{"id":36202,"date":"2016-12-12T20:21:23","date_gmt":"2016-12-13T02:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=36202"},"modified":"2016-12-14T23:58:33","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T05:58:33","slug":"kellers-wwe-raw-report-1212-new-day-try-break-record-longest-reigning-tag-champs-wwe-roadblock-hype-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/12\/12\/kellers-wwe-raw-report-1212-new-day-try-break-record-longest-reigning-tag-champs-wwe-roadblock-hype-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"KELLER&#8217;S WWE RAW REPORT 12\/12: New Day try to break a record for longest-reigning tag champs in WWE, Roadblock hype continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1429554795\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>KELLER\u2019S WWE RAW REPORT<br \/>\n<strong>DECEMBER 12, 2016<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>PHILADELPHIA, PA.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AIRED LIVE ON USA NETWORK<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>Announcers: Michael Cole, Byron Saxton, Corey Graves<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-The New Day came out to their music. Big E said tonight they join the immortals. Kofi Kingston said they have a chance to break a record that has stood for over 25 years. Xavier Woods said they have a chance to propel not only themselves, but anyone who has ever worn a New Day t-shirt or chanted \u201cNew Day Rocks!\u201d and everyone who has ever supported them whether they are still with them today or if they have passed. \u201cTonight is for you, grandma,\u201d he said. Big E patted him on the shoulder. Xavier welled up a bit. The crowd started a brief \u201cGrandma!\u201d chant. Xavier said the last thing that stands in their way is one last Triple Threat tag team match.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/StaffKeller08_1202.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2155 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/StaffKeller08_1202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"138\" \/><\/a>They touted themselves. Kofi said Xavier is \u201cthe brains, the wisdom.\u201d Kofi said he\u2019s real smooth with style and finesse, \u201cnot to mention really handsome\u201d Big E said: \u201cAnd me \u2013 I\u2019m the big, thick, meaty third leg.\u201d Xavier said in a Triple Threat match, they have two tag teams vying to become \u201cyour WWE World Tag Team Champions!\u201d They sang and gyrated as they said it. They cut to a crowd of adoring fans smiling and chanting along. Then they called for their opponents to come on out.<\/p>\n<p>First out were Karl Anderson &amp; Luke Gallows. Then Sheamus &amp; Cesaro.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) NEW DAY vs. LUKE GALLOWS &amp; KARL ANDERSON vs. CESARO &amp; SHEAMUS \u2013 WWE World Tag Team Championship match<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early minutes, it was Cesaro vs. Kofi and Sheamus vs. Kofi. At 2:30 Anderson blind-tagged Sheamus to enter the ring. Cole said a lot of people he talked to today felt Anderson &amp; Gallows were favorites tonight because New Day lose the champions\u2019 advantage in a Triple Threat match. Gallows tagged in and scored a near fall on Kofi at 4:00. They cut to a break. [c]<\/p>\n<p>Cesaro gave Anderson a Giant Swing and then a sharpshooter mid-ring 11:00. Big E broke it up and went for a belly-to-belly. Cesaro turned it into a huracanrana. Cesaro clotheslined Big E over the top rope. Sheamus tagged in. They gave Anderson a double-team Brogue kick. Kofi caught Sheamus with Trouble in Paradise and scored the three count. The pin felt like it came as a surprise to everyone. Cole exclaimed that New Day made history as the longest-reigning tag team champions ever. But it\u2019s not Midnight yet, and they\u2019ve stressed the record doesn\u2019t get set until Midnight.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: New Day at 11:48 to retain the WWE World Tag Team Titles.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2019448113\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><em>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: This had the same feel as the Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte match that took place early on Raw. It just felt \u201ctoo early and too short\u201d to live up to the stature of the match, so it seemed clear there was a \u201ccatch\u201d New Day celebrating yet.