivor Series.

The GM sound chimes again but Cena walks up to the podium and says he will not let that victory go to waste. He closes the computer to stop the chime. Seth Rollins comes out with Jamie Noble and Joey Mercury. Rollins says Cena is great at taking credit that doesn't belong to him. He says Cena didn't win anything at Survivor Series because Rollins pinned him. Rollins also claims he would have been the sole survivor if not for Sting.

Cena says Rollins is forgetting that Ziggler was outmanned three to one and still won, so he deserves all the credit. Rollins says that's beside the point and asks if WWE is really better off without the Authority in power. The crowd chants Yes!

Rollins says the crowd can't believe that and asks if JBL is next in line to take over the show, or Batista, or Eric Bischoff. Rollins says every week will be a guessing game with a new GM. He says Cena claims to do what's best for the fans, and that would be to reinstate The Authority.

Cena tells him his security blanket is not coming back. He tells Rollins to ask him nicely, which he does. Cena says that's not enough and asks him to get down on one knee. The Anonymous GM noise chimes again but Cena tells him to ignore it.

Michael Cole reads the message that Cena and Rollins will fight in a Tables Match at TLC with the stipulation that Cena would no longer be the No. 1 Contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship if he loses. Cena turns to protest and Rollins attacks. The three men gang up on him and Kane comes in to deliver a chokeslam.

Rollins gets a table, but Ryback rushes out and delivers a spinebuster to Kane. He cleans house until Kane smashes him repeatedly with a chair. Erick Rowan comes out and lays out Kane and the rest of the heels. Big Show then comes out, pummels Rowan and smashes him with the stairs. Ziggler's music hits and takes out Show. He grabs a ladder but Luke Harper takes it and assaults him. Rollins sets up the table in the ring but Cena fights out of J&J Security's grip. He tries to deliver the Attitude Adjustment through the table but the rest of the heels attack him. Rollins and J&J deliver the Shield Triple Powerbomb to Cena through the table.

The Tag Team Turmoil Match to determine the No. 1 Contenders for the WWE Tag Team Championship is next. Goldust and Stardust start off against The New Day. Big E and Kofi Kingston represent the group after a game of Odds and Evens. Xavier Woods watches from ringside.

-       The New Day eliminates Goldust and Stardust.

-       Tyson Kidd and Cesaro eliminate The New Day after a distraction from Goldust and Stardust.

-       The Usos defeat Tyson Kidd and Cesaro.

-       The Usos defeat Adam Rose and The Bunny to win the match.

The Usos will face Damien Mizdow and The Miz at TLC for the titles. The champs walk up to Naomi backstage (she had been watching the match on the monitor).

A limo pulls up and Vince McMahon walks out.

Backstage, Erick Rowan says he does not regret attacking Big Show. Apparently Rowan has a 143 IQ, a classically trained guitar player and an award-winning vintner (wine-maker). But Rowan says he attacked Show because he is a bully. Rowan also solves a Rubik's Cube.

Show comes out and says he is a bully because he can be and because he has to be. He faces Erick Rowan in a match and gets disqualified when he smashes Rowan with the steps.

Renee Young interviews Vince McMahon backstage and he hypes his podcast with Stone Cold Steve Austin after the show on the WWE Network. Renee asks if he is reconsidering bringing back the Authority, and Vince says only Cena can do that.

Fandango is supposed to face Jack Swagger, but the camera shows Zeb Colter injured backstage and Swagger never comes out. Fandango wins by forfeit. Rusev's music then hits and he comes to the ring. Lana says he is the greatest United States Champion ever. Rusev insinuates that he attacked Colter. Lana does a pledge to the Russian flag. Swagger comes out and rushes Rusev until officials separate them. Swagger breaks loose and keeps attacking until they stop him again.

Damien Mizdow defeats one of Los Matadores with Miz on commentary. Jimmy Uso comes out after the match and hits Miz in the face. He tells him to stay away from his wife.

Bray Wyatt defeats R-Truth with Sister Abigail. After the match, Bray piles some chairs, tables and ladders in the ring and shouts for Dean Ambrose. Wyatt cuts a promo in the ring until Ambrose hits the ring. He puts Bray on the announce table and climbs a ladder, but Bray rolls away before he can jump. Ambrose stays on him until officials separate them. He gets back in the ring and destroys Bray's rocking chair.

AJ Lee and Naomi (voted as AJ's partner on the WWE App) defeat Brie Bella and Nikki Bella.

Mick Foley (dressed as Santa Claus) and his daughter, Noelle Foley, sell WWE Shop gifts backstage.

Michael Cole asks Paul Heyman via satellite about the stipulation between Cena and Rollins, but Heyman first addresses Cena's remark about Lesnar earlier in the show. He compares Lesnar to Christmas and WrestleMania; they are special events that should not occur to frequently. Heyman says if Cena wins, then he has to face a fresh Lesnar who will thrash him even worse than at SummerSlam. Heyman asks who becomes No. 1 Contender if Cena loses but says it does not matter because Lesnar could eat through the entire locker room.

Cena, Ziggler, and Ryback defeat Rollins, Harper and Kane in a lengthy match after Ziggler rolls up Harper. Big Show comes out and attacks the faces, and Rowan comes out with the steel steps and attacks the heels. Cena delivers the AA to the Big Show and Cena, Ziggler and Ryback toss Big Show into Rowan, who bashes him with stairs. The four faces stand tall in the ring as the show goes off the air.

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