Night of Champions (2012)

Night of Champions (2012)
Night of Champions (2012)
Theme; song(s)	"Champions" by Kevin Rudolf (feat. Fred Durst, Birdman and Lil Wayne); "Big Epic Night" by Jim Johnston
Information
Promotion	WWE
Sponsor	Dredd
Date	September 16, 2012
Venue	TD Garden
City	Boston, Massachusetts
Pay-per-view chronology
WWE Night of Champions chronology

Night of Champions was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) show made by WWE. It took place on September 16, 2012 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. It was the fifth Night of Champions event held by WWE.

The main event was a match between WWE Champion CM Punk and John Cena. The end of match saw Cena place Punk on the top rope and hit a bridging German suplex for the pin. The referee declared that both men had their shoulders on the mat for three seconds and ended the match in a draw.

Results

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1^P	Zack Ryder won by last eliminating Tensai	16-man battle royal to determine the #1 contender to the WWE United States Championship	05:43
2	The Miz (c) defeated Cody Rhodes, Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara	Fatal four-way match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship	12:05
3	Daniel Bryan and Kane defeated Kofi Kingston and R-Truth (c)	Tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship	08:30
4	Antonio Cesaro (c) (with Aksana) defeated Zack Ryder	Singles match for the WWE United States Championship	06:40
5	Randy Orton defeated Dolph Ziggler (with Vickie Guerrero)	Singles match	18:24
6	Eve Torres defeated Layla (c)	Singles match for the WWE Divas Championship	07:05
7	Sheamus (c) defeated Alberto Del Rio (with David Otunga and Ricardo Rodriguez)	Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship	14:25
8	CM Punk (c) (with Paul Heyman) vs. John Cena ended in a draw	Singles match for the WWE Championship	26:55
(c) – is the champion(s) going into the match P – This match took place on the pre-show

↑ Order of elimination: Heath Slater, Michael McGillicutty, Ted DiBiase, Primo, Jinder Mahal, Epico, Justin Gabriel, Tyson Kidd, Brodus Clay, JTG, Drew McIntyre, Santino Marella, Titus O'Neil, Darren Young, and Tensai.

References

↑ Caldwell, James (2012-09-16). "CALDWELL'S WWE NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS PPV REPORT 9/16: Complete 'virtual time' coverage of live PPV - Punk vs. Cena, six title matches". pwtorch.com. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
↑ "Zack Ryder won a Pre-Show Battle Royal to become No. 1 Contender for the United States Championship". WWE. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
↑ "Intercontinental Champion The Miz def. Rey Mysterio, Sin Cara & Cody Rhodes". WWE. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
↑ "Kane & Daniel Bryan def. WWE Tag Team Champions R-Truth & Kofi Kingston". WWE. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
↑ "United States Champion Antonio Cesaro def. Zack Ryder". WWE. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
↑ "Randy Orton def. Dolph Ziggler". WWE. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
↑ "John Cena def. WWE Champion CM Punk". WWE. Archived from the original on 2015-11-06. Retrieved 2012-09-16.

Other websites

Official Night of Champions 2012 website

[2] Order of elimination: Heath Slater, Michael McGillicutty, Ted DiBiase, Primo, Jinder Mahal, Epico, Justin Gabriel, Tyson Kidd, Brodus Clay, JTG, Drew McIntyre, Santino Marella, Titus O'Neil, Darren Young, and Tensai.

[times-1] Caldwell, James (2012-09-16). "CALDWELL'S WWE NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS PPV REPORT 9/16: Complete 'virtual time' coverage of live PPV - Punk vs. Cena, six title matches". pwtorch.com. Retrieved 26 November 2015.

[PSBR-3] "Zack Ryder won a Pre-Show Battle Royal to become No. 1 Contender for the United States Championship". WWE. Retrieved 2012-09-16.

[4] "Intercontinental Champion The Miz def. Rey Mysterio, Sin Cara & Cody Rhodes". WWE. Retrieved 2012-09-16.

[5] "Kane & Daniel Bryan def. WWE Tag Team Champions R-Truth & Kofi Kingston". WWE. Retrieved 2012-09-16.

[6] "United States Champion Antonio Cesaro def. Zack Ryder". WWE. Retrieved 2012-09-16.

[7] "Randy Orton def. Dolph Ziggler". WWE. Retrieved 2012-09-16.

[8] "John Cena def. WWE Champion CM Punk". WWE. Archived from the original on 2015-11-06. Retrieved 2012-09-16.

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