WWE Raw Spec Script

WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW: EPISODE "1/2/12"
WRITTEN ON SPEC BY: STEVE KAUFMANN

INT. FEDEX FORUM IN MEMPHIS,TN
OPENING VTR (:15)
FIREWORKS & BALLYHOO (:20)

MICHAEL COLE
We are coming to you live from
Memphis Tennesse with the first raw
of 2012

JERRY LAWLER
And we have quite the show for you
tonight...

GRAPHIC: CM PUNK VS. DOLPH ZIGGLER FOR WWE CHAMPIONSHIP

JERRY LAWLER (CONT’D)
After beating him in a gauntlet
match last week;
Dolph Ziggler has earned the right
to face CM Punk tonight for the WWE
Championship

MICHAEL COLE
Also,
Tonight Kane will have in ring
action for the first time in over 5
months.

GRAPHIC: KANE VS. ?

MICHAEL COLE (CONT’D)
Only: we don’t know with who!

SEGMENT#1- JOHHNY ACE/CM PUNK

MUSIC:“DYNAMIC
DUDE’S ENTRANCE
MUSIC”

CM PUNK out as “Dynamic Dude” JOHNNY ACE
Punk does Ace’s signature taunt on the STAGE
Punk SKATEBOARDS down the ramp
Punk enters the ring

CM PUNK
Hello everyone
Not what you were expecting?
Sorry,
Last week a certain “Dude” came out
here dressed as me and I thought
i’d repay the favor.
Roll it!!!

REPLAY: LAST WEEK’S MATCH
JOHN LAURENITIS interferes in CM Punk’s match with Dolph
Ziggler

CM PUNK (CONT’D)
As you can see,
A Certain dude also cost me my
match last week.
And no this certain dude isn’t
Shane Douglas.
I was ready to kick his teeth in
last week and this week is no
exception.

MUSIC:“JOHN
LAURENITIS’S
ENTRANCE MUSIC”
JOHN LAURENITIS heads down the ramp to the ring

JOHN LAURENITIS
Punk,
Last week I was acting in the best
interest. I ejected Vickie and
Swagger because of their
distractions

CM PUNK
Yeah,
You also happened to keep the ref
from counting the 3
JOHN LAURENITIS
I--

CM PUNK
You know what?
I’m tired of being a part of these
30-minute non-wrestling openings.
I didn’t come out here to talk
I came out here to fight!!!
PUNK takes off his shirt

MUSIC:“DOLPH
ZIGGLER’S
ENTRANCE MUSIC”

DOLPH ZIGGLER runs down
John exits the ring quickly
Ziggler and Punk fight
Laurenitis tells time-keeper to ring the bell

BELL RINGS

JERRY LAWLER
I guess the title match is
happening now
REFEREE enters
Ziggler and Punk wrestle (1:45)
Punk gets upper hand

JOHN LAURENITIS
Sorry,
This match is better suited for the
main-event and will not be
happening now.

BELL RINGS

While Punk’s back is turned Ziggler low-blows him and locks
in THE HEADLOCK
Punks falls to his knees and Dolph grapevines the headlock
(:40)
Dolph finally lets go
Punk lays unconscious in the middle of the ring

THE SCREEN GOES FUZZY

CUT TO:

1/2/12 PROMO

INT CLASSROOM
LITTLE GIRL is standing at the front of the room
LITTLE BOY sitting at his desk with his head down crying

LITTLE GIRL (V.O.)
He’s coming
And no one will be safe

MUSIC:
UNDERTAKER’S
OMINOUS ‘BONG’

CUT TO:
LITTLE GIRL is standing on a chair
LITTLE BOY is sitting on the floor writing

MUSIC:
UNDERTAKER’S
OMINOUS ‘BONG’

CUT TO:
Little Girl CHOKESLAMS Little Boy

LITTLE GIRL (V.O.)
There will be no countdown
There will be no remorse
Only destruction

MUSIC:
UNDERTAKER’S
OMINOUS ‘BONG’

