February 16 , 2015 Monday Night RAW results The February 16 , 2015 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on February 16 , 2015 at Amway Center in Orlando , Florida . Summary . With all the tumult surrounding the saga of Daniel Bryan and Roman Reigns lately , the WWE Universe can be forgiven for turning its eye ( no pun intended ) away from the simmering rivalry of John Cena and Rusev . The 15 - time World Champion remedied that within minutes of Raw ’ s opening on Monday , brawling with The Super Athlete for the second time in as many weeks . The difference was that this time , Cena got the upper hand on the formidable U . S . Champion , tossing him with reckless abandon into the LED screen on the TitanTron and hammering the Russian with 10 punches to the head . Dean Ambrose ’ s mad quest to get his face on WWE ’ s “ Wall of Champions ” has carried him through a current and past Intercontinental Champion , which typically would cement him as No . 1 contender to the prize . Unfortunately , Bad News Barrett ’ s stinginess when it comes to title opportunities has held The Lunatic Fringe back . The wily Ambrose found a way to keep his dream alive on Raw by defeateding another former champion Luke Harper , though . And the meeting of the two madmen did not disappoint . Ambrose not only withstood Harper ’ s mauling offense , but he also welcomed it , daring the swamp - dweller to attack him on more than one occasion and turning the pain into fuel to power his retaliation . A superkick and swinging slam from Harper gave way to a ricocheting clothesline that knocked Harper silly , and a Dirty Deeds moments later to the big man guaranteed the 1 - 2 - 3 . Even despite the sage words of Dusty Rhodes , it was hard times come again for the sons of “ The American Dream ” when the efforts of The New Day snapped a tentative truce between Gold & Stardust in half . Part of that loss surely had to do with Xavier Woods , who was fresh in his first match back after a leg injury , alongside Kofi Kingston . But what ultimately decided the bout was a miscommunication between the brothers that left Goldust open to Trouble in Paradise . Stardust didn ’ t take the miscue lightly . After an initial embrace with his weary brother , Stardust struck when Goldust was at his lowest , planting him into the mat with you - know - who ’ s old signature maneuver : Cross Rhodes . Advantage : Roman Reigns ? In advance of The Big Dog ’ s battle with Daniel Bryan at WWE Fastlane , the two potential No . 1 contenders were set to battle The Authority ’ s resident giants on Raw . Reigns did his part by knocking off Corporate Kane , though he owes an assist of sorts to Daniel Bryan , who kept instigating “ Yes ! ” chants from the commentary table each time the 2014 Royal Rumble Match winner got his momentum going . Reigns ultimately got the win with a count - out ruling when Kane ate a Spear on the outside at a nine - count . But Bryan ’ s post - match antics — he set off another barrage of chants to distract from the victory and danced around an irate Reigns in the ring — proved The Big Dog wouldn ’ t be allowed to rest on his laurels quite so easily . Paige as a Rosebud ? ! ? ! ? It happened — believe it . The Diva of Tomorrow was forced to borrow the outfit off one of Adam Rose ’ s coterie when The Bellas ( having clearly taken their cues from The Dudley Boyz ) stole her clothes and hid them in an attempt to embarrass Nikki ’ s No . 1 contender . The joke ended up being on them , as Paige not only beat an incredulous Summer Rae , but also looked good doing it and got twice as many bragging rights . After all , a PTO is that much more demoralizing when Paige is wearing a Lollipop Guild outfit . Real talk for a moment , Dolph Ziggler might want to change his mantra . The Showoff has claimed he flaunts what he ’ s got better than anybody else , every single night , but what he ’ s really become adept at doing is flustering the flunkies of The Authority at each and every turn . Not only was “ Zig Man ” the first out of the gate to toss some shade Seth Rollins ’ way before tussling with Mr . Money in the Bank , but he also gave the contract holder a run for his cash in the process . He even got the win , although there were some shenanigans involved when the previously ejected J & J Security interfered to save Rollins after a superkick – Zig Zag combo , getting the match thrown out in the process . Even then , however , Ziggler managed to get the last word with the assistance of Ryback & Erick Rowan , who came to their former teammate ’ s aid and bum - rushed the corporate trio back to the showers . And that ' s where J & J will stay , at least , when Dolph and Rollins clash again on SmackDown with the hired hands banned from ringside . To be The Man , as they say , you have to