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-They showed a gathering of people backstage ready to party with New Day with Booty Os and Champaign. Byron said Bob Backlund was back there in the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>-Cole announced that Seth Rollins would host The Rollins Report with his guest Kevin Owens. Then they went to the announcers on camera. Cole touted WWE had just surpassed 7,000 hours of original programming. Saxton said it\u2019s every WWE pay-per-view, every WCW Nitro, every ECW show, and over 1,225 episodes of Raw. Graves said if you watched 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, it\u2019d take a year to watch everything. Cole said if you watched one hour a day, it\u2019d take over 20 years to watch everything. They pushed the free month sign-up offer. [c]<\/p>\n<p>-They showed a graphic of Lana and Rusev. Graves said they\u2019d be revealing what really happened behind closed doors later tonight.<\/p>\n<p>-They went back to the New Day party. Mick Foley, Stephanie McMahon, the Vaudevillians, Bayley, Darren Young, Backlund, and many others were among the partiers. Steph toasted New Day and did their dance. Xavier sprayed her with Champaign. She wasn\u2019t happy. The music stopped and everybody froze as Steph clearly was upset. She knocked a huge bowl of popcorn out of Big E\u2019s hands and stormed away.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: WWE still doesn\u2019t get that having all of the wrestlers freeze and cower at the notion that Stephanie might be upset undercuts the ideas that there are outlaw badass wrestlers worthy of looking up to and paying to see.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-A video package aired on the Sami Zayn-Braun Strowman saga including Sami demanding Foley give him the match he wants. Cole read a Tweet of Sami saying he wants a match with Braun \u201cor else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>-Braun Strowman made his ring entrance. [c]<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3577217225\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>-A commercial hyped that A.J. Styles vs. James Ellsworth will take place on Smackdown as scheduled.<\/p>\n<p>-A soaked Stephanie yelled at someone to get her fresh clothes. Owens walked in and said New Day don\u2019t deserve to be champions after that. He said they deserve to be taught a lesson they\u2019ll never forget. Steph told him to spit it out if he wants a favor. Owens said he had an idea to run by her. She said sit tight as she gets cleaned up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) BRAUN STROWMAN vs. CURTIS AXEL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Squash match. Graves said it\u2019ll take a miracle to stop him.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Strowman in 1:00.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: Where would Braun be today if he hadn\u2019t won so many squash matches? I\u2019d like to see WWE apply this approach not just to monster heels, but give wrestlers in need of a little boost or a recharge to get a decisive quick win on TV now and again. Sami Zayn, for instance would have benefited from concurrently also getting a handful of solid one-sided wins against inferior competition.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Saxton interviewed Braun in the ring afterward. Braun told Saxton to congratulate him on his victory and then ask him questions. Saxton did so. Santon sheepishly asked if he had a response to Sami saying he wants a match with him or else. Strowman said Foley is protecting Sami, as he should, because Sami can\u2019t last two minutes with him \u2013 nor can anyone else.<\/p>\n<p>-They showed Foley watching backstage. Sami walked up to Foley and said he won\u2019t let Braun talk to him like that. Foley said he can\u2019t give Sami the match. Sami said he has the power to do it, but he won\u2019t, because he feels he needs to save him, but he doesn\u2019t need to be saved. He said nobody needed to save Mick, and where would he be today if someone had stepped in. Foley said sometimes he wishes someone had stepped in to save him.<\/p>\n<p>Foley said if he goes head-to-head with Strowman, it will be the end of his career. Sami said: \u201cWhat you\u2019re telling me is you don\u2019t think you can do it. What more needs to be said? My childhood hero and my boss doesn\u2019t believe in me. If you don\u2019t want to give me the opportunities that I rightfully deserve on Raw, maybe I don\u2019t need to be on Raw any longer.