CUT TO:
COMMERCIAL

MATCH #1- ZACK RYDER VS. JACK SWAGGER WITH VICKIE GUERRERO

They wrestle (6:00)
ZACK RYDER defeats JACK SWAGGER with the Rough Ryder

CUT TO:
SEGMENT#2- DEL RIO INTERVIEW
INT BACKSTAGE
SCOTT STANFORD is standing with ALBERTO DEL RIO

SCOTT STANFORD
Ladies and gentleman at this time I
am standing wit--

RICARDO RODRIGUEZ enters

RICARDO RODRIGUEZ
ALBERTOOOOOOOO
DEL
RIOOOOOOOOOOOO

SCOTT STANFORD
Yes,
Del Rio; you’ve asked for this tim--

ALBERTO DEL RIO
I have asked for this time to put
the whole world on notice.
You see, I was in the market today
buying some roses for a lady of
mine when something awful happened
The person who sold me the roses
didn’t know who I was.
This is unaccteptable

ALBERTO DEL RIO (CONT’D)
It does not matter what number I
draw.
I will win the Royal Rumble for the
2nd time.
From there, I will go to
Wrestlemania and beat CM PUNK,John
Cena, The Rock, Michael Cole or
whoever is champion.
And I will become the longest
reigning champion in the history
wrestling.
And then and only then will
everyone know my name is:
Alberto Del Rio!

CUT TO:
COMMERCIAL
BACK TO:

MATCH #2- BOURNE/KOFI VS. LOCAL TALENT
They wrestle (8:00)
LOCAL TALENT get more moves in than expected
BOURNE/KOFI over with TROUBLE IN PARADISE % AIR-BOURNE
CUT TO:
COMMERCIAL
BACK TO:

SEGMENT#3- LAWLER/COLE
JERRY LAWLER in the ring

JERRY LAWLER
Hello Memphis
Strong reaction for home town guy

JERRY LAWLER (CONT’D)
I’m out here to officiate a Diva’s
Elvis look-alike competiti--

MICHAEL COLE stands up from the announce table

MICHAEL COLE
EXCUSE ME!!!
I’ve stood by you an your
shenanigans for too long.
Diva’s Elvis look-alike contest?
Are you kidding me?
Cole gets in the ring

JERRY LAWLER
Sorry Cole,
Some of us enjoy women

MICHAEL COLE
Real big of you Lawler
By the way...
Where were all of these people in
1999 when you ran for mayor of
Memphis?

Lawler laughs it off

JERRY LAWLER
I think it was just these people

MICHAEL COLE
Or a year ago when nobody watched
“Jerry Lawler’s Memphis Wrestling”
on channel 50?

Lawler looks a tad more upset but plays along

JERRY LAWLER
Did you see it Cole?

MICHAEL COLE
Yea--

JERRY LAWLER
So you were the guy!!!

MICHAEL COLE
And Jerry,
Stop lying to these people
You get all excited for the divas
but we all know they’re too old for
you!

Lawler looks at Cole with uncontainable anger

Lawler lunges at Cole slamming him to the ground
Lawler BEATS DOWN Cole with REAL PUNCHES(2:35)
LOCKER ROOM CLEARS to break them up

ABRUPTLY CUT
TO:
COMMERCIAL
BACK TO:

JOSH MATTHEWS & MATT STRYKER are sitting at the announce
table

JOSH MATTHEWS
What you saw before the commercial
was not a planned part of our show
and we apologize.
Me and Matt Stryker will be calling
the rest of the night without any
incident

MATCH #3 10PM- KANE VS. BRODUS CLAY

MUSIC:“KANE’S
ENTRANCE MUSIC”

KANE out first wearing his SILVER MASK
Kane walks into the ring
Kane sets off the corner PYRO with his hands and proceeds to
take off his SILVER MASK to reveal his RED MASK

MUSIC:“BRODUS
CLAY’S ENTRANCE
MUSIC”

