February 11 , 2013 Monday Night RAW results The February 11 , 2013 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on February 11 , 2013 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville , Tennessee . Summary . Perhaps it ’ s only fitting that , as Raw rolled into the Music City , the evening began with the metaphorical funeral dirge of one Paul Heyman , who came into Nashville , Tenn . , with no less an intention than to announce his resignation . His reputation in shambles and his career in jeopardy following the events of the past two weeks , the former ECW mastermind took to the ring to say his final goodbyes . But more importantly , Heyman gave a heartfelt explanation as to why he would be leaving WWE : He would be leaving for the sake of his friend , CM Punk . “ That sword of Damocles is not just hanging over me , it is hanging over everyone around me , and that means it is hanging over CM Punk , ” said Heyman , who insisted he had become a “ distraction ” for Punk and his presence was no more than a hindrance to The Straight Edge Superstar ’ s pursuit of the WWE Championship . With Mr . McMahon gunning for Heyman , the mad scientist explained , it was better for everyone involved if he stepped aside and let Punk handle his business on his own . It was only when CM Punk himself came to the ring to comfort his longtime ally that Heyman ’ s self - eulogy came to a halt . The Straight Edge Superstar insisted that cooler heads prevail , that Heyman tough it out despite Mr . McMahon ’ s vendetta against him . Heyman first seemed dead set on making his exit , but Punk eventually broke through to his mentor and finally talked Heyman down from the ledge by promising to “ make everything right ” and take the WWE Title back from The Rock at Elimination Chamber . “ This Sunday at Elimination Chamber , this bad dream we ’ re living all goes back to normal , ” Punk said . “ I will beat The Rock , and when I do beat The Rock , you , Paul Heyman , you will be in the corner of the champ . ” Punk ' s words appeared to have a galvanizing effect on his mentor , too : Only minutes after retracting his resignation , Heyman was up to his old tricks and got a potentially game - changing stipulation added to CM Punk ' s WWE Title Match against The Rock : If The People ' s Champion gets counted out or disqualified at Elimination Chamber , he will lose the WWE Championship to CM Punk . As the old saying goes , one time is happenstance , but twice is a pattern . And Mark Henry certainly had no interest in having his manhandling of The Great Khali last Friday go down in the books as an anomaly . The World ’ s Strongest Man got a one - on - one opportunity at The Punjabi Playboy after attacking Khali in the ring on SmackDown , and Henry certainly made the most of his opportunity . He clobbered away at Khali before executing an earthshaking World ’ s Strongest Slam on the former World Champion for the one - two - three . Not satisfied with beating up a big man , though , Henry next turned his attentions to poor , beleaguered Hornswoggle , and despite Khali ’ s buddy ’ s best efforts at escaping , Henry planted him with a World ’ s Strongest Slam as well . That ’ s going to leave a mark . But while Henry ' s post - match beatdown of ' Swoggle might have bordered on gratuitous , the initial victory still gave The World ' s Strongest Man enough of a push to qualify him for the World Heavyweight Championship No . 1 Contender Elimination Chamber Match . Looks like things just got a bit more interesting down in New Orleans . What ’ s a tough loss to a battle - hardened veteran like Chris Jericho ? The Ayatollah of Rock ‘ n ’ Rolla , emboldened by his strong ( albeit ultimately unsuccessful ) showing against CM Punk last week , demanded an opportunity to qualify for the World Heavyweight Championship No . 1 Contender ’ s Elimination Chamber Match and came up strong in a heated contest against previous qualifier Daniel Bryan . The last time these two met , they were trading catchphrases in the locker room , but their contest in Nashville was anything but a laughing matter , with the two former champions trading intricate holds and quick - strike aerial maneuvers in a grueling bout that stretched the better part of 15 minutes . Oddly enough , despite the technical mastery of its participants , the style of the match skewed more toward brutal , old - school strikes than intricate , mat - based holds . Jericho and Bryan threw fists and elbows left and right in an effort to pummel each other into defeat , occasionally taking to the air ( such as a breathtaking suicide dive by Bryan ) when things got particularly do - or - die . The two grapplers finally took the fight to the mat toward the end of the contest , trading submission holds as Jericho applied the Walls of Jericho to Bryan , only to be reversed into the “ No ! ” Lock before reversing that hold once more into the Walls . It wasn ’ t a torturous hold that decided the bout , however , but a quick - strike Codebreaker from The Ayatollah of Rock ‘ n ’ Rolla that stunned a rolling Bryan and secured the three - count for the Elimination Chamber veteran . Lock up your fine china , ladies and gentlemen : Chris Jericho is going to Nawlins , babaaaayyy ! ! ! It is considered a travesty by some ( not many , mind you , but some ) that 3MB were snubbed entirely from last night ’ s Grammy awards ceremony , but the would - be rockers got their chance to shine in a Six - Man Tag Team Match against John Cena , Sheamus & Ryback . And when all was said and done … well , let ’ s just say their Monday night went about as well as their Sunday night did . To be fair , it wasn ’ t like the fellas just rolled over and played dead for the strongmen . Drew McIntyre in particular got a few licks in against Sheamus , but Cena & Co . played a tune on the band nonetheless . Despite a final effort by 3MB to swarm their opponents en masse , Cena , Ryback & Sheamus punctuated the contest with a synchronized execution of White Noise , Shell Shocked and the Attitude Adjustment on each member of the beleaguered band , with Cena covering Jinder Mahal for the official pin . As the lights dimmed on 3MB , though , Cena grabbed hold of a microphone and had a few post - performance words for The Shield . It appeared that , despite the fact he , Sheamus & Ryback are slated to face The Shield in an unprecedented Six - Man Tag Match , they weren ’ t interested in waiting till then to get a piece of the black - clad brawlers and all but dared The Shield to show their faces and get a taste of Cena , Ryback & Sheamus ’ own particular version of justice . Sometimes , words just won ’ t do the moment justice . And World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio truly didn ’ t just wound Big Show ’ s pride when he showered the giant in orange paint last Friday on SmackDown — he took away his voice as well . Show was plenty angry on Monday following Del Rio ’ s shenanigans , knocking out Yoshi Tatsu and Alex Riley for daring to mock him . But when the time came for the big man to air his grievances on the microphone , he found himself totally at a loss for words ( this was , for what it ’ s worth , only after he opted to KO Matt Striker as well ) . Perhaps then , the time for talk is over , and Sunday will see flapping gums replaced by flailing fists . One has to imagine Zack Ryder was feeling good going into Monday ’ s bout against Jack Swagger . Although The Ultimate Broski never got an official rematch for his beloved U . S . Title after Swagger relieved him of the prize , a one - on - one bout between these two was certainly a long time coming . Unfortunately , it was déjà vu for the “ Internet Champion ” when the self - dubbed “ Real American ” ran rampant on the be - spiked Broski in the Music City . Swagger shook off an early Broski Boot and proceeded to go to town on Long Island Iced - Z , plastering him with a gut - wrench powerbomb before finally putting Ryder down with the Patriot Act ankle lock to continue his formidable winning streak . But it was Swagger ' s “ friend , ” Zeb Colter , who delivered the “ Real American ’ s ” manifesto to the WWE Universe : “ We are real patriots , real Americans , ” and together , they would defeat anyone they felt threatened the integrity of Old Glory . WWE locker room , you have been warned . Taking your eye off the ball is never a good thing . Ask The Miz , who earned a disqualification victory over Cody Rhodes but suffered a resounding beatdown as a result when he abandoned his game plan to take a crack at U . S . Champion Antonio Cesaro , who was sitting on commentary observing the contest . Miz was initially all business against “ The Essence of Mustachioed Magnificence , ” though , employing an aggressive game plan to get his momentum back following an attack at the hands of Brock Lesnar the previous week . The Awesome One came out swinging against Rhodes and the former Intercontinental Champion answered in kind . The two traded shots across the ring until the fight spilled to the outside and Cesaro jumped The Awesome One from behind . Chaos ensued from that point and The Swiss Superman wasted no time in dismantling The Miz , slamming him into the ring post and finally swinging Miz into the barricade like a sack of potatoes , knocking him silly with each thunderous collision into the barrier . After five swings , Cesaro stopped his attack , dropping Miz in a heap and mugging for the crowd with his precious United States Championship ( and satchel ) proudly on display for all to see . It ’ s a match made in big man heaven , WWE Universe : Brodus Clay and Tensai , together as partners . It seemed pre - ordained that the two would combine forces ever since The Funky One helped Tensai get in touch with his fun side , and no sooner had the two shaken hands on a partnership than they cemented their union with a resounding victory over Primo & Epico . The two titans were in perfect sync , trading shots against the former WWE Tag Team Champions before Tensai landed the deciding pinfall , and then the two got down with their bad selves . Cameron even gave Tensai an attaboy on the rear end as a bonus for the big man . Call us crazy , but we think this is the start of a beautiful friendship . With The Shield having been called out by John Cena , Ryback & Sheamus just days before their collision at Elimination Chamber , the so - called keepers of justice came to the ring to air their grievances and explain their persistent targeting of the three Superstars they ’ ll be staring down come Sunday . Their insistence on attacking those particular three Superstars , The Shield said , was that Cena had created an environment where a Superstar can say or do whatever he pleases without fear of reprisal . That mentality had spread to the likes of Sheamus and Ryback while they ran rampant throughout the WWE roster , decimating who they felt like and facing no consequences as a result . The Shield claimed this mentality enabled Superstars to live similarly consequence - free lives and that they would rectify the situation come Sunday in the Elimination Chamber . “ This Sunday , we have the opportunity to rectify a decade of injustice in one fell swoop , ” Seth Rollins said before he , Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose took up positions around the ring , beckoning their opponents to come out and face them . It was then that Cena , Ryback & Sheamus delivered The Shield a taste of their own medicine , cutting the arena lights and ambushing in the dark . When visibility was restored , Ambrose , Rollins & Reigns were under heavy attack