October 21 , 2013 Monday Night RAW results The October 21 , 2013 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on October 21 , 2013 at FedExForum in Memphis , Tennessee . Summary . Being fired has done nothing to diminish the resolve of Big Show , who has made life far worse for Triple H & Stephanie McMahon than he ever did while he was employed at WWE . Having already cost The Shield their Tag Titles , KO ’ ed Brad Maddox on SmackDown and filed a lawsuit against The Authority , the giant continued his rebellion when he interrupted Triple H & Stephanie ' s address via satellite . The World ’ s Largest Athlete ’ s plus - sized rundown of the head honchos was unfortunately cut short along with his feed . But for all of Triple H ’ s gloating after the fact , spirit of Show ’ s civil disobedience carried on when Daniel Bryan pre - emptively stormed the ring and led the WWE Universe in a “ YES ! ” chant that left The King of Kings and his queen stewing in the ring . With only one Hound of Justice standing between him and the contract signing that would send him to Hell in a Cell , Daniel Bryan showed no signs of slowing down as the biggest night of his career approaches . Even though Dean Ambrose ’ s U . S . Title wasn ’ t up for grabs , Bryan battled the black - clad brawler like a man possessed , chopping away at the champion in the early goings . Ambrose , it must be said , did not shrink from Bryan ’ s challenge in the slightest . The Shield ’ s lone remaining titleholder gave the “ Yes ! ” man hell , fighting through the grappler ’ s grueling holds and keeping the tilt on an even keel . True to form , though , Bryan battled through the adversity , pulverizing Ambrose with kicks to the face and reversing the champion ’ s attempt at a roll - up into the “ Yes ! ” Lock for the tapout . The WWE Universe knows CM Punk has a way with words , but it ’ s when he keeps his missives short and sweet you know he means business . Such was the case on Monday when he arrived in Memphis with very little fanfare and a whole lot of attitude on his mind . With a quiet rage that vibrated through the entire FedEx Forum , Punk made his cruel intentions known in his own cruelly succinct way : “ My plan isn ’ t to pin Paul Heyman , shoulders to the mat . I ’ m not even considering locking him in a wrestling hold and making him submit . The plan is to put Ryback to sleep , ” said Punk . “ And then I ’ m gonna enjoy watching Paul Heyman wiggle around like a little worm on a big hook . And then I ’ m gonna corner him like the dog he is , and I ’ m gonna smash his face into every single inch of steel that structure has to offer , because that ’ s what he deserves . ” ‘ Nuff said . Who knew Santino was an Elvis fan ? Battling Heath Slater , the former Intercontinental Champion left The One Man Band all shook up , and all while rocking The King ’ s signature rhinestones and pompadour . Slater ’ s moxie didn ’ t save them from a royal walloping at the hands of The Italian Stallion , as Santino wore Slater down with Elvis - style kara - tay and finally withdrew a Cobra that was also gussied up in Presley gear – call it a King Cobra – to strike Slater down . Ever the benevolent King , though , Santino celebrated his victory by honoring Raw ’ s own resident Memphis monarch , Jerry Lawler , even sharing a little shake , rattle & roll with the Hall of Famer atop the commentary table . That ' ll light the morning skies right there . With Daniel Bryan rolling strong into Hell in a Cell thanks to his earlier victory , Randy Orton was hard - pressed to find momentum of his own against Dolph Ziggler . When all was said and done , that ’ s exactly what he did . The Viper was more than ready for Ziggler ’ s challenge , methodically dissecting the former World Heavyweight Champion and earning himself a strong victory to carry him into “ Hell . ” Despite a smothering opening attack from The Showoff , Orton was relentless when he got his groove going , working Ziggler ’ s arm on the mat and , later , battering Dolph ’ s body off the barricade . Ziggler dropped his normal theatrics for some old - fashioned fisticuffs and perfectly - timed strikes to cut Orton ' s momentum short , yet all the heart in the world didn ’ t stop The Apex Predator from picking Dolph ' s defense apart , punctuating his feast with a match - ending RKO . AJ Lee made Brie Bella her personal plaything last week on Raw , but the “ Black Widow ” got the proverbial boot when the odds were evened in a Tag Team Match in Memphis . With Nikki Bella no longer banned from ringside and The Bella Twins at full strength , the polarizing champion had her hands full even while teaming with her muscle , Tamina Snuka . Tamina did the majority of the dirty work , strong - arming Nikki into a stupor before tagging AJ in . The polarizing champion clearly thought dispatching Nikki would be a cakewalk , skipping around her stunned opponent . Nikki fought back , though , and as soon as Brie tagged in AJ was good as done , powerless against a furious onslaught from her No . 