WWE Monday Night Raw Results: Live Blog for the Royal Rumble Go-Home Show

Hey, Bleachers, this is the live blog for the Jan. 23, 2012 edition of the WWE Monday Night Raw SuperShow.

Last week on Raw, the feud between CM Punk and John Laurinaitis began to reach a boiling point in the final minutes of the show. Both men were in prime form, Punk pulling no punches while assaulting Laurinaitis' character, and Laurinaitis openly admitting that he planned to screw Punk at the Royal Rumble.

Punk left with a threat that if Laurinaitis dared to cost him his WWE Championship, he'd tear him apart. Mick Foley witnessed the entire exchange from inside the ring with the two of them, and then began to get under Laurinaitis' skin. Laurinaitis snapped and flattened Foley with a microphone to the skull.

Laurinaitis wasn't the only one losing his cool last week, as John Cena unleashed the hate that Kane has been trying to coax out of him.  

Zack Ryder lost the United States Championship to Jack Swagger despite doctors not clearing Ryder to perform. This set Cena off, and he gave Laurinaitis a piece of his mind. Laurinaitis appeased Cena by giving him a match with Swagger.

The match never began. Cena jumped Swagger early and threw him from the ring. After slamming Swagger's head into the announcers table repeatedly, Cena threw him into the steps and was on the verge of bringing the steps down on top of the motionless Swagger.

Kane interrupted, pleased with Cena's actions, and Cena realized exactly what he was doing.

Join in on the live discussion with us here in the comment section once the show begins.

Kaleb Kelchner is a Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report, you can follow him on Twitter @kkelchner621 and find him covering all things WWE, as well as live blogging WWE Raw on Mondays and WWE pay-per-views in Bleacher Report's WWE section.