February 4 , 2013 Monday Night RAW results The February 4 , 2013 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on February 4 , 2013 at Phillips Arena in Atlanta , Georgia . Summary . On a day where champions bask in the glory of their triumph , it was a not a freshly crowned conqueror but a former champion who made the most noise when Raw rolled into Atlanta ’ s Philips Arena . Just make sure you don ’ t call him “ former ” to his face . The individual in question was , of course , CM Punk , who remained steadfast in his assertion that the WWE Championship should remain his and that , despite Paul Heyman ’ s apparent collusion with The Shield , he wasn ’ t ready to take Mr . McMahon at his word that the video was genuine . “ If Vince McMahon wants to paint this picture that Paul Heyman and myself are horrible human beings and are in collusion with The Shield and Brad Maddox , he is going to doctor a video and play it on his television show , ” Punk said . With all said , Punk still deemed Mr . McMahon ’ s maiming at the hands of Brock Lesnar — regardless of whether Heyman was involved — last week as “ karma ” for robbing The Straight Edge Superstar of his championship . But right as Punk began to roar that it was day 442 of his championship reign , he was interrupted by none other than … Booker T ? Yes , Booker T . With Managing Supervisor Vickie Guerrero otherwise occupied by the Heyman - Lesnar situation , the SmackDown General Manager was summoned to Raw to help her handle things for the evening . And his first order of business was finding an opponent for CM Punk , though that decision ended up ultimately being left to the WWE Universe . Via a WWE Active vote , the fans would select Punk ’ s foe for the evening from a crop of his previous three WrestleMania opponents : Rey Mysterio , Randy Orton and Chris Jericho . The United States Champion ’ s woes against Ryback continued this week , as Antonio Cesaro went up against the mighty Royal Rumble Match runner - up and found himself turned to mincemeat by the powerhouse despite a stout , well - scouted performance in the ring . Ryback has dominated Cesaro on numerous occasions on WWE Main Event , but Cesaro didn ’ t seem interested in being similarly defeated on Raw and drew on his numerous experiences with Ryback to keep the contest at an even level . The Swiss Superman took the fight right to Ryback , hammering the body of the beast with European uppercuts in an attempt to stop Ryback from gaining steam . The strategy seemed to pay dividends for the first half of the match ; Cesaro was ready for each of Ryback ’ s attacks and kept his head level as he cut the monster off mid - strike . Ryback would not be held down forever , though , and slowly muscled his way back into the contest with a sequence of bone - shattering power strikes . Cesaro regained his bearings long enough to attempt a victory via count - out , but Ryback made it back at the count of nine and mounted a monstrous second wind , plastering Cesaro with a pair of Meathook Clotheslines and snatching him up for Shell Shocked , feasting once more on the mighty champion in victory . A few months before his self - imposed exile , Jack Swagger surrendered the United States Championship to Santino Marella in one of the more memorable upsets in WWE history . It appears that “ The Real American ” has not forgotten the defeat in his long months away from the squared circle . Swagger took Santino to the woodshed in his return to Raw , handily dismantling The Italian Stallion by targeting Santino ’ s knees and midsection . And just as it looked like Santino was ready to pull off a comeback , the former World Champion sprung into action and struck with a Swagger Bomb , finally applying the Patriot Act ( formerly the Ankle Lock ) to Marella and forcing his former tormentor to cry uncle in agony . Swagger ’ s biggest statement came after the match , though , when he made his way to Booker T on commentary and asked if the SmackDown GM was impressed with his performance . Is a placement in the World Heavyweight Championship No . 1 Contender ’ s Elimination Chamber Match forthcoming ? Hell hath no fury like Alberto Del Rio , who apparently wasn ’ t remotely done with Big Show after attacking the giant in the parking lot last Friday on SmackDown . Still stewing over Big Show ’ s mauling of Ricardo Rodriguez last week , The Essence of Excellence was still hungry for payback one week later … but first came the matter of Cody Rhodes . Rhodes faced Del Rio in singles competition and gave the World Heavyweight Champion a struggle from the get - go , looking to bounce back from his loss to John Cena the previous week . Unfortunately , while Cody may well be “ Groomed For Greatness , ” chance was not in his corner against The Essence of Excellence this night . Although Cody came out swinging against Del Rio and even landed a wicked Disaster Kick on the champion ’ s chin , Del Rio rallied and forced Rhodes into submission with the Cross Armbreaker . With Rhodes dispatched , Del Rio next demanded Big Show be brought before him so the giant could answer for what he did to Ricardo , but The World ’ s Largest Athlete was prepared . No sooner had Del Rio demanded the giant ’ s presence than Big Show appeared on the TitanTron via satellite , safe in the comfort of his hotel room , ostensibly to stop himself from tearing Del Rio apart . Del Rio attempted to tantalize Show with the revelation he had a contract drawn up for a World Title Match at Elimination Chamber , and all Big Show needed to do was show up and sign the papers . The giant wouldn ’ t have it , though , refusing Del Rio ’ s offer and demanding the deal be sent to him instead . Of course , Del Rio would eventually do just that , sending a courier to the giant ' s hotel room with contract in hand . Once pen had been put to paper , Del Rio made his move and struck The World ' s Largest Athlete in the halls of the hotel itself , bashing the giant with a fire extinguisher as an opening salvo on the road to their rematch . Well , Booker T wanted to see the best of his potential Elimination Chamber participants , and Daniel Bryan certainly delivered in a one - on - one contest with Rey Mysterio that the submission technician clinched without the help or presence of his partner , Kane . While friction between Team Hell No led Bryan to demand Kane remain in the locker room area , it appeared the former World Champion had no problem venting his frustration on The Master of the 619 . Bryan was well - prepared for Mysterio ’ s frenzied offense , countering The Ultimate Underdog at every turn and using Mysterio ’ s own momentum as a weapon against him . And even though Rey fought back enough to hit Bryan with the 619 , the submission technician dodged Mysterio ’ s attempt to Drop the Dime and applied the “ No ! ” Lock for the win . But “ YES ! ” es soon turned to “ NO ! ” s when familiar theme music boomed over the loudspeakers and Mark Henry stalked down the ramp with Bryan and Mysterio square in his sights . Bryan bravely made a beeline for The World ’ s Strongest Man , and found himself introduced face - first to the barricade for his efforts . This left Mysterio to the mercy of Henry , and even an attempt by Sin Cara to save his tag team partner wasn ’ t enough to staunch Henry ’ s wrath . Both Superstars soon found themselves the recipients of World ’ s Strongest Slams and , in Mysterio ’ s case , a splash from the second rope that that shook the arena — and the WWE Universe — to its foundations . Consider the Hall of Pain reopened for business and accepting inductees . With partners like this , who needs opponents ? Daniel Bryan was evidently so insulted by Kane ’ s refusal to help him evade Mark Henry that he went and paid The Big Red Monster back the only way he knew how : costing him a match against Sheamus . With Kane ’ s spot in the Elimination Chamber potentially up for grabs , The Devil ’ s Favorite Demon certainly wasted no time in his game plan against The Celtic Warrior . Kane matched Sheamus blow - for - blow , powering out of the forearm clubs and catching the Brogue Kick , but Sheamus answered right back by hauling Kane up for the Irish Curse and wiggling out of the Tombstone . Kane fought his way back into control with a monstrous DDT , but right as he was about to strike with the Chokeslam , Bryan made his move . The submission expert sprinted down to the apron , distracting Kane and turning his partner ’ s attention from the task at hand . Bryan ’ s presence momentarily drove Kane into a rage and ultimately spelled his doom , giving Sheamus an opening to plant a Brogue Kick on the demon ’ s masked mug only moments later . Who needs Oprah when you ’ ve got The Miz ? The former WWE Champion continued his foray into hard - hitting journalism with yet another episode of “ Miz TV , ” this time with Paul Heyman as the guest of honor . And with the amount of questions hanging over the mad scientist ’ s head , it was no surprise Heyman embraced the opportunity wholeheartedly to clear his name of any and all accusations thrown his way . No , he was not the man who re - signed Brock Lesnar ; no , he did not orchestrate any attack on Mr . McMahon ; and no , no , 1 , 000 times no , he had no idea Lesnar was going to fell The Chairman of the Board with an F - 5 at the end of Raw . Vickie Guerrero , however ? That turned out to be another story . The Managing Supervisor made her unannounced entrance to absolve Heyman of at least one count : She was the one who rehired Lesnar , having negotiated with the former WWE and UFC Champion in secret in an effort to impress The Chairman and , perhaps , secure the Raw General Manager position for herself . But Vickie admitted tearfully that she had no idea Lesnar would attack Mr . McMahon upon being re - signed . Heyman took advantage of the situation to call a moment of silence in Mr . McMahon ’ s honor , but Miz put a stop to the dog and pony show immediately . “ Paul , you ’ ve hated Mr . McMahon ever since he squashed your little company . … Vickie , how many times has Mr . McMahon dangled the carrot of permanent Raw GM only to snatch it away at the last minute ? … You two are bottom - feeders . You live and breathe off the misery of others . ” Enter Brock Lesnar . The former champion