{"id":6810,"date":"2015-12-28T20:00:45","date_gmt":"2015-12-29T02:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=6810"},"modified":"2015-12-31T03:01:45","modified_gmt":"2015-12-31T09:01:45","slug":"6810","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/28\/6810\/","title":{"rendered":"12\/28 Raw Notes &#8211; Cena returns, U.S. Title result, Reigns, McMahon, Ambrose-Owens, Miz TV, Barrett, Divas, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2248350949\" 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><strong>WWE Raw TV News &amp; Notes 12\/28<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; John Cena returned to WWE TV for the first time since the Hell in a Cell PPV in October.<\/p>\n<p>Cena beat U.S. champion Alberto Del Rio in a title re-match from HIAC, but it was a DQ result due to interference from the League of Nations. Therefore, Del Rio retained the U.S. Title.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE announced Roman Reigns vs. Sheamus for the WWE Title with Mr.\u00a0McMahon as special referee for next Monday&#8217;s Raw kicking off 2016.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; IC champion Dean Ambrose and Kevin Owens ran a show-long angle scrapping with each other throughout the show. Ambrose ended up taking a powerbomb through the announce table, ending his night by selling losing feeling in his body.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Divas division was spotlighted with a 16-minute match between Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch, who lost to Sasha via heel tactics. Divas champion Charlotte was booked for the split-crew house show in Allentown, Pa.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE ran a parade of mid-carders through Miz TV to interrupt The Miz&#8217;s attempt to recap his entire 2015 day-by-day. Cameos included Zack Ryder, Ryback, Goldust, Heath Slater, and R-Truth.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; As part of the Miz TV segment, Big Show returned to Raw to declare himself as the first entrant in the 2016 Royal Rumble match.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1407335611\" 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; King Barrett kind of returned to in-ring action. Barrett was part of a six-man tag with Sheamus and Rusev against The Usos &amp; Dean Ambrose. 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