May 18 , 2015 Monday Night RAW results The May 18 , 2015 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on May 18 , 2015 at The Richmond Coliseum in Richmond , Virginia . Summary . Mama ’ s home . With Triple H having re - inserted himself into The Authority ’ s machinations last week , Stephanie McMahon didn ’ t waste any time returning to The King of Kings ’ side after a lengthy trip to Singapore . She returned to Raw , million dollar smile on display , to help fete Seth Rollins for his successful defense of the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WWE Payback . Of course , she also couldn ’ t risk a chance to run down Daniel Bryan one more time , showcasing The Beard ’ s vacant Intercontinental Championship while hyping the Elimination Chamber Match on May 31 that will determine its next bearer . Two potential suitors for the title made themselves known almost instantly : Sheamus , who clobbered Bryan in The “ Yes ! ” Man ’ s final singles match before falling to injury , and Ryback , who stood up for the absent fan - favorite . The Human Wrecking Ball brazenly told The Celtic Warrior he looked stupid , successfully stopped Stephanie mid - sentence and , for his grand finale , dared Sheamus to pick on someone his own size . And to top it off , both of them were confirmed as contestants in the Elimination Chamber . To quote a certain someone : “ Yes ! ” Good thing Ryback ’ s outlook on life is so inherently positive , because The Big Guy ’ s woes continued into their second night on Raw . Hungry for a comeback win after falling to Bray Wyatt at WWE Payback , The Human Wrecking Ball had half a mind to turn a jaw - jacking Sheamus into shepherd ’ s pie . Alas , what Ryback got instead was his second disappointing defeated in as many nights , thanks to a hard - hitting strategy from The Celtic Warrior that focused on The Big Guy ’ s tenderized ribs . Ryback ’ s animal strength and mental toughness kept him in the game longer than Sheamus likely expected . He muscled his way out of the Beats of the Bodhrán and gorilla - pressed Sheamus onto the commentary table , but the Celt saved his wisest move for last . He clobbered Ryback in the ribs when he was airborne for Shell Shocked , feigned an eye injury and Brogue Kicked The Big Guy in the ensuing confusion . Are lands and titles in order for Bo Dallas ? The former NXT Champion beat on Neville ’ s gimpy knee after a bit of back - and - forth over their NXT rivalry before The New Sensation ’ s match with King Barrett . “ The Bloody King ” reaped the benefits , brutalizing the tender cartilage en route to a nearly uncontested Bull Hammer that got him the win he willingly abdicated last night at WWE Payback . Dallas didn ’ t just assist the monarch in enforcing royal law , however , he went for a bit of guerilla justice after the bell concluded , picking up exactly where he left off with Neville in Full Sail by stomping him right back down to Earth . Granting John Cena a WrestleMania match ? Forgivable . Dancing with Fandango on Raw ? Aggravating , but not the end of the world . Quitting in Rusev ’ s stead during a make - or - break U . S . Title Match at WWE Payback ? Well , that was one transgression too far for Lana , who was officially dismissed as Rusev ’ s ambassador following her decision to throw in the towel on The Super Athlete ’ s behalf in his “ I Quit ” confrontation with Cena at WWE Payback . Despite Lana ’ s emotional pleas for forgiveness from Rusev ( and her revelation that he did , in fact , say " I quit " in Bulgarian ) , the former U . S . Champion put his foot on the proverbial table . He gave The Ravishing Russian her walking papers for the unforgivable crime of showing weakness . From now on , Rusev fights alone . Dean Ambrose cares not for your social niceties or any impending threats to his person . First The Lunatic Fringe — a hair away from the WWE World Heavyweight Title last night , by the way — mouthed off to an embattled Kane backstage and demanded another title match . Then he also more or less shrugged off the idea of facing an opponent handpicked by The Devil ’ s Favorite Demon , who chose Bray Wyatt for that role . You ’ d think fighting The Eater of Worlds , whose long had Ambrose ’ s number , would be a worrying proposition for the former U . S . Champion , but Ambrose went at Wyatt with the gusto of a true No . 