August 4 , 2014 Monday Night RAW results The August 4 , 2014 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on August 4 , 2014 at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin , Texas . Summary . Do you have $ 9 . 99 ? If so , The Authority would very much like you to sign up for WWE Network so you can bear witness to the fruits of their labor by watching SummerSlam in two weeks ’ time . Specifically , Triple H would like you to see Brock Lesnar – The Game ’ s handpicked No . 1 contender – take on John Cena for the WWE World Heavyweight Title , and Stephanie McMahon would like you to see her ( presumably ) humble Brie Bella in her first WWE match in ages . Randy Orton , thrilled at having proven Roman Reigns mortal the previous week , would just like to see you watch him finish the job in his long - gestating collision with the former WWE Tag Team Champion . Reigns himself , on the other hand , would rather not wait until SummerSlam . The Big Dog interrupted The Authority ’ s pitch at the opening of Raw to challenge The Apex Predator , but Kane – who never got his one - on - one match with Reigns last week thanks to Orton – pre - empted The Viper ’ s strike and was named as Reigns ’ opponent for the night instead . No false starts this time : Roman Reigns knocked off The Authority ’ s resident demon , Kane , in a Last Man Standing rematch of a bout that never got out of the blocks the previous week . With no Randy Orton there to intercept Reigns , The Big Dog came out swinging and was met in kind by the step - wielding , stick - swinging Devil ’ s Favorite Demon , himself a veteran of numerous Last Man Standing contests . After a long , bloody battle , Kane nearly sent Reigns to hell itself when he reversed the Superman Punch into a Chokeslam through a table . Yet despite Triple H ’ s demands that Kane bring his inner demon to the fight , all the hellfire the former World Heavyweight Champion could muster wasn ’ t enough . Reigns , however , was more than up to the task , dropping Kane with a particularly gruesome Spear to earn the requisite 10 - count that handed him the victory . Damien Sandow showed up in Texas dressed as an Oklahoma Sooner and was forced to face Texas native Mark Henry moments later . Further elaboration on what happened to him as a result isn ’ t entirely necessary , but for the morbidly curious , The World ’ s Strongest Man did not take kindly in the slightest to The Enlightened One ’ s latest impersonation . The ensuing World ’ s Strongest Slam was certainly a boomer , though certainly not the kind Sandow had in mind . Texas forever . For once , Dean Ambrose is right on message with what The Authority wants : Looking to add an X - factor to Ambrose ’ s SummerSlam match with Seth Rollins , the corporate power settled on a Beat the Clock Challenge , where , to the winner goes the choice of stipulation , and Ambrose did not disappoint in his bout against Alberto Del Rio to start the proceedings . Not only did The Lunatic Fringe defeat Mexico ’ s Greatest Export in the time - controlled contest , he did so in a timely – though not unbeatable – fashion . He just had to survive a brutal assault on his still - injured shoulder to do so . Del Rio beat on Ambrose ’ s arm like it owed him money , rendering Ambrose ’ s shoulder too compromised for him to hit Dirty Deeds on his left side . So The Lunatic Fringe simply flipped the script , reversing the Cross Armbreaker at a particularly dire moment to hit his signature strike with the other arm to pin Del Rio for a time of 15 : 42 . As Rusev gears up for his Flag Match with Jack Swagger at SummerSlam , The Super Athlete first made an example out of America ’ s neighbor to the south by dispatching one of its most glorious stars , Sin Cara . The International Icon had previously given The Bulgarian Brute a stronger test than expected , yet the luchador found himself decisively outmatched by the Russian monster in their latest encounter , submitting to the Accolade on the WWE App . With Sin Cara dispatched , Lana turned her attention to President Obama , serenading POTUS with a Russian rendition of “ Happy Birthday . ” Zeb Colter and Jack Swagger arrived to cut her off and delivered a “ prognostication ” of victory for the summer classic , though Rusev got the last word by battering Swagger with the Russian flag itself . Assuming it ’ s not showing off if you back it up , Dolph Ziggler certainly showed off and then some on Raw , defeating the mighty Cesaro en route to his Intercontinental Championship challenge against The Miz at SummerSlam . The Awesome One , who observed at commentary , was probably quite pleased initially to see The Showoff fling himself recklessly into Cesaro ’ s awesome mix of high - power maneuvers . And his good mood was invariably dampened when Cesaro – looking to show off himself – hoisted Ziggler up for a one - armed stalling suplex and ate a Zig Zag moments later when The Showoff escaped the maneuver . Ziggler even got the last word against Miz , targeting “ The Moneymaker ” with a superkick that sent Miz running scared . In two weeks , he might just hit his mark . The Cosmic Key may yet be out of reach , but Goldust & Stardust did at least find the key out of their personal observatory / secret lair , returning to action for the first time in a month to battle the team against whom they made their “ debut ” : RybAxel . Alas , the bullies learned little since their last encounter with these self - appointed guardians of the galaxy . Though they sufficiently stymied Goldust for the majority of the match , Curtis Axel allowed The Bizarre One to tag in Stardust and execute his “ Dark Matter ” maneuver on the former Intercontinental Champion for the win . Chris Jericho went a long way toward evening the odds against Bray Wyatt when he defeated Erick Rowan , thereby barring the big man from the Jericho - Wyatt clash at SummerSlam . And even though Y2J ostensibly furthered his cause by beating Luke Harper and barringhimfrom the summer classic , he may have inadvertently played right into Bray ’ s hands by doing so . Jericho , who stands accused of misleading the WWE Universe by Wyatt , fought from underneath against the towering Harper for the majority of the bout . Y2J turned to some of his craftier maneuvers to finally lock Harper in the Walls of Jericho , at which point Bray himself materialized and thumbed the former Undisputed Champion in the throat . The intrusion not only handed Jericho the victory , it set the stage for SummerSlam : The Eater of Worlds now stands alone . And it seems like he might just want it that way . Fandango just can ’ t catch a break . Having been humiliated by both of his former paramours , Summer Rae & Layla , the dancer decided to enlist a wholly unexpected lieutenant , Hornswoggle , in his rubber match against Diego of Los Matadores . With the “ Slayers ” sticking by the bullfighter ’ s side , Fandango undoubtedly hoped ‘ Swoggle would even the odds by distracting El Torito and , perhaps , Diego ’ s two señoritas as well . Unfortunately , that did not happen . A collision with Hornswoggle opened Fandango up to a match - ending Backstabber , and he even suffered further post - match humiliation when Hornswoggle and El Torito buried their hatchet and helped Diego beat the dancer down . He ’ s back ! Bo Dallas ’ undefeated streak crumbled in spectacular , repetitive fashion when the inspirational one suffered a loss to R - Truth on both Raw and SmackDown , but the former NXT Champion resuscitated his winning ways by defeating the former U . S . Champion , whose own misfortunes didn ’ t end with this latest loss . Moments after an incredibly aggressive Bo dispatched Truth ( equally aggressive , for what it ’ s worth ) with a dirty roll - up , Truth snapped and attempted to beat Dallas to a pulp outside of the ring . He did not succeed in the endeavor ; in fact , he suffered a running Bo - dog to the concrete for his efforts . The irony : Truth got got . Cue the pyro and guitar solos : Heath Slater has beaten Mr . Money in the Bank ! The One Man Band – currently in the midst of a second - act resurgence as one half of “ Slater Gator ” – notched what may be the biggest victory of his career when he defeated Seth Rollins in a Beat the Clock Challenge , thereby giving Dean Ambrose control over the battle between the former Shield - mates at the summer classic . To be fair , Slater ( who The Authority named to replace Rob Van Dam as Rollins ’ opponent ) owes Ambrose some backstage passes to his next show : It was a distraction by The Lunatic Fringe that opened the door for the former WWE Tag Team Champion to pin Rollins before the 15 : 42 benchmark expired . Ambrose lurked at ringside for the entire match and went so far as to pick the lock of Rollins ’ coveted briefcase and systematically destroy and defile The Aerialist ’ s championship contract , allowing Slater to pin the enraged high - flier with plenty of time to spare . Advantage : Ambrose . It is a time - honored tradition that WWE contract signings do not typically end in civil fashion , but give The Authority credit for trying to keep the Stephanie McMahon - Brie Bella sit - down businesslike for as long as possible . That being said , cooler heads did not exactly prevail and after some preliminary fighting words , pen was put to paper and the brawling began in earnest . It wasn ’ t Brie who caught the beating , though , but Nikki Bella , who Stephanie clobbered in the head with a microphone and planted with a Pedigree while Triple H blocked Brie into the corner with the signing table . Moments later , Brie broke free and suffered the same fate as her sister .