May 12 , 2014 Monday Night RAW results The May 12 , 2014 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on May 12 , 2014 at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville , South Carolina . Summary . Believe this : It ’ ll take more than a taste of their own medicine to keep The Shield down , let alone shut their mouths . Despite being laid low by Evolution in Raw ’ s closing moments last week , The Hounds of Justice were all but frothing at the mouth , daring Triple H , Randy Orton and Batista to show themselves for another fight . They seemed to get just that , as an image of an arriving limousine appeared on the TitanTron ; instead of giving the veteran trio time to respond , The Shield took the fight straight to their tormentors , sprinting into the back and pouncing on the unsuspecting Evolution , turning them from hunters to hunted in minutes flat . Rob Van Dam ’ s a rosebud . Who knew ? Apparently Adam Rose had an idea that Mr . Monday Night would be an easy conscription into his party - hearty posse , because the NXT veteran used both his influence and affluence to lead a fellow Superstar to victory , once again at the expense of Jack Swagger . The Real American didn ’ t even get a chance to mix it up with RVD at all , thanks to Rose and his procession : Swagger was so incensed and distracted , all Van Dam had to do was kick him in the face and follow up with a Five Star Frog Splash for the win . Paige might not be one for pool parties , but the Divas Champion proved herself quite the Fox - catcher with a decisive win over a former holder of the butterfly title , Alicia Fox , on Raw . Not even a pair of pre - match beatings by Miss Fox could stop the “ Diva of Tomorrow ” from seizing payback ; Paige battled through what was more or less a mugging by Alicia to find her footing and strike with a Paige - Turner out of nowhere and send Alicia packing … though not before the former champion threw a post - match tantrum and stole JBL ’ s hat . The fox still has claws . Climbing the mountaintop takes its toll . Despite his torment at the hands of the demon Kane , Daniel Bryan was on top of the world as recently as a week ago , but it turns out the Champion of Champions has hit a hurdle he ’ ll need a bit more time than usual to surpass : Thanks to the three Tombstones from Kane little more than a month earlier , Bryan was left with a lingering injury to his neck , and even though he pulled through and battled at Extreme Rules , the “ Yes ! ” Man has to pay a steep price : neck surgery . With no timetable for his return , Bryan admitted he was not sure when he would return . But as to the question of whether he would return at all ? That answer , said Bryan , is “ YES ! ” John Cena & The Usos have evened the score against The Wyatt Family , but it looks like The Eater of Worlds is not yet ready to conclude the game . In their second match in four days against The Wyatts , Cena & the WWE Tag Team Champions took their time getting to their promised retribution , pausing instead to put an old fashioned hurting on the backwoods brutes . After Jey Uso was battered about by all three Wyatts , Jimmy took over to turn the tide before he was shut down with authority by Luke Harper . From there it was Jimmy ’ s turn to suffer The Wyatts ’ collective wrath , and a tag to Cena only instigated a bout of all - out chaos that ended in the most epic fashion possible : Two Uso superkicks to an interfering Bray Wyatt and an Attitude Adjustment to Erick Rowan for a 1 - 2 - 3 from the Cenation leader . Instead of his usual post - match sermon , however , Bray only had a few choice words for his rival : A “ thank you ” for helping him realize what he had to do . Evolution is not happy . Being subjected to The Shield ’ s brazen attacks has left a sour taste in the taste of Randy Orton and Batista , but while The Viper and The Animal were chomping at the bit to “ put The Hounds of Justice to sleep , ” Triple H took a much more measured approach in his response . Specifically , he gave The Shield what they wanted : A rematch of their six - man blitzkrieg at Extreme Rules . However , The Game ’ s pontification was cut short by a second ambush by The Shield , although this time the Hounds might have bitten off more than they can chew . Batista – a man of few words throughout the entire evening thus far – grabbed hold of a microphone and challenged Roman Reigns to a one - on - one match . Needless to say , “ the big dog ” couldn ’ t have been happier . Let ’ s paint a picture : Natalya has a bone to pick with Nikki Bella , all thanks to Nikki ’ s less - than - warm reception to The Queen of Harts ’ housewarming gift on E ! ’ s “ Total Divas . ” And , as befits a personal grudge , their match on Raw to settle their differences was less a mat contest than a slugfest , all slaps and elbows to the face ( with the rest of the “ Total Divas ” grading the bout at ringside ) . Nikki showed she could more than hang with the Hart Dungeon graduate when it came to technical competition as well , trading abdominal stretches with her opponent and reversing Natalya ’ s ill - advised sunset flip for a pin that left the former Divas Champion dejected , furious and hostile towards her fellow “ Total Divas . ” Perhaps it ’ s appropriate that , before facing Sheamus , RybAxel left the choice of who would battle the Irishman up to a little bit of luck . Specifically , the outcome of a coin flip , although Curtis Axel might have been questioning how fortunate his win was when all was said and done : The Celt went a - clobberin ’ early and often against the