1 contender . One facebuster later and AJ was down for the count , but will it happen again at Hell in a Cell ? They say there is strength in numbers , but not even the combined efforts of Bray Wyatt ’ s past and rivals were enough to defeat The Eater of Worlds ’ prized disciples , Erick Rowan & Luke Harper . The two former Intercontinental Champions never even had a chance to get going , as Harper & Rowan all but tore The Miz to shreds ( Harper in particular mauled Miz with a lengthy gator roll ) and followed suit when The Awesome One did manage to tag Kofi into the match . The Boom Squad General got a brief head of steam going , but he was cut brutally short by Harper ’ s discus clothesline for the 1 - 2 - 3 . Miz ’ s attempt to save his teammate from further punishment ended in disaster as well , as The Wyatts wrangled The Awesome One into the ropes and Bray delivered yet another speech to his enemy , promising to lead him to the gates of Hell itself . Big E Langston ’ s moment of respect with CM Punk seems to have ballooned into something more : Far from just sharing a head nod with The Straight Edge Superstar , the big man is now taking issue with Punk ’ s enemies . Pushed by a backstage argument to face Curtis Axel in the ring , the former NXT Champion didn ’ t even get a chance to fight Axel proper before the champ ’ s partners in crime struck the powerhouse with a group attack . Even Heyman got a shot in on Langston with a Kendo stick , but the gang - up brought out Punk himself to even the odds . With the fight spiraling out of control , SmackDown GM Vickie Guerrero ( filling in for the , well , indisposed Brad Maddox ) made some proverbial lemonade out of a sour situation by turning the melee into a tag team match . The mantra “ no new friends ” clearly doesn ’ t apply to CM Punk & Big E Langston , who cemented their out - of - nowhere solidarity with a tag - team win over Punk ’ s Paul Heyman - coached enemies , Curtis Axel & Ryback . The out - of - nowhere friendship proved as effective on Raw as it did on SmackDown , although Punk briefly found himself isolated by Axel and Ryback . Punk fought back slowly and incapacitated Ryback with a kick to the head , ultimtately leaving Langston himself to do the honors . The super - sized Superstar bulldozed all over his opposition , pulverizing the Intercontinental Champion with the Big Ending to bring his team the win and allowing Punk to chase Heyman through the crowd after the final bell . Los Matadores may have fired the opening salvo against The Real Americans , but Zeb Colter ’ s self - styled patriots sent a strong message to the mysterious migrants with a victory on Raw that was big in every sense of the word . Facing Tons of Funk once again , Jack Swagger & Antonio Cesaro came up strong in the clutch , powering through Tensai ’ s opening offense and sealing the deal against Brodus Clay , felling The Funkasaurus with the 1 - 2 combo of the Cesaro Swing and Patriot Lock . The real warning to Los Matadores , though , came after the match when Zeb Colter revealed his newest “ little friend ” : A bullwhip . Dios mio . The Shield may have lost their Tag Team Championships last week to Cody Rhodes & Goldust , yet The Hounds of Justice clearly aren ’ t alone in their race to reclaim the twin titles from their new bearers . The Usos , who have been the technical No . 1 contenders for weeks , yet they had to fight for that designation all over again against Rollins & Reigns on Raw . Cody & Goldust saw the demonstration firsthand at the commentary table , and it ’ s hard to imagine they weren ’ t impressed with the display the teams put forth ( Roman Reigns ’ tremendous clothesline was a particular highlight ) . The Shield matched their opponents shot for shot , yet a victor went uncrowned when the match dissolved into an all - out brawl between the three teams at ringside . So who are the new No . 1 contenders , exactly ? Vickie Guerrero had a solution for that as well . With Hell in a Cell just six days away , all Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton had to do was put pen to paper and walk away as gentlemen . That did not happen . What happened instead was a bout of A + trash talk between the two competitors while The Authority and Shawn Michaels circled the waters . Insults were thrown , names were called , and yes , names were signed , but things only really got out of hand when Triple H seized the mic and ran Bryan down yet again … and HBK took exception . While The Showstopper questioned Triple H ’ s dismissal of Bryan ’ s talent , Orton in turn challenged HBK ’ s impartiality . The talk ground to a halt , though , when a semi truck plowed its way through the locker room and emerged next to the ramp , with Big Show revealed as the driver . While the giant preoccupied The Authority , Bryan revved up and blasted Orton with a Busaiku Knee . Whether it happens again on Sunday is yet to be determined , but as far as omens go for The Authority , this has to be a bad one , yes ?