July 28 , 2014 Monday Night RAW results The July 28 , 2014 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on July 28 , 2014 at the Toyota Center in Houston , Texas . Summary . John Cena has a problem , and that problem goes by the name of Brock Lesnar . With The Beast Incarnate named the No . 1 contender to Cena ’ s WWE World Heavyweight Championship and The Champ is staring down “ the beating of a lifetime , " Cena broke his silence to the WWE Universe and addressed the seriousness of the coming match , though he promised to defeat The Anomaly when all was said and done . Paul Heyman , of course , was not about to let the opportunity to one - up Cena pass by , but the mad scientist ’ s mouth seemed set to get him into some hot water before long . Enter Cesaro . Despite no longer being a Paul Heyman Guy , The Swiss Superman took issue with Cena ’ s treatment of his “ friend ” and challenged The Champ on behalf of his former advocate , who accepted the gesture with grace and … friendship ? Who knew . He probably shouldn ’ t have insulted the shoes . Cesaro ’ s strong words for John Cena turned to fighting words in Raw ’ s opening moments , and The Champ wasted no time disproving Cesaro ’ s claim that he couldn ’ t wrestle , breaking out a pair of hip tosses , a headlock , a hurricanrana and a monkey flip for the sold - out Toyota Center crowd in the first five minutes of their match . Cesaro took pointed advantage of Cena ’ s unusual display of showmanship in the rematch of their instant classic from February , using his own grappling to force The Champ into Ruthless Aggression mode . The King of Swing stayed alive with pure strength , unleashing a 10 - rotation Cesaro Swing and clobbering The Champ with the Very European Uppercut , but a last burst of energy won The Champ the day when he jettisoned Cesaro off the top turnbuckle for a super - Attitude Adjustment and 1 - 2 - 3 . Last week on Raw , Paige turned the , well , page on AJ Lee by attacking her “ frenemy ” moments after the present and former Divas Champions scored an unlikely tag team victory . This week , The Diva of Tomorrow attempted to take back that burst of aggression via public apology , and AJ was having none of it . Still , the reigning Divas Champion didn ’ t seem too set on physicality until Paige made the time - honored mistake of questioning AJ ’ s sanity . From then on , all bets were off and The Black Widow showed her fangs , lacing into her former “ frenemy , ” who , we suppose , is now just her enemy . And the hits just keep on coming for The Authority . Not only was Stephanie McMahon dragged through the mud last week after Brie Bella finagled her arrest on Raw , but the corporate power ’ s attempt at diplomacy by inviting the Bella Twin to the ring was spoiled by none other than Chris Jericho . And The Ayatollah of Rock ‘ n ’ Rolla was all smiles , babayy , tearing into Stephanie before demanding The Authority grant him another match with Bray Wyatt in response to the beating he received last week . He got what he wanted – Triple H made the match for SummerSlam – but Y2J dipped a bit too far into his Attitude - Era nicknames for the queen bee to get away clean . Not only did he catch a sneak attack from Seth Rollins , he found himself scheduled to face Mr . Money in the Bank himself later in the evening . The Miz ’ s Ray - Bans certainly give The Moneymaker a layer of protection . Unfortunately , they didn ’ t prevent the Intercontinental Champion from his second consecutive embarrassment at the hands of Dolph Ziggler , who teamed with WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos to best The Awesome One & RybAxel in a six - man clash on Raw . The fan favorites beat the bullying trio into the defensive during the first half of the match , but Axel and Miz managed to turn the tide against Jimmy Uso while Ziggler stewed on the apron . Jimmy reached Ziggler at the 11th hour and The Showoff all but set fire to the competition , battling Ryback so ferociously that a pier - six brawl ensued . Miz attempted to get the last word , distracting Ziggler while Ryback recuperated . Alas , it was to no avail : Dolph countered The Big Guy ’ s powerbomb into the Zig Zag and that was that , though with Xavier Woods , Kofi Kingston and Big E watching at ringside , smart money says neither of these trios is out of the woods just yet . The streak is " Bo - ver . " Bo Dallas ’ immaculate run on the main roster came to its unceremonious end thanks to none other than R - Truth , who didn ’ t take the former NXT Champion ’ s backhanded jab at his win - loss record too kindly . In fact , Truth seemed to take it as a challenge and responded accordingly . The former U . S . Champion conquered the streak by rolling Bo up during his premature victory lap , though Truth caught a decidedly unsportsmanlike beating for his efforts after the match . Do you wanna start a war ? Well , Rusev and Lana already did by provoking Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter into action , and a pair of indecisive victories by each party hasn ’ t led to the slightest bit of resolution . In fact , the Russian coalition ’ s latest missive prompted the return of The Real American , who stormed the ring at Zeb ' s command and sent Rusev scurrying yet again . Might a final battle be on the horizon ? Damien Sandow ’ s theft of Adam Rose ’ s spaceman outfit did little to stop the party animal from bringing the esteemed Superstar back down to earth . As thematically appropriate as Sandow ’ s latest impersonation was ( he was in Houston and all ) , his problem was jumping Rose before the match even started . Unfortunately for Sandow , he perhaps misjudged how easily he ’ d be able to move in the suit , and Rose capitalized with a Party Foul within seconds once the match started . Flawless victory . The T - shirt doesn ’ t lie : It really is one against all for Roman Reigns , who targeted Randy Orton – costing The Viper a title match in the process – and was forced to contend with Triple H ’ s resident demon for his impudence . Orton had other ideas , however , jumping The “ Big Dog ” before the match began . Reigns briefly gained the upper hand in the ensuing brawl , though once Kane chokeslammed Reigns and left him to Orton ’ s mercy , he became little more than The Viper ’ s plaything . Having been promised he ’ d never get a title shot until Reigns was taken care of , The Apex Predator did his best to accomplish just that . He pulverized Reigns with kicks to the face and threw him into the steel steps before finishing him off with a hanging DDT off the barricade , an RKO atop the commentary table and – since the first one failed to shatter the desk – another that finally put Reigns through to the concrete . Yet again , Summer Rae & Layla have danced a tango all over Fandango ’ s wounded heart . Though the devious Divas ditched Zack Ryder ’ s short - lived company , The Ultimate Broski ’ s loss was Diego ’ s gain ; El Matador came out with Fandango ’ s former flames as company and , of course , the fleet - footed Superstar was no match for Diego and his pair of mamacitas . The “ Slayers ’ ” latest attempt to unman their former beefcake worked like a charm . Despite an aggressive burst that set Diego up for the top rope leg drop , El Torito and and the ladies provided a distraction at the opposite end and set Fandango up for a springboard sunset flip that put him down for a three - count . Naomi is no longer a Funkadactyl , but she hasn ’ t lost her groove . Teaming with Natalya against Alicia Fox and her former partner in funkitude , Cameron , the “ Total Divas ” star showed her mettle in tag action with a new partner on Raw . Not only did she capitalize on Natalya ’ s setup against Alicia Fox and take the fight to the former Divas Champion , she both kicked out of Fox ' s scissor kick and tapped Cameron out with a brand - new submission hold for some well - earned retribution after WWE Battleground . He ’ s still got it : Not only did Chris Jericho go move for move with the younger , nimbler Seth Rollins , the former Undisputed Champion may well have knocked off Mr . Money in the Bank if not for an unwelcome intrusion at the end of their first - ever collision . Though the veteran Jericho kept Rollins at bay in the opening moments , a well - timed dodge saw Y2J run headlong into the turnbuckle and left loopy for a lengthy beating by Rollins . The Ayatollah of Rock ‘ n ’ Rolla repaid the favor , though , back - body dropping Rollins off the top turnbuckle and setting up an offensive run of his own that ended with The Aerialist unwittingly springboarding into the business end of a Codebreaker . The lights cut out at the moment of truth , however , and revealed The Wyatt Family in the ring moments later . Rowan & Harper wasted no time in attacking Y2J , feeding him to Bray Wyatt for a Sister Abigail that may well be a harbinger of things to come in their newly forged clash at SummerSlam . Having dropped all charges against Stephanie McMahon save for aggravated battery , Brie Bella was surely going to make one of WWE ’ s principal owners pony up to expunge that final , lingering legal matter . When it came to choosing her destiny , Brie ’ s demands for the queen were simple : A raise for Nikki , a reinstatement for herself , and one - on - one match at SummerSlam . Despite some lengthy pleas for the former Divas Champion to reconsider , Stephanie finally relented in a flood of tears – crocodile tears , it turned out . Stephanie slapped Brie across the face , vowed to make Brie “ her b * * * h ” and entered into an all - out brawl that required Triple H , plus WWE officials Finlay , Joey Mercury and Jamie Noble to be broken up . Somewhere , Daniel Bryan is smiling .