BRODUS CLAY enters to a lukewarm reaction (fans were hoping
for someone else)
Clay still plays it as a face

KANE
Look at you!!!
These people don’t seem to care at
all: yet you pander to them anyway.
Clay continues to the ring

KANE (CONT’D)
I’ve done it...
Lived and died by what they thought
of me
But it was all a waste of time;
These people have more HATE in them
then they could ever have LOVE
Here’s a tip: rookie
If you embrace the hate,
you’ll be more powerful!!!
Clay enters the ring to receive a BIG BOOT from KANE
BELL RINGS

Kane defeats Clay with a TOMBSTONE PILEDRIVER (2:00)

MUSIC:“JOHN
CENA’S ENTRANCE
MUSIC”

JOHN CENA runs straight to the ring
Cena and Kane exchange blows (:30)
Cena gets the upper hand and does a BACK SUPLEX to Kane
Cena puts up his hand to signify a 5-KNUCKLE SHUFFLE
Cena hits the ropes
Brodus Clay hits a running Cena with FALL OF HUMANITY
(RUNNING CROSSBODY)
Kane gets up does a CHOKESLAM and TOMBSTONE on Cena
Kane and Clay leave Cena in the ring

CUT TO:
COMMERCIAL
BACK TO:
MATCH #4- KELLY KELLY VS. BETH PHOENIX FOR DIVAS CHAMPIONSHIP
They wrestle (4:00)
KELLY KELLY wins with a ROLL-UP

CUT TO:
COMMERCIAL
BACK TO:
MATCH #5- MIZ VS. R-TRUTH

MUSIC:“R-TRUTH’S
ENTRANCE MUSIC”

R-Truth enters with a microphone

R-TRUTH
Why do I have to fight Miz on my
first match back?
It’s a conspiracy
Truth in ring

MUSIC:“MIZ’S
ENTRANCE MUSIC”

Miz enters with microphone to unlikely applause

MIZ
Really?
Really Memphis?
Really?
I come out here to fight R-Truth
and you cheer me like I’m Rudy Gay?
Well,
Unlike Rudy and your Grizzlies
I’m a winner: unlike the entire
city of Memphis

R-TRUTH
I’m sorry to say Miz...
Last week I broke my hand on your
face and I’m not cleared to wrestle
tonight.
But I’ve found a replacement that
wants his hands on you.

MUSIC:“ALEX
RILEY’S ENTRANCE
MUSIC”

ALEX RILEY out
Riley and Miz wrestle (5:00)
Miz hits SKULLCRUSHING FINALE
R-Truth distracts referee
Riley connects HIT THE SHOWERS for the win

CUT TO:
COMMERCIAL
BACK TO:

MATCH #6- CM PUNK VS. DOLPH ZIGGLER FOR WWE CHAMPIONSHIP

MUSIC:“DOLPH
ZIGGLER’S
ENTRANCE MUSIC”

DOLPH ZIGGLER out with VICKIE GUERRERO & JACK SWAGGER in tow

MUSIC:“CM PUNK’S
ENTRANCE MUSIC”

CM PUNK out but he’s walking awfully slow and unsteady
They wrestle (8:00)
Ziggler has a slight upper hand due to Punk clearly not being
100%
Punk locks in the ANACONDA VICE

Swagger pulls the referee out of the ring
Referee unable to see Dolph tap out
Referee ejects both Vickie and Dolph
Ziggler tries ZIG-ZAG but is reversed into GTS
Bell Rings
Punk wins
Punk celebrates

BLACKOUT

MUSIC:
UNDERTAKER’S
OMINOUS ‘BONG’

LIGHTS UP

UNDERTAKER is in the ring
Taker CHOKESLAMS Punk
Taker signals for the TOMBSTONE

BLACKOUT (:05)

LIGHTS UP

BROCK LESNAR is standing face to face with Undertaker
Lesnar does an F-5 to Taker
Lesnar poses while Taker, Punk, & Ziggler all lay on the
canvas

FADE TO BLACK.