April 14 , 2014 Monday Night RAW results The April 14 , 2014 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on April 14 , 2014 at the Birmingham - Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham , Alabama . Summary . Gone too soon , The Ultimate Warrior left a mark on the WWE locker room and Universe that will never be forgotten . So it was only fitting that , one week after his final , powerful address to the “ legend - makers ” who lifted him to the highest echelon of Superstardom , the Superstars and Divas of the WWE family gathered to pay final tribute to the WWE Hall of Famer . Ten bells were tolled , a moment of silence was observed , and with every Superstar donning Warrior ’ s colors and his theme music blaring throughout the arena , a final farewell was bid . Well , it wasn ’ t for the World Heavyweight Championship , but Rob Van Dam still got an educated leg up over Alberto Del Rio six months after the two clashed over “ Big Gold ” at WWE Battleground and took a step towards the Intercontinental Title in the process . Van Dam started strong out of the gate by sending “ Mexico ’ s Greatest Export ” tumbling with a monkey flip , though Del Rio replied by chucking “ Mr . Monday Night ” shoulder - first into the barrier . It was touch - and - go for The Whole Dam Show from then on out ; Del Rio kicked him in the gut moments after Rolling Thunder put The Essence of Excellence on his heels , and clocked the former WWE Champion with an enziguiri moments before a potential Five - Star Frog Splash could end the night . He wasn ’ t so lucky a few moments later , though , when Van Dam showed a rare burst of outright aggression by sweeping Del Rio off the turnbuckle and swooping down with a mat - shaking Five - Star Frog Splash for the pinfall victory . It ’ s funny what a little unlimited energy can get you : Despite having been the odd men out in the WWE Tag Team Title picture , Ryback & Curtis Axel cemented themselves as major players in the race for the twin titles by knocking off the beloved Brotherhood in a big - time upset on Raw . Goldust had to grit his way through The Human Wrecking Ball ’ s offense to tag in Cody , and despite a flurry that put the Rhodes Bros . in the driver ’ s seat , Ryback took advantage of a melee to regain his footing . As “ the prince ” sprang off the ropes for the Disaster Kick , Ryback struck with a Meathook Clothesline that put Cody flat on his back . Only a Feed Me Moron would fail to be impressed . She ’ s only seven days into her surprise Divas Title reign , but Paige , the “ Diva of Tomorrow ” ( and – by the way – still your NXT Women ’ s Champion ) proved her title win over AJ Lee was no fluke with a victory over a game Alicia Fox one week later . Granted , it didn ’ t look good for Paige after Miss Fox hit the newcomer with one , two , three Tilt - a - Whirl backbreakers , but the champ countered with a trio of clotheslines to soften Alicia up for her signature Scorpion Crosslock submission . The book of Paige continues to Chapter Two . WWE COO Triple H was left hanging by Randy Orton & Batista when he called for unity against The Shield . Judging by what happened to The Viper & The Animal in their second tag team battle against The Usos , they may have been hasty to dismiss his offer . Channeling the late Ultimate Warrior by donning his face paint , the Tag Champs took the fight straight to their opponents as payback for the beating they received last week , shaking the ropes for emphasis after dropping the duo with a pair of suicide dives . Batista was able to rally his team into the advantage , and thanks to The Viper , an attempted interference from Jimmy Uso was nullified . When the fight spilled over the ropes it seemed like last week ’ s events would repeat themselves , but this time it was Orton & Batista who felt the pain of an unexpected pummeling when The Shield stormed out from the folds of the WWE Universe to send them scurrying A match between The World ’ s Strongest Man and the “ pound - for - pound ” strongest Superstar in WWE is already a contest worthy of a monster movie . Add in Paul Heyman and an Intercontinental Title opportunity to the mix and things get really interesting , especially when Mark Henry is the one who ends up on the losing end of things . The World ’ s Strongest Man initially had his fun toying with his Heyman - endorsed opponent , Cesaro , but a flurry of European uppercuts put the big man out on his feet . With fresh legs and the benefit of a clear head , Cesaro writhed free of The World ’ s Strongest Slam and Neutralized Henry ( ! ) to put his title hopes to rest . In a battle between brains and brawn , brains can potentially win the day . But when that brawn comes in the titanic form of Alexander Rusev , even the smarts of PhD candidate Xavier Woods couldn ’ t stop what turned out to be a grade - A whomping from The Super Athlete that ended horribly and briefly with a quickly applied Accolade . Woods ’ mentor , R - Truth , wasn ’ t safe from The Bulgarian Brute ’ s power either . The former U . S . Champion attempted to get a measure of retribution against Rusev and was similarly crushed in short order when Lana , Rusev ’ s ambassador , commanded her client to destroy him as well . Looks like the Intercontinental Championship No . 