\u201d The crowd cheered. Foley asked if that\u2019s what he really wants. Foley said out of respect for him, he\u2019ll call Daniel Bryan and work on a trade. Sami nodded and walked away. [c]<\/p>\n<p>-A clip aired of Jack Gallagher beating Ariya Daivari last week, but Daivari attacking Gallagher\u2019s knee afterward. Cole noted that Daivari beat Gallagher the next night on \u201c205 Live\u201d thanks to Gallagher\u2019s weakened knee. Cole referred to \u201c205 Live\u201d as \u201cthe most exciting hour on television.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) ARIYA DAIVARI vs. LINCE DORADO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Graves said he respected what Daivari did to Gallagher last week because it was a great career move by making a statement and capitalizing on it. No voice expressed dissent with Graves\u2019 point of view. Saxton just said it\u2019s a sign of the times in the Cruiserweight Division and every Superstar is \u201craising his game to get noticed.\u201d When Saxton said Dorado was a seventh grade math teacher, Graves asked if he wore the mask. Daivari hit Dorado hard with a clothesline. Suddenly, he was interrupted by Gallagher, who walked out onto the stage in red and brown striped trunks. He said as a gentleman, he was announcing his intention of interfering in the match. He said he doesn\u2019t usually endorse unsportsmanlike behavior, but Daivari is a scoundrel. The crowd chanted \u201cScoundrel!\u201d at him. Daivari leaped out of the ring and fought with Gallagher. The ref promptly called for the bell.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: No contest at 2:40.<\/p>\n<p>-Daivari and Gallagher fought into the ring. Gallagher dropkicked Daivari off the ring apron and then celebrated to his music and struck a fighting pose.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: Gallagher is a real standout personality in the Cruiserweight Division, and fortunatley he\u2019s also pretty special in the ring, too. WWE needs to make sure they establish that he\u2019s a killer in the ring, even if he does have an outlandish personality that could cause some to underestimate him.) [c]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-A clip aired of Steve Austin singing to Vince McMahon while strumming his guitar. Cole said, \u201cThat just doesn\u2019t get old, does it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>-Seth Rollins came out to his music to host The Rollins Report. Seth reasserted that he wants Triple H. He said his path to redemption leads to Triple H, but goes through Kevin Owens and the Universal Championship. He said he can\u2019t isolate Owens until he gets rid of his \u201cmaybe best friend, Chris Jericho.\u201d He said he has that chance on Sunday, but he wants to find out if he\u2019ll be facing Jericho or Jericho &amp; Owens.<\/p>\n<p>Owens walked out onto the stage, mic in hand, Universal Title belt over his shoulder. He then turned and left. Cole said this is big news as Owens just walked out on the interview. Then he returned and brought out a stool. He sat on the stool on the stage. Seth said he had a padded stool in the ring for him. He wondered if he even knew how to get to the ring without Jericho holding his hand. Owens asked if he actually thought he\u2019d come down there. He said he doesn\u2019t care about his stupid Rollins Report. He said he came out there because he has an announcement to make. He said he has been talking to Stephanie. Seth interrupted and said everyone wants to know about their friendship. Owens said none of that is his business, but Jericho will have his back on Sunday, just as he\u2019ll have Jericho\u2019s back in his match against him. Owens threatened to break Seth\u2019s face if he interrupts him again. Seth dared him. Owens said after talking to Stephanie and after what New Day pulled, Steph has decided to put them in another tag team title match tonight against him &amp; Jericho. Some cheers.<\/p>\n<p>Jericho\u2019s music kicked in as Owens was still talking. Cole called it blockbuster news. Cole said that means New Day hasn\u2019t made history yet. Jericho walked out with his List. He asked Owens if he\u2019s thinking straight. Owens tried to sell Jericho on the idea of adding the tag team belts to their trophy case. When Jericho remained hesitant, Owens grew impatient and said the match is going to happen, so he might as well get on board. Seth noted the tension. Jericho called him a \u201cstupid idiot.