December 23 , 2013 Monday Night RAW results The December 23 , 2013 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on December 17 , 2013 at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin , Texas . Summary . It ’ s Christmas ! And what better way to celebrate the holidays than … with The Authority ? Even if that ’ s not the ideal Yuletide welcome for most of the WWE Universe , Triple H & Stephanie McMahon ( and Kane , who was passing out candy canes ) did indeed kick off Raw Christmas with a brief address to the WWE Universe that included a smorgasbord of planned contests for the evening . Randy Orton even got in on the goodwill and cheer , strutting down to the ring and giving The Authority a gift of — well , himself as the WWE World Heavyweight Champion . One celebratory ignition of the ring posts by Kane later , and Christmas was on ! Christmas came early for the “ Total Divas ” gals , who knocked off the “ True Divas ” ( plus Vickie Guerrero ) in a “ Jingle Belles ” rumble presided over by the Grinchiest of Divas Champions , AJ Lee , at commentary . The two battalions of belles traded offense pretty evenly for the majority of the match – Eva Marie dodged a spear from Kaitlyn , while Tamina and Nikki Bella continued their recent back - and - forth — but Christmas chaos ensued after a broken pin - count . The “ Total Divas ” rallied by assembling into a human pinwheel that took out their opponents one by one , and Natalya put the proverbial bow on it by submitting Aksana in the Sharpshooter . A strong presence in the tag team division with Ryback has been an unexpected gift for Curtis Axel . Still , the former Intercontinental Champion ’ s Christmas was a bit less than perfect when he went up against the resurgent Sin Cara in a Yuletide rumble . Axel didn ’ t seem to have much respect for The International Icon from the get - go , roughly sweeping him off the apron and mashing him mask - first onto the mat . With the WWE Universe behind him , though , Sin Cara found his second wind and returned the favor ; the luchador took to the skies and struck Axel with a moonsault outside the ring , punctuating the win with a textbook top - rope senton . Well , at least one family will be having a good Christmas this year . What , exactly , Bray Wyatt does for the Yuletide is best left to the imagination , but he , Erick Rowan and Luke Harper earned their own tidings of joy by defeating both Daniel Bryan and another of WWE ’ s premier families : the Rhodes brothers . What began as a contest of brains over brawn seemed to be going the way of Bryan & the Rhodeses when the quicker fan favorites isolated Rowan and trapped Harper in the Tree of Woe in an attempt to lure Wyatt himself into action . Things turned sour when Goldust was strong - armed into Wyatt territory and tenderized by all three Family members in turn , though a fresh Bryan — who really just wanted a piece of Bray — briefly reversed the flow . Bryan ’ s wish to battle “ The Pastor of Pain ” came back to haunt him when Wyatt tagged in and mangled the “ Yes ! ” man on the mat before dragging him back to Harper & Rowan . Cody Rhodes stormed in to play the role of savior with a late tag while Bryan and Goldust brawled with The Wyatts on the outside , but The Eater of Worlds turned him into a Christmas meal , tagging in and pouncing with Sister Abigail to leave his foes in the cold . Holiday decorum has no place in the realm of rock ‘ n ’ roll , so it would make sense that 3MB attempted to derail a Yuletide sing - off the hapless rockers showed no signs of winning … yet , the laws of Christmas declare that naughtiness be punished , so it was no surprise that Drew McIntyre & Jinder Mahal didn ’ t have a snowball ’ s chance in … well , you know … of getting out of the ring in one piece when they attacked their opponents , The Great Khali , Santino , R - Truth & Xavier “ The Voice of an Angel ” Woods . Ever the sour sports , the band traded carols for chaos and initiated physicality on their opponents when Santino & Khali got the win with “ Deck the Halls . ” However , the fan favorites battled back and did some decking in the old - fashioned sense , socking the band in the mouth and singing into the night with a final rendition of “ We Wish You a Merry Christmas . ” After a display like that , it ’ s hard not to have one . Dolph Ziggler may not be broken after rallying from a rough stretch to defeat Fandango on Raw last week . The Showoff ’ s holiday hopes , however , were shattered when his rival prevailed in a three - peat of their collision at the WWE TLC Kickoff by winning a Present - on - a - Pole match and making off with a blockbuster Yuletide haul : an Intercontinental Championship opportunity against Big E Langston . Still smarting from his loss the previous week , Fandango wanted no part of Ziggler initially and made a beeline for the present , though he caught a jaw - jacking dropkick for his trouble . The urgency of the match spurred the dancer into action , and he later used his body as a projectile to send both men over the ropes as Dolph attempted to seize the parcel . A crunch - time tussle atop the turnbuckle came down to the wire , and Fandango ’ s dirty play proved the difference maker when he slammed Dolph ’ s head across the pole in question , sending The Showoff crashing down to the steps and the