1 Contender ’ s Tournament just got a little luckier . Facing a self - proclaimed Real American , born - and - bred Real Irishman Sheamus brought the Brogue and then some to Jack Swagger in a match that saw The Celtic Warrior march one step closer to a fateful match against Big E . There was little technical wrestling going on in the contest , with grappling thrown out the window in favor of fisticuffs . Unfortunately for Swagger , that ’ s where Sheamus lives . Despite a timely distraction from Zeb Colter that stopped the Ten Beats of the Bodhrán , the Irishman staged a late - game rally and battled through a wicked Patriot Lock to put Swagger away with a Brogue Kick that sent him walking on one foot towards the tournament semifinals . Damien Sandow may have hit a skid of late , but the former Mr . Money in the Bank has not lost his flair for splendid orations . Unfortunately for him , nobody shuts a jacking jaw better than Big Show , and the giant did not very much appreciate The Enlightened One ’ s extended proclamation of his lingering superiority , moments before their scheduled one - on - one contest . While Sandow refused to drop the mic and put up his dukes , the giant former World Champion went for action over words , blasting the scholar with the KO Punch without so much as a word . What ’ s a WrestleMania loss to Bray Wyatt ? Apparently not much ; being pinned on The Grandest Stage of Them All by John Cena hasn ’ t done much to diminish The Eater of Worlds ’ mission to expose what would be the most precious sheep in his flock . “ He is no man , ” said Wyatt , “ he is beast ! ” Vowing to give his foe the last push into monstrousness , Bray beckoned Cena to “ come out and play ” and that ’ s exactly what happened . While Cena was all jokes at first , Wyatt ' s demand for him to get serious brought out a challenge for a Steel Cage Match at Extreme Rules . Needless to say , The Eater of Worlds ate it up . Call it “ How Fandango Got His Groove Back . ” The dancing devil traded Summer Rae for Layla as a companion last week and has been two - stepping all over the opposition ever since . His winning ways continued on Raw thanks in no small part to the former Divas Champion . Yet again Fandango evaded The Cobra by tagging in his better half , and yet again Emma got off to a strong start with the Dil - Emma . The ending , unfortunately , went the other way from last week , as Layla swooped Emma off the turnbuckle and pinned the NXT veteran for the win . Big E might have some you - know - what coming his way : Bad News Barrett ’ s good fortune extended into his second week back in the ring , scoring a victory over Dolph Ziggler to advance a round in the bracket to determine E ’ s No . 1 contender . Ziggler claimed the early advantage by using his quickness and capitalizing on a tweaked knee . Luckily for Barrett , his brawling style kept him in the game throughout , and he tapped into his inner goon by literally throwing Dolph headfirst into the ring post . The Showoff forced Barrett to go into his back catalogue with Wasteland and the Winds of Change , but Dolph answered with a Famouser and a top - rope facebuster . The Showoff couldn ’ t connect with the Zig Zag , though , and after a failed roll - up , Bad News Barrett delivered bad news to The Showoff with Bad News , proclaiming himself the next Intercontinental Champion moments after the bell rang . Given The Shield ’ s continuing defiance of the corporate power , it was no surprise that , after teasing a mystery opponent for the trio , The Authority assembled a host of Superstars to face The Hounds of Justice in an 11 - on - 3 Handicap Tag Team Match in Raw ’ s main event . What was surprising was who emerged to spell ultimate doom for the men in black . Rollins found himself the victim of a plus - sized numbers game from the super team , battered by Slater , McIntyre , O ’ Neil , Rusev & Ryback in quick order . Reigns came to the rescue by Spearing “ The Big Guy ” outside the ring ; the subsequent melee ended both the bout and , seemingly , The Shield ’ s chances of leaving Birmingham upright . But the exclamation point came in the form of Triple H , Batista & Randy Orton – reunited as Evolution – who administered RKOs , Batista Bombs and one final Pedigree to the overpowered Hounds of Justice . Perhaps it ’ s not all that surprising : After all , The Shield did cross the line in the sand . What did they expect ?