The show started John Cena came out to the arena. Cena reminded everyone that the authority was back in power and they fired three of his pals last week. Cena said that he was being accused for the reason the authority was back in power, but he had no other options given.
Cena said that the only offended was Triple H who was a thirteen times World champion was just another power hungry back stabbing guy right now. He reminded how the authority fired Eric Rowan, Ryback and the fan favorite Dolph Ziggler. He asked the fans if those three athletes deserved to be fired last week, the fans said No in unison. He asked the fans if they wanted them back. Cena requested the fans world wide to social network and asked them to hash tag ‘Authority sucks.’ He said if the authority could not hear them, they were deaf, blind and stupid.
Cena now talked about his match against Brock Lesnar and Seth Rollins at Royal Rumble for the WWE World Heavyweight championship. Cena guaranteed that he would be walking out of Royal Rumble as the WWE World Heavyweight champion and he would wait till the authority gave those superstars their jobs back.
The Authority came out to the arena. They entered the ring and Stephanie McMahon spoke out first. Stephanie said that surely Ryback, Rowan and Ziggler would be quite happy to see him winning at the Royal Rumble. She reminded that Cena was the reason that they were not a member of WWE roster anymore.
Triple H said that he expected a lot more from this. He said whatever Cena was proposing for Rumble was a mutiny and anybody who would support him would be fired. Cena convinced others to stand by his side, knowing the fact that it could led them to be fired.
Triple H said that they wanted Cena to be their hero again. He revealed that they did not want to fire those three athletes. They fired them because unlike Cena they kept their promises. Triple H asked the fans if they wanted those three athletes to be back in WWE, the fans said Yes in unison. Now he asked Cena how much he wanted them back. He gave Cena an opportunity to bring them back, all he had to do was winning his match. He announced a Lumberjack match between Cena and Seth Rollins.
The dust has settled from the mass firing that closed last week’s Raw. But the wound is still open for John Cena, who indirectly allowed the reinstated Authority to serve Dolph Ziggler, Erick Rowan and Ryback their walking papers as payment for getting them ousted from power at Survivor Series. The 15-time World Champion’s vow to finagle the reinstatement of the “Corpus Christi three” by winning the WWE World Heavyweight Title and holding it hostage only provided ample opportunity for the corporate triptych to salt said wound. The Authority dangled an opportunity for Cena to get his three buddies their gigs back ﾅ provided he defeats Seth Rollins ﾅ in a Lumberjack Match.