May 20 , 2013 Monday Night RAW results The May 20 , 2013 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on May 20 , 2013 at Sprint Center in Kansas City , Missouri . Summary . Of all the sights a Superstar wants to see going into Raw , a wild - eyed Ryback driving an ambulance is certainly not among them . And yet that was exactly the display that greeted the WWE Universe in Kansas City when a frothy “ Human Wrecking Ball , ” fresh off a brutal stalemate with John Cena at Extreme Rules , rolled up like the world ’ s most jacked EMT , ascended to the top the ambulance and issued an ominous message to The Champ : an Ambulance Match challenge for the WWE Title at WWE Payback . And while The Champ pondered his options , Ryback issued Cena yet another warning : Cena ' s journey would not end in the ICU , but in the morgue . The Miz and Chris Jericho were riding high coming out of Extreme Rules , and with the sky looking like the limit , the two veterans notched another big win in their ledgers Monday night with a tag - team victory over their respective rivals : Fandango and Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett . Ironically enough , though it was Fandango who dominated most of the match , revving up to his strongest in - ring showing yet against Jericho and only tagging in Barrett after he ’ d gotten his licks in . Things went south quickly for the brawling Brit , though , when Fandango hopped off the apron to boogie with Sumemr Rae and left Wade to the mercy of his foes . With no help for Barrett in sight , Jericho executed the Codebreaker and Miz completed the alley - oop with a crippling application of the Figure - Four Leglock that left the Englishman no choice but to tap out . Titus O ’ Neil might literally have a “ Prime Time ” future in his cards based on his animated contributions to the Extreme Rules Pre - and Post - Show panels , but his questionable comments about Sheamus ’ toughness came back to haunt him on Monday Night Raw . “ The Big Deal ’ s ” confidence was understandably high as he went into the bout against The Celtic Warrior , but the Strap Match hero of WWE ’ s extreme showcase stood tall yet again . Titus backed up his tough talk and kept the bout physical , using his uncanny strength to keep Sheamus on the defensive and nearly finishing the Irishman off with some help from Darren Young . Despite O ' Neil ' s tough - as - nails showing , Sheamus pulled ahead at the moment of truth , letting loose with White Noise and a Brogue Kick to the titanic talking head for the win . The rumor bees have been a - buzzing all day about a prospective third client joining Paul Heyman ’ s unsavory stable , and for once the whispers yielded pay dirt and not simply fool ’ s gold . With the WWE Universe riled up , the mad scientist himself strutted into Kansas City high off Brock Lesnar ’ s brutal win over Triple H at Extreme Rules and ready to introduce his latest dangerous ally : Curtis Axel . Formerly known as Michael McGillicutty , Heyman swore to re - brand the onetime WWE Tag Team Champion in the " perfect " mold of his father Curt Hennig and grandfather , Larry “ The Axe ” Hennig , and give him an opportunity to carve out his own legend in their honor . The mad scientist was moments into his grand unveiling when Triple H crashed the party , a dire sign for the ECW founder if there ever was one . Before The King of Kings could put hands on his longtime rival , though , Axel got in Triple H ’ s face and caught a twofold response : A stiff right hand , and a challenge from The Game to a match later in the night . Alberto Del Rio survived an “ I Quit ” Match and punched his ticket to a World Heavyweight Title Match against Dolph Ziggler , but before The Pride of Mexico gets his hands on The Showoff , he had to go through the champ ’ s heavy , Big E Langston , in Kansas City . If the contest ’ s outcome was any indication , The Essence of Excellence is in for a rough road back to the World Title . Del Rio had plied his ruthless Cross Armbreaker early and often to the big man , but Langston used his strength to simply power out of the maneuver each time . The Pride of Mexico compensated with a stick - and - move offense to soften up Big E before setting up for the hold again , and that ’ s when AJ Lee made her move , rolling Del Rio ’ s spittoon across the canvas to distract the referee . With the official otherwise occupied , Langston struck with a thumb to Del Rio ’ s eye , following the dirty play up with a Big Ending for the 1 - 2 - 3 . Make it two - for - two for Team Ziggler after AJ Lee followed up Big E Langston ’ s monstrous win with another wily defeat of her own , this time over Layla in Divas action . Layla put up a stiff challenge against Dolph Ziggler ’ s devious better half , doubling AJ over with kicks and leaving her writhing in the corner . But before Layla could seal the deal , AJ roared back and locked in the Black Widow submission for an agonizing tapout win , sealed moments later with a mocking kiss to the defeated Diva . The road ’ s looking a lot less bumpy for Cody Rhodes following a rough night on the Extreme Rules Pre - Show . The “ Essence of Mustachioed Magnificence ” bounced back from his tough loss to The Miz by defeating Zack Ryder on Raw , but it was the ominous , third - party display after the match that truly left the WWE Universe in stunned silence . The “ Woo Woo Kid ” had Cody on the ropes with a Broski Boot , but Rhodes roared back and sent Ryder back to the L . I . with a Disaster Kick to the dome . With Ryder down , Ryback once again decided to send John Cena a message at the expense of The Champ ’ s fist - pumping buddy . The “ Human Wrecking Ball ” marched to the ring and put Ryder down with a trifecta of the Meathook Clothesline , a powebomb and Shell Shocked , then hauled Ryder ’ s prone form into the ambulance as his final message to Cena . Looks like the “ fires of justice ” aren ’ t getting snuffed out anytime soon . Despite a mighty effort from Kofi Kingston , Kane and a fighting - mad Daniel Bryan , the troika of dethroned champions fell yet again to the men who took their titles at Extreme Rules , marking the victorious beginning of The Shield ’ s three - pronged title reign . The Shield employed their time - honored numbers game strategy throughout the entire match , separating Kofi from his herd and attempting to do the same to Bryan before the submission expert roared into action , leaving Rollins and Ambrose seeing stars with a furious spurt of offense . Bryan ’ s effort rallied his squad back into contention , but The Shield eventually isolated the “ No ! ” man , taunting him as a “ weak link . ” Bryan replied as only he can – by kicking Dean Ambrose in the head so hard he saw stars and giving his team new life . Hell , appropriately , broke loose when Bryan next summoned The Big Red Monster to the ring , but the numbers game won out yet again when Ambrose and Rollins dispatched Kane ’ s teammates , setting up the demon in red for a match - ending spear from Reigns . Whether there really is a conspiracy against Jack Swagger remains to be seen , but the WWE Universe certainly did the “ Real American ” no favors by picking Randy Orton as his opponent in a WWE App Match on Raw . Riding the hometown momentum before the Missouri crowd , WWE ’ s Apex Predator made a meal of Swagger , overcoming an injury from the night before to unleash the RKO yet again . The “ Real American ” found The Viper ’ s weakness instantly , targeting Orton ’ s compromised leg . But Swagger ’ s over - eagerness to redeem himself nearly cost him the match . Despite the “ Real American ’ s ” rally to snap in the Patriot Lock , Orton writhed his way free of the hold and let loose with the RKO to hand Swagger a narrow , yet emphatic , loss . There are wins , and there are wins , and Curtis Axel certainly got the latter in his first contest under Paul Heyman ’ s wing , and against Triple H no less . Not only did the revamped Superstar put up a strong fight against the 13 - time World Champion , he did so in such a manner that The King of Kings had to stop competing altogether in his first Raw match in almost 3 years . The young competitor got off to a rocky start against The Game , but Axel got his wheels rolling fast and ended up going tit - for - tat with The King of Kings , targeting The Game ' s injured jaw ( a lingering effect from Brock Lesnar ' s sledgehammer strike the night before ) and driving Triple H out of the ring . The King of Kings attempted to rally again , but couldn ’ t bring himself to re - enter the fray , taking a seat at ringside before keeling over altogether as medical staff swarmed around him , giving Axel the win as a result . So , to recap : Curtis Axel hails from a wrestling lineage unlike almost any other , and he exploited an injury to leave Triple H physically unable to compete in a bout in his very first foray into the ring with the mad scientist at his side . That sounds about right for a Paul Heyman guy .