from their challengers and found themselves in a rare defensive position . Despite their best efforts , The Shield was overwhelmed for the second time in as many weeks , fleeing through the crowd and living to fight another day . So what does Damien Sandow think of Nashville ? Well , needless to say , he kind of hates it . The Enlightened One preluded his contest with World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio with an extensive sermon on the Music City ’ s many supposed deficiencies , specifically its infatuation with songs about “ dead dogs , broken - down pickup trucks and overly sensitive ignoramuses such as yourselves getting their hearts broken . . . shameful at best . ” Sufficiently riled up by the mere fact that he was in Nashville , Sandow came out appropriately aggressive in his bout with The Essence of Excellence , busting out an early Elbow of Disdain in a breathtaking opening flurry against the World Heavyweight Champion . Del Rio countered quickly , though , turning the tide almost immediately against The Intellectual Savior of the Masses with a jaw - rattling superkick before applying the Cross Armbreaker to force Sandow into submission . De nada . It ’ s safe to say Wade Barrett has been a wee bit frustrated of late , having been one - upped on more than a few occasions by WWE NXT standout Bo Dallas . Barrett ’ s mood didn ’ t improve when Dallas attacked him in the locker room , but the brawling Brit found a bright spot nonetheless when he harnessed his frustration into a gritty defeat of former Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston . The Dreadlocked Dynamo looked like he was ready to roll when he faced the man who took the Intercontinental Title from him in the last Raw of 2012 , but Barrett was patient in his game plan and wisely waited out The Boom Squad General ’ s high - octane offense before turning the tide with the Winds of Change . The Englishman took to a bit of trickery to secure the win , ducking outside the ring when Kofi attempted Trouble in Paradise and ensnaring Kingston in the ring apron . Barrett then executed the Bull Hammer elbow on his blinded opponent , knocking Kofi out cold and earning Barrett the win . Given that Barrett immediately bellowed for Bo Dallas to come out and face him , though , it ’ s safe to say the one victory the Intercontinental Champion truly wants has yet to come to him . It appears that one opportunity at the World Heavyweight Championship will have to do for Dolph Ziggler . After persuading Booker T to give him an opportunity to earn the final Elimination Chamber spot , Mr . Money in the Bank fell short to another prospective World Champion looking for a foothold in the Devil ' s Playground : Kane . It appears that one opportunity at the World Heavyweight Championship will have to do for Dolph Ziggler . After persuading Booker T to give him an opportunity to earn the final Elimination Chamber spot , Mr . Money in the Bank fell short against another prospective World Champion looking for a foothold in Satan ’ s Playground : Kane . With the more demonic half of Team Hell No still fighting for a spot in the Chamber , the bout was high - stakes and high - octane , and Ziggler wrestled it as such . The Showoff dug deep into his extensive arsenal , employing the full scope of both his technical and physical maneuvers in his effort to knock off The Big Red Machine and make his way into the Elimination Chamber . But Kane proved the more resilient of the two competitors , withstanding Ziggler ’ s sleeper hold and leaping DDT to set himself up for the final strike . When Kane ascended the turnbuckle to deliver his flying clothesline , though , AJ Lee climbed up to the apron to distract him . Ziggler , attempting to capitalize , nearly knocked AJ off the apron . Luckily for AJ , Big E Langston was there to catch her . Unluckily for Dolph , though , Kane was lying in wait for The Showoff . By the time Ziggler registered his gal ' s safety and got his head back in the game , The Devil ’ s Favorite Demon was waiting with open glove to catch Dolph with a Chokeslam , completing the lineup for the Elimination Chamber and leaving The Showoff to ponder what might have been . The WWE Champion ’ s history with Nashville is long and storied , and we don ’ t just mean the surreal yarn The Rock spun for the WWE Universe about a car he acquired through suspect means in his youth . The Music City is where The People ’ s Champion had his first match , it ’ s where he went to high school for a time , and in 2013 , it was the site of a crass act of robbery against The Brahma Bull : the theft of the WWE Championship itself . The Great One finished entertaining the WWE Universe with the stories of his youth when CM Punk and Paul Heyman made their presences known , emerging from the locker room and mean - mugging The People ’ s Champion from afar . Rock beckoned Punk and Heyman to “ bring it , ” and bring it they did . The Straight Edge Superstar swarmed the WWE Champion and seemed doomed to a Music City mauling when The People ’ s Champion planted Punk with a spinebuster and prepared for The People ’ s Elbow . But right as The Rock was running the ropes , Heyman struck and tripped up The Great One , allowing Punk to capitalize by nailing The Great One with the Go to Sleep . With the champion unconscious , Punk committed an act of in - ring larceny , seizing the WWE Title beside the fallen champion and absconding with the prize , pausing only once to acknowledge his foe from the top of the ramp . “ Storytime ’ s over , Rock , ” Punk sneered in the ultimate act of defiance from a lifelong rebel . “ I want you to understand one thing : Every time you wanna bring it , because it belongs to me , I ’ m just gonna take it . ” Image Gallery . John Cena , Sheamus & Ryback v 3MB . Source