May 6 , 2013 Monday Night RAW results The May 6 , 2013 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on May 6 , 2013 at Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke , Virginia . Summary . Yes , John Cena is hurt , and last week did him no favors . But as The Champ himself said in the opening moments of Monday Night Raw , anyone who thinks a gimpy Achilles heel will keep him from defending the WWE Title against Ryback at Extreme Rules hasn ’ t been paying attention for the last 10 years . Unfortunately for Cena , Ryback seems to be operating on a higher level than the crazed Cro - Magnon Cena takes him for . Because , when Managing Supervisor Vickie Guerrero invited the “ Human Wrecking Ball ” out to powwow on a stipulation for the title match at Extreme Rules and Cena deferred , Ryback vowed to exploit both Cena ’ s literal and metaphoric Achilles heel , his refusal to ever back down . Looking less to defeat Cena than to humble him before his fans , Ryback placed The Champ in a stipulation he promised would make the wounded champion regret he didn ’ t back out of the bout when he had the chance : a Last Man Standing Match . Being a learned man , it stands to reason that Damien Sandow is well - versed in the vicious nature of a viper . But why “ The Duke of Decency ” assumed he could get away unscathed after mocking Randy Orton ’ s theme song is a question even Sandow ’ s mighty cranium can ’ t sort out , because he did in fact perpetrate said parody and did , in fact , pay dearly as a result . The inaugural Raw bout between the two hardscrabble Superstars did not disappoint , but you don ’ t need a scholar to deduce how this particular story came to its end . Sandow fought back from an onslaught by The Viper to reclaim the advantage , but Orton powered back and sealed the victory with a mighty RKO ( he must not have liked the song ) . Alas , The Apex Predator didn ’ t make it out quite so clean , as he suffered another sneak attack courtesy of a KO Punch from Big Show atop the entrance ramp that left him seeing stars moments after his big win . If anything , we ’ ve learned that Fandango doesn ’ t lose his cool too often , except when it comes to mispronunciations of his famous name . But the dancing king found himself more frazzled than usual when the self - proclaimed “ judges ” for his bout — Chris Jericho and Tons of Funk , Brodus Clay & Tensai — saddled him with less than favorable ratings for his performance against R - Truth , causing him to abdicate the contest altogether in a fit of frustration . Despite his initial , woeful marks from the panel , Fandango came out strong against the former U . S . Champion — though he suffered a scissor kick