October 2011 Recap

Hell in a Cell—October 2, 2011—New Orleans, Louisiana:

• The Miz & R-Truth buy tickets to Raw & sit in the front row of the arena; they are removed by John Lauriaitis & security guards
• Sheamus def. Christian (13:40)
• Sin Cara (blue mask) def. Sin Cara (black mask) (11:23)
• World Heavyweight Champion Mark Henry def. Randy Orton in a Hell in a Cell Match; Henry tries to break Orton’s leg after the match but Orton attacks Henry (15:57)
• Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes def. John Morrison (7:23)
• Beth Phoenix def. Divas Champion Kelly Kelly after Natalya hit her with a microphone (8:30)
• Alberto Del Rio def. WWE Champion John Cena (locked out of cell) & CM Punk; the Miz & R-Truth entered ring & cage lowered, they beat up the 3 competitors & referees. Also, the entire roster tries to get in the cell & they both are arrested. Triple H attacks them (24:09)

Raw Supershow—October 3, 2011—Lafayette, Louisiana:

• Randy Orton def. Drew McIntyre (5:27)
• Mark Henry def. John Morrison (1:58)
• Alberto Del Rio, Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger, Cody Rhodes, David Otunga, & Christian confront the WWE Universe about what happened last night (8:30)
• Beth Phoenix & Natalya def. Kelly Kelly & Eve Torres by disqualification (0:36)
• Santino Marella def. Jinder Mahal (0:34)
• CM Punk, John Cena, Sheamus, Kofi Kingston, Evan Bourne, & Mason Ryan vs. Alberto Del Rio, Christian, Cody Rhodes, David Otunga, Dolph Ziggler, & Jack Swagger in a 12-Man Tag Team Match (26:52)
• A “Vote of Confidence” took place on whether or not Triple H is good as COO; all the superstars voted NO CONFIDENCE & all the superstars, divas, referees, announcers, and camera men all left the arena (16:53)

WWE NXT—October 5, 2011—Biloxi, Mississippi (first day NXT aired on a Wednesday):

• The Uso’s confront Curt Hawkins & Tyler Reks
• Derrick Bateman def. Titus O’Neil (5:08)
• Yoshi Tatsu def. Darren Young (5:00)
• Daniel Bryan def. Heath Slater (5:41)
• Curt Hawkins & Tyler Reks def. Jimmy & Jey Uso (4:52)

WWE Superstars—October 6, 2011:

• Alex Riley def. JTG (4:30)
• Michael McGillicutty def. Percy Watson (3:37)
• AJ def. Tamina (3:53)
• Ted DiBiase def. Tyson Kidd (3:56)

Smackdown—October 7, 2011—Biloxi, Mississippi:

• Alberto Del Rio, Vickie Guerrero, Wade Barrett, Dolph Ziggler, David Otunga, Cody Rhodes, Christian, & Jack Swagger talk about what happened on Raw
• Alberto Del Rio def. Sin Cara (#1) (3:19)
• Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger def. Air Boom (2:51)
• Beth Phoenix def. Alicia Fox (0:35)
• Big Show returns to WWE & challenges Mark Henry to a WHC Match
• Ezekiel Jackson def. Jinder Mahal (2:36)
• Hornswoggle & Booker T do the “Spinarooni”
• Sheamus & Randy Orton def. Christian & Cody Rhodes (12:37)
• Mark Henry answers Big Show’s Challenge with No & Big Show attacks Mark Henry (11:51)

Raw Supershow—October 10, 2011—Oklahoma City, Oklahoma:

• CM Punk, Sheamus, & John Cena confront Triple H about what happened last week. Triple H points CM Punk as announcer & bell keeper
• John Cena vs. Sheamus ended in no contest w/ Triple H as Referee; Mr. McMahon returned & revealed that Triple H is no longer WWE COO, but the Interim General Manager is now John Lauriaitis (4:48)
• The entire WWE Roster enters the building.
• Christian def. John Morrison; both men were in street clothes & after the match Ziggler, Rhodes, & Swagger attacked him (1:12)
• Randy Orton def. Mark Henry by disqualification; Rhodes & Henry attack Orton and then Rhodes puts a bag over his head (6:01)
• Kelly Kelly & Eve Torres def. Rosa Mendes & Tamina (2:34)
• John Lauriaitis fires Jim Ross
• Mason Ryan, Kofi Kingston, & Evan Bourne def. Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger, & David Otunga (8:25)
• Alberto Del Rio vs. CM Punk was stopped by John Laurinaitis (4:16)

WWE NXT—October 12, 2011—Dallas, Texas:

