WWE salutes the WWE Universe with Fan Appreciation Day

John Cena def. World Heavyweight Champion Kane by Disqualification (PHOTOS)
With Kane’s scheduled opponent Big Show winning an Intercontinental Title Match in the event’s opening Battle Royal, Raw’s anonymous General Manager and SmackDown GM Theodore Long chose a surprise replacement for Kane’s title defense. When the opening chords of John Cena’s music played, the XL Center fans jumped to their feet with a deafening roar!
The match was cut short when Cena put Kane in the STF and Nexus raided the ring, resulting in a disqualification. Wade Barrett, Justin Gabriel, David Otunga and Heath Slater then attacked Cena. The heinous assault prompted WWE Champion Randy Orton to rush the ring, followed by the entire WWE locker room, led by Triple H!
With The Game, The Viper, Cena and Big Show left standing in the ring, Cena thanked the crowd for supporting WWE and its Superstars and Divas, while many of the roster spread out into the crowd for autographs and photos with the WWE Universe as the show ended.
“From each of us, who do this each and every week because we love it, thank you,” Cena said.

WWE Champion Randy Orton def. Wade Barrett (PHOTOS)
Just weeks before the WWE Champion and the leader of The Nexus square off at Survivor Series, The Viper fought off members of Barrett’s faction and survived being hit with his own title to hang onto his championship. In the end, Orton countered Barrett’s Wasteland attempt and struck with a thunderous RKO to pick up the pinfall victory – much to the delight of the legion of Orton fans in attendance, holding their signs of support throughout the contest.

Melina wins WWE Divas Dance-off (PHOTOS)
What’s a true celebration without dancing? WWE’s smart, sexy and powerful Divas took the spotlight on Fan Appreciation Day to compete for top dance honors. It was tought, but there was no a “split” decision by fans inside Hartford’s XL Center, who voted Melina the winner over Natalya, Melina, Gail Kim, Kelly Kelly, Layla, Maryse and Alicia Fox.

After the dance-off and a brief brawl that ensued between the contestants, Santino Marella came to ringside to show off his fleet-of-feet dance moves. He may not win any dance contests any time soon, but Santino certainly won over the fans, several of whom could also be seen dancing around their seats.