September 1 , 2014 Monday Night RAW results The September 1 , 2014 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on September 1 , 2014 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines , Iowa . Summary . Happy Labor Day . Can we interest you in a complete dissolution of law and order ? Chris Jericho ’ s planned interview with Randy Orton on “ The Highlight Reel ” quickly turned into a cluster of the highest caliber when the entire Authority emerged looking for trouble , only to get it when John Cena and Roman Reigns were provoked into joining the gathering moments later . Although the insults and threats flew left and right , Triple H did manage to maintain order — or at least delay the inevitable Pier - Six brawl — by orchestrating a Six - Man Tag Team main event of Cena , Jericho & Reigns vs . Orton , Seth Rollins & Kane later in the show . Not just because it ' s best for business , but to determine whom truly deserves to be No . 1 contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Title . Maybe it was having Damien Sandow and his own personal makeup artist at ringside . Maybe it was an extra burst of aggression . Maybe it was just luck . Whatever it was , The Miz proved he ’ s more than a prissy movie star in a tag match that teamed him and Cesaro against Dolph Ziggler and Sheamus , coming through for his team when it mattered most . And he certainly has the bruises to prove it , thanks to Sheamus unleashing a Beats of the Bodhrán that defied count on The Awesome One . A particularly ingenious use of Sandow sealed the deal for Miz ; after Sheamus and Cesaro briefly beat the hell out of each other and tagged in their partners , Miz attempted to activate his stunt double against a surging Ziggler . Despite Sandow not being cleared to enter the match , Dolph Zig - Zagged him anyway , and Miz pounced with a Skull - Crushing Finale to the Intercontinental Champion . Lights , camera , victory . The drama cannot be contained by E ! and E ! alone . It appears the Divas division can ’ t even hold their catfights until this Sunday ’ s “ Total Divas ” season premiere , as five cast members plus Layla took to the ring . But the match quickly devolved into an all - out melee when Cameron broke up an attempted pin of Rosa Mendes by Layla . The rest of the Divas swarmed the ring after the interference , and a brief brawl ensued before Eva Marie , Rosa and Cameron were sent packing from the ring . Technically , yes , Rusev just won Mark Henry a match . It ’ s doubtful The World ’ s Strongest Man will be sending his Russian rival a basket of chocolates anytime soon , though . It was a disqualification win brought on by a burst of aggression from The Super Athlete in the midst of a titanic clash that had the WWE Universe on the edge of its seat . The participants — all combined 1 , 427 pounds of them — were Henry & Big Show and Luke Harper & Erick Rowan , who were still hungry for a win over the two giants . The Wyatts were , in fact , controlling their enormous opponents when Rusev made his presence known atop the ramp , adding a general feeling of unease to the match . By the time Henry tagged in against Harper in the match ’ s final moments , Rusev had grown restless and kicked the former World Champion square in the face right when Henry had Harper up for the World ’ s Strongest Slam . Stand at attention , WWE Universe : The advocate for the destructor himself is on the scene . In advance of Brock Lesnar ’ s rematch with John Cena at Night of Champions , Paul Heyman returned to Raw to lecture the Universe on the former champion ’ s “ over - compensatory behavior ” leading up to Round Two . In Heyman ’ s reasoning , Cena ’ s blazing confidence over the last couple of weeks isn ’ t simply bravado ; it ’ s Cena attempting to save face following his “ emasculation ” at the hands of The Beast at SummerSlam . And as far as Heyman is concerned , nothing less than further victimization awaits the false confidence of the Cenation leader when he faces the Heavyweight Champion of the World . Has Jack got his swagger back ? Looks that way after The Real American — flanked once again by Zeb Colter — posted an impressive victory over Curtis Axel , who ’ s looking for steady footing of his own since losing his buddy Ryback to injury . Axel looked great even by his lonesome , taking advantage of Bo Dallas ’ appearance to beat Swagger into the defensive . The former World Heavyweight Champion rallied quickly after