floor in succession , leaving the gift free for the taking . No reason a pursuit of the WWE Tag Team Championships can ’ t include a healthy dose of holiday cheer . Case in point : The Usos , who didn ’ t let the implications of a match against The Prime Time Players stop them from displaying sportsmanship or silliness en route to a victory that puts them back in the running for the Rhodes Bros . ’ twin titles . Titus O ’ Neil & Darren Young kept things friendly in the bout , though The Big Deal certainly played to win the game , brutally suplexing Young on top of Jey Uso ’ s prone body for an early advantage . Mr . No Days Off ( even Christmas ? ) quickly saw his fortunes fade as The Usos traded shots with a series of rapid - fire tags that even an interfering O ’ Neil was powerless to stop . Despite an effort that everyone from Austin to Houston could appreciate , The Players received an airborne shellacking from a Rudolph - ized Superfly splash by Jimmy Uso . Proving there were no hard feelings , all four partook in the “ Millions of Dollars ” dance after the final bell , because really , isn ’ t that what everyone wants for the holidays ? ‘ Twas two nights before Christmas , right there on TV , a Christmas rumble occurred within WWE . On one side Good Santa , a titan of cheer , on the other Bad Santa , with a coal - colored beard . The bell rang three times to let the battle begin , and a box was unboxed to reveal a toilet within . After Bad Santa ’ s head was shoved down the bowl , the crowd came alive and Good Santa started to roll . An extinguisher spray left Bad Santa damp , but he fought back and fought hard when they fought up the ramp . An attempted induction into the Hall of Pain was cut quickly short via Singapore ( candy ) cane . But wait , oh , but hark ! The night was not done , and Christmas was saved when Good Santa won . Despite the maneuvers that Bad Santa hurled , Saint Nicholas pinned him with the Strongest Slam in the World . A three - count was counted , the cheers they were cheered ; Good Santa had gone and saved Christmas this year . So go one , go all , with kisses and hugs , Mark Henry won Christmas , ‘ cause that ’ s what he does . That rabble - rousing “ immigrant ” Santa Claus appears to be the least of Zeb Colter ’ s immediate problems . Despite targeting the globe - jumping Kris Kringle in his latest rant , The Founding Father was left to deal with a heap of coal on the home front when his Real Americans were defeated by Los Matadores , on the eve of Navidad . The grouchy Americans couldn ’ t put a damper on Diego & Fernando , who made merry all over the strongmen in the early goings . Antonio Cesaro did unleash a mammoth Cesaro Swing on the bullfighters , though a switcheroo by Diego & Fernando on the outside nullified the move and kept Los Matadores alive . Jack Swagger tagged in and the two former U . S . Champions seemed to have their foes surrounded until El Torito – decked out in Christmas lights for the occasion – gored Cesaro in the gut to cut off a potential interference . With the threat neutralized ( so to speak ) , Diego capitalized with a cross body to a weakened Swagger , who couldn ’ t kick out to escape the three - count . With Skillz All Day , Kofi Kingston ’ s Christmas list surely must be short . That said , the former Intercontinental Champion was left wanting when he went up against that human lump of coal , Ryback , and was Shell Shocked back to the Nativity . Like any bully worth his salt , Ryback set out to ruin Kofi ’ s Christmas and ruin it hard , though The Dreadlocked Dynamo gave a strong effort against the Grinchy powerhouse . Kingston peppered Ryback with so many kicks and strikes that “ The Big Guy ” was left stumbling into retreat . Ryback found daylight with a big clothesline that sent Kingston spilling over the ropes , and The Human Wrecking Ball smashed Kofi like a Christmas bauble , keeping pace with Kingston ’ s high - octane offense and , ultimately , ending the match with a pulverizing Shell Shocked . If anyone can break The Shield , it ’ s two strongmen and The Best in the World . Yet , while the all - star trio of John Cena , CM Punk & Big E Langston didn ’ t hand The Hounds of Justice a Christmas loss per se — The Shield are still too tough to take out quite so easily — they left the men in black frostbit all the same . It was momentarily touch - and - go for Cena & Co . after strong start by the Cenation leader was undone by Roman Reigns , who initiated the numbers game against the 11 - time WWE Champion . Punk similarly struggled with The Hounds ’ strategy , and the X - factor turned out to ultimately be Big E . Summoned by Punk when all seemed lost , Langston thundered through the ranks of The Shield and — with assistance from his teammates — struck United States Champion Dean Ambrose with the Big Ending , but The Hounds swarmed the three - count and stopped the bout via disqualification . The three villains set Langston up for a Triple Powerbomb that would send him to the South Pole , yet Cena and Punk were having none of it , dragging Reigns through the ropes and capitalizing on a Langston double - clothesline to Ambrose & Rollins with an Attitude Adjustment - Go to Sleep combo to end the holiday season on a high note . And hey , Santa didn ’ t get run over this year . It truly is a Christmas miracle .