beat The Man . Sting beat The Man . Beat him a lot , in fact . So much that the original Man Ric Flair ( WOO ! ) made a rare appearance on Raw to offer a word of warning to his former protégé , Triple H , about going face - to - face with the vigilante in six days at WWE Fastlane . The King of Kings , alas , was less than receptive to the wisdom of “ The Nature Boy . ” The COO shoved his idol to the mat and promised Flair that Sting would be sent back into hiding by the time The Cerebral Assassin was through . Darren Young is back ! And by the looks of things , he was headed straight into a buzzsaw in the form of The Ascension , which disposed of Young ’ s local - competitor tag - team partner , before surrounding the former tag division stalwart in the ring . Happily , Young had an old running buddy waiting in the wings who seemed to have buried their old hatchet : Titus O ’ Neil . The Big Deal was quick to the side of his former ally , beating back the former NXT Tag Team Champions and cementing what appeared to be a reunion of The Prime Time Players . Millions of dollars , baby . Millions of dollars . Darren Young is back ! And by the looks of things , he was headed straight into a buzzsaw in the form of The Ascension , which disposed of Young ’ s local - competitor tag - team partner , before surrounding the former tag division stalwart in the ring . Happily , Young had an old running buddy waiting in the wings who seemed to have buried their old hatchet : Titus O ’ Neil . The Big Deal was quick to the side of his former ally , beating back the former NXT Tag Team Champions and cementing what appeared to be a reunion of The Prime Time Players . Millions of dollars , baby . Millions of dollars . The Miz has already made it his mission to knock Damien Mizdow down a few notches the last couple of weeks . This time , the former WWE Champion just decided to use a Bull Hammer to do the job for him . Poor Mizdow didn ’ t stand a chance against Bad News Barrett , who accepted an offer from The Miz to dole out some punishment to his protégé in exchange for Miz running interference from Dean Ambrose . Despite a solid effort from a game Mizdow , Miz kept stopping his personal assistant short with outrageous demands . With Mizdow oblivious to Barrett ' s recovery , the Brit sprang with a Bull Hammer and took him down for the count . Less game was Miz , who ran scared at the first sign of The Lunatic Fringe and allowed Barrett to get himself ensnared by the would - be No . 1 contender . Would - be , that is , for only a few minutes longer , as Ambrose zip - tied Barrett ' s hands around the ring post and forced him to sign the contract that makes their title match official . Good news , everyone ! One team is on “ Total Divas ” ; one team was on “ Total Divas . ” One husband ’ s a champion ; one ’ s the No . 1 contender . One wife ’ s a former champion ; one wife ’ s fallen short of the prize . All of that ’ s to say , the Mixed Tag Team Match between Jimmy Uso & Naomi and Tyson Kidd & Natalya — that ’ s husband & wife vs . husband & wife — was way more intense than the WWE Universe might have expected . That ’ s partly because Kidd kept baiting Jimmy and tagging in Natalya before he suffered the wrath of “ Uso Crazy . ” Kidd ’ s unwillingness to mix it up ( he won ’ t have that luxury Sunday ) ultimately cost him and his wife . Naomi reversed the Sharpshooter into a baffling series of rollup and counter - rollup attempts , ultimately claiming the upper hand and pinning Natalya to win it all . Who says Daniel Bryan can ’ t hold his own against a big man ? The “ Yes ! ” Man not only fought Big Show on Raw , but he also likely would have beaten him if not for some untimely , if not entirely unforeseen , interference from Roman Reigns . The giant tenderized Bryan with chops to the chest that brought a smile to Reigns ’ face at ringside , and The Big Dog repaid Bryan ’ s distractions from earlier by signing autographs for the “ Yes ! ” Movement right as Bryan snared Show in a sleeper hold . He did it again when Bryan managed to throw Show over the top rope with a triangle hold , but The Beard got the better of that scenario when he caused Show to accidentally spear Reigns , taking him out of the equation . From there it was relatively clear skies to the Running Knee , only Reigns stormed the ring and Superman Punched Show , ending the bout in a disqualification and handing Bryan the loss . One would have hoped that clearer heads would prevail , but the tension between Bryan and Reigns boiled over and civility broke down in chaotic fashion . An all - out brawl ensued , and it took every ref in the joint ( even the hardcore ones ) to keep the two apart , while the crowd chanted for the zebras to “ let them fight . ” No worries , guys . Six more days and they will .