April 8 , 2013 Monday Night RAW results The April 8 , 2013 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on April 8 , 2013 at Izod Center in East Rutherford , New Jersey . Summary . Having finally redeemed himself on The Grandest Stage of Them All , there was a new , elated purpose to John Cena in his first Raw as WWE Champion in nearly two years . Not only did he seem physically invigorated by the gold around his waist ( check out his championship dance , complete with a kick and a “ heel turn ” ) , but once he ’ d had his fun , Cena got down to business . He intended to celebrate his title win the only way he knew how : By defending it . It didn ’ t take long for a challenger to present himself . Mark Henry , emboldened by his defeat of the monstrous Ryback at WrestleMania , stalked to the ring and demanded an opportunity to challenge for Cena ’ s hard - won championship . One ruling from SmackDown General Manager ( and new Hall of Famer ) Booker T later , and terms were set : given that the injured Rock was unable to make good on his rematch clause , Henry would indeed get a crack at The Champ … provided he beat Cena one - on - one on Raw . It was hardly the grand debut Big E Langston had hoped for when he stepped into the ring for his first sanctioned match at WrestleMania 29 , suffering a tag team defeat to Team Hell No alongside Dolph Ziggler . But time heals all wounds , and the colossus found vindication the next night on Raw , defeating the de facto hero of the previous night ’ s contest in Daniel Bryan . The submission technician brought Met Life Stadium to its feet the previous night when he scored the deciding pinfall ( not to mention vindication from the previous year ) , but the next night belonged entirely to Big E . Bryan battered his monstrous opponent with everything he had , but Langston simply powered through the veteran ’ s offense , tossing Bryan over the ropes before plowing him into the mat with the Big Ending for a bone - shattering pinfall . You can ’ t keep a big , bad Englishman down : Wade Barrett bounced back from his loss at the WrestleMania 29 Pre - Show in a big way , reclaiming the Intercontinental Champion from The Awesome One just a little over 24 hours after a pair of Figure - Four Leglocks robbed him of the title . Miz strode into the Izod Center still high off his upset victory from the previous night , but Barrett took it to the champion with ruthless abandon in a feral effort to reclaim his championship . The Awesome One regrouped quickly , seizing control and causing Barrett to suffer his third Figure - Four in two nights . But the bare - knuckle brawler powered back and Miz was left looking at the lights when Barrett let loose with the Bull Hammer , toppling the chatty champion and taking the Intercontinental Championship back in the process . Much like the colors of Old Glory herself , Jack Swagger refused to run after Alberto Del Rio forced him to submit on The Grandest Stage of Them All , retaining his World Heavyweight Title in the process . However , the self - professed “ Real American ” did bring some backup for himself when he faced The Pride of Mexico in a rematch on Raw : Zeb Colter . The former No . 1 contender and his curmudgeonly counselor put up a strong fight in a Handicap Match but Del Rio triumphed again , though not without emerging somewhat worse for wear . And that ’ s when the man who so often invoked “ destiny ” during his rise to prominence would soon feel the sting of fortune ’ s vindictive side . With Del Rio hobbled by his opponents , a familiar promise to “ show the world ” roared through the loudspeakers and Dolph Ziggler struck , redeeming his battered Money in the Bank contract to make quick work of Del Rio and seize – at long , hard - earned last – the World Heavyweight Championship for his own . With his immortal WrestleMania streak extended to 21 , The Undertaker came to Raw to finally pay proper homage to the legacy of Paul Bearer . With Bearer ’ s sacred urn finally returned to him , The Phenom picked up a microphone to pay his long - awaited homage to The Father of Destruction . But the ceremony was short - lived , cut off by the crackle of static and the sudden appearance of The Shield , who made their boldest play yet by encircling The Lord of Darkness in apparent preparation to strike . The cavalry soon arrived in the form of Kane , who stormed to big brother ’ s aid with Daniel Bryan hot on his heels . Team Hell No quickly joined The Deadman to drive the