Santino Marella considers what would happen if a cataclysmic event occurred backstage at a WWE event.

David Otunga is the only guy out of the thirty or so to get an entrance for the match. This is kind of funny since they guys are all midcarders at best. Hunico eliminates DiBiase during the match but DiBiase eliminates Hunico to get some level of revenge. The final four men are Ezekial Jackson, Santino Marella, Drew McIntyre and David Otunga. Drew is eliminated by Marella after playing to the crowd. Jackson has Marella set up for a power slam but Marella breaks free and Jackson is sent over the top to the floor. Otunga stops Marella with a clothesline and the crowd is heavily behind Marella. Marella fights back with several strikes but misses a diving head butt. Otunga hits a neck breaker and taunts the crowd. Marella counters a hip toss and tosses Otunga over the top to the floor to win the match!

Your Winner: Santino Marella

After the match, Santino Marella celebrates his victory by doing snow angels in the ring. Marella will be going to the Elimination Chamber to possibly win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship this Sunday!

Digitals

YOSHI TATSU vs. TITUS O’NEIL
O’Neil shoves Tatsu down, and then powers out of a waistlock. Tatsu uses speed, instead, but it doesn’t last long, as O’Neil gets him with a big backbreaker. O’Neil with hard offense to dominate Tatsu, whose selling makes O’Neil look great. Tatsu gets some room and moves to offense. Tatsu powers up and gets the Shining Wizard for two. O’Neil counters a corner leap with a kick and hits the Clash of the Titus for the win.

WINNER: Titus O’Neil in 4:00. After the match, Titus gets on the mic and says he wants to make sure that Mr. Regal saw him. He says that he wants competition and he wants Alex Riley.

Alex Riley’s music plays and he comes out. Alex says that there is no need to yell and he has no problem telling it to his face. Alex says that he lives by the phrase, ‘don’t talk about it, be about it’. He wants to drop the mics and fight.
Titus goes to the floor while Alex enters. Titus says that he doesn’t have a problem facing Alex, but he just competed in a match. Titus says that he has no problem facing Alex next week. Titus says that he has a Valentine’s date.

GALLERY LINKS:
- World Wrestling Entertainment > Digitals > Worldwide > 2012 RAW in Abu: View

The bell rings, and Justin Roberts gives us a quick rundown of the Rumble rules. As always with these types of matches, I ask that you bear with me, as this one will be difficult to cover. Now let’s see who’s going to be main-eventing WrestleMania. The Miz is of course the first man to make his way out to the ring, and he gets a lot of heat on his way out.

Miz says everyone backstage has been snickering at him all day. They think he’s intimidated and that he won’t be able to make it, but those are the same people who told him he’d never main event WrestleMania or be champion. He says he’s always proved everyone wrong and tonight will be no different. He’ll be the last man standing and he’ll main event WrestleMania because he’s the Miz and he’s awesome. Entrant Number two is Alex Riley who makes his way out to a bit of fanfare.

The bell rings and Riley and Miz stare each other down before trading right hands. Riley backs Miz into the corner and hits him with a big running clothesline. Riley takes Miz over to the ropes but Miz fights him off. Miz lays into Riley with a series of stomps before picking him up and taking him to the ropes. Riley tosses Miz to the apron, but when he charges after him, Miz catches him with the low bridge and Riley falls to the outside.

Alex Riley has been eliminated.

As Clay dances, Riley is dancing a little bit in the background. Riley decides to dance a little bit to try and be friends with Clay. Well, that doesn’t work as Clay tosses Riley over with a suplex, splash in the corner and hits a leaping cross body for the quick win.

Your Winner: Brodus Clay via pin fall

Percy with a kick and forearms followed by a European uppercut. Percy with a step up enzuigiri and then he kicks Titus in the corner. Percy with another European uppercut followed by a hard Irish whip. Percy with a forearm to the back and punch. Percy with a forearm and he yells at Titus. The referee gets between Titus and Percy and Titus with a punch . Titus throws Percy over the top rope to the floor.

Titus barks to mock the fans. Titus runs Percy into the apron and then back into the ring. Titus gets a near fall. Titus kicks Percy and then he sends Percy into the corner and connects with shoulders. Titus gets a near fall and then applies a reverse chin lock. Percy gets to his feet and he punches Titus.

Percy misses a splash into the corner and Titus kicks Percy. Titus punches Percy and then he gets a near fall. Titus works on Percy’s neck and then he connects with forearms across the upper chest and he gets a near fall.

Titus with a reverse chin lock and then he returns to the neck. Percy with punches but Titus with a shoulder tackle and he gets a near fall. Titus sends Percy into the turnbuckles and connects with a forearm to the back. Percy with a kick to Titus and then he connects with a flying clothesline and drop kick. Percy with a splash into the corner followed by a flying shoulder tackle.

Percy sets for the Showtime Splash and he hits it and gets a near fall. Watson gets Titus on his shoulders but Titus escapes and hits Clash of the Titus for the three count.

Winner: Titus O’Neil

After the match, Titus kicks Percy and then he connects with a European uppercut followed by forearms and punches. Alex Riley comes to the ring to help Percy and Riley with punches and a clothesline that sends Titus over the top rope to the floor.

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Alex Riley vs Johnny Curtis with Maxine
They lock up and Curtis with a side head lock. Curtis with a shoulder tackle but Riley with a hip toss and Curtis goes to the floor to regroup with his true love. Curtis with a shoulder from the apron followed by a kick. Curtis with a punch to the head followed by a hard Irish whip. Curtis gets a near fall. Curtis with a cravate. Riley with punches followed by an STO. Riley with a flying forearm and clothesline. Riley with a kick and Maxine distracts Riley to allow Curtis to hit a Falcon Arrow for the three count.

Winner: Johnny Curtis

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Matt is already in the ring and he welcomes everyone to NXT. In the main event, Derrick Bateman will face Darren Young. As we are on the road to 100 episodes, it is time for more alumni from NXT. This week’s special guest is someone Matt feels is the next breakout star. He brings out ‘The Natural’ Michael McGillicutty from season two.

Matt congratulates Michael for becoming a WWE Tag Team Champion but Michael won’t have any of Matt’s platitudes. Michael says that he has arrived. Michael says this show sucks. He remembers being on NXT. He says that it gave him absolutely nothing. He says that he went on to jump John Cena. He became a part of the most dominant faction in WWE history, the Nexus. He is a former WWE Tag Team Champion. He didn’t accomplish these things because of NXT. He accomplished these things because he does what he wants when he wants and nobody sees him coming. It doesn’t matter what show you are on, nobody is going to stop him from becoming a success.

Alex Riley makes his way out and he says the Varsity Villain is back as he makes his way to the ring.

Matt reminds us that Alex was on NXT as well. Alex says that it is great to be back on NXT in Little Rock as he pulls a Foley. Alex says that he wishes he could say that he had a good relationship with him, like he does with Matt Striker. Alex says that they had the chance to make a career out of WWE through NXT and then he comes back and runs down the show and the city the show is in.

Alex says that it doesn’t make you something just for attacking John Cena with a group of people. Alex says that the only way to earn respect in this business is in the ring with your bare hands. Alex says that if Michael wants some respect, why not start with him and why not start tonight.

Michael pie faces Riley and Riley with a take down and they start to brawl as a referee makes his way to the ring.

Alex Riley versus Michael McGillicutty in an NXT Season Two Alumni Classic Match
Michael misses a punch but Riley with punches. Michael with an Irish whip bu the misses a charge into the corner and Riley with a clothesline and then he clotheslines Michael over the top rope to the floor.
Michael makes his way back into the ring and Michael with a kick and punch to the head. Michael with more kicks in the corner. Michael with more punches but Riley sends Michael into the corner and he punches Michael. Riley with an Irish whip and splash into the corner and then Riley with a DDT from the turnbuckles for a near fall. Michael sends Riley to the floor and Riley tires for the sliding kick from the apron but Michael moves and Michael with a spear that sends Riley off the apron and into the announce table.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Michael with a head lock but Riley with punches. Michael takes Riley to the mat and gets a near fall. Michael kicks Riley in the corner and then he punches him. Michael with a back heel kick to Riley in the corner. Michael with a forearm to the back and then he chokes Riley in the ropes and connects with crossfaces. Michael punches Riley from the floor.

Michael returns to the ring and gets a near fall. Michael with a kick to the head followed by a knee to the back. Michael with a reverse chin lock. Riley with elbows but Michael pulls him back to the mat. Michael with a forearm to the head for a near fall.

Michael with a back breaker and he gets a near fall. Michael with a rear chin lock and he adds pressure to the back. Michael with a reverse chin lock while Regal talks about Michael’s pedigree. Riley with forearms and a head butt followed by an STO and both men are down.

Riley with a running forearm and a spinebuster. Riley with a kick and he tries for the DDT but Michael with a Saito suplex for a near fall. Michael goes to the apron and up top but Riley recovers and he hits the ropes and that crotches Michael. Riley leaps to the turnbuckle and he this a butterfly suplex from the turnbuckles for a near fall.

Michael struggles to get to his feet and Riley gets him up for the TKO but Micahel avoids it. Michael misses the running neck breaker but Riley hits the TKO for the three count.

Winner: Alex Riley

GALLERY LINKS:
- World Wrestling Entertainment > WWE.com > WWE Superstars assess their safety