September 2 , 2013 Monday Night RAW results The September 2 , 2013 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on September 2 , 2013 at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines , Iowa . Summary . Having presumably put Daniel Bryan in his place ( twice ) last week , WWE COO Triple H was all million - dollar smiles when he and WWE Champion Randy Orton came out to talk business with the assembled Iowa crowd . They never got the chance , though , as The Game ’ s weekly address to the WWE Universe was again cut short by Bryan only moments befoer Orton called for the No . 1 contender to forfeit his title opportunity at Night of Champions . But while Bryan ’ s resolve against The Game holds strong despite the mounting odds ( clearly he ’ s been getting some good advice ) , the COO wasn ’ t about to let him rain on their proverbial parade . Cutting the submission guru short just as things began to get personal , The King of Kings again evoked the name of “ good business ” and condemned Bryan to all but certain doom in a bout later in the evening with yet another unwilling pawn : Big Show . “ Miz - dango ” may be relegated to a one - time - only appearance , but The Awesome One ensured his tag team defeat of Fandango last week was no fluke , performing a flawless encore in singles competition by taking down the rhythmic upstart in the Wells Fargo Arena . Stewing over the theft of his duds , Fandango came out swinging against the former WWE Champion and was met with harsh opposition when Miz bounced him off the apron and barricade . The dancing king struck back after Miz stole a few moves with Summer Rae , but a big boot to his mug nearly shattered Fandango ’ s nose and momentarily stopped the match . Thanks to WWE medical staff , the tilt continued as planned , but Miz ’ s quickness paid off when The Awesome One , stuck on the defensive , struck and twisted Fandango ’ s precious legs into the Figure - Four Leglock for a quick and – we ’ ll admit it – awesome tap - out . Like the Timex he wore when he stole your girlfriend , Dolph Ziggler takes a lickin ’ and keeps on tickin ' . But faced with a mystery opponent , the outspoken former World Heavyweight Champion couldn ’ t “ whatevs ” his way out of trouble thanks to a sneak attack by U . S . Champion Dean Ambrose that left him hanging like laundry from the turnbuckle . And Ambrose wasn ’ t even the Superstar Ziggler was slated to face . Thanks to the pre - bell mauling by the Hound of Justice , Ziggler was relatively easy pickings for his actual opponent : Ryback . The Human Wrecking Ball feasted on The Showoff ’ s remains with impunity ; despite a sudden burst of aggression that momentarily left Ryback reeling , it was lights out for Dolph with a furious Shell Shocked when all was said and done . Big Show has gone on the record about his feelings toward Triple H ’ s abuses of power , and now Stephanie McMahon has gone on the record about her feelings toward those feelings . Suffice it to say , the First Lady of WWE wasn ’ t altogether thrilled with Show ’ s respectful refusal to face Daniel Bryan in the main event , revealing the loopholes in his ironclad contract ( so that ’ s why he doesn ’ t fight back ) that basically give the giant no choice but to do as he ’ s told . With no guaranteed money coming his way anymore , Stephanie explained , the choice of whether or not to face Daniel Bryan isn ’ t really Big Show ’ s choice at all . Looks like Millions of Dollars beats the right to rock ‘ n ’ roll , as The Prime Time Players followed up their victories over The Real Americans with a similarly dominant win over the lads of 3MB on Raw . Heath Slater started things off by taunting Titus O ’ Neil but was summarily punished by “ The Big Deal , ” who quickly called Darren Young to follow up . The rockers rallied against “ Mr . No Days Off , ” forcing him into the opposite corner and giving Jinder Mahal a chance to put the boots to D . Young as well . Young turned the tide with a whip - fast belly - to - belly suplex on Slater and tagged in O ’ Neil to capitalize . The ensuing near - fall led to an all - out melee in the ring , and once the dust settled , “ The Big Deal ” broke the bank with an earth - shattering Clash of the Titus to Jinder Mahal that sealed the deal . Once , Dusty Rhodes famously spoke about “ hard times , ” and it seems that same destitution has now fallen on his son after Cody Rhodes failed to defeat WWE Champion Randy Orton and was duly dismissed from WWE as a result . Warned by WWE COO Triple H that defeat would come at the cost of his job and bolstered by locker - room Twitter support , Rhodes fought for his life in an effort that should set a benchmark for all WWE Superstars present and future . The grandson of a plumber battled Orton with the heart of a lion , going for early pinfall attempts that smacked of desperation and catching a thumb in the eye as a result . Slowly , Cody settled into a rhythm and began to match The Viper strike for strike , although a top - rope backbreaker nearly put him out before the final bell . Cody roared back to connect with a Disaster Kick and repeated his classic reversal of the RKO into Cross Rhodes , but another attempted Disaster Kick left Rhodes with a tweaked knee , and Orton finally administered the RKO that – per an earnest , contrite , post - match ruling by Triple H – sent the former Intercontinental Champion on his way . Godspeed , Cody Rhodes . You will be missed . “ The Voice of the Voiceless ” is done talking . He ’ s also not in the mood to wrestle . What CM Punk wants to do , really , more than anything at this point , is fight . Still sporting the physical and mental marks of Paul Heyman ’ s Kendo stick assault last week on Raw , The Straight Edge Superstar practically foamed at the mouth as he promised a “ Biblical ” piece of payback to Paul Heyman and Curtis Axel at Night of Champions . But Punk – who rarely swears anything to anyone – stopped only to level a rare guarantee to the WWE Universe : At Night of Champions , he would get past Curtis Axel in the Triple Threat Elimination Match and unleash his dark side on the mad scientist . It was a guarantee that was sealed with , perhaps , the two most dangerous words Punk has ever spoken : “ I promise . ” AJ Lee ’ s “ pipe bomb ” left the “ Total Divas ” cast reeling last week , but that was nothing compared to what she did during the Triple Threat Match to determine who her No . 1 contender would be at Night of Champions . Sitting at commentary as Natalya , Brie Bella and Naomi took each other to the woodshed for the Divas Title opportunity at Night of Champions , AJ ’ s emotions finally got the best of her right as Naomi struck Brie and Natalya with a simultaneous Rear View . The “ Black Widow ” stormed the ring and broke up the pin attempt but suffered dearly as a result when all three Divas rounded on her for a vicious beatdown . On the bright side : Looks like the “ Total Divas ” gals can all finally agree on something . Plus , thanks to a ruling by Stephanie McMahon , AJ ' s not out of the woods just yet . . . Whether Rob Van Dam becomes World Heavyweight Champion remains to be seen , but Mr . Monday Night can safely say he ’ s got the “ Uncrowned World Champion ” covered after defeating Damien Sandow on Raw . The scholarly Money in the Bank contract holder was feeling pretty good following the firing of Cody Rhodes ( understandably so ) , but the ECW Original was quick to spoil his night with World Champion Alberto Del Rio watching from the ramp . Del Rio ’ s presence briefly threw RVD off his game and allowed Sandow to take over , hitting the Elbow of Disdain before throttling his opponent ’ s neck against the ropes . A comeback from RVD was nearly spoiled when Sandow attempted a roll - up pin ; however , Van Dam retaliated by bouncing Sandow ’ s neck across the ropes ( payback ! ) and connecting with the Five Star Frog Splash to send Sandow home . The bad blood between Daniel Bryan and Big Show is apparently water under the bridge , but it ’ s still unwise to make a giant angry , even if he is a gentle one . Bryan learned that lesson the hard way when he provoked a reluctant Big Show into action during their main - event match , lacing into The World ’ s Strongest Athlete with elbows and kicks that left him reeling . With the WWE locker room again forced to watch , Show fought back and cut Bryan out of the sky with a gigantic spear , though he stopped short of unleashing the KO Punch . Having had enough , the giant silently left the ring when – behold the king – Triple H and The Shield made their entrances . While The Hounds of Justice swarmed Bryan again to bring the match to a close , The Game made Show watch Bryan suffer yet another Triple Powerbomb and , finally , with an assist from Stephanie McMahon , forced him to knock Daniel Bryan out . With Bryan dispatched , Randy Orton slithered his way to the ring and posed over Bryan ’ s body in a display of ill - gotten victory that , sadly , may yet be the first of many under Triple H ' s watch .