Hounds of Justice back to their den , preserving the honor of Bearer ’ s memory and bringing the tribute to a triumphant end . As the man himself might say : Oh , yes . Notch one in the win column for Zack Ryder , R - Truth and Santino Marella , who knocked off 3MB in a high - spirited Six - Man Tag Team bout just one night after WrestleMania 29 . Although none of the competitors got a chance to shine on The Grandest Stage of Them All , they certainly made up for it the next night with an infectious , high - octane energy that made the WWE Universe stand up and take notice . The match quickly devolved into all - out chaos , with each Superstar getting their shots in , but it was Santino who decided the bout with a Cobra straight to Slater ’ s mug , giving the odd trio a big win in the halls of the IZOD Center . With friends like this , who needs enemies ? With Big Show having clocked The Celtic Warrior and The Viper at The Show of Shows with a pair of KO Punches to cost them their match against The Shield , the Orton and Sheamus had it out in a friendly ( ish ) contest to determine who would be the first to get a piece of The World ’ s Largest Athlete . Bolstered by a bizarre array of chants from the WWE Universe , The two former World Champions fought to a dead heat until Big Show emerged , taking Sheamus out and earning Orton the DQ win before getting his licks in on The Apex Predator himself . The giant went to work on The Viper with a vengeance , dismantling the former WWE Champion outside the ring before flattening him with a spear , leaving the commentary station – and Orton himself – in pieces . Now that Fandango has danced to victory on The Grandest Stage of Them All , what ’ s a little Raw match to the finicky Superstar who refused , for months , to set foot in the ring ? With Fandango set to battle Kofi Kingston – ironically enough , the Superstar who was supposed to be Fandango ’ s first foe on Raw – the WWE Universe was ripe with anticipation as to how he would follow his star - making upset of Chris Jericho at WrestleMania the previous night . They may have to wait just a little bit longer . Fandango did , indeed , concede to fight Kofi , but the bout never got going once Jericho himself swarmed the ring and delivered yet another beating on the fox - trotting fiend with the unpronounceable name , locking him in the Walls of Jericho and refusing to let go . The win earned Fandango the DQ victory ( not to mention an unusual moral win : the crowd was singing his theme song ) , but it appears Y2J is not out of Fandango ’ s immaculately coiffed hair just yet . They didn ’ t get to throw down at WrestleMania 29 , but Tons of Funk & The Funkadactyls took the extra day ’ s preparation and put it to good use against their intended opponents , Team Rhodes Scholars & The Bella Twins , in an 8 - Person Mixed Tag Team Match . The big men and their booty - shaking valets triumphed over the brainiacs and the Bellas , putting their coordinated power strikes to good use against the scrappier Scholars in a tightly - contested , highly unorthodox rumble . With each Superstar and Diva getting a piece of the fray , the two tag teams rocked and rolled their way through the IZOD Center , but the big men triumphed with a double splash on an overmatched Sandow for their long - awaited victory . Consider it proof that funk ’ s roll cannot be stopped , merely delayed . John Cena may have triumphed over his own personal demons at WrestleMania 29 , but for a long time on Monday night , it didn ’ t seem like The Champ would be so lucky when he faced a very external foe in Mark Henry . Despite Cena ’ s dubious history on post - WrestleMania Raws , the 11 - time WWE Champion was all smiles in the beginning ( he even did a little dance ) . But The World ’ s Strongest Man quickly turned his mood sour , nearly planting Cena through the announce table . The Champ rallied and struck Henry down enough to earn a count - out win , but the former World Champion wasn ’ t done , planting Cena with a World ’ s Strongest Slam . Henry looked like he ’ d be happy to continue until Ryback came to the rescue and drove him back … moments before turning his attention to Cena himself . With no inclination to his motives , Ryback struck Cena down , chopping The Champ down with a Meathook Clothesline before leaving him — and the WWE Universe , for that matter — Shell Shocked as Raw faded to black , Cena ’ s championship reign suddenly mired in uncertainty just hours after it began .