\u201d Fan spopped. Seth asked if he was going to put him on The List. Jericho said, \u201cYes, the disabled list.\u201d Jericho headed to the ring. Owens caught up with him. Jericho nodded in support of Owens being by his side. They charged to the ring together and beat up Seth. Eventually Reigns\u2019s music played. He got a mixed reaction. Reigns ran to the ring. Owens swung a chair. Reigns ducked and slugged Owens and Jericho with punches. Seth popped up and together with Reigns, they beat up the heels. When Seth set up a Pedigree on Jericho, Owens yanked him to safety.<\/p>\n<p>-Cole hyped a special look at the Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte \u201c30 Minute Iron Man Match\u201d coming up Sunday. [c]<\/p>\n<p>-A clip aired of T.J. Perkins and Brian Kendrick getting into it on \u201c205 Live\u201d last week. Kendrick then interrupted a backstage interview with Swann. Then T.J. Perkins entered, too, and asked Kendrick if he is asking Perkins to let him win. Swann said he\u2019s saying Perkins is a traitor who will stab him in his back because all he cares about is his Cruiserweight Championship. Perkins said he will do what it takes, and he can show Kendrick right now what that means.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(4) T.J. PERKINS vs. BRIAN KENDRICK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They cut to a break at 2:00. [c]<\/p>\n<p>Kendrick won with Sliced Bread #2. Cole said that might have shed Perkins\u2019s confidence going into Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Kendrick at 8:35.<\/p>\n<p>-The camera was focused on Seth and Reigns walking side-by-side backstage. They happened upon Foley who said they remind him a brash young tag team who ran wild in WWE en route to tag team championships. Reigns said his one focus is Owens and his U.S. Title. Seth said his focus is Triple H and Jericho. Foley said he\u2019s there to talk about tonight. He said he is making tonight\u2019s main event a Triple Threat as they\u2019ve been added to the tag team title match. Reigns and Seth turned and looked at each other. [c]<\/p>\n<p>-Cole threw to a video package on Sasha Bank and Charlotte.<\/p>\n<p>-They showed Bayley backstage heading to the entrance stage, hugging people on her way. [c]<\/p>\n<p><strong>(5) BAYLEY vs. ALICIA FOX<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Bayley at 2:40.<\/p>\n<p>-The announcers on camera hyped WWE Network and Roadblock. [c]<\/p>\n<p>-Lana stood mid-ring and introduced Rusev. As Rusev came out, Graves complimented Reigns for standing up for his woman they way he did. Cole said they suckered Enzo Amore. As Rusev marched to the ring, Saxton plugged Toys R Us because this angle and Toys R Us goes together. Rusev said, \u201cEnough with USA!\u201d He said since he arrived in WWE, he has destroyed all of their American heroes one by one. He said last week was different because he took out \u201can American trash.\u201d He said the \u201cG\u201d in \u201cCertified G\u201d stands for \u201cgarbage.\u201d They cut to a bunch of kids in the crowd because this angle and kids go well together. He smiled and said after he threw Enzo into the hallway, he and Lana did their business. We never saw the camera guy who was in there leave. He asked the crowd if they\u2019d like to see what he is talking about. Graves said he\u2019d love to. Rusev said he must warn them that the footage is a little bit edgy. Lana told the children to close their eyes. \u201cAre you ready to see what we do behind closed doors?\u201d she asked. Saxton said he didn\u2019t want to see this. Graves said Saxton\u2019s parents wouldn\u2019t let him see \u201cFinding Nemo.\u201d In the final minute of the second hour, they cut to Enzo taking off his pants as Lana massaged his back, only to have Rusev attack him.<\/p>\n<p>[HOUR THREE] Back live, Lana and Rusev were laughing at the footage. She said that warms her heart. She then suddenly asked the crowd if they thought they were actually going to show them what they do behind closed doors. Graves said, \u201cSaxton, you dummy.\u201d She said they\u2019re all so gullible, just like Enzo \u201cwho actually thought he had a shot with me. He is delusional and pathetic.