The New WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Brock Lesnar

ST. LOUIS - Whether Interim Raw General Manager and Executive Vice President of Talent Relations John Laurinaitis intended it or not - CM Punk stood tall over Dolph Ziggler in the WWE Championship Match at Royal Rumble, proudly showing off the most coveted prize in WWE.

Rather than risk seeming biased in light of his upcoming performance appraisal by WWE COO Triple H, Mr. Laurinaitis excused himself from officiating duties in the WWE Championship Match. This ultimately allowed Punk and Ziggler to do what they do best in an evenly-officiated contest.

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-The first match of the night is Randy Orton vs. CM Punk in a Last Man Standing Match.
Orton defeated CM Punk.

-The match next up was an impromptu Tables Match for the United States Championship.
The match ended when Kofi Kingston leaped off of the top rope to the outside to put Sheamus through a table.

-Next on the card was the Tag Team Country Whipping Match.
Michael Cole did, however get the win for his team after he rolled up Jim Ross.

-The next match was Cody Rhodes vs. Rey Mysterio in a Falls Count Anywhere Match, to end their three-plus month-long feud.
It was a little disappointing to see...