had apparently had enough of Miz , and wasted little time in getting right in The Awesome One ’ s face . Miz , showing no absence of gall , put hands on Lesnar and received an almighty beatdown in return . Lesnar tossed Miz from the ring and hauled furniture at the former WWE Champion , executing a furious F - 5 when Miz made one last attempt to take Lesnar down amid Heyman ’ s completely ignored cries of protest . Wade Barrett has not been a happy man of late . The Intercontinental Champion has been in a mood ever since WWE NXT underdog Bo Dallas eliminated him from the 2013 Royal Rumble Match and pinned him on Raw the next night . Barrett ’ s malaise seemed to have spread to the ring when he faced off against longtime rival Randy Orton in Atlanta . The Apex Predator and Barrett are extensively familiar with each other and experience favored Orton early on , as The Viper wasted little time in unloading on the Englishman , specifically targeting Barrett ’ s knee . The champion did not go easily , clawing and scraping his way to an advantage by hitting Orton with a Winds of Change that nearly put Orton away . But The Viper toughed his way to a kick - out at two , and he capitalized on Barrett ’ s frustration by lashing out with an RKO to end the champion ’ s evening . It ’ s an old , though timeless , question : Who exactly is “ The Best in the World ” ? Well , almost one year after their clash to determine just that at WrestleMania XXVIII , CM Punk and Chris Jericho stepped between the ropes to reopen the argument in a WWE Active Match . And although there was no WWE Championship at stake this time around , both Superstars certainly battled as though it was . Jericho opened the contest like a house on fire , raining chops upon Punk ’ s tattooed torso , but the furious Straight Edge Superstar refused to let Jericho pull too far into the lead that he could not claw his way back into the bout . While the two remained neck - and - neck in the bout ’ s opening minutes , Punk battled his way into control and attempted to ground Y2J with a series of torturous submission holds . Jericho quickly powered back , though , forcing Punk into a defensive mindset and nearly putting the bout to bed by dodging Punk ’ s flying elbow and executing a Lionsault to the prone former champion . The move seemed to take something out of The Ayatollah of Rock ‘ n ’ Rolla , though , as Jericho immediately clutched his chest in pain . With Jericho slightly slowed down , Punk was able to keep the contest on even ground , and it wasn ’ t long before the two were trading submission maneuvers — first Punk with the Anaconda Vise and then Jericho with a painful - looking Walls of Jericho that nearly forced The Straight Edge Superstar to submit . It was a last gasp effort that ultimately decided the bout , as Punk tossed Jericho shoulder - first into the turnbuckle and unleashed the Go to Sleep on a stunned Y2J to bring the contest to its epic conclusion . The match was over , but as for that long - enduring question ? Well , perhaps this one was a bit too close to decide that particular quandary . John Cena vowed to take his grievances to The Shield , but what the WWE Universe got instead was . . . Brad Maddox ? Brad Maddox it was , then . The disgraced former referee was the one who took to the ring to summon The Shield for a lesson in so - called justice , revealing in the process that he had turned over the footage of Paul Heyman ’ s confession to Mr . McMahon the previous week and also christening himself the “ hero ” of the WWE Universe for exposing the heinous plot of the men in black to help keep CM Punk as WWE Champion . And then , in a maneuver that was perhaps short on sanity but not on courage , Maddox called The Shield out himself . To put what happened next simply : They obliged him . Dean Ambrose , Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns materialized from the crowd when Maddox laid down his challenge , slandering him as a “ rat . ” As for their dealings with Heyman ? Well as Ambrose said , “ No one ever said justice was free . ” The trio slowly surrounded the ring and struck in unison , physically dismantling Maddox before unleashing the triple powerbomb on the overmatched ex - official . That , it seemed , was Cena ’ s cue . Emulating The Shield ’ s time - honored tactic , the 10 - time WWE Champion struck from the crowd , with Ryback and Sheamus entering through similar routes to surround The Shield in the ring . With a crew of The Shield ’ s old victims blocking any escape up the ramp , the trio had no choice but to mix it up with the triumvirate of powerhouses . It wasn ’ t long before they found themselves driven back from whence they came while Cena smirked in the ring , having finally given his tormentors a taste of their own medicine . But Cena wasn ' t done there : After Raw went off the air , the 10 - time WWE Champion laid down a jaw - dropping challenge before the WWE Universe : At the Elimination Chamber pay - per - view , Cena demanded The Shield answer to himself , Ryback and Sheamus in the form of a Six Man Tag Team Match . Bourbon Street , we hope you ' re ready for this one .