{"id":6397,"date":"2015-12-21T21:40:50","date_gmt":"2015-12-22T03:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=6397"},"modified":"2015-12-22T01:31:30","modified_gmt":"2015-12-22T07:31:30","slug":"6397","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/21\/6397\/","title":{"rendered":"12\/21 Raw Notes &#8211; Slammy no-shows, Rollins, Heyman, Flair, Cena&#8217;s return, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1752914272\" 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><p>WWE presented the 2015 Slammy Awards Monday night on Raw from Minneapolis. The following newsworthy events happened on the show, including several returns and no-shows&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Raw News &amp; Notes 12\/21<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE officially announced John Cena&#8217;s Raw TV return on next week&#8217;s show. Cena will challenge Alberto Del Rio for the U.S. Title.<\/p>\n<p>Also during Raw, WWE ran a local ad in the New York\/New Jersey market advertising Cena for the bonus main event next Monday at the\u00a0Barclays Center. \u00a0The advertised match for the live crowd is Cena &amp; Reigns &amp; Ambrose vs. Sheamus &amp; Del Rio &amp; Owens.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The main event of Raw was a steel cage match with IC champion Dean Ambrose beating Sheamus with help from Roman Reigns.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Half of the Slammy Award winners did not appear on the show. The list included\u00a0John Cena, Sting, Brock Lesnar (in his home market), The Undertaker, The Rock, and Ronda Rousey.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Former WWE World Hvt. champion Seth Rollins returned to Raw TV for the first time since tearing his knee in November. Rollins won the Superstar of the Year award. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/videos\/playlists\/raw-december-21-2015-exclusives\" target=\"_blank\">Video &#8211; Rollins post-appearance interview on WWE&#8217;s website<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Paul Heyman returned to Raw to accept Brock Lesnar&#8217;s Slammy awards.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2510145693\" 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>&#8211; Former Divas champion Nikki Bella returned to Raw TV after dealing with an injury. 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