September 23 , 2013 Monday Night RAW results The September 23 , 2013 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on September 23 , 2013 at Allstate Arena in Chicago , Illinois . Summary . Spurred by sentiment from the WWE locker room , WWE COO Triple H and Stephanie McMahon convened an open meeting in response to the locker room ' s overwhelming show of support for the COO ' s sworn foe , Daniel Bryan , the previous week . Opposed by Rob Van Dam , Dolph Ziggler , R - Truth , Zack Ryder , Kofi Kingston , Justin Gabriel , The Usos & The Prime Time Players , the gathering wasn ' t so much an airing of grievances as a reaffirmation of the COO ' s power , one that ended with a formidable “ solution ” for the rabble - rousers : A match of The Prime Time Players vs . The Wyatt Family ; a WWE App vote that would pit either Ziggler , RVD or Truth against Randy Orton ; a one - on - one tilt between Kofi and World Champion Alberto Del Rio and – for the main event – an 11 - on - 3 Handicap Elimination Match that would team the whole lot with Daniel Bryan against The Shield . Kofi Kingston ’ s unquestionable skill may yet make him the face of WWE per Triple H ’ s open challenge , but all the innate skill of The Boom Squad General wasn ’ t enough when faced with the gilded fury of Alberto Del Rio . With a rematch looming against Rob Van Dam at WWE Battleground , The Essence of Excellence needed a big win and had to fight for every inch of it after a leaping somersault - clothesline combo from Kofi left “ Mexico ’ s Greatest Export ” laid out at ringside . Del Rio took control by targeting Kingston ’ s arm , ramming it into the ring post and barricade , yet Kofi bought some time by dropkicking the champion out of the sky when Del Rio went for a top - rope axe handle . The move turned to be little more than a temporary solution , though ; despite Kofi ’ s DDT reversal of Del Rio ’ s tilt - a - whirl backbreaker , the champion capitalized on a missed cross body by ramming his foe arm - first into the turnbuckle and locking in the Cross Armbreaker until Kofi tapped out . In what amounted to a Prime Time pummeling , Erick Rowan & Luke Harper followed up a Main Event match with the tag - team heavyweights a few weeks ago with an encore performance on Raw . In a bout cosigned by Stephanie McMahon herself on the WWE App , the backwoods brutes made relatively quick work of The Players , brutalizing Darren Young while Wyatt cackled at ringside . “ Mr . No Days Off ” reached Titus O ’ Neil to give the team a second wind , yet a skull - rattling clothesline from Harper put the match to rest moments before Wyatt himself entered the ring and dispatched D . Young with Sister Abigail , imploring his fallen foes to – as ever – follow the buzzards . Still reeling and stewing over the hometown thrashing administered by Randy Orton last week , The Miz all but went off the rails in what was supposed to be a low - key night for The Awesome One , who had been confined to “ Miz TV ” with Big Show by Triple H instead of given a match with Randy Orton . Interviewing the giant over his forced KO ’ ing of WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes last week , Miz attempted to spur The World ' s Largest Athlete into rebellion against the McMahons , so much that Stephanie McMahon herself had to intervene . Miz took fairly vocal exception to the queen bee ’ s interruption of his show , so Stephanie responded with a cheap shot of her own : First by running down the talent of WWE ' s resident " utility player , " and then by forcing Big Show to KO Punch his former tag team partner into oblivion for his muckraking . Apparently , Randy Orton still isn ’ t quite over his WWE Championship loss to Daniel Bryan two weeks ago , as The Viper faced off against Rob Van Dam in a WWE App Vote Match and fell victim to his own aggression when he decided he didn ’ t so much want to beat RVD as simply beat him up . The signs of Orton ’ s outburst to come began early on , as The Viper ruthlessly dropped the World Title No . 