January Week 1, Year 4

With the Royal Rumble approaching, the Road to WrestleMania has begun.

WWE Raw

Match 1. Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Orton vs. John Cena

Match 2. Lucha Dragons vs. The Legacy

Match 3. Brock Lesnar vs. The Rock

First John Cena, now Rocky. Brock reversed a suplex and hit the triple powerbombs. He later hit a release German suplex and got a near fall. After a basic scoop slam, he got a long two count. Rock hit a belly-to-belly slam and rolled Brock up. Lesnar reversed it and got the three count.

Match 4. Batista vs. Diesel

Why are two members of The Industry fighting? Is this a redemption match for Batista? Diesel took out the ref with a big boot. Out of nowhere, Syxx appeared. He and Diesel attacked Batista. Syxx landed two super kicks and Diesel went over for the cover. This was a set-up. 

Match 5. Samoa Joe vs. Bray Wyatt

Joe ducked a punch and hit a back body drop, but got a two count. Bray connected with a running DDT and got a near fall. Corey Graves ran down and locked Joe in the Lucky 13 submission. Bray then landed his running cross body to win.

Match 6. Submission - Dean Ambrose vs. James Storm

Main Event. Triple H vs. Bobby Roode

Roode landed a running bulldog and sit-out spine buster. Triple H picked up the steel steps and busted Roode open. He then hit the Pedigree on the outside, but Roode kicked out. Roode blocked a punch and locked in the cross face. Still outside, Roode jumped and put Trips in a front chokehold and won.

ECW

Match 1. Jack Swagger vs. Chris Jericho

Match 2. Christian and Tomko vs. Enzo Amore and Big Cass

Match 3. Truth and Consequences vs. The Vaudevillains

Match 4. Rob Van Dam vs. Baron Corbin

Match 5. Seth Rollins vs. Matt Morgan

RVD ran down with a chair. Morgan hit Rollins with a discus clothesline. He later hit an overhead belly-to-belly. Rollins came back and hit the Sky Walker. RVD left and Rollins rolled Morgan up, but he kicked out. He then hit a second finisher to win.

Match 6. CM Punk vs. Roman Reigns

Punk hit two dropkicks and a swinging neck breaker. He then ducked a flying clothesline and hit a second neck breaker. Reigns locked in a reverse chin lock. Punk escaped and landed multiple kicks. After a leg smash, Reigns threw Punk into the ropes and hit the spear to win.

After the match, Reigns continued stomping on Punk.

Main Event. Zack Ryder vs. The Miz

Miz attacked Ryder from behind. Ryder went for an inverted DDT, but Miz countered and it a suplex. Miz then hit the front headlock driver. On the outside, Miz speared Ryder through the barricade. Ryder made it back into the ring and hit the Rough Ryder. Miz kicked out, ducked a dropkick and rolled Ryder up to win.

After the match, Miz re-entered the ring and beat down Ryder some more.

NXT

Match 1. Bully Ray vs. Alberto Del Rio

Ray hit an atomic drop and then a spike piledriver. Del Rio countered a DDT into an STO. Ray went for the Bully Bomb, but ADR reversed it. After a heel kick, Del Rio locked in the cross arm breaker. Ray got a couple of near falls before making Del Rio tap from a rear naked choke.

Match 2. Summer Rae vs. Natalya

Match 3. Prime Time Players vs. British Invasion   #1 Contender's Match

Match 4. Kofi Kingston vs. Tyler Breeze

Match 5. Antonio Cesaro vs. Bo Dallas

Bo connected with a left-handed punch. Cesaro came right back with an STO. Cesaro went for a double underhook powerbomb, but Dallas countered it into a Samoan drop. Cesaro got up again and hit the Neutralizer. Bo busted Cesaro open with the Bo-dog. He later caught Cesaro with a roll up and won.

Match 6. Dolph Ziggler vs. Kevin Steen

Steen hit a jaw breaker and scoop slam. Steen took control with a side slam, running DDT and tiger suplex. Ziggler countered F-Cinq and went for the Zig Zag. Steen blocked it and connected with F-Cinq to win.

After the match, Bully Ray ran down and attacked Steen with a lead pipe.

Main Event. AJ Lee vs. Kaitlyn

Kaitlyn took out the ref with a heel kick. Wait...Paige ran down and hit both women with the Paige Turner, causing the match to be determined a draw.

Recap: What? Syxx is back! So many new pieces on Raw. RVD and Rollins teaming up could be fun. What does Paige think she's doing?