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Backstage: Miz says that he is going to give Jerry Lawler a lesson. Miz asks Alex what kind of lesson he is going to teach John Morrison. Miz tells Alex he needs to beat Morrison so bad that he cannot stand or will never want to face him again. Miz says that he is going to pick apart the Hall of Famer bit by bit. Miz says that he will do the same thing if there is anything left with Morrison.

John Morrison says that he knows that Miz wants to do it big. Morrison says that if he wins, he gets to pick the stipulation and when he gets his title match.Riley wants to know what happens when he wins.Morrison says that if Riley beats him, he should be fired. Morrison says that he will forfeit his number one contender contract.Miz agrees and Morrison says that it will be awesome.We go to commercial.

John Morrison versus Alex Riley with The Miz

They lock up and Morrison with a hammer lock but Riley with an elbow and punches to Morrison. Morrison with punches when Riley says something to Miz. Morrison with a back breaker and a side Russian leg sweep for a near fall. Miz distracts Morrison and Riley hits him from behind. Riley with kicks to Morrison and an Irish whip followed by a clothesline for a near fall.

Riley with a slam and he gets a near fall. Riley with a reverse chin lock on Morrison. Morrison with punches to Riley but Riley with a belly-to-back suplex for a near fall. Riley chokes Morrison again and Irish whips Morrison and hits a clothesline for a near fall. Riley with a chin lock. Morrison with a hip lock take down on Riley and then he punches Riley. Morrison with a clothesline and a leg lariat. Morrison with kicks but Riley with an Irish whip. Morrison with a kick to Riley and then Miz trips Morrison as he goes for a springboard round kick. Miz has been sent to the back by the referee and Cole cannot believe what the referee did.

Riley with a rollup for a near fall. Morrison with a drop kick to Riley followed by a shining wizard for the three count.

Winner: John Morrison

After the match, John Morrison says that he will have his title match next week and it will be Falls Count Anywhere.We go to commercial.
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Bleacherreport.com published a new article yesterday after WWE confirmed that NXT Season 2 winner, Kaval (real name Brandon Silvestry) got fired. It’s an interesting read.

NXT Season 2 winner Kaval was the latest Smackdown babyface to get the ax by the WWE today. This comes as no surprise since Kaval was constantly jobbing to various superstars during his brief stay in the World Wrestling Federation.

According to various sources, WWE Creative wanted The Miz’s lackey, Alex Riley, to win Season 2 of NXT. His over-the-top personality impressed Vince McMahon. The “Varsity Villain” also helped his mentor be the current WWE Champion, not to mention the heat he gets and the so-called “it” factor.

On the other hand, McMahon was reportedly not very high on the Brooklyn, New York native. Kaval lacked the charisma that was necessary to make it big in the WWE. NXT Season 1 winner Wade Barrett had the charisma and mic skills to be a bonafide superstar. Kaval, however, was bland and stale.

So, here’s to Alex Riley, the real winner of NXT Season 2 (In my opinion, anyway).

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Match Number One: Randy Orton versus Miz with Alex Riley

They lock up and Orton backs Miz into the corner but Miz and Orton go around the ring until Orton breaks thanks to help from the referee. Miz with a punch to Orton and Orton with that glare and Miz goes to the floor. Miz and Orton go around the ring and Orton with a Thesz Press and punches. Orton kicks Miz and Miz goes to the floor. Orton sends Miz into the barrier and then hits a clothesline. Orton sees Riley approaching and Riley backs off because he doesn’t want to get involved yet. Orton with a European uppercut and they return to the ring.

Orton has Miz in the ropes and connects with a forearm. Orton stomps on the chest as Miz is on the apron. Orton slingshots Miz’s throat into the rope and gets a near fall. Orton with a few European uppercuts on Miz and Miz goes to the apron again. Miz drops Orton on the top rope as Miz goes to the floor.

Miz with a running boot to the head and he gets a near fall on Orton. Miz with knees to Orton’s back. Orton punches Miz but Miz with a knee to the midsection and the referee checks on Orton. Miz with elbows to the neck and then he connects with a forearm across the chest. Miz with a suplex and gets a near fall. Orton with punches to Miz but Miz with kicks. Orton with the vintage Viper back breaker. Orton with clotheslines to Miz followed by a power slam.

Miz rolls to the apron again and Orton with a kick to the chest and then he sets for the IEDDT but Miz gets into the ring and Miz sends Orton to the apron. Orton punches Miz and while the referee is with Miz, Riley trips Orton and Orton hits the ring steps. Miz Irish whips Orton into the ring steps and we go to commercial.

