August 25 , 2014 Monday Night RAW results The August 25 , 2014 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on August 25 , 2014 at the Honda Center in Anaheim , California . Summary . Having been brutalized by Brock Lesnar , John Cena faced , perhaps , his second - worst challenge of the past month : a grilling from a council of WWE Hall of Famers . In the midst of preparing for his rematch against The Beast Incarnate at Night of Champions , Cena was forced to listen to less - than - favorable analysis from Ric Flair and Shawn Michaels – Hulk Hogan was his lone advocate of the forum . When the Cenation leader did make his entrance , he offered a respectful but forceful rebuttal to the Hall of Famers ’ hot take . When all was said and done , Cena left the Legends with a promise that he would return the beating he was given at SummerSlam . We , the people , were left saddened yet again when Jack Swagger clashed with Rusev in what may have been the greatest of their international conflicts two weeks after their previous battle at SummerSlam . Swagger certainly came out swinging , decking The Super Athlete with an elbow to the jaw and applying an early Patriot Lock that sent Rusev scurrying for the safety of the outside . The Bulgarian Brute caught a break by targeting Swagger ’ s still - tenderized ribs , though The Real American bounced back with a belly - to - belly that left the Russian beached and vulnerable to a second Patriot Lock . Rusev escaped the hold as well as a third Patriot Lock , and later pounded Swagger ’ s ribs and lower back with a flurry of kicks so severe that the referee stopped the match for fear of Swagger ’ s safety , declaring Rusev the winner in the process . Might the United States Title be coming home to Switzerland ? Two years after previously holding the star - spangled title ( and two months since last challenging for it ) , Cesaro found himself once again at the front of the line to challenge Sheamus for Old Glory after defeating Rob Van Dam to claim the opportunity . He certainly had to pay for the honor , though ; a superkick early on from RVD nearly sent The King of Swing ’ s bicuspids shooting up the ramp . Despite a brief recovery by Cesaro , RVD rallied enough to set his opponent up for the Five - Star Frog Splash , though The Swiss Superman rolled out of the way and bounced RVD neck - first off the ropes when Van Dam chased him . One Neutralizer later and Cesaro was No . 1 contender . No AJ , no problem . During a rematch of the previous week ’ s tilt on Raw , Paige picked up a win over Natalya when The Black Widow failed to make an appearance . Paige continued to imitate the deposed champion throughout her initial thrashing of the Hart Dungeon graduate , though a German suplex and Sharpshooter combo forced her into survival mode . She did so by attempting to apply the PTO , and Natalya eventually forced the champion to revert to the Paige - Turner to claim the win . AJ then chose to make her appearance , a development that not only left Paige vulnerable to a discus clothesline from Natalya , but also an unusually unnerving display of affection from AJ when she kissed the champion on the hand . It ’ s been a week since Dean Ambrose was Curb Stomped through a pile of cinderblocks and there ’ s still been no sign of the former U . S . Champion , so of course Seth Rollins and Kane took a moment on Raw to proclaim no less than Ambrose ’ s untimely demise at their hands . Proclaiming himself as the ultimate destroyer of The Shield proved a tad premature for Rollins , however , as Roman Reigns was quick to step up to the plate , attacking both his former “ brother ” and The Devil ’ s Favorite Director of Operations in an attempt to finish what Ambrose started . That Kane saved Rollins at the last second says a lot about how close Reigns came to doing so . The Usos faced the strange , all right , and the WWE Universe got a taste of Gold & Stardust ’ s aggressive side when a technicality robbed them of the vaunted the WWE Tag Team Championships . The cosmic brothers went to unearthly limits to dethrone the Samoan twins , taking the fight to the skies and mat in equal measure . The Usos met with resistance just as swift , with Jey in particular taking the lion ’ s share of the load against Stardust . The effort cost him , though ; Jey tweaked his knee on an over - the - ropes dive that flattened Stardust and was unable to return to the ring by the count of 10 . That The Usos remained champions drove Gold & Stardust to madness , and the painted warriors