The following are the results of WWE’s Monday Night RAW, which took place January 20th, 2014, from the Wright State University’s Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio. This is the final RAW before the 2014 Royal Rumble pay-per-view this Sunday, which takes place from the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
In Ring Segment
The Authority are in the ring to kick off RAW tonight. Triple H is hyping the importance of this Sunday’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view, and the start to the road to WrestleMania! Triple H then says he is ready to welcome one of those Rumble participants, and says that they have “evolved” together. Just as he is ready to announce the return of “The Animal” Batista, Randy Orton’s music hits, and he instead makes his way to the ring. Stephanie McMahon asks who in the hell does he think he is? A video is shown of Orton attacking John Cena’s father last week on RAW, and Stephanie says those actions will not be tolerated any longer. Orton says he did this because of all his pent up aggression, having to face Cena again for the WWE World Championship, and having Brock Lesnar returning and waiting to face the champion. Triple H tells Orton that they made him champion because they believed in him, and he needs to step up, and he will have the chance tonight as he will face Kofi Kingston. Batista’s music hits, and he returns to WWE RAW after a 4 year hiatus! Three of the four members of Evolution are standing in the ring together again, as Batista is greeted by Triple H and Stephanie. The Authority give Batista the mic, and exit the ring. Orton extends his hand to Batista, but he does not shake it. Batista tells Orton he is back for those championships and to headline WrestleMania 30, “So deal with it!” Batista walks off and Orton is left in the ring alone and upset.
6-Man Tag Team Match
The Shield (Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns) defeated Cody Rhodes, Goldust & Big E. Langston by pin fall.
In Ring Segment
Daniel Bryan is in the ring to a huge ovation by the crowd. Bryan explains it was all his plan to take down Bray Wyatt from the inside. He says he just had to wait and pick his time, and last week in the steel cage was that time. Daniel Bryan says that Luke Harper and Eric Rowan are both in the Rumble match, so that leaves Bray Wyatt all alone, and he wants to face him 1-on-1. “Yes! Yes! Yes!” The lights go out, and Bray appears on the tron. “Being a traitor is a sin of the highest order! You didn’t expose me, you just exposed yourself as a coward!” It seems that Bray has accepted the challenge for the Royal Rumble (and that Daniel Bryan is cleared to compete from the concussion he suffered last week on RAW).
Singles Match
Fandango (w/Summer Rae) defeated Xavier Woods by pin fall. After the match, NXT Diva Emma is shown in the crowd again, and she’s dancing to Fandango’s music.
Backstage Segment
Stephanie McMahon enters Kane’s office, and she asks him what he was thinking choke slamming CM Punk on SmackDown. She’s upset with him, and tells him he is in a management role now, and he can not be doing those things. Kane apologizes to Stephanie, but she tells him he needs to apologize to Punk.
In Ring Segment
Kane is in the ring, and asks CM Punk to come down. Kane reluctantly offers an apology to CM Punk. Punk refuses the apology, and attacks Kane instead. Brad Maddox comes out to stop Kane from fighting, and tells Punk he will face one of the following stars…”Oh you didn’t know” and The New Age Outlaws are out. Billy Gunn will face CM Punk, and Road Dogg is on commentary.
Singles Match
CM Punk defeated Billy Gunn (w/Road Dogg) by pin fall with the GTS. After the match, Kane comes out to tell CM Punk he will be the first to enter the Royal Rumble match this Sunday.
Video Segment
Royal Rumble By The Numbers video is shown breaking down some of the stats of the Royal Rumble match over the years.
A Mae Young tribute video is shown, which included a portion of her WWE Hall Of Fame speech.
Singles Match
Alberto Del Rio defeated Rey Mysterio by submission with the Cross Arm Breaker. After the match, Batista comes out to confront Del Rio. Del Rio tells him he’ll see him this Sunday and turns around to leave the ring, but he turns around quickly to try and attack Batista, but is stopped. Batista picks him up and slams him down with a spine buster. Then he gives his thumbs down signal, and plants Del Rio with a Batista Bomb!
In Ring Segment
The Big Show does his impression of Paul Heyman before calling out Brock Lesnar. Heyman comes out solo with a mic, but doesn’t say anything. Then Lesnar’s music hits, and Brock makes his way to the ring with Heyman for this massive confrontation. Just as Lesnar is about to enter the ring, he turns around and walks back up the ramp. Big Show calls him out again, and Lesnar walks down again, but this time enters the ring. They’re face to face before Lesnar attacks Big Show, but Show just threw him into the corner. Big Show then picks Lesnar up and tosses him over the top rope. Lesnar is irate, tears apart the announce table, tosses the monitors and grabs a steel chair and slams it over the announce table several times. Heyman tries to distract Big Show to allow Lesnar to reenter the ring with a steel chair, but Big Show sees it coming. Lesnar exits the ring again, and is getting angrier, but Heyman goes over to him and the two retreat up the ramp.
Divas Tag Team Match
Naomi & Cameron defeated AJ Lee & Tamina by pin fall.
Tag Team Match
The Usos (Jimmy & Jey) defeated The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper & Eric Rowan) by pin fall. Daniel Bryan came down at the end to attack Bray Wyatt, and was a distraction, which allowed The Usos to win.
Singles Match
Randy Orton defeated Kofi Kingston by disqualification. John Cena finally made it to RAW, and attacked Orton during his match. The fight ensues into the crowd, and all the way up to the top of the arena and into a skybox suite. Orton runs out of the arena and into a car to escape from John Cena. RAW ends with Cena walking back into the arena, and down to the ring.
