January 27 , 2014 Monday Night RAW results The January 27 , 2014 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on January 27 , 2014 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland , Ohio . This was the Raw following the 2014 Royal Rumble . Summary . More than a few people were not happy that Daniel Bryan didn ’ t get to throw his hat into the Royal Rumble Match last night . Among them – unsurprisingly – was Daniel Bryan himself . The Superstar who normally lets his skills do the talking for him instead and bared his fangs to The Authority on Monday night , taking both Triple H and Stephanie McMahon to task for refusing him entry into WWE ’ s 30 - man melee . He even so far as to threaten Triple H if he was also denied the opportunity to compete for the WWE World Heavyweight Title in the Elimination Chamber . Even with the WWE Universe roaring its approval , though , speaking up against the corporate power has never done anyone much good in WWE , and so it was that Bryan was soon besieged by The Shield , who The Authority was all too happy to sic on the besieged fan favorite . It took Sheamus to help give Bryan a fighting shot , and , finally , John Cena to even the odds enough that The Hounds of Justice beat a hasty retreat . To top it all off , Bryan might get what he wants yet : As a result of the melee , he , Cena & Sheamus were confirmed to face The Shield in Raw ' s main event , and the winners would be headed into the Elimination Chamber . Zeb Colter and his signs were among the unsung MVPs of the Royal Rumble Match , yet it was one of the obvious workhorses of the scramble – Antonio Cesaro with his two Cesaro Swings – that carried The Real Americans to triumph the next night over the reformed team of Rey Mysterio & Sin Cara . With the mighty Jack Swagger added into the mix , the match was a four - way fray between human highlight reels . None more so , initially , than Sin Cara , who ran roughshod over The Real Americans to such a degree that Zeb Colter had to literally slap some motivation into Jack Swagger . Shocking or not , Colter ’ s tactics seemed to do the trick . The Americans took control and didn ’ t let up , despite a late - game push by a fresh Rey Mysterio . The Ultimate Underdog connected with the 619 , but Sin Cara missed the follow - up senton that would have sealed the match . Cesaro didn ’ t wait to see what came next , countering The International Icon ’ s springboard off the ropes with a European uppercut and finishing the job with the Neutralizer . R - Truth ’ s bid for a Royal Rumble Match victory didn ’ t even get out of the blocks , but it was Fandango who felt the consequences of the former U . S . Champion ’ s frustration the next night on Raw . In a bit of vindication , both from the night before and in the name of his defeated protégé , Xavier Woods , Truth defeated the dancing sensation in short order on Raw . Fandango was in such trouble he used Summer Rae as a decoy to reclaim the advantage with a brutal clothesline . The match stayed on an even keel for a few minutes after that , though Truth ’ s dodge of Fandango ’ s top - rope leg drop gave him the window he needed to seal the deal . With Woods watching on commentary , Truth sprang into action and administered the lie detector , leaving Fandango to stumble to the showers in defeat . It ain ’ t easy being The Face of WWE : Lots of people are looking to give you a big black eye . That ’ s the lesson Randy Orton was reminded of on Monday night , when the Champion of Champions found himself in the sights of both his current No . 1 contender , Batista , and Brock Lesnar , his self - proclaimed No . 1 contender . With both The Animal and The Anomaly laying claim to Orton ’ s WWE World Heavyweight Championship , it was Raw GM Brad Maddox and The Authority who were ultimately left to make the impossible choice of informing Lesnar whether or not his demands for a title match would be honored … or if Lesnar would be placed into a match against Batista . Judging by his reaction Orton seemed to figure he ' d get the worst of that arrangement either way . Cleveland may not have LeBron James anymore ( too soon ? ) , but theydohave Dolph Ziggler . One night after making an explosive return from injury in the Royal Rumble Match , the former World Heavyweight Champion did his hometown proud in a match against The Miz with the very soul of Cleveland at stake . The action was fast and furious as Dolph – rocking a custom Cavaliers jersey – and Miz – outfitted in Browns threads – traded offense like a pair of wild things , though The Showoff seized control with a dropkick and sleeper hold . The Awesome One , though , would not be kept down and rallied to slap on the Figure Four Leglock , which Dolph managed to break by hauling himself to the ropes . After a second attempt at the hold led to a trading of would - be roll - up pins , Ziggler sprang up with a pounding Zig Zag to put Miz down for three . Somewhere , Lou Brown is smiling . With the crowning of new ( age ) Tag Team Champions at Royal Rumble Kickoff , the field of play is wide open for the twin titles . The Usos , never ones to wait , were the first to throw their hats into the mix , which they did in typical astounding fashion against a narrowly - outmatched Ryback & Curtis Axel on Raw . “ Narrowly , ” that is , because The Human Wrecking Ball and his better - than - perfect partner battered Jey Uso into a stupor for the majority of the match . It was Ryback ’ s own unlimited energy that came back to haunt him when he missed an attack into the corner and Jey was able to reach his brother in the aftermath . Jimmy took care of business handily from there on out , much to the misfortune of Axel . Ryback tagged in to turn the tables and set Jimmy up for Shell Shocked , but a timely tag by Jey , a pair of superkicks and a top - rope splash put “ Rybaxel ' s ” efforts to an abrupt , agonizing end . For weeks , Alberto Del Rio vowed to humiliate Batista in the Royal Rumble Match . Given the shortcomings of that endeavor ( The Animal actually tossed Del Rio from the bout himself ) , The Essence of Excellence was left to take his frustrations out on whoever dared face him on Monday night . Enter Kofi Kingston , fresh off not one buttwomiracle escapes in the Rumble Match , though The Dreadlocked Dynamo ’ s skillz weren ’ t enough to carry him to victory against a fuming Del Rio . That said , he did give The Essence of Excellence a hell of a fight . The former Intercontinental Champion held Del Rio to a dead heat before suffering a thundering German suplex that left him staggering . Kofi took advantage of Del Rio ’ s frustration to brawl his way back into the match and hit the S . O . S . , though Del Rio countered with the Backstabber , ultimately putting things to an end with a superkick to Kofi ’ s jaw . Given that Cody Rhodes & Goldust attacked The New Age Outlaws before their WWE Tag Team Championship rematch even got going , it ’ s safe to say “ The Brotherhood ” was a little miffed at losing their titles to the Attitude Era mainstays . Not , it turns out , as miffed as Brock Lesnar being denied a WWE World Heavyweight Title Match , but hold that thought a moment . The Rhodes Brothers were , in any case , spoiling for a fight immediately , unloading so much offense on the Outlaws that Billy Gunn literally called for a time out at one point . Things settled into a rhythm when Cody & Road Dogg squared off , trading holds and jabs , respectively , across the ring . Goldust took the brunt of the Outlaws ’ comeback , though Cody rallied with a springboard double - missile dropkick to both champions . Gunn countered the Disaster Kick with a monster clothesline when , suddenly , Brock Lesnar made his entrance and – having been denied a match against either Randy Orton or Batista – decimated both “ Brotherhood ” members with F - 5s and a torrent of strikes with a steel chair . That ’ s two for Naomi . The longtime Funkadactyl and “ Total Divas ” fan favorite got the best of Divas Champion AJ Lee for the second consecutive time on Raw , pinning the record - setting titleholder to earn a win for herself , Cameron & The Bella Twins . AJ allowed Aksana and Alica Fox to do her dirty work initially when they softened Nikki Bella up for a sleeper hold - neckbreaker combo from the champion . Tamina piggybacked on some more handiwork from Aksana to trap Nikki in the Tree of Woe , though the former champion escaped the position with a timely kick to the head . Nikki reached Naomi at the exact moment Tamina tagged in AJ , but the match quickly turned into a Diva melee when Naomi began to roll . The Total Divas quickly dispatched their foes , however , turning a Diva scrum into a giant triple suplex , while Naomi struck AJ with the move she calls the Rear View for the win . The # YESMovement rolls on : Danel Bryan , John Cena & Sheamus punched their tickets to the Elimination Chamber by beating The Shield to earn their way into the match , though they do owe the win to a surprising , DQ - inducing interference . After a tight back - and - forth in the opening , The Shield trapped Cena in the numbers game , and Roman Reigns providing the exclamation point via Superman punch ; Seth Rollins followed up by knocking Bryan off the apron and attempting to bait Sheamus into an illegal bum - rush of the ring . Cena managed to create separation with an Attitude Adjustment to Dean Ambrose , at which point he finally – finally – found Bryan for the tag . The submission master immediately went to work , hacking away at Seth Rollins until Reigns and Ambrose tried to instigate a brawl to throw off the match . Cena & Sheamus neutralized the threat , leaving Rollins and Bryan to brawl it out . Which they did , extensively , to such a degree that Cena and Reigns had to tag in . The big man immediately fell to the STF and was about to break the hold when – they ’ re here – The Wyatts crashed the party for the second time in consecutive evenings . Without warning , the outlandish trio laid into Cena , delivering the win to his squad in the process . In other words , " YES ! " , WWE Universe : Daniel Bryan is headed to the Elimination Chamber . As for The Shield ? Their road to WrestleMania just got a little bit rockier .