all but tore Jey apart in frustration . One perk of being a Hollywood star : You get to have a stunt double . And rather than face Dolph Ziggler yet again , The Miz dispatched just such a man – Damien Sandow in The Awesome One ’ s guise – to throw off the Intercontinental Champion . It didn ’ t quite pan out that way initially . Ziggler pulverized Sandow ’ s moneymaker and was repaid in kind with some thunderous elbows and a Figure - Four Leglock that targeted Ziggler ’ s previously tweaked knee . The Showoff replied with a vengeance , shaking off the effects of the hold and giving Sandow the hard goodbye with a Zig Zag . Zig Man ! ! ! Blood may , indeed , be thicker than water . It might just take a little more than that to mend the rift between The Bella Twins , though . Not even moderation by Jerry “ The King ” Lawler could salvage the “ Family Reconciliation ” that had been planned between the “ Total Divas ” stars , as Nikki shrugged off Brie ’ s apology as “ the biggest load of crap she ’ d ever heard . ” She then battered Brie across the ring before finally departing , leaving Brie weeping in The King ’ s arms . Contrary to the song , authority doesn ’ t always win . But Authority certainly won on Raw when Seth Rollins & Kane teamed up to decimate Roman Reigns in a 2 - on - 1 Handicap Match for which The Big Dog found himself unexpectedly overmatched . Despite an early burst that sent Kane tumbling and Rollins all but begging for mercy , Reigns didn ’ t exactly take away The Authority ’ s two weapons . A double - team from Kane & Rollins ( shades , ironically , of The Shield ) put Reigns on the defensive . The former Tag Team Champion reclaimed enough momentum to drop Kane with a Spear , but Rollins ’ subsequent attack with his Money in the Bank briefcase ended the match via disqualification . The subsequent two - on - one beating softened Reigns up for a potential Curb Stomp through another pile of cinderblocks – yeesh – but Reigns fought back to escape , narrowly crushing Rollins ’ head by throwing one of the cinder blocks straight at The Aerialist ’ s head . He missed . He might not next time . Not even the surging momentum of The One Man Band could carry Heath Slater & Titus O ’ Neil to a victory over the reformed Los Matadores . But it almost did . Even the return of Fernando to the bullfighting fold wasn ’ t enough to help Los Matadores against “ Slater Gator , ” particularly when O ’ Neil got involved . What did get the job done , however , was a last - minute reversal that pinned Slater and let Los Matadores escape ( barely ) intact . If the WWE Universe feels extra inspired this evening , it ’ s because Bo Dallas has won again . The Superstar who is an inspiration to us all came out on top when he defeated Kofi Kingston in a tightly contested battle of wills . Bo pulled out the victory after a lengthy beating by Kofi when he tripped The Boom Squad General up on the ropes and quickly executed the running Bo - dog . His post - match celebration – wherein he insulted Jack Swagger yet again – was cut short , though , when The Real American repaid the insults with an astounding double - leg takedown that left Bo uncharacteristically speechless . Perhaps John Cena ’ s shell isn ’ t as cracked as Bray Wyatt thinks . The longtime rivals met on Raw and despite The Eater of Worlds ’ promise to finish Cena off once and for all , the 15 - time World Champion made Wyatt eat his words . Sending a message to the current WWE World Heavyweight Champion , Cena sent Wyatt airborne with several suplexes and laid such a beating on him that Luke Harper & Erick Rowan had to interfere . Reinforcements for Cena soon arrived in the form of Big Show & Mark Henry , and by the time order was restored , the match has been reconfigured into a Six - Man Tag by The Authority . The Wyatts do not go quietly into defeat , but when faced with the largest team on the planet and a former World Champion looking to send a message , defeat is all but inevitable . For the majority of the match , Luke Harper & Erick Rowan continued their rivalry with Big Show & Mark Henry , with the swamp giants teeing off in tandem against the two former World Heavyweight Champions . Bray Wyatt seemed more interested in celebrating his magnificence than capitalizing after Big Show was all but dispatched , and suffered a chokeslam in response . Cena entered off Show ’ s tag and quickly tapped out Harper with the STF , though he had time for a few more messages . Specifically , Attitude Adjustments to each member of The Wyatt Family .