April 15 , 2013 Monday Night RAW results The April 15 , 2013 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which will take place on April 15 , 2013 at Bi - LO Center in Greenville , South Carolina . Summary . There wasn ’ t much of a WrestleMania afterglow for Sheamus , Randy Orton and Big Show following their disastrous Six - Man Tag defeat to The Shield on The Grandest Stage of Them All . Tensions collapsed their group at The Show of Shows , and a bout between Orton and Sheamus to decide who would have the right to face Big Show later suffered a similar fate when the giant laid waste to The Apex Predator at ringside . Happily , there was no such confusion to be had in South Carolina when Orton & Sheamus put their squabbles aside and challenged The World ’ s Largest Athlete in a Handicap Match . The two former World Champions were hardly dominant , as Big Show wisely spent the majority of the bout blocking Sheamus from tagging Orton in . But thanks to a last - ditch effort , Sheamus made the tag and Orton ’ s speed turned the tide , with The Viper sealing the deal via a plus - sized RKO that left the giant looking at the lights for the three - count . What began as a form of protest by 3MB turned into something much more sinister , as Brock Lesnar made his first appearance since WrestleMania 29 with an ominous challenge for the man who defeated him . The would - be rockers had come to Raw to demand an apology for The Shield for their attack on SmackDown , but all they got was another thrashing at The Anomaly ’ s hands . It appears Lesnar ’ s loss to The King of Kings has done nothing to diminish his craving for mayhem : standing amid the wreckage of 3MB , Paul Heyman took hold of the mic and laid a challenge at Triple H ’ s feet : a match inside of a Steel Cage at Extreme Rules to settle the two titans ’ brutal rivalry for good . Antonio Cesaro has always boasted that no American could defeat him with the United States Championship at stake , and it turns out he was right : It took Ghanaian - bred , Boston College – educated Kofi Kingston to finish the job , prying Old Glory from The Swiss Superman after a hard - fought contest to bring Kingston his third U . S . Title . Cesaro ’ s 239 - day stint with the Stars and Stripes has left myriad Superstars ruined in his wake , but Kingston — who had struck up a recent rivalry with the powerhouse champion — seemed determined not to fall into the same traps as Santino , R - Truth and The Miz . The Dreadlocked Dynamo toughed his way through Cesaro ’ s mighty barrage , using his speed to his advantage and landing a Trouble in Paradise to Cesaro ’ s chin to ground The Swiss Superman to the mat . One week after stunning the WWE Universe with his historic Money in the Bank cash - in , Dolph Ziggler strutted into South Carolina like a man who ’ d already stolen the show , even though Raw had begun mere moments earlier . As Ziggler preened his way through his inaugural trip to the same show where he ’ d won the World Title , though , he found himself interrupted for the second time in as many weeks by Alberto Del Rio , who demanded The Showoff grant him a rematch for the coveted title on the spot . Although SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero supported Del Rio ’ s demand , but former No . 1 contender Jack Swagger was quick to object , crashing the contest before it even began and attacking The Pride of Mexico ’ s weakened leg in the process . The fracas allowed Ziggler to escape with title in hand , but the show - stealer ’ s clean getaway is clearly far from complete . Hell hath no fury like the two best friends that anyone could have : Kane & Daniel Bryan continued their post - WrestleMania dominant streak when the WWE Tag Team Champions ( and part - time MC ' s ) added The Prime Time Players to their list of vanquished tandems on Monday Night Raw . Team Hell No has been riding high in tag competition for weeks now , peaking with their defeat of Dolph Ziggler & Big E Langston at WrestleMania 29 . And although Titus O ’ Neil & Darren Young attacked the champs with unbridled gusto , even the million - dollar offense of the mouthy musclemen wasn ’ t enough to stop Hell No . A Chokeslam to Young followed by Bryan ’ s top - rope headbutt ( affectionately referred to by the commentary team as the “ Flying Goat ” ) sealed the contest and ended the champions ’ night in glory . The Truth dished out the hurt Monday night when Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett went up against R - Truth in a one - on - one contest , and saw his post - WrestleMania hot streak run cold thanks to a strong effort from the self - proclaimed " Suntan Superman . " The brawling Brit came out strong against the former United States Champion , but Truth didn ’ t lie down for the champion by any means , attempting to knock Barrett off his game with his unorthodox offense . The Englishman would not be so unmanned by Truth ’ s flippantness , however , and quickly brought the fight back to his own comfort zone . It