For those who didn’t notice, I didn’t make any picks for Over The Limit, but I will provide the results of the pay-per-view. But first, here’s RAW in case you missed it:
From the historic Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia:
1. John Cena vs. David Otunga.
THE WINNER: JOHN CENA!!!!!!!!!!!
2. Alberto del Rio vs. Randy Orton.
NOTE: THE MATCH ENDED WHEN CHRIS JERICHO INTERFERED.
3. *Daniel Bryan vs. Kane.
NOTE: THE MATCH ENDED IN A DISQUALIFICATION.
4. **WWE Intercontinental Champion Christian vs. Jinder Mahal.
THE WINNER: CHRISTIAN!!!!!!!!!!!
5. ***DIVAS MATCH: Kelly Kelly vs. ”The Glamazon” Beth Phoenix.
THE WINNER: BETH PHOENIX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
6. ****A HANDICAP TAG TEAM LUMBERJACK MAIN EVENT: WWE World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus and John Cena vs. ”The All-American American” Jack Swagger and Dolph Ziggler with Vickie Guerrero and Lord Tensai with Sakamoto.
THE LUMBERJACKS: Chris Jericho, Alberto del Rio, David Otunga, Titus O’Neil, Darren Young, Primo, Epico, Hunico, Camacho, Tyler Reks, Jinder Mahal, and Drew McIntyre.
NOTE: THE MATCH ERUPTED INTO AN ALL-OUT FIGHT.
*-****: THE MATCHES OF THE NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ANALYSIS: The remaining four matches made up for what seemed to be a lifeless show, that, and we could have done without the segment where Santino Marella harrasses Ricardo Rodriguez.
And now, the results of Over The Limit:
From The PNC Arena (the former RBC Center), in Raleigh, North Carolina:
1. THE YouTube PRE-SHOW MATCH: Kane vs. Zack Ryder.
THE WINNER: KANE.
2. THE PEOPLE POWER BATTLE ROYAL: Christian vs. Heath Slater vs. JTG vs. Michael McGuillicuty vs. Yoshi Tatsu vs. Ezekiel Jackson vs. Jey Uso vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Curt Hawkins vs. Tyler Reks vs. Jinder Mahal vs. The Great Khali vs. Titus O’Neil vs. William Regal vs. David Otunga vs. The Miz.
THE WINNER: THE RETURNING CHRISTIAN!!!!!!!!!!!!
NOTE: CHRISTIAN’S VICTORY ALLOWED HIM THE CHOICE OF FACING SANTINO MARELLA FOR THE UNITED STATES TITLE, OF CODY RHODES FOR THE INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE. AT FIRST HE CHOSE TO FACE SANTINO, BUT CHANGED HIS MIND, AND DECIDED TO FACE CODY.
3. WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP: Kofi Kingston and R-Truth (Champions) vs. ”The All-American American” Jack Swagger and Dolph Ziggler (Challengers) with Vickie Guerrero.
THE WINNERS, AND STILL WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: KOFI KINGSTON AND R-TRUTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4. WWE DIVAS CHAMPIONSHIP: Layla (Champion) vs. ”The Glamazon” Beth Phoenix (Challenger).
THE WINNER, AND STILL WWE DIVAS CHAMPION: LAYLA!!!!!!!!!!
5. A FATAL FOUR WAY MATCH FOR THE WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: Sheamus (Champion) vs. Randy Orton (Challenger/Former Champion) vs. Chris Jericho (Challenger/Former Champion) vs. Alberto del Rio (Challenger/Former WWE Champion).
THE WINNER, AND STILL WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: SHEAMUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
6. ”The Funkasaurus” Brodus Clay with Naomi and Cameron vs. The Miz.
THE WINNER: BRODUS CLAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
7. WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP: Cody Rhodes (Champion) vs. Christian (Challenger/Former Champion).
THE WINNER, AND ONCE AGAIN, WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION: CHRISTIAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
8. WWE CHAMPIONSHIP: CM Punk (Champion) vs. Daniel Bryan (Challenger).
THE WINNER, AND STILL, WWE CHAMPION: CM PUNK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
9. RyBack vs. Camacho with Hunico.
THE WINNER: RYBACK.
10. John Cena vs. WWE Executive Vice President of Talent Relations John Laurinaitis.
A NOTE ABOUT THIS MATCH: John Laurinaitis originally wanted to do whatever he wanted in this match, but the WWE Board of Directors intervened, and informed him that if anyone interfered in the match, they would be fired. They also informed him that if he lost to John Cena, he would be fired.
THE WINNER: JOHN LAURINAITIS.
HOW IT HAPPENED: The Big Show appeared, and delivered a knockout punch to Cena’s face, when Cena was about to finish off Laurinaitis.
And those are the results of WWE Over The Limit 2012.