July 7 , 2014 Monday Night RAW results The July 7 , 2014 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on July 7 , 2014 at the Bell Centre in Montreal , Quebec , Canada . Summary . Being a “ wanted man ” seems to suit Roman Reigns . Having a target on his back has put a spring in the big dog ’ s step ; he all but sauntered into the Great White North and dared The Authority to take their best shot at him in Raw ’ s opening moments , going so far as to arbitrarily dismiss the corporate power ’ s entrants into the WWE World Heavyweight Title Fatal 4 - Way at Battleground . And when one of those entrants – Kane – took issue with the former Tag Team Champion , Reigns put his “ assess and attack ” strategy to good use , beating back The Devil ’ s Favorite Demon and the horde of referees and officials who came to separate them , spearing Fit Finlay flat into the mat before Superman Punching Kane off the apron . Now that ’ s what we call a close encounter . One man ’ s misfortune is another man ’ s boon . In the case of The Wyatt Family ’ s latest clash with The Usos , it was a good old fashioned case of mistaken identity that gave Luke Harper & Erick Rowan their latest leg up in their war of attrition with the Tag Team Champions . At first , the match was more or less even , with The Wyatts muscling their way to an advantage over the titleholders . The Usos held on , however , to reclaim the lead after Jey Uso tagged in his brother , who ran wild over Luke Harper and nearly had the big man down with a reverse corkscrew plancha off the top rope . Erick Rowan saved the count and , as it turned out , the match , when he tripped up both Usos while they prepared for a double dive to the outside . Jey sprang up and was quickly felled with a discus clothesline … only , unbeknownst to the referee , Jimmy was the true legal man . Looks like Alicia Fox doesn ’ t even need two working arms to get her point across . Nikki Bella , on the other hand , could use an extra limb ( or perhaps a new partner ) to get herself back on track : not only was she further punished for the fired Brie Bella ’ s insubordination by being placed into a match with the wildly unstable Miss Fox , but both Divas were forced by The Authority to contest the bout with one arm tied behind their backs . Alicia didn ’ t even wait for the restraints to be applied before she went off the rails , pouncing on Nikki to such a degree that Michael Cole openly speculated if The Authority put her up to it . If they did , job well done . Rusev is not impressed by high - fliers . This much the WWE Universe found out after The Bulgarian Brute swatted the aerial expert Rob Van Dam in the latest installment of The Super Athlete ’ s undefeated streak . Van Dam initially appeared to crack the code to defeating Rusev , peppering the big man with kicks before pummeling him with a tornado DDT . But the hot streak ended there , as Rusev unleashed his power maneuvers to counter Mr . Monday Night , finally locking in the Accolade to put the bout to sleep . What may give Rusev pause , however , is Jack Swagger , who formally challenged “ The Fist of Russia ” to a showdown at WWE Battleground , courtesy of Zeb Colter . With any luck , The Bulgarian Brute will accept . We , the people , demand nothing less . Once upon a time , Randy Orton was considered to be WWE ’ s most dominant maniac , and any rumors of The Apex Predator softening up were put firmly to rest on Raw when Orton knocked off his heir apparent in insanity , Dean Ambrose . That said , The Lunatic Fringe did not go quietly into the night against the former WWE World Heavyweight Champion , pounding the self - proclaimed “ Face of WWE ” with punches and kicks in a street - style mugging . Orton got down and dirty to even the bout , hurling Ambrose into the steps to aggravate his beat up shoulder and following up with a torturous armbar to keep the former U . S . Champion grounded on the mat . Ambrose replied with a figure - four leglock to reclaim the advantage , though he overplayed his hand by hauling every steel chair he could find into the ring , giving The Viper time to target The Lunatic Fringe ’ s shoulder a second time . A hanging DDT off the barricade nearly notched Orton a count - out win , but it was a well - timed RKO that finally put Ambrose down . For now , at least . That Dolph Ziggler suffered a loss to his self - admitted favorite opponent , Alberto Del Rio , was probably of small consolation , as the loss A ) was initiated by outside factors and B ) cost Ziggler a chance to challenge for championship gold . The outside factor in question ? Fandango , who – perhaps smarting over Dolph ’ s makeout session with Summer Rae – distracted the former World Heavyweight Champion right as Dolph hit a Famouser to stun Del Rio by gyrating atop the announce table , allowing The Essence of Excellence to superkick Ziggler into defeat . The gold in question ? A United States Title opportunity against Sheamus , to be contested tomorrow night on Main Event . Give Damien Sandow this : He does not discriminate when it comes to his targets . One week after The Enlightened One mimicked The Chairman and The Boss , he spat in the face of Canada itself when he donned the guise of Bret “ Hitman ” Hart , while the WWE Hall of Famer himself was in the middle of the ring addressing his faithful … in Montreal , no less . Unfortunately , for all Sandow ’ s gumption , he should probably work on the follow - up . Hart didn ’ t suffer the imitation long and cold - cocked The Intellectual Savior of the Masses straight in the jaw , cutting his sermon short and restoring glory to the Great White North . Catching a fist to the chin from Bret Hart was just the beginning for Damien Sandow , who caught a boot to the mush from Sheamus not ten minutes after interrupting The Excellence of Execution on his home turf . Sheamus , looking to keep his wits sharp in advance of his U . S . Title defense against Alberto Del Rio , got a stiff challenge in the form of his old rival , who pounced with a top - rope Elbow of Disdain . It didn ’ t take a screwjob to put “ Sandhart ” down , though , just Ten Beats of the Bodhrán and a big old Brogue Kick for , as they say in Montreal , the un , deux , trois . Someone call Little Johnny Russo and console him : “ The Moneymaker ” has been compromised . Throughout the much - anticipated clash between The Miz and Chris Jericho , The Ayatollah of Rock ‘ n ’ Rolla had made it a point to target Miz ’ s mug , peppering it with punches and slamming it into the mat with a bulldog . Even though Miz rebounded to lock in the Figure - Four Leglock , Jericho threw The Awesome One off his game with one final shot to the moneymaker and a Walls of Jericho for a tapout victory . Y2J ’ s celebration didn ’ t last long , though : Bray Wyatt appeared on the ramp to pontificate in the direction of the nine - time Intercontinental Champion . Jericho made a move to make The Eater of Worlds eat his words , but the appearance of Harper & Rowan at Wyatt ’ s side stopped Jericho cold in his tracks . If there ’ s one thing to be taken away from the Divas tag match on Raw , it ’ s that good enemies make better tag team partners . Take , for example , AJ Lee & Paige , currently dancing around the Divas Championship , who joined forces to claim victory one week after The Black Widow forced Paige into defending – and losing – the butterfly title . Paige ’ s exaggerated shows of respect prompted The Authority to order their team - up , but it was The Funkadactyls themselves , ironically enough , who enabled their enemies to win the match : An unimpressed Cameron refused to tag in until Paige & AJ had all but picked Naomi apart , and then wandered promptly into a match - ending Paige - Turner . The budding tension within The Funkadactyls finally came to a head after that , and Planet Funk imploded as the two Divas brawled , with Cameron finally storming off in a huff . Good friends make better enemies . Oh , the irony . While Paul Heyman ’ s original client , Brock Lesnar — sorry , BRRROOOOCK LESNARRR — snapped a famous winning streak , his newest charge , Cesaro , has started to build a streak of his own . Namely , two straight losses to Kofi Kingston . All of Cesaro ’ s immaculately articulated disdain for the French - Canadian residents of Montreal translated well to the ring ; Kingston came out swinging and was met with unmitigated brutality by The King of Swing . Thankfully , Kofi ’ s trusty sunset flip came through for a second time , pinning Cesaro in the nick of time . And before The Boom Squad General could suffer another pounding at the hands of his enemy , reinforcements arrived in the form of Big E , who turned Cesaro back to form a unified front at which The King of Swing could only sneer from a distance . What Bo ’ s around comes around , as El Torito discovered when he challenged Bo Dallas to a one - on - one match just three days after being bodyslammed by the former NXT Champion on SmackDown . Unfortunately for Torito , he was more concerned with embarrassing Bo than beating him , and Dallas capitalized by elbowing him into mañana , taking out Diego at ringside and hitting the Bo - dog for the win . ¡ Bo - lé ! Seth Rollins isn ’ t all talk after all . Set to battle John Cena in the main event of Raw , The Aerialist took the fight to The Champ in a big way , breaking out the most dynamic moves from his deep catalogue – hello , spinning chinlock – and very nearly spelling doom with a leaping enziguiri to Cena on the top rope . The Champion of Champions rallied to connect with the Five - Knuckle Shuffle , and even though Rollins escaped the Attitude Adjustment , Cena locked in the STF to strand his opponent in the middle of the ring … and then all hell broke loose . First , Kane made his entrance to distract Cena . Then , Randy Orton slithered in from behind to help the demon batter The Champ . Roman Reigns arrived to fend off The Authority , and Rollins attempted a cash - in of his Money in the Bank contract , which was foiled in feral fashion by – hello boys , he ’ s back – Dean Ambrose . The night ended with Reigns making a last - minute save of Cena when Orton went for a final strike and a mutual show of respect between the two Superstars . It may be the last time that happens though . Once Battleground begins , all bets are off .