We are back and Miz has Orton in a reverse chin lock but Orton with a sleeper. Miz with a sleeper of his own but Orton with a belly-to-back suplex and both men are down. We see footage during the commercial when Miz connected with a knee lift on the floor. Back to live action and Miz punches and kicks Orton while the referee warns him. We also see a boot by Miz. Miz goes up top but Orton with a glancing uppercut and Miz gets crotched. Orton with uppercuts and then he goes for a superplex and hits it but he can only get a near fall. Orton punches Miz but Miz punches back. Orton with kicks and punches but Miz is standing toe to toe with Miz. Orton takes over and kicks Miz in the corner. The referee warns Orton and when Miz gets up, Orton with an Olympic Slam for a near fall.

Miz with a kick to Orton and he hits a neck breaker and swinging neck breaker combination for a near fall. Miz misses a running boot and Orton with a drop kick for a near fall. Orton sets for a power bomb and Riley gets on the apron to distract Orton and Miz with a back body drop. Miz sets for and hits the Awesome Clothesline. Miz with a kick to Orton and hits a DDT for a near fall. Miz tries for the Skull Crushing Finale but Orton escapes. Miz avoids the RKO with a backslide and gets a near fall. Orton with an uppercut and then he hits the IEDDT.

Orton with push ups and that means that it is almost time for the RKO. Orton hits Riley on the apron and then he hits the RKO on Miz. Riley interferes and the referee calls for the bell.

Winner: Randy Orton by disqualification

After the match, Riley gets sent over the top rope to the floor. Orton sees Miz on his hands and knees and he thinks about a field goal, but he approaches Miz and then lines up the kick. Cole begs for Miz to move and Riley enters the ring and gets an RKO. Miz crawls to the back while Cole stops hyperventilating.

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Eerie music and Riley comes out as the Ghost of Christmas Past. He’s here to show Miz the error of his ways. His first Title defense. Video of Miz beating King in the Ladder Match. Miz asks about the error of his ways? He’s proud of what he did. He beat a WWE HOFer and made sure he’ll never become Champion. He doesn’t regret any of his actions of the past. He actually believes that the -

More eerie music and out comes Cole as Ghost of Christmas Present. He tells Miz that he needs to change. His actions against Orton last night, although ‘vintage’, were extremely unacceptable. Punk says this is the best start to a RAW he’s ever see! King didn’t understand that! Miz retained his Championship through nefarious means. Miz should be ashamed, should be ashamed! Miz says that’s where he’s wrong. The actions of a true Champion are defined in one sentence and one sentence only. Are they still WWE Champion after the match? Yes, he is. Orton underestimated Miz and Miz beat him. He has something for Orton, an image for Orton to put on his Christmas cards. Miz holds his belt high and says, Happy Holidays from the Miz!

More eerie music and the ‘evil Miz girl’ shows up on the tron, well, her picture does. Someone’s dubbed her mouth to move so she says – Miz, Miz, I am the Ghost of Christmas Future and she’s very angry. He has to see the light and change his ways or JoMo will beat you! Beat you I say! The fans popped at JoMo’s name. Miz says he’s the future, the face of this company, the most must see Champion because he’s the Miz and he’s awesome!

JoMo’s music hits. Miz isn’t impressed, but JoMo struts out, without a limp. Punk says JoMo ruined his night, he was enjoying that. JoMo says he’s surprised, that was stupid! Even for Miz. He’s happy for Miz’s success because he beat Sheamus last night. He beat Sheamus, climbed the ladder and got the contract. That means sometime soon they’ll fight for that Title. He has news for Miz – he’s beat him in the past, beat him in the present and will beat Miz in the future. When he does, JoMo will become the new WWE Champion! Miz asks, really? Really? Really? Really? Really? Miz says he begs to differ, he’s always been better than him. JoMo right up in Miz’s face, but Riley cut in. Pushing and JoMo is pushed off by Riley. A blow to Riley, then Miz fled. JoMo unloads on Riley, then Sheamus runs out! JoMo in control until Sheamus goes after that knee. JoMo down in the ring.

Out at announce something happened and King clocked Riley, dropped him with one punch! King, all smiles. Riley screeches as he leaves with Miz. Ding-Ding! Cole calls for attention and gets huge heat! And I quote, “Miz, tonight you will collide with your ghosts from past, present and future in a Six Man Tag Team Match. You, Alex Riley and King Sheamus versus JoMo, Jerry Lawler and Randy Orton!” Miz started screaming on the stage, totally pissed! Suddenly Orton’s there and chest blocks Miz to the floor! Miz holds the back of his head as if he hit it when he hit the floor.
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THE MIZ (w/ Alex Riley) vs. RANDY ORTON

The only good reason I can think of right off to feature Miz’s first WWE Title defense on PPV this early on the card is because he’s winning, and Rey or Edge are winning the World Title, and they want to end on a high note. One of the two major singles titles should almost always headline the PPV, with the Royal Rumble being a rare exception. This demeans Miz, though, as he’s trying to gain traction as a main eventer to have him this early in the show defending his title. Striker said he’s known Miz since he arrived in WWE and he wasn’t well-liked at the beginning and still isn’t. Cole defended Miz’s method of winning the WWE Title with the MITB stip, saying anyone else would have and other have used that method to cash in and win. Orton stared at Miz during ring intros like he was going to destroy him, a bit like Anderson Silva’s demeanor before he defends his title.

The bell rang at 8:21 to start this. Orton aggressively beat on Miz in the opening minute. Miz avoided a charge in the corner and took over the offensive. Cole made his case that Miz should be Superstar of the Year. Orton beat up Miz at ringside for a couple minutes. When he tried to slide a folded ladder into the ring, Miz kicked the ladder into Orton. They tried to slam each other onto the ladder. Miz knocked Orton backward by ramming him with the base of the ringside steps. Miz lay a limp Orton onto a table at ringside, but the table collapsed. Lawler gave Miz a hard time for not setting up the table right. They returned to inside the ring at 6:00. Miz clotheslined Orton in the corner and then set up a table in the corner. Orton countered and then set up Miz for a superplex onto a table, but Riley moved the ladder out of the path. Striker said there are no DQs in a ladder match, which is absurd because if that’s the case, Riley might as well just join in and make it a two-on-one match from the start and use chairs and ladders, too. I mean, no DQ either means no DQ or it doesn’t.

Orton snap-powerslammed Miz at 9:00. Miz rolled to the ring apron. Orton kicked him and then DDT’d him off the second rope. At ringside Orton clotheslined Riley when Riley charged at him. He then slide a table into the ring. Orton gave Miz a backbreaker in the ring and then pounded the mat. Orton waited for Miz to stand, then set up a powerbomb. Riley distracted Orton. Miz got up and set up the Skull Crushing Finale. Orton powered out, but the ref got knocked over. Orton then gave an interfering Riley an RKO. With the ref and Miz down at ringside and Riley down in the ring, Orton surveyed the situation. He picked up Riley and gave him a powerbomb through a table. Miz then gave Orton a Skull Crushing Finale from behind at 12:00. Miz then rolled Riley out of the way and lay Orton over the broken table. he then revived the ref at ringside and showed him Orton. The ref then called for the bell and awarded Miz the win. Cole declared, “That was awesome!” He praised Miz for taking advantage of the circumstances. He said champions find a way to win.

The ref saw the replay and called for the match to restart as Miz was celebrating at ringside. Orton went after Miz at ringside aggressively. Cole said it was ridiculous, but Lawler said justice was prevailing. Orton threw Miz into the ring. As he tried to climb into the ring, Miz shoved Riley into Orton, knocking him off the ring apron through a table for the official win.

WINNER: Miz in 14:00 to retain the WWE Title.

John Cena has always had a special bond with the troops, so the Legendary star was even more charged than usual going into tonight’s huge main event. Forming a veritable dream team with Rey Mysterio & Randy Orton, Cena made sure that the crew of The Miz, Alberto Del Rio & Wade Barrett received a beating that would make the military proud. Working together like a tactical squad, The Viper and Cena set up Del Rio and Barrett for a double dose of Mysterio’s 619 before simultaneously nailing an RKO and an Attitude Adjustment on their hapless opponents for the win.

Following the victory, the Massachusetts native grabbed the microphone and delivered some heartfelt words to the soldiers he respects so much, bringing an emotional end to the most patriotic show of the year.

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WWE champion THE MIZ (w/ Alex Riley) vs. REY MYSTERIO — non-title match

Nice feeling-out process to start, then Rey clobbered Miz in the corner with a cannonball splash. Miz wanted a top rope moonsault, but Miz crotched him and began working on the left leg/ankle. Riley landed a cheap shot on Rey behind the ref’s back as Cole reset the events tonight with a four-way (or three-way) World Title match booked for TLC in Houston. On the Raw side, Cole noted Miz has an opportunity to validate his “advantageous” WWE Title victory via Money in the Bank cash-in with a victory over Orton at the PPV. That was a good point brought up by a caller on the Livecast today, which WWE really could have reinforced on Raw leading to the PPV. Before cutting to break, Mysterio took out Riley on the outside with a running sentaun from the ring apron.

Back from break, WWE had a very shaky hard camera as Miz and Rey traded control center-ring with the crowd hot for the exchange. Miz landed a turnaround cross-body splash off the ropes, which was good for a two count. Miz then cut off Rey yet again by ramming him into the turnbuckles. Miz wanted a top-rope move, but Rey cut him off. Back and forth action here.
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I’ve added a high quality candid of Alex from the Tribute to the Troops taping. Thank you Reckless Photography for the gorgeous photo.

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