\u201d Rusev said his wife is the most beautiful and smartest. He said she concocted the plan to corner the mouse and when the time was right, he destroyed him.<\/p>\n<p>Enzo and Cass\u2019s music played. Out walked Cass. He told Rusev that last week he gave Enzo a beating of a lifetime and he\u2019s now at home recovering, with ice all over his body. He said Enzo likes to run his mouth, but at least he\u2019s got the balls to back it up. \u201cLast week you caught him with his pants down, but as of tonight, this isn\u2019t a hotel room. My pants are on. And me, I\u2019m not Enzo.\u201d He charged into the ring. Rusev jumped him. Cass came back with forearms. Rusev tackled Cass. Cass rolled over and mounted Rusev. They tumbled to the floor and brawled out there. Not a ton of crowd heat for this. Maybe because Cass is defending someone who tried to sleep with someone else\u2019s wife? Rusev and Lana retreated as Cass huffed and puffed in the ring.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: Not a huge pop for Cass. I wonder if it\u2019s because he\u2019s standing up for a guy who tried to sleep with his opponent\u2019s wife? Maybe fans think that\u2019s not admirable or heroic?)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-In the locker room, Owens complained to Jericho about Foley adding Seth &amp; Reigns to the match. He said they\u2019d still win. \u201cIt\u2019s you and me against The World, man,\u201d said Owens. \u201cJust like it\u2019s always going to be. You and me.\u201d Jericho stood up and said, \u201cJust like it\u2019s always going to be?\u201d Jericho asked him to concentrate on winning the tag team titles tonight and start there.<\/p>\n<p>-They showed Sami backstage. Cole wondered if he\u2019d be traded. [c]<\/p>\n<p>-A vignette aired for the new Emmalina with bikini shots. It said, \u201cPremiering Soon.\u201d Graves said, \u201cOne of the most beautiful women in the world, she\u2019ll show up when she\u2019s ready.\u201d He was addressing the fact that last week the graphic said she\u2019d debut this week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(5) JINDER MAHAL vs. SAMI ZAYN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Graves acted like it was a betrayal to Raw for Zayn to ask for a trade. Zayn won with the Helluva Kick.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Zayn at 3:25.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: Was it a rib or a callback to have Zayn beat Mahal, since Mahal was the last wrestler to face Jack Swagger before he was traded to Smackdown?)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Foley headed to the ring as the cut to a break. [c]<\/p>\n<p>-Foley told Sami that he just got off the phone with Daniel Bryan. Bryan agreed, after much negotiations, that they\u2019d trade Sami to Smackdown for \u201ca talent of equal value.\u201d He said all he has to do is sign the paperwork. He said, \u201cThis is, after all, what you want, is it not?\u201d Sami said that depends on his answer to this question: Would he give him the match against Strowman. Foley said he knows deep down he doesn\u2019t actually want the match, so the answer is no. Sami said he\u2019d sign whatever he wanted him to sign. Foley said he can now be a big fish in a small pond. A few \u201coooohs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Foley asked him if he wanted to know what the talent of equal value is that he\u2019s being traded for. \u201cAren\u2019t you kind of interested to know?\u201d he asked. Foley said they\u2019ve agreed to trade him straight up for Eva Marie. Graves was thrilled and exclaimed \u201cYes!\u201d Sami looked insulted, almost emotionally distraught at such an insult. Sami yelled, \u201cI\u2019m worth 1,000 Eva Maries and it blows my mind that you don\u2019t get me. You used to be me!\u201d He said people told Foley he couldn\u2019t do it, but he chose to take the risk, and now he\u2019s treating him like he\u2019s made of glass. Sami said he wants Strowman. Foley said he doesn\u2019t want him. Sami got in Mick\u2019s face and yelled, \u201cGive him to me!