May 26 , 2014 Monday Night RAW results The May 26 , 2014 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on May 26 , 2014 at Thompson - Boling Arena in Knoxville , Tennessee . Summary . The Maddox Era is over , cut down in its prime and cast into General Manager infamy thanks to the swift hand of The Authority – not to mention a final exclamation point provided by a former member of the corporate cabal . With Daniel Bryan yet to surrender the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and The Shield ’ s insubordination growing by the day , Triple H and Stephanie McMahon decided to make a statement by handing Raw GM Brad Maddox his pink slip for allowing The Hounds of Justice to name themselves guest commentators on last week ’ s show . Before The Authority could pass sentence on Maddox , however , the onetime Director of Operations , Kane , arrived to provide the final word on Maddox ’ s front - office tenure . As Stephanie commanded Kane to " teach him a lesson , " the demon administered both a chokeslam and a Tombstone on Raw ' s beleaguered figurehead . And then Stephanie fired him . When the unstoppable force meets the immovable object , who comes out on top ? The No . 1 contenders to the Intercontinental and United States Championships , respectively , Rob Van Dam and Cesaro , dueled to solve that very query on Raw , with Bad News Barrett presiding over the bout from a post at the commentary table . Throughout the contest , The King of Swing used his famous power to counter RVD ’ s time - honed aerial attacks , transferring his forward momentum into gut - wrench suplexes and , at one point , snatching Mr . Monday Night clean out of the air and dropping him headfirst on the barricade . Van Dam got his mojo back in a big way , thrust - kicking Barrett in the face for , well , kicks , and setting The Swiss Superman up for a Five - Star Frog Splash . But a second interference by Barrett distracted RVD long enough for Cesaro to claim the win with a German suplex , though Sheamus was on hand to Brogue Kick the Heyman Guy into oblivion and shake his unconscious foe ’ s hand ( finally ) for good measure . It ’ s all about sportsmanship , fella . “ Seeing red ” doesn ’ t quite cut it for Summer Rae , whose rivalry with Eva Marie on E ! ’ s “ Total Divas ” finally made its way to the ring and ended in a disastrous upset for the golden - haired Diva . To be fair , a third party played a big part in Summer ’ s embarrassment . Despite Eva ’ s eagerness to pay Summer back for swindling her out of a tag - team victory on SmackDown , Summer ran roughshod over # AllRedEverything . That is , until Fandango and Layla made their entrance and engaged in another gratuitous round of tonsil hockey , leaving Summer so distraught Eva was able to snag the win with a roll - up . El Torito may have toppled a former Intercontinental Champion , but Hornswoggle ’ s still feeling a little bullish towards his horned rival . “ The Chosen One ” turned Torito into his personal Brawlin ’ Buddy for the majority of their contest , and it was only a brawl between Los Matadores and the rest of 3MB that allowed Torito to trip Drew up on the ropes and pin the former champion . That was when Hornswoggle pounced , cornering Torito with his band mates and ripping his tail off with his bare hands – a show of barbarism that sent Torito high - stepping to the backstage area while Los Matadores , the commentary team and WWE Universe members all looked on in abject horror . It ’ s not just a song : According to Bray Wyatt , he truly does have the whole world in his hands . But it ’ s not enough for “ The Man of 1 , 000 Truths ” to control the destiny of his flock ; he must also understand his role in it . According to him , that is to be the “ necessary evil ” that will eradicate the so - called false idol , John Cena . And , evidently , as a judge of sorts for Jerry “ The King ” Lawler , who Wyatt summoned to the ring to answer for his vocal and unwavering support of the Cenation leader . Despite Lawler ’ s reluctance ( and an attempt at heroism from JBL that ended – ironically – in a hellacious clothesline from Luke Harper ) , The Wyatts hauled Lawler into the ring for an impromptu trial that nearly ended in disaster before Cena himself , along with The Usos , stormed the ring to make the save . Cena ' s final vow to stop The Eater of Worlds left the WWE Universe chomping at the bit , but Wyatt ' s nonchalant reaction suggested the task may be much easier said than done . The red , white and blue became the red , white and “ bro ” when Zack Ryder took up the cause of Old Glory for a Memorial Day showdown against the mighty Rusev . Despite the patriotism of The Ultimate Broski , the endeavor didn ’ t go all that great for the former U . S . Champion , though Ryder did get a few blows in on The Super Athlete before Rusev powered his way to a match - ending Accolade . Unfortunately for Rusev , however , Big E has a long memory and the powerlifting champion made a second play to attack The Bulgarian Brute , and this time his strikes found home . E threw his full power into The Super Athlete and , for the first time , sent him tumbling into retreat . Russian dominance will have to wait . Another week , another rough outing – well , two , really – for Cody Rhodes & Goldust . Just months removed from their inspiring run as WWE Tag Team Champions , the beloved brothers hit yet another roadblock in the form of Randy Orton & Batista , who were given a match against The Brotherhood after some backstage jaw - jacking between the brothers - in - arms and the brothers - by - blood . Both duos battled to a dead heat for the better part of ten minutes ; Batista in particular seemed spurred into action by Goldust ’ s “ skinny - jean sellout ” comment earlier in the evening . The Bizarre One found himself isolated with The Animal for a long spell until he reached Cody , though two RKOs put the former Intercontinental Champion down . And then , the match was recast – presumably by The Authority – as an Elimination Match , and a second , immediate 2 - on - 1 Handicap No Holds Barred Match pitting Goldust against both former World Champions at once . The Bizarre One gave his all , but an RKO and Batista Bomb spelled a quick , brutal end for the brothers ’ brave evening . Say this much for Sin Cara : He certainly Bo - lived in himself during his rematch with newcomer Bo Dallas on Raw , a mulligan that the former NXT Champion awarded the “ good sport ” he defeated in his debut match on SmackDown . The International Icon certainly fought Dallas like he had something to prove , blasting him in the face with kicks and elbows in equal measure . Yet the crisp Dallas – who celebrated every successful maneuver as if it was a World Championship victory – proved the heartier Bo - liever of the two , luring a rolling Sin Cara into his signature running “ Bo - dog ” for the victory . Not that he begrudged Sin Cara the second consecutive loss : According to Dallas , success doesn ’ t begin and end with victory . All you have to do is give your all and Bo - lieve , and you ’ re a winner in his book . First things first : “ yes , ” Daniel Bryan is still the WWE World Heavyweight Champion . And “ yes , ” the Champion of Champions paid dearly for his latest show of insubordination toward Stephanie McMahon . Or , to be precise , his wife did . On Raw , Bryan made his faithful proud by resisting The Authority ’ s latest attempts to deny him his hard - won glory , yet Stephanie ’ s firing mood didn ’ t end with Brad Maddox by a long shot . Unwilling to make Bryan a martyr by stripping him of the title , she instead delivered him an ultimatum : Surrender the title at WWE Payback , or Brie Bella , who put hands on Stephanie two weeks earlier , would be fired . Suddenly , the line between “ yes ” and “ no ” just got that much more profound . If Alicia Fox wins , she goes nuts . But if she loses ? That ’ s when things get really interesting . The No . 1 contender to the Divas Championship was all set for a tune - up en route to challenging Paige at WWE Payback , but Emma put a stop to that quite quickly , striking with a roll - up as Alicia got slap - happy on her foe . Miss Fox was not pleased in the slightest about this , attacking the NXT veteran after the match and unleashing yet another tirade at helpless WWE officials at ringside , including an atomic wedgie ( at least he got a kiss afterwards ) to one poor guy and a soda bath for the front row . One can only imagine what will happen if she wins the Divas Title on Sunday . Chicago , prepare accordingly . Unfortunately for Damien Sandow , he was mistaken for a Rosebud in his Davy Crockett garb . Perhaps more unfortunately , Sandow fell victim to the actual ringleader of the party crew , Adam Rose , in the NXT veteran ’ s debut Raw match . Even though Rose sent “ Crockett ” back to the Alamo , Jack Swagger spoiled his fun when he emerged with one of the Rosebuds – a human lemon – held hostage . Well , that just brought out the party animal ’ s claws ; Rose sprang into action to save his follower , handing Swagger a hearty beating and rejoining his crew of Rosebuds for a victory crowd - surf back to the locker room . The gold around Sheamus ’ waist is different , yet the song remains the same where Alberto Del Rio is concerned : The Celtic Warrior locked horns with his longtime rival in a non - title match on Raw and once again came out with his Irish eyes smiling , despite some stiff resistance from the U . S . Champion ’ s most prevalent enemy in WWE . A dominant stretch by Del Rio seemed to only spur Sheamus into barbaric retaliation , although Del Rio ’ s kicks to the head seemed to have done more damage than he thought . The Irishman suddenly went loopy right as he had Del Rio lined up for the Brogue Kick , and The Essence of Excellence struck with another boot to the cheek that nearly got the job done . Nearly , though , wasn ’ t enough , and Sheamus sprang forth with a last - ditch Brogue Kick to finish his foe off . Yet the punch - drunk Irishman was in no state to anticipate a sneak attack , which is just what came from Paul Heyman and Cesaro , who administered a shower of elbows and a Neutralizer to the wounded champion . Conquering The Streak was great , true . But come Sunday , Paul Heyman ’ s client Cesaro may conquer the United States Champion . The Shield may not have the combined tenure of Evolution , but they ’ ve been around long enough to know where contract signings typically lead . So The Hounds of Justice thought they ’ d taken control of their final sit - down before WWE Payback by dismantling the signing table and demanding Evolution to present themselves . Triple H & Co . obliged , and – once the ink had dried – promised to send the trio back into “ obscurity ” with a victory at Payback . The Shield managed to goad Evolution into a brawl , but The Game came prepared and produced a hidden sledgehammer to neutralize The Hounds of Justice , providing the exclamation point by taking out Roman Reigns with a Triple Powerbomb through the announce table . If anything else , The Shield ’ s payback on Sunday will be swift … if they ’ re in any condition to deliver it .