January 20 , 2014 Monday Night RAW results The January 20 , 2014 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on January 20 , 2014 at the Nutter Center in Dayton , Ohio . It featured the return of " The Animal " Batista . Summary . Randy Orton has riled up his enemy , he ’ s alienated his handlers , and before the first ten minutes of Raw had gone by , he ’ d found himself inside the pit of danger when an old friend came back to say hello . Indeed , the Champion of Champions ’ first moments on the final Raw before the Royal Rumble were hardly his finest : not only did his petulant attitude rub The Authority the wrong way but WWE COO Triple H all but vowed to throw Orton to the wolves once John Cena – likely spoiling for a fight after Orton attacked his father last week – arrived , but Batista ’ s return added another bullseye to The Viper ’ s back . Despite Orton ’ s attempts to play nice when The Animal did make his return , the former WWE Champion made his intentions clear : to take the WWE World Heavyweight Championship , no matter who held it , and headline WrestleMania 30 . And on top of everything else , Orton was given a match with noted Viper - killer Kofi Kingston later in the evening to help him " make it right . " After a meeting like that , it ' s likely he could use the opportunity . What tension ? The Shield – seemingly on shaky terms last Friday during SmackDown – looked as dominant as ever on Raw , mauling Cody Rhodes , Goldust & Big E Lansgston into defeat in what may be among their finest Six - Man Tag Team showings . That the bout ended in victory was something of a surprise for The Hounds of Justice , though , because the three champions seemed to have The Shield ’ s number from the jump - off . Emulating their opponents ’ numbers - game strategy , Langston & “ The Brotherhood ” sequestered Seth Rollins from his teammates and went to town on the men in black ’ s resident strategist , to the tune of a soaring cross body by Cody Rhodes to the outside . Roman Reigns got the Hounds rolling again , though a Disaster Kick and a fresh tag from Big E cut the comeback short . Langston had Dean Ambrose all to himself , and if not for timely interferences by all three Shield - mates , the bout might have ended in his favor . Alas , it was Rollins who won the day , capitalizing off a timely knee to Big E ’ s gut from Ambrose by stomping Langston ’ s head flat into the canvas . he would - be " Daniel Wyatt " is gone forever , and nobody is happier about that than Daniel Bryan . One week after the submission master severed ties – in epic fashion – with The Wyatt Family , Bryan broke his silence and addressed his brief stint as a mole inside Bray Wyatt ’ s zombified legions , and his plans for the future now that he ’ s free of the preacher ’ s claws . Unsurprisingly , they included another opportunity to punish The Eater of Worlds , which he ' ll get in a one - on - one bout at the Royal Rumble pay - per - view . Bray didn ' t take too long to respond , appearing on the TitanTron and sending an eerie warning to the " traitor " : " From now on , everything that happens to you is your fault . " If Fandango does indeed tango his way to victory in the Royal Rumble Match , it may be his win over a bona fide PhD candidate that gave him the boost . The dancing sensation cha - cha - la - la ’ ed all over Xavier Woods in the latest installment of their ongoing rivalry , demoralizing the doctor just six days before he throws his hat into WWE ’ s marquee melee . Woods seemed set to silence Fandango almost immediately with a jaw - jacking missile dropkick , much to the delight of R - Truth on commentary . Their elation was short - lived , though , when Fandango powered back and flattened the doctor with a top - rope leg drop . Hell has indeed frozen over when The Devil ’ s Favorite Demon offers up an apology . Kane – the same man who once electrocuted Shane McMahon in the groin and Tombstoned a man of the cloth – offered up an Authority - mandated mea culpa to CM Punk just a few days after attacking The Second City Saint on SmackDown , though the forced act of contrition didn ’ t exactly calm the former WWE Champion ’ s anti - establishment demeanor . In fact , Punk not only made light of Kane ’ s apology but literally threw it in his face when he clobbered the corporate demon in the head with the microphone . The Director of Operations seemed ready to unleash the monster within until Brad Maddox arrived to contain the situation , offering Punk up one of The New Age Outlaws – Billy Gunn , determined via Rock , Paper , Scissors – as an opponent instead . Billy Gunn ’ s actions of late have been as crooked as the double - letter in his nickname , but the former King of the Ring got his comeuppance when he was laid low by the scruffy Chi - town savior , CM Punk , in an impromptu match from Raw GM Brad Baddox . The Road Dogg ’ s presence at commentary at ringside gave Gunn an early advantage over Punk , who was distracted moments into his opening barrage . Gunn ’ s brief comeback was cut short when he paused to gloat for a bit too long , and the showboating gave Punk a leg up – literally ; he kicked Gunn in the head – and some breathing room to properly pounce on Road Dogg while Gunn recuperated . The two - pronged attack briefly compromised Punk ’ s focus and the former Intercontinental Champion managed to stay in the match , though Punk sent Gunn up in smoke with a Go to Sleep after the Famouser missed its mark . And his reward , courtesy of Kane ? The No . 