Archive of PWUpdate.net (2013-2014)

Venue: Consol Energy Arena (Pittsburgh, PA)

Commentators: Michael Cole, JBL, & Jerry Lawler

With the WWE Championship still held in abeyance thanks to the antics of The Big Show, this week’s RAW saw the announcement of a match that will finally decide the true champion in three weeks at Hell in a Cell…with a most Showstopping referee to boot. Speaking of Show he would once again reemerge during the main event after being fired earlier in the program and make his final stand. Would he side with Daniel Bryan or would he continue to bow at the whims of the McMahon Family?

Read on for full results and notes from the show, taken from Jason Powell‘s much more detailed report/analysis over at ProWrestling.net.

Match Results

1. Dolph Ziggler defeated Damien Sandow via pinfall with the FAMEASSER (12:15).

2. Natalya, Eva Marie, & JoJo Offerman defeated Alicia Fox, Aksana, & Rosa Mendes when Natalya forced Mendes to tap to the SHARPSHOOTER (3:20).

3. Los Matadores (Fernando & Diego) [w/ El Torito] defeated 3MB (Drew McIntyre & Jinder Mahal) [w/ Heath Slater] with their Torture Rack Drop finisher.

• Post-Match: Slater chased El Torito into the ring but Torito had the last laugh, sending him out to the floor with a hurricanrana.
  

4. CM Punk & R-Truth defeated Ryback & *WWE Intercontinental Champion* Curtis Axel [w/ Paul Heyman] when Truth pinned Axel with a Scissor Kick (12:45).

• Pre-Match: Heyman cut a promo on CM Punk’s win at Battleground, Ryback and Axel flanked behind him. Punk came out to jab back and Ryback challenged him to come to the ring. R-Truth then made his way out and offered to be Punk’s partner, leading to the tag team match.
  

5. Randy Orton defeated Kofi Kingston via pinfall with the RKO (13:45).

• Post-Match: Daniel Bryan attacked Orton during his celebration, taking him out with a suicide dive and raining down all sorts of hurt until he was pulled away by officials and referees.
  

6. Non-Title Match: Ricardo Rodriguez defeated *World Heavyweight Champion* Alberto Del Rio via pinfall with a roll-up (0:35).

• Pre-Match: Del Rio visited with Vickie Guerrero, saying he needed a marquee match to show himself off since he’s the only world champion WWE has at the moment. Guerrero brought out Ricardo as his opponent.
• Notes: Guerrero emerged during the match and announced to Del Rio that he would defend the WHC against John Cena at Hell in a Cell, causing him to be distracted and fall victim to the roll-up of doom by Rodriguez.

7. Fandango [w/ Summer Rae] defeated Zack Ryder via pinfall with the TOP ROPE LEGDROP (2:45).

8. The Real Americans (Jack Swagger & Antonio Cesaro) [w/ Zeb Colter] defeated Santino Marella & The Great Khali [w/ Hornswoggle] when Cesaro pinned Khali after the CESARO SWING (3:45).

• Post-Match: Cesaro trapped Hornswoggle in the Giant/Cesaro Swing until Marella broke it up with the Cobra. Khali then took out Swagger with a BRAIN CHOP to end the altercation with the faces on top.
  

9. The Shield (*WWE U.S. Champion* Dean Ambrose and *WWE Tag Team Champions* Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns) defeated Daniel Bryan, Cody Rhodes, & Goldust when Rollins pinned Bryan (13:00).

• Notes: Randy Orton hit Bryan with an RKO, allowing Rollins to pin him for the victory. Triple H stood at ringside for the match to make sure everything was “best for business”.
  
• Post-Match: The Shield continued their attack on the babyface team until The Big Show made his way out. Triple H instructed The Shield to attack Show but he shoved them off and cold-cocked Trips with the KO PUNCH. Bryan stood over the fallen body of Triple H and led a “YES!” chant to close the show.

Segments/Notes/Etc.

• Stephanie McMahon opened the show, bringing out The Big Show to atone for what he did last night at Battleground. Show did no such thing and mocked her husband, causing McMahon to slap him repeatedly and then fire him. Show was unfazed and left with an aura of confidence, shown at the end of the episode when he reemerged and knocked Triple H out with the KO PUNCH.
• RAW GM Brad Maddox made his way out after the Divas match and apologized for how Battleground ended. He then announced that Daniel Bryan would meet Randy Orton for the WWE Championship at Hell in a Cell, within the structure itself, and it would feature a special guest referee. Three legends made appearances to lead the vote in their favor: Booker T, Bob Backlund, and Shawn Michaels. It’s no surprise that HBK won the fan vote and he will ref Bryan/Orton in three weeks.
• The Miz was to host a “MizTV” episode with himself as the guest, but out came The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, & Erick Rowan) to break it up. Harper and Rowan went to attack Miz, but Miz escaped all three of them, even getting in some shots at Bray. Bray simply laughed as Miz made his exit to the entrance stage.
• Announced for Smackdown: R-Truth challenges Curtis Axel for the WWE Intercontinental Championship.
• As previously mentioned in the match results section John Cena will make his way earlier than expected return to the ring at Hell in a Cell to challenge Alberto Del Rio for the World Heavyweight Championship.
• Rob Van Dam is currently on hiatus following his match at Battleground, the storyline being he needs to get better physically, emotionally, and spiritually. That’s code for “smoke a ton of weed and not destroy the body by wrestling non-stop”.

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