December 16 , 2013 Monday Night RAW results The December 16 , 2013 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which will take place on December 16 , 2013 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas , Texas . Summary . The champ of champs is here … and he ’ s not out of the woods just yet . Randy Orton , having fought tooth and nail to make history as the inaugural WWE World Heavyweight Champion at WWE TLC : Tables , Ladders & Chairs , hadn ’ t been speaking five minutes before the man he beat went about spoiling his night . John Cena , who fell short of Orton thanks to a pair of handcuffs and a grisly spill through a table , not only brazenly crashed The Authority ’ s coronation ceremony but floated the idea of giving the newly elected Superstar of the Year Daniel Bryan the challenge Cena had promised him if he ’ d won the match at WWE TLC . Orton , of course , wasn ’ t all that thrilled at the prospect of facing his old rival again , but , as is often the case , competition was deemed best for business and ( with the caveat that Orton ' s title wasn ' t on the line ) the match was soon made . Heavy lies the crown , and such . Sportsmanship won the day after Big Show & Rey Mysterio accepted their loss to The Rhodes Brothers at WWE TLC with a good - natured handshake . The next night , however , “ The Brotherhood ’ s ” bid at doubling up on their victory fell woefully short when the giant got involved in the match . Cody & Mysterio started things off , resuming their tussle that ended the epic bout at TLC , and The Ultimate Underdog quickly found himself at the young Rhodes ’ mercy once again . The Rhodes Brothers traded offense on Mysterio until Show entered and shut Cody down , slamming and striking the former Intercontinental Champion with impunity . The Rhodes clan battled back to reclaim the advantage thanks to the late - game heroics of a fresh Goldust . However , The World ' s Largest Athlete delivered in the clutch , demolishing Goldust with a KO Punch after The Bizarre One ' s top - rope cross body swung wide right . Mysterio clambered atop the giant ’ s shoulders to follow up with a frog splash , and thus ended the Tag Champs ’ night . Show & Mysterio showed no hard feelings by helping The Bizarre One to his feet , but even an honorable loss still stings Dolph Ziggler kicked back hard against Fandango in this rematch of the WWE TLC Kickoff Match , taking the dancing king out and evening the score in the burgeoning rivalry between two of WWE ’ s most physically gifted workhorses . The Showoff – looking to gain some steam back – came out swinging and Fandango made him pay immediately with a ruthless clothesline outside the ring . Fandango played a tune on the loopy Ziggler , though the former World Heavyweight Champion hung tough and that proved the difference - maker in the end : Dolph used his much - touted athleticism to defeat Fandango with a running , mid - air reversal of a knee to the gut , rolling his opponent up for three . Safe to say , he backed it up . Big Show ended The Real Americans ’ bid for the Tag Titles at WWE TLC , and the self - proclaimed patriots met a similar fate at the hands of Intercontinental Champion Big E Langston & Mark Henry on Raw . Antonio Cesaro & Jack Swagger ’ s attempts to control the match with their speed ended poorly when Langston unleashed some shocking agility of his own , and the arrival of Henry sent the Americans further into a tailspin . Things got rough for Jack Swagger when the OU graduate – already in enemy territory , as the Texas crowd gleefully informed him – was isolated by the two titans , yet the Americans battled tough with a gritty rally down the stretch . Cesaro did pull off a mind - blowing gut wrench suplex on Langston – THAT ’ S WHAT HE DOES – during a particularly strong run that nearly won the day . But the big men would not be beaten at their own game , and the Americans were sent back to the trenches courtesy of Langston , who saved Henry from a Cesaro Swing and pounced with the Big Ending . It was tons of fun for “ RybAxel ” when they knocked off WWE ’ s boogieing brutes one night after a failed play for the Tag Titles at WWE TLC … though Tensai was hardly in a dancing mood when all was said and done . The shaky ground between Tons of Funk seemed to have settled when Tensai beat Curtis Axel into the defensive , yet Brodus abandoned his buddy when Ryback came in and went to work , leaving his partner to suffer the indignity of a Shell Shocked to end the match . The Funkasaurus didn ’ t take kindly to Sweet T ’ s sour performance and retaliated in furious fashion , splashing his partner repeatedly to the horror of called mommas everywhere . The heinous display of treachery continued until R - Truth & Xavier Woods – who had been at commentary – stormed to the big man ’ s defense , driving Brodus from the ring and apparently recruiting The Funkadactyls to their side for good measure Good news for The Hounds of Justice : Their brief lapse in synchronicity that led to their loss at TLC has been rectified . The Shield looked as united as they ever had in their bout against CM Punk & his WWE App - chosen partners , The Usos , on Raw . Despite their reaffirmed resolve , though , The Shield looked shaky at the start . The Usos ’ freewheeling attitude rubbed off on Punk , who fought loose and delightedly vamped with the Texas crowd ; Seth Rollins in particular caught a bit of his team ’ s own medicine when he was isolated from his comrades . The men in black stayed alive by sheer force of will , but not even a fresh Roman Reigns could save them from an uphill struggle . Thankfully for them , their team instincts kicked in at the opportune moment when Dean Ambrose tagged Reigns and occupied an oblivious Punk , who was quickly blindsided by a freight - train spear from Reigns that gave The Shield a much - needed rebound . The Total Divas ’ run of luck against AJ Lee met its end at WWE TLC when the Divas Champion beat Natalya to keep her crown , and the bad fortune continued into the next night when AJ and two of her fellow “ True Divas ” prevailed over the reality stars yet again . Natalya & The Bella Twins fought the good fight against the champion and her makeshift army , but Tamina strong - armed her team into the advantage when she pummeled Brie Bella into the corner . Brie ’ s sudden tag to her sister right as AJ entered the match swung things back in favor of the E ! stars ; Tamina quickly saved the match by superkicking Nikki as she hoisted AJ for the Torture Rack . AJ struck quickly , by laying into Nikki ’ s already - targeted face with a Shining Wizard , and the former Divas Champion could not recover from the one - two punch . Being Champion of Champions doesn ’ t exactly spare you from the rage of a mad goat , as it turns out . Daniel Bryan , spoiling for a fight after losing to The Wyatts at WWE TLC , immediately took it to Randy Orton in their Authority - mandated match by mounting an intricate , technical game against the blunt - force offense of the Champion of Champions . Bryan employed a Byzantine submission hold that turned Orton ’ s legs to linguini in the opening minutes alone . Orton , in a foul mood already over having to wrestle a match he didn ’ t want , quite literally bit Bryan ’ s knee to create separation , following up with a clothesline that nearly separated Bryan ’ s beard from head and a ruthless stomp to Bryan ’ s elbow . The “ Yes ! ” man rallied with , of all things , a bite of his own to Orton ’ s forehead , but Orton countered Bryan ’ s suicide dive by throwing him shoulder - first onto the ground . The former WWE Champion roared back into the advantage by tenderizing The Face of WWE with dropkicks and a clothesline that seemed to relieve The Viper of a tooth or two . A backbreaker and hanging DDT briefly opened things up for The Apex Predator , yet Bryan ’ s resilience forced Orton to cut the match short with an uppercut to Bryan ’ s crotch that got him disqualified . The questionable maneuver didn ’ t sit well with John Cena , who sprinted to Bryan ’ s defense and ate an RKO in response . So , despite slithering his way out of his first main event , Randy Orton still ends Raw standing tall over his two most persistent enemies . Win or lose , that ’ s not a bad way to kick off history .