former Intercontinental Champion , forcing Axel to stage a last - minute rally when defeat seemed certain . Axel lived up to his “ Perfect ” pedigree by beating Sheamus onto his heels , though the new U . S . Champion proved himself worthy of the gold he wears by breaking out the Cloverleaf for a submission victory . Alas for Sheamus , Ryback didn ’ t take too kindly to the Irishman ’ s defeat of his partner . “ The Big Guy ” pounced on the Irishman and dared him to throw down for a second consecutive time . Like any fighter worth his salt , Sheamus accepted with gusto . Anyone can win one fight , but can the U . S . Champion Sheamus – a brawler among brawlers – win two fisticuffs in a single evening ? As it turns out , yes . The U . S . Champion came out strong against Ryback , although he didn ’ t account for “ The Big Guy ’ s ” own resilience ; Ryback suffered the Ten Beats of the Bodhrán but immediately reversed Sheamus ’ battering ram into the Boulder Holder . Back and forth the two bruisers went , and when it came down to who had more in the tank , Sheamus won by a single red hair : Despite a timely interference by Axel that landed the Irishman in position for Shell Shocked , the Irishman escaped Ryback ’ s signature maneuver and connected with his own , blasting “ The Big Guy ” into tomorrow with a chin - rattling Brogue Kick . Something is not sitting right with one of WWE ’ s principal owners , and it ’ s the state of affairs surrounding the WWE World Heavyweight Champion , Daniel Bryan . Despite the heartfelt address the “ Yes ! ” Man delivered to the WWE Universe less than an hour earlier , Stephanie McMahon – who ’ s lately asserted herself as Bryan ’ s primary front - office foe thanks to Triple H ’ s preoccupation with The Shield – more or less insinuated Bryan ’ s injury was proof positive of what she ’ s been saying all along : That Bryan can ’ t hang with the “ A - plus players ” of WWE . She demanded a face - to - face with the Champion of Champions , but what she got was a glimpse of just how far she ’ d gone by returning Kane ’ s mask to him : The former Director of Operations emerged instead of Bryan , dragging the bearded husk of his former tag - team partner and depositing him on the stage Stephanie , who could only look on in horror at her creation ’ s handiwork . It ’ s a win for Dolph Ziggler in his latest dance with Fandango , but the dancing fiend can claim a victory in a far trickier contest than a tussle in the ring : the game of love . His loss to Dolph in the ring was nothing to be particularly ashamed of , either . The two longtime rivals battled with such speed and ferocity that the match was bound to be decided by which workhorse tripped up first . Ironically , the only one who did the tripping was Layla . An attempted distraction backfired when the former Divas Champion caught her foot in the ring apron , and Ziggler capitalized with a Zig Zag on the distracted Fandango . Happily , Layla ’ s misfortune only lasted until Fandango took hold of a microphone and professed his feelings : “ Dolph may have won , but you have won something much more valuable : My heart . Layla , I love you . ” Cue the tango with tongues . If Rusev is looking to assert his dominance against America , then who better for The Super Athlete to target than the hooting , hollering champion of Old Glory herself , WWE Hall of Famer “ Hacksaw ” Jim Duggan ? The inaugural Royal Rumble Match winner was on hand to talk up the first season of “ Legends ' House ” on WWE Network , but Lana and The Bulgarian Brute had a more painful pitch in mind for the squared - circle veteran . Luckily for Duggan , Big E made his presence known before Rusev could finish the job . He took the beating intended for Duggan himself , but in saving " Hacksaw , " perhaps the former Intercontinental Champion has made a cross - continental enemy he did not intend . An asterisk , alas , must be added to Cody Rhodes ’ first victory in weeks , because the former Intercontinental Champion notched his first win in weeks thanks to a well - timed bit of dirty play against the one Superstar who might be more frustrated than he is . That , of course , would be Damien Sandow , whose own downward spiral began at the hands of “ The Prince ” and who seemed dangerously close to the end of his rope on WWE Network ’ s Raw Pre - Show . Cody did little to calm his former partner when he cut off a would - be encore of his Pre - Show flare - up , and Sandow responded accordingly by pouncing on his former fellow Rhodes Scholar . The two Superstars fought like desperate men , but Cody ’ s straits proved the more dire : Thanks to a thumb in the eye while the ref ’ s back was turned , Sandow was incapacitated and left vulnerable for the Disaster Kick . How ’ s that for smoke and mirrors ? Batista wanted the big dog , and Batista got the big dog . Roman Reigns wanted a fight , and , well , he got one . Just not the kind of fight he was expecting . The former WWE Tag Team Champion had been more than holding his own against The Animal , despite attempted interference by the rest of Evolution , when Triple H pre - empted the Superman Punch by hauling Reigns out of the ring , ending the match via DQ . Chaos ensued and Stephanie McMahon sent a bevy of Superstars after the Hounds , though the men in black battled their way out of the scrum in high style . Dean Ambrose planted Fandango with Dirty Deeds atop a chair ; Seth Rollins sent Curtis Axel onto the same steel with Peace of Mind , and a final Triple Powerbomb to Ryback – “ Big Guy ” out – put the night to an end . The hunt continues .