GREEN BAY, Wisc. – Halloween may be a night for demonic spirits to wreak havoc on the living, but just six days prior to All Hallows Eve, a presence equally as sadistic, Wade Barrett, was busy haunting his nemesis, John Cena.

Justin Gabriel & Heath Slater def. WWE Tag Team Champions David Otunga & John Cena; WWE Champion Randy Orton to face John Cena

Wade Barrett appeared as dark and moody as a winter in England. No wonder. The night before at WWE Bragging Rights, the leader of The Nexus informed John Cena that if he were to lose his match against WWE Champion Randy Orton, Cena would be fired from WWE. Well, the petulant Brit defeated The Viper by disqualification thanks to a well-timed Attitude Adjustment on him by his unwilling bodyguard, Cena. One problem: A title cannot change hands on a disqualification. All of which meant that Cena would not be fired and that Orton would retain the title.

Barrett, however, knew he possessed leverage. At WWE Bragging Rights, Cena was forced to pair with David Otunga, and the two captured the WWE Tag Team Titles. The men would soon be stripped of those honors when Barrett arranged a match and ordered Otunga to lay down for Justin Gabriel & Heath Slater, who walked away new champions.

Afterward, Raw’s anonymous General Manager stated, via laptop, that Orton will defend his title against Barrett in four weeks in a match featuring no disqualifications, no count-outs and a special guest referee. To determine the referee, the WWE Champion must battle a member of Nexus, with the winner to select who’ll wear the stripes. Barrett’s choice of Nexus member to face Orton? John Cena, but of course.

John Cena def. WWE Champion Randy Orton by Disqualification

Turnabout, meet fair play. One night earlier, Wade Barrett had defeated WWE Champion Randy Orton by disqualification at WWE Bragging Rights thanks to John Cena. Tonight, the Englishman made certain Cena won his match against Orton by the very same means.

No, Barrett wasn’t really helping Cena, per se – he was helping himself. You see, earlier in the evening, Raw’s anonymous GM arranged a no disqualifications, no count-outs Match, featuring a special guest referee, in four weeks at Survivor Series between Barrett and Orton for the WWE Title. Were The Viper to win, he would choose the referee. If Cena were to win, however, the fester from Manchester would choose, which is precisely what happened.

After Barrett ambushed The Nexus’ reluctant warrior, he earned the right to select the guest referee for his championship match against WWE’s Apex Predator. In a shrewd stroke, the Nexus leader chose Cena, but not without thickening the plot. Barrett added that if he wins the WWE Title at Survivor Series, Cena is free from The Nexus. However, if he does not win the championship, Cena will be fired!

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