1 contender onto the apron and seemed to immediately lose his cool in front of the WWE Universe . Mr . Monday Night turned the tables with a backdrop and Rolling Thunder , yet fell short of the Five Star Frog Splash when Orton tripped RVD up on the ropes and booted him in the head . The strike sent Van Dam tumbling to the outside , and as the referee reached a double count - out , Orton followed up with an extended attack on the former WWE Champion that culminated in a top - rope , hanging DDT that sent RVD tumbling into unconsciousness . As it turned out , even the final bell didn ' t bring relief for RVD , who was ambushed by Alberto Del Rio after Orton left for another round of punishment . The honeymoon ’ s over for Santino Marella , who caught a rude awakening in his first trip to Chicago since his return thanks to Fandango . The Italian Stallion ’ s attempt to one - up his opponent in an early dance interlude led to a fairly thorough thrashing from the gaudy goon , who manhandled Santino until the former Intercontinental Champion found his groove and produced The Cobra for a potentially match - sealing strike . Thanks to a timely interference by Summer Rae , though , Fandango was able to capitalize with a suplex and top - rope leg drop to send Santino to the showers . CM Punk has come home to Chicago , Blackhawks jersey and all , and he ’ s got a few things on his mind . In his first appearance since being pinned by Paul Heyman at Night of Champions , a visibly happy - to - be - home Second City Saint addressed his hometown with a twofold apology : First , for failing to bring the Stanley Cup to Raw , and second , for failing to make good on his promise to annihilate the mad scientist eight days earlier . While Punk vowed to channel his beloved ‘ Hawks and bounce back from his slump , Heyman ruined the moment by rolling out on a scooter to goad the “ Second Best in the World ” into a frenzy . The ECW mastermind ’ s escape plan hit a snag when his wheels broke down , but before Punk could reach his target , he was intercepted by Curtis Axel and Ryback , who brought the hometown hero ’ s night to an ugly ending by putting him through a table at ringside . AJ Lee was left to eat her words for another week when the “ Total Divas ” cast replied to her continuing criticism by stomping the “ black widow ” beneath their collective boots in a match on Raw . In a 10 - Diva Tag Team Match that featured practically the entire Divas division , it was a quick and vicious effort on behalf of the reality stars that notched them another win at the Divas Champion ’ s expense . After an opening tussle between Natalya and Alicia Fox , Brie and AJ tagged into the match and the Bella Twin put the bout away quickly , pummeling AJ with a ruthless facebuster that set her down for the 1 - 2 - 3 . What ’ s a man to do after he ’ s stripped of the WWE Championship ? If you ’ re Daniel Bryan , the answer is shake it off and make another go at it . Vowing to overcome corporate agendas and whatever Randy Orton throws at him at Battleground , Bryan made no bones as to his plans for the bout that will decide the fate of the vacant WWE Title : “ It doesn ’ t matter which version of Randy Orton shows up – the new , nice Randy Orton or the old , vicious Randy Orton – it doesn ’ t change the outcome . In two weeks at Battleground , I take back what ’ s mine . ” Bryan ’ s call - and - response with the WWE Universe was short - lived , though , as The Shield ’ s music cut him off mid - “ YES ! ” and signaled the start of the 11 - on - 3 Handicap Elimination Match … that is , until Cody Rhodes and Goldust stormed the barricade in street clothes and laid waste to The Hounds of Justice . The brothers were eventually corralled from the arena , but not before they ’ d already done a fair bit of damage to the preening trio of champions . Would it be enough to swing history against the Hounds ' favor ? The Shield ’ s first year in WWE has been unprecedented in its dominance , but history did not favor The Hounds of Justice in the first - ever 11 - on - 3 Handicap Elimination Match that pitted them against Daniel Bryan and ten of his locker - room allies . With several of their opponents already banged - up from earlier in the night , it was The Shield who drew first blood when Dean Ambrose eliminated Kingston & RVD , and Roman Reigns followed up by disposing of Titus O ’ Neil , Justin Gabriel and Zack Ryder . However , the numbers were ( for once ) against The Shield and after some quick work from both sides – Reigns suffered his first - ever pin from a Samoan Splash , Young and R - Truth to a flying knee and stomp ( respectively ) from Seth Rollins and Ambrose to a Zig Zag – Rollins was soon left as the last Hound standing against four foes . Bryan & Co . channeled The Shield by swarming Rollins , breaking their attack only when Ambrose & Reigns attempted to interfere . Dolph & The Usos dispatched the intruders and Bryan took it all home , doubling up with a “ Flying Goat ” headbutt and a Busaiku Knee that turned Rollins inside out for the historic 1 - 2 - 3 .