1 contender . Wyatt ultimately won this match , though he sort of owes J & J Security for that one after they bum - rushed The Lunatic Fringe and shoved him off his elbow - drop perch straight into a Sister Abigail from The New Face of Fear . The power of positivity prevails again : Despite Xavier Woods being banned from ringside thanks to his not - entirely - on - the - level pinfall at WWE Payback , The New Day still retained their WWE Tag Team Championship against Cesaro & Tyson Kidd , setting the stage for their sure - to - be - brutal title defense inside the Elimination Chamber . Granted , they did it because Big E & Kofi Kingston stomped Kidd in the corner until the ref called off the match . But even with Woods ’ arrival to tilt the odds in their favor , The New Day got their comeuppance moments later when The Lucha Dragons , Los Matadores , The Ascension and The Prime Time Players arrived to kick off a 13 - man melee that ended with PTP standing tall … at least for another two weeks . John Cena said Raw was the place to be for his U . S . Open Challenge . But no one expected to see The Champ wind up with a nose - to - nose confrontation with the reigning NXT Champion , Kevin Owens . Having a title of his own and a defense coming up this Wednesday on NXT TakeOver : Unstoppable , Owens wasn ’ t in the mood to challenge for another , instead deciding to make like his Twitter handle and fight . He did it dirty , too , cheap - shotting Cena after a lengthy war of words , pulverizing The Champ with his Pop - up Powerbomb , placing his foot on the prone U . S . Title and hoisting his own NXT Championship high into the air . Now that ’ s a takeover . As satisfying as it surely was for Dolph Ziggler to finally make Sheamus kiss his arse ( Payback is sweet after all ) , it ’ s likely that his lip - lock on Raw was all the more sweeter . Having dispatched a reeling Stardust with a Zig Zag , the stitched - up Showoff got a one - two punch of good news . First , he was informed he ’ ll be heading into the Elimination Chamber to challenge for the vacant Intercontinental Championship . Then , Lana came down to the ring and planted one right on “ Zig Man . ” Rusev wasn ’ t particularly pleased , despite having given Lana the heave - ho an hour earlier , but The Super Athlete ended up with egg on his face when Lana slapped him across the cheek and Ziggler dispatched him with a Zig Zag . More bad news for Fandango tonight : The dancing Superstar ’ s been brutalized in consecutive weeks by former Wyatt Family flunkies Luke Harper & Erick Rowan , so he brought some backup in the form of Zack Ryder to take both big men on at once . The plan didn ’ t take , though . Fandango started with gusto against Harper , but a mistimed leap to the outside gave the former Intercontinental Champion the edge until a tornado DDT opened the door for The Ultimate Broski to storm the ring . A spurt of offense briefly put Harper on his heels , but it was curtains when Ryder ran into a tilt - a - whirl slam and then a hellacious superkick and full - nelson slam combo from Harper and Rowan . Bad news first for Naomi : She didn ’ t get the Divas Title from Nikki Bella , despite technically defeateding the champion in their contest on Raw — and despite having Tamina in her corner while Stephanie McMahon banned Brie Bella from ringside — thanks to Tamina superkicking Nikki post – Rack Attack . The worse news for Naomi followed : Paige returned moments after the match , with retribution on her mind after Naomi took her out to become Nikki ’ s No . 1 contender in the first place . Finally , bad news came for Nikki : Paige wasn ’ t in the mood to be buddy - buddy with her , either , planting Nikki with the Ram - Paige and picking up exactly where she left off . With Randy Orton noticeable by his absence , Dean Ambrose dispatched by Bray Wyatt and Roman Reigns out of his hair until SmackDown , Seth Rollins had plenty to celebrate during the “ Architect of a Dream ” shindig organized for him by The Authority . That said , Ambrose wanted a WWE World Heavyweight Champion Match , and a title match he was going to get . After getting denied earlier in the night , The Lunatic Fringe crashed the party and asked , once again , for a championship bout . And it took a conveniently placed pile of cinder blocks and a steel chair to convince The Authority to give it to him . Rollins , ultimately , was the one who got the last laugh for the time being , however , dispatching Ambrose with a Pedigree after The Authority temporarily overwhelmed The Lunatic Fringe . Aggressive negotiating at its best , WWE Universe .