• Percy Watson & Titus O’Neil confront Derrick Bateman & Maxine
• AJ def. Maxine (4:56)
• Jimmy & Jey Uso def. Curt Hawkins & Tyler Reks (12:31)
• Percy Watson def. Derrick Bateman (7:03)

WWE Superstars—October 13, 2011:

• Santino Marella def. JTG
• Alex Riley def. Drew McIntyre
• Ezekiel Jackson def. Heath Slater

Smackdown—October 14, 2011—Dallas, Texas:

• Randy Orton won the first ever 41-Man Battle Royal in WWE History to earn a championship match of his choosing by last eliminating the Miz to win; order of elimination was Cody Rhodes, Johnny Curtis, JTG, Michael McGillicutty, Derrick Bateman, Titus O’Neil, Yoshi Tatsu, Matt Striker, William Regal, Percy Watson, John Morrison, Dolph Ziggler, Trent Barreta, Jey Uso, Ted DiBiase, Tyson Kidd, Daniel Bryan, Tyler Reks, Curt Hawkins, Drew McIntyre, Justin Gabriel, Mason Ryan, Primo, Santino Marella, Alex Riley, Kofi Kingston, Zack Ryder, David Otunga, Jimmy Uso, Ezekiel Jackson, Heath Slater, Sin Cara (#2), Christian, R-Truth, CM Punk, Sheamus, Wade Barrett, Jack Swagger, & Jinder Mahal (22:35)
• Beth Phoenix def. Kelly Kelly (1:53)
• Sin Cara (#2) def. Justin Gabriel; before the match Sin Cara #2 attacks original Sin Cara backstage, he takes off his black/white & then puts the blue one on (1:36)
• Alberto Del Rio def. Sheamus; Christian gave 2 spears to Sheamus after the match (3:57)
• Kofi Kingston & Zack Ryder def. Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger (10:08)
• Randy Orton def. World Heavyweight Champion Mark Henry by disqualification when Cody Rhodes attacked Orton; Big Show attacks Mark Henry after the match (10:02)

Raw Supershow—October 17, 2011—Mexico City, Mexico:

• Episode was taped on Saturday, October 15, 2011
• John Lauriaitis reinstates Jim Ross; puts him in the main event tag team match tonight w/ Cena versus Del Rio & Michael Cole
• Christian, Cody Rhodes, & Mark Henry def. Randy Orton, John Morrison, & Sheamus (11:20)
• Eve Torres def. Beth Phoenix (2:13)
• CM Punk def. the Miz; during match (8:44), Laurinaitis came down & Triple H left because of his immigration problem. Miz & Truth attacked Punk after the match (10:36)
• Zack Ryder def. Jack Swagger (0:36)
• Dolph Ziggler def. Mason Ryan by disqualification (5:50)
• Jim Ross in the locker room tells Cena that Michael Cole is a bitch; Cole goes backstage to find Jim Ross so he can beat him up
• Jim Ross & John Cena def. Michael Cole & Alberto Del Rio; Ross makes Alberto submit w/ the Ankle Lock; Cena chooses the Last Man Standing Match for his match for the WWE title at Vengeance (11:31)

WWE NXT—October 19, 2011—Mexico City, Mexico:

• Derrick Bateman & Titus O’Neil were both disqualified in the weekly challenge
• Yoshi Tatsu def. Tyler Reks; Hawkins attacked Tatsu after the match
• Kaitlyn def. Maxine
• Titus O’Neil & Percy Watson def. Derrick Bateman & JTG

WWE Superstars—October 20, 2011:

• Jinder Mahal def. Ted DiBiase
• Santino Marella def. Heath Slater
• Air Boom (Kofi Kingston & Evan Bourne) def. Drew McIntyre & Michael McGillicutty

Smackdown—October 21, 2011—Mexico City, Mexico:

• Teddy Long makes the main event while confronting Alberto Del Rio
• Mark Henry def. John Morrison (3:18)
• Christian tells the fans in Mexico he deserves “One More Match”
• Wade Barrett def. Daniel Bryan (5:13)
• Sheamus & Zack Ryder def. Dolph Ziggler & Christian (3:58)
• Cody Rhodes addresses WWE Universe about bagging Orton (8:05)
• Sin Cara (azul) def. Sin Cara (negro) in a Mask vs. Mask Match; Sin Cara (negro) unmasked (13:23)
• Eve Torres attacks Beth Phoenix & Natalya
• Big Show def. Alberto Del Rio by disqualification; Show gives the KO punch to Ricardo, Alberto, & Mark Henry (12:53)

Vengeance 2011—October 23, 2011—San Antonio, Texas:

• WWE Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston & Evan Bourne def. Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger (13:25)
• United States Champion Dolph Ziggler def. Zack Ryder (6:04)
• Divas Champion Beth Phoenix def. Eve Torres (7:18)
• Sheamus def. Christian (10:38)
• The Miz & R-Truth def. Triple H & CM Punk; Kevin Nash attacks him after the match (16:07)
• Randy Orton def. Cody Rhodes (12:12)
• World Heavyweight Champion Mark Henry vs. Big Show ended in no-contest when the ring collapsed after a superplex (13:51)
• WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio def. John Cena in a Last Man Standing Match; Miz & R-Truth got involved (27:04)

Raw Supershow—October 24, 2011—Austin, Texas:

• John Laurinaitis confronts Triple H; Kevin Nash assaults Triple H with a sledgehammer & he is rushed to a hospital
• Randy Orton & Sheamus def. Christian & Cody Rhodes (11:29)
• Dolph Ziggler def. Santino Marella (1:48)
• Alberto Del Rio delivers his Victory Speech; CM Punk attacks Alberto & gives the GTS to Ricardo Rodriguez (13:46)
• Alicia Fox def. Natalya (2:17)
• Wade Barrett def. John Morrison (9:07)
• Michael Cole challenges Jim Ross to a match next Monday; if he loses, then will quit
• The Miz & R-Truth def. John Cena in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match; originally Ryder was supposed to be his partner, but was attacked before the match by Truth & Miz. After match Laurinaitis allows Cena to pick his tag partner to face Miz & R-Truth at Survivor Series. John Cena picks the Rock (4:52)

WWE NXT—October 26, 2011—Houston, Texas:

• Titus O’Neil wins the Talk-the-Talk Challenge
• Percy Watson def. JTG (5:12)
• Tyson Kidd def. Jey Uso (4:34)
• Kaitlyn def. Tamina (3:02)
• Derrick Bateman def. Titus O’Neil; Bateman asks Maxine to marry him & she accepts (4:43)

WWE Superstars—October 27, 2011:

• Cody Rhodes def. Ted DiBiase
• Ezekiel Jackson def. Jinder Mahal by submission
• Air Boom def. Primo & JTG
• Kelly Kelly & Eve Torres def. Bella Twins

Smackdown—October 28, 2011—Houston, Texas:

• CM Punk confronts Teddy Long & Christian; main event scheduled tonight (CM Punk vs. Christian)
• The Miz & R-Truth def. Kofi Kingston & Evan Bourne (8:06)
• Wade Barrett def. Trent Barreta (2:30)
• Randy Orton def. Dolph Ziggler (12:34)
• Daniel Bryan def. Tyson Kidd by submission (2:36)
• Michael Cole continues to talk about the “Michael Cole Challenge”
• Big Show & Mark Henry confront eachother about the Status of the WHC (5:33)
• CM Punk def. Christian (11:22)

Raw Supershow—October 31, 2011—Atlanta, Georgia:

• The Muppets guest hosted this episode of Monday Night Raw
• Muppets that appeared on Raw (in order) were Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beaker, Statler and Waldorf, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo the Great, Animal,
• The Rock decided to tag with John Cena at Survivor Series 2011 to face the Miz & R-Truth
• Mark Henry def. CM Punk by disqualification; Henry gave the World’s Strongest Slam to Ricardo afterwards (2:35)
• Eve Torres won a Divas Halloween Costume Battle Royal last eliminating Natalya to earn a Divas Championship Match against Beth Phoenix; other participants were Rosa Mendes, Aksana, AJ, Kaitlyn, Brie Bella, Nikki Bella, Alicia Fox, Kelly Kelly, & Natalya (5:47)
• Cody Rhodes & Wade Barrett def. Kofi Kingston & Evan Bourne; Christian came out & attacked Air Boom until Sheamus came & chased him away (5:31)
• Big Show def. Alberto Del Rio; CM Punk put Alberto in the Anaconda Vise until he gave him a WWE Championship Match at Survivor Series (13:48)
• Santino Marella def. Jack Swagger; Animal was Special Guest Timekeeper & Santino won after he spit an energy drink (from Beaker) in Swagger’s face (2:34)
• Zack Ryder def. Dolph Ziggler (8:50)
• Michael Cole announced that Jim Ross was not at Raw Tonight & the “Michael Cole Challenge” will be next week
• John Cena def. the Miz by submission; R-Truth was wearing a Scream Mask & was given the Attitude Adjustment from Cena (9:01)