WWE Raw Review 1-10-11 Shawn Michaels Inducted in the Hall of Fame

Randy Orton & Jerry Lawler def. WWE Champion The Miz & Alex Riley

CM Punk deferred Nexus initiation; Cena confronted Punk via satellite (WATCH | PHOTOS)
Standing high on the TitanTron, CM Punk must have felt like the tops in Tennessee. Unfortunately for him, though, he turned out to be just a ninny in Nashville. Rather than take a leap of faith as he had promised, The Second City Savior instead laughed at the gullibility of the waiting audience, informing them he had no intention of jumping. He eventually made his way to the ring, where he joined the remaining disciples, who did follow through with their Nexus initiations: Michael McGillicutty, Husky Harris and David Otunga.

As Punk bragged about his supposed superiority, Cena flashed onto the TitanTron. The 2010 WWE Superstar of the Year promised to be at Raw live next Monday night and challenged his nemesis to a match. When the Nexus leader agreed to compete, Cena vowed he would destroy Punk then and there.

Shawn Michaels announced as 2011 WWE Hall of Fame Inductee (WATCH | PHOTOS)
The first 2011 WWE Hall of Fame Inductee will be ... Shawn Michaels! Although his induction has always been a foregone conclusion, HBK's return to Raw still left everyone in the WWE Universe overwhelmed. Everyone, perhaps, except mouthy Mexican Alberto Del Rio. After criticizing The Showstopper, Del Rio felt pretty smug until the future Hall of Famer demonstrated just why he will be inducted into the esteemed hall -- he leveled Del Rio with Sweet Chin Music!

Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel refused to take part in Nexus initiation (WATCH)
Not all Nexus initiations end with a brutal crescendo. When CM Punk insisted that Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel slug it out with kendo sticks in order to prove themselves worthy of the group, the two original members were clearly averse from the get-go. Although the two circled one another ominously, they eventually laid down their weapons and stormed out on The Second City Savior.

David Otunga endured Nexus initiation (WATCH | PHOTOS)
Unenviable task, meet immovable object. Big Show dropped by Raw to brag to the WWE Universe that it would be he who was going to prevail at this month's Royal Rumble. During his speech, however, The Nexus interrupted. As if that weren't masochistic enough, David Otunga, in pursuit of carrying out his initiation, hesitantly stepped into the ring, faced The World's Largest Athlete and slapped him across the face. Needless to say, Show unleashed his wrath on a yielding Otunga and left him shattered on the canvas.

Husky Harris endured Nexus initiation (WATCH)
Husky Harris faced a daunting test. In the second Nexus initiation of the night, the third-generation Superstar was required by CM Punk to undergo a series of strap lashings. As fellow Nexi cracked the leather slabs down upon his back, Harris writhed in pa