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Foley said he wants him to remember this moment in time and how angry he feels and how bitter he feels and bottle it and duplicate it on Sunday night because he\u2019d need every bit of it. Foley showed Sami a blank sheet of paper and said there was no trade and he wouldn\u2019t trade him for anyone. \u201cI believe in you and always have,\u201d he said. He just had to find out if a guy as nice as him and a class act could get angry and mean and nasty and bitter enough to survive a monster like Strowman, and the answer he gave him tonight is a resounding yes. He said this Sunday night he has ten minutes in the ring with Braun and he can prove him wrong that he can\u2019t last ten minutes with him, and prove everyone else wrong who has doubted him. Graves said, \u201cBe careful what you wish for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: This was a long road to take, but they ended up at a place where they can put Strowman against stronger competition higher up the card in Sami, but not sacrifice Sami by having him job decisively nor have Braun lose before he gets to someone higher up the card nor do another copout finish of some type. Let\u2019s see what happens in their ten minute challenge match, but this seems like a clever way to have their cake and eat it too.) [c]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-A video recap aired of John Cena on SNL.<\/p>\n<p>-They announced Big Cass vs. Rusev as the match on the Kickoff Show. All of that for a prelim match before the PPV starts?<\/p>\n<p>-A recap aired of the events earlier in the night with New Day spraying Stephanie at their party.<\/p>\n<p>-Ring entrances and ring introductions took place. [cJ<\/p>\n<p><strong>(7) XAVIER WOODS &amp; BIG E (w\/Kofi Kingston) vs. CHRIS JERICHO &amp; KEVIN OWENS vs. ROMAN REIGNS &amp; SETH ROLLINS \u2013 Triple Threat for the WWE Tag Team Titles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They cut to an early break. [c]<\/p>\n<p>Big E gave Jericho three belly-t0-belly suplexes and then his running splash. Seth distracted Big E and then pulled down the top rope, so Big E tumbled to the floor. Seth then did a running dive onto Jericho at ringside. Reigns landed a powerbomb for a near fall. They went into a series of other big moves and near fall. It settled into Xavier vs. Jericho, with Jericho applying the Walls of Jericho.<\/p>\n<p>[OVERRUN] -Xavier powered out and small packaged Jericho for a near fall. Jericho hit a Code Breaker. Seth shoved Owens into Jericho to break up the pin. The announcers touted Seth\u2019s strategy. Owens tried to explain to Jericho what happened as the crowd chanted \u201cThis is awesome!\u201d Jericho slapped Owens. Owens tried to calm him down. Seth kicked Jericho into Owens, knocking him to ringside. Seth hit a Pedigree on Jericho. Xavier then draped his arm over Jericho\u2019s chest and they got a passive pin for the victory.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: New Day at 20:20 to retain the WWE Tag Team Titles again.<\/p>\n<p>-Owens yelled at Jericho afterward and asked if he was blind. Jericho said they\u2019re done. Owens said, \u201cPlease listen!\u201d Jericho said, &#8220;This is over&#8221; and left. Fans booed. They want to see them stay together, or they thought Jericho was being unreasonable. Reigns watched this play out. Owens turned and Reigns surprised him with a spear. Reigns picked up his U.S. Title and the Universal Title and held them both up as his music played and the fans booed. There will be a lot of sound editing on Tribute to the Troops if that&#8217;s the response he gets later in the night from the same fans.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Keller&#8217;s Analysis: I don&#8217;t get the booking of Jericho being the unreasonable one as he seems to be otherwise framed as the person in the duo destined to be the babyface once they break up.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS:\u00a0<\/strong>The focus on New Day on the final Smackdown before a PPV shows that it&#8217;s the WWE Network era and not an era where they need to actually sell viewers on buying a PPV out of pocket. That Vince McMahon doesn&#8217;t trust Reigns to cut a &#8220;go home&#8221; promo to rally his fans behind him for a big title opportunity and instead just has him hold up the belt he aims to win says something.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3878039128\"><div id=\"pwtor-1543437476\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>KELLER\u2019S WWE RAW REPORT DECEMBER 12, 2016 PHILADELPHIA, PA. AIRED LIVE ON USA NETWORK Announcers: Michael Cole, Byron Saxton, Corey Graves -The New Day came out to their music. 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