some words of wisdom from Colter , locking in the Patriot Lock when Axel ’ s block of the Swagger Bomb left him exposed to the ruthless hold . Before Swagger could properly celebrate , however , Dallas paraded out a group of Americans — a downtrodden , bankrupted farmer , a skinny tailor facing deportation and a woman whose son now idolizes Vladimir Putin . All three ’ s dissolution with their country allegedly stemmed directly from Swagger ’ s losses to Rusev . And all of them were offered salvation by Dallas in the power of ( what else ) Bo - lief . Mess with the bunny , and you ’ ve got to go . The WWE Universe found the one thing that turns Adam Rose from a party animal into a rabid dog . And they found out at the expense of Titus O ’ Neil when the big man abandoned his match with Rose altogether thanks to Heath Slater laying hands on the bunny at ringside . O ’ Neil , who had been enjoying a commanding advantage over his opponent , was all but toast as Rose rolled The Big Deal up moments later . Slater suffered the final indignity of the evening when Rose and the bunny teamed up to hurl him headfirst into the steel steps . A Broski and a Bulgarian walk into a ring . Sounds like the beginning of a bad joke , but it was in fact the beginning of Rusev ’ s latest conquest — this time a victory over Zack Ryder that nearly segued into a post - match confrontation for The Super Athlete . Ryder , looking resplendent in new gear , did have a strategy in his back pocket : He went right for Rusev ’ s feet and attempted an early victory with the Rough Ryder , but Rusev immediately countered that into a fallaway slam and , moments later , followed up with the Accolade . Mark Henry rushed the ring in a bid for payback from earlier in the evening ; however , Rusev wasn ’ t biting . Even Henry ’ s invitation to join the international wing of the Hall of Pain didn ’ t provoke The Bulgarian Brute into a fight . Perhaps more convincing is required . Nikki Bella ’ s tales of growing up alongside a supposedly wicked sister have seemingly moved Stephanie McMahon , and one of WWE ’ s principal owners finally found a gift powerful enough to make Nikki whole : A Divas Championship Match . Nikki , of course , found this to be a great plan and was excited to be part of it . Brie Bella was less of a fan , though , to say nothing of AJ Lee and the Divas Champion herself , Paige . As tensions mounted , Nikki offered Brie one final chance to mend the fence between The Bellas : to quit . Brie chose physicality instead , shoving Nikki into Paige , who lost hold of her title in the process . That led to a tense staredown between AJ and Stephanie when the former nearly absconded with the title , but a last minute command from Stephanie seemed to restore order among the Divas division , at least for now . No apologies this time : Gold & Stardust ’ s new rude , crude ’ tude left the WWE Tag Team Champions smarting yet again when The Bizarre One took on Jimmy Uso . Thanks to some timely subterfuge from sneaky Stardust on the outside , Goldust came out on top when all was said and done . Not only did Stardust save Goldust from a pin by placing his leg on the ropes , he also goaded Jimmy into an over - the - top - rope dive that took enough out of him for Goldust to capitalize with the Final Cut . The cosmic duo then put a beating for the ages on the champions , taking a chair to Jey Uso ’ s injured leg and leaving the titleholder writhing on the ground . Perhaps this display was convincing enough . Since Triple H was seemingly on the fence about John Cena remaining No . 1 contender to WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar , the COO orchestrated a Six - Man Tag between his Authority henchmen and three fan favorites to determine The Beast ’ s best - for - business opponent . Each man in the match acquitted himself well , particularly Randy Orton and Roman Reigns . Seth Rollins was no slouch either , working in tandem with Kane to keep Reigns at bay . Jericho nearly tapped Rollins out with the Walls of Jericho in the midst of the evening ’ s first six - way brawl ( another would follow moments later ) . And Cena , of course , was the X - factor , tagging in late in the game and felling Kane with the Attitude Adjustment . The Cenation leader was so confident in his display that he allowed Reigns to finish the job with a Spear , promising Triple H face - to - face moments later that he was ready for Lesnar at Night of Champions .