was Truth who got the final word , though , springing the Lie Detector on Barrett to cut the Barrage short . . . at least for the time being . They didn ’ t fare so well against Tons of Funk , but Team Rhodes Scholars bounced back nicely with a win over yet another odd - couple tag team in Santino Marella & The Great Khali . It ’ s been a rough few weeks for the brainy beard enthusiasts , but Cody Rhodes & Damien Sandow were clearly ready to rumble from the get - go , coming out strong against The Italian Stallion and his towering tag partner . Except for a tight spot with Sandow and Khali , Rhodes & Sandow never let the bout get away from them . The duo goaded The Punjabi Titan into tagging in Santino and then going to work , taking advantage of a distracting melee outside the ring and rolling up the two - time Intercontinental Champion to earn the win . It ’ s the latest sensation that ’ s sweeping the nation , and while “ Fandangoing ” continues to two - step its way across the world ( and up the charts ) , Fandango himself took a few moments to address the phenomenon for himself on Raw . Given that Fandango is a man of few words that don ’ t include his own name , it came as little surprise he was more than willing to dance with the crowd … provided they got the pronunciation right . But once again , the WWE Universe failed to let the A ’ s breathe , and so the disappointed Fandango left the WWE Universe with a simple message : “ You can all go ‘ FAAHHNN - DAAHHN - GO ’ yourselves . ” So much for dancing the night away . It wasn ’ t so long ago that Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger were buddies under Vickie Guerrero ’ s management umbrella , but as anyone in South Carolina can attest , things have changed . Not only have The Showoff and the “ Real American ” become bitter rivals over Ziggler ’ s World Heavyweight Championship , but Ziggler , the man who claimed to shine brighter of the two , walked out of South Carolina with an upset loss to his freshly anointed name . The dynamic World Champion strutted to the ring as if the Teddy Long - sanctioned bout was already in - hand and for a while , it seemed like Ziggler ’ s dynamic offense had Swagger at a permanent disadvantage . But Ziggler received a rude awakening in short order when Swagger reversed the Famouser into a roll - up pin for a victory , leaving the champion stunned on the mat . But when Swagger took to the stage to celebrate , the injured Alberto Del Rio struck from behind , exacting his retribution on the “ Real American ” by trapping him in the Cross Armbreaker over the edge of the stage . CM Punk has often said that he can work wonders with the microphone , but a WWE Universe that was expecting a scathing opus in The Second City Saint ’ s first address since WrestleMania 29 were left with a whimper instead … and a cryptic one at that . A visibly exhausted Punk had barely begun to speak on his loss to The Undertaker when he stopped mid - sentence , wearily looked around and cut his speech short by giving Paul Heyman an apologetic embrace . With that , the former WWE Champion handed off his sacred microphone and departed the stage , leaving the WWE Universe with more questions than answers as to what would come next . True to form , though , they were speechless in his wake . The Bellas promised trouble for the Divas division upon their return to WWE , and they kicked their mischievous campaign off in high style with a chicanery - filled victory over Divas Champion Kaitlyn in South Carolina . Officially , it was Nikki Bella who faced off against the “ Hybrid Diva , ” but as is the tricky twins ’ modus operandi , a switcheroo was pulled once Kaitlyn hit Nikki with the gut buster . With the referee distracted , Nikki ducked out of the ring and Brie emerged from beneath the apron , taking her sister ’ s place and capitalizing on Kaitlyn ’ s confusion to notch an ill - gotten pin on the stunned titleholder . Ryback certainly didn ’ t mince words when he explained his attack of John Cena , so how did The Champ respond when he came to the ring to address the beast ’ s accusations against the 11 - time WWE Champion ? He simply called Ryback out . And although Ryback obliged Cena with an audience , The Champ didn ’ t let him get a word in . Cena slammed Ryback ’ s “ highlight reel of excuses ” and challenged the “ Human Wrecking Ball ” to put his money where his mouth is and take Cena on man to man . But alas , Cena wouldn ’ t get a chance to battle his old buddy one - on - one , because not only did Ryback wordlessly decline the offer , but The Shield also picked that exact moment to make their entrance . And though it wasn ’ t immediately apparent which man the “ Hounds of Justice ” had targeted , they soon made their intentions clear . With Ryback left untouched , the NXT veterans ruthlessly Triple - Powerbombed Cena into the canvas and preened over the wreckage while Ryback turned his back on the scene , wordlessly leaving his former friend to the whims of his attackers .