1 entry in the Royal Rumble Match . If Alberto Del Rio ’ s victory over Rey Mysterio in the rubber match of their recent rivalry was somewhat unexpected , surely The Essence of Excellence ’ s punishment for his trash - talking the last few weeks was as severe as the WWE Universe thought – and hoped – it would be . Del Rio was still fuming after being pinned by The Master of the 619 on SmackDown , and his frustration only mounted when Rey picked apart Del Rio ’ s careful plan of attack with an array of moves that left the former World Champion seeing stars . Del Rio found daylight when he strung Rey up in the ropes and went to work , stomping Mysterio into the mat and pummeling him with a top rope axe handle . A brief resurgence from Rey fell short when Del Rio targeted Mysterio ’ s tenderized left arm , plying the Cross Armbreaker for the tapout … at which point , of course , his chickens came home to roost in the form of Batista , who repaid Del Rio ' s trash talk and all but drilled “ Mexico ’ s Greatest Export ” south of the Equator with a Batista Bomb that , for once , left Alberto Del Rio speechless . If there is one Superstar Brock Lesnar doesn ’ t scare , it ’ s Big Show . The giant has said as much over the last couple of weeks and , like Richard Sherman and Dolph Ziggler before him , he backed up the talk six days before the Royal Rumble when he flat - out called out The Beast Incarnate for a final confrontation . Even though Lesnar and Paul Heyman seemed slightly hesitant to give in at first , Show not only baited his enemy into the ring but he ruined the twosome ’ s party when he humbled The Anomaly once again by tossing him around like a rag doll . The frustrated Lesnar opted for a hasty retreat that brought their confrontation to an abrupt end … though this is the last night he ’ ll have the luxury of doing so . AJ Lee officially has the longest Divas Title reign of all time . And Naomi , apparently , is not impressed . The Funkadactyls soared over the reigning Miss Lee & Tamina Snuka on Raw one week after a harsh loss , handing the Divas Champion her first solo defeat in weeks and giving AJ a distinctly unhappy memory – though not the evening ’ s first bit of Bad News – to mark her milestone achievement . AJ started the match off by picking up where the last one ended , teaming with Tamina to batter Cameron about the ring , though The Funkadactyl did what she couldn ’ t last week and reached Naomi before it was too late . Even though the “ Total Divas ” star ate a big boot from Tamina , AJ ’ s would - be victory skip turned sour very fast when Naomi rolled her up for a surprise 1 - 2 - 3 . Bray Wyatt talks often about the strength of his Family , but it was the old - fashioned family that prevailed when The Wyatts were summarily grounded by the soaring Usos , who extended their remarkable run into a second week by defeating Luke Harper & Erick Rowan . This came despite a bleak - looking beginning to the contest , where Jimmy Uso was summarily pulverized by the two brutes and sent tumbling outside the ring . Jey Uso helped turn the tide and the two brothers teed off on Harper in fantastic fashion … that is , until Rowan got himself involved and saved his “ brother ” from defeat . With Jimmy stranded from his brother , The Wyatts took control and Bray took the opportunity to prophesize Daniel Bryan ’ s inevitable downfall at the Royal Rumble . Jimmy used the breathing time to make a final rally , letting lose with a top - rope corkscrew senton that spurred the twins into the advantage . A sudden attack of Bray by Daniel Bryan distracted Harper from a late - game burst and left him vulnerable to a match - ending roll - up . With the specter of John Cena looming and an upset loss haunting him from last week , Randy Orton ’ s very pride was on the line in the main event of Raw … and on the eve of the biggest rematch of his life , the Champion of Champions was left duly shaken up by both of his foes . First in that equation has to be Kofi Kingston , who didn ’ t so much wrestle Orton as try to beat him up , battering The Apex Predator outside the ring until Orton knocked him loopy by bashing his head against the announce table . Kingston didn ’ t lay down for “ The Face of WWE , ” though , proving his “ doubters ” wrong by hanging tough with Orton . The Viper ’ s failure to pay Kofi proper respect nearly cost him the match , but once Cena made his presence known Kofi did what he could to aid the former World Champion , holding Orton by the ankle while Cena made his way to the ring . The assist bought Cena valuable time as he took a page out of Orton ’ s book of brutality , fighting the Champion of Champions throughout the arena until Orton finally made his escape . Keeping his title , though may not prove so simple .