WWE Monday Night Raw 06/08/2012 - Shawn Michaels Appreciation Night

Monday Night Raw was held today in San Antonio, and was to highlight the presence of Shawn Michaels, Brock Lesnar and Triple H, and the match between John Cena and Daniel Bryan.

 

Backstage Update On Charlie Sheen/Daniel Bryan Plans

The latest on the Daniel Bryan vs. Charlie Sheen angle is that while a match between the two is unlikely, WWE has discussed Sheen getting physical with Daniel Bryan at the pay-per-view. WWE is hoping that Sheen's involvement will get them media attention, while Sheen is in it to promote his Anger Management show.

Update: Final Raw 1,000 Rating; Detailed Report Inside

preliminary data for the 1,000th episode of Monday Night Raw suggested the show's best viewership in recent years. We can now confirm this to be true, as the overall 3-hour television rating was a 3.84, with an average of just over 6 million viewers.

The first hour, featuring the advertised return of Degeneration X drew the lowest rating with a 3.48, which is a huge success considering the new early start time and last week's cumulative score of a 3.44.

The second hour contained the advertised return of Brock Lesnar, an Intercontinental Championship match, the return of the Rock and of course the wedding segment between Daniel Bryan and AJ. This drew a 3.95 and was the second highest score of the night.

The third and final hour showcased the highly anticipated WWE Championship match between John Cena and CM Punk, and garnered the highest rating of the night with a 4.09! These are easily the best numbers Monday Night Raw has done since the WrestleMania build-up in 2009, drawing over 1,000,000 new viewers since last week's Money in the Bank follow-up show.

WWE Friday Night Smackdown 20/7 - Videos

Unpredictable Intercontinental Champion Christian prepares to host a special "Peep Show" on SmackDown - welcoming AJ & Daniel Bryan as his special guests just three days before they will be married on the 1,000th episode of Raw!

 

Details Behind Cena Winning MITB & Original Plans

WZ has confirmed with sources that John Cena winning the WWE Championship Money in the Bank Match wasn't the original plan when the bout was set weeks prior.

Sources have confirmed the original plan was for Chris Jericho to win the briefcase, and then become the first superstar to cash in unsuccessfully. One of the top plans was for Jericho to attempt to cash in later in the pay-per-view after the CM Punk and Daniel Bryan match.

WWE then decided the week of the show that they would instead go with John Cena winning, which reportedly is why the CM Punk WWE Championship match got bumped from being the last on the card. WWE officials felt the PPV ending wouldn't be climactic enough if the CM Punk bout ended the show without anyone coming out to cash in the briefcase won earlier in the night.

Top Bouts Rumored For Summerslam

Top Bouts Rumored For SSlam As of this writing, here are the top matches currently being discussed for WWE SummerSlam next month. As always, things can change as nothing has been officially announced for the event.

-Triple H vs Brock Lesnar
-CM Punk vs John Cena for the WWE Title
-Sheamus vs Alberto Del Rio vs Dolph Ziggler in a Triple Threat Match for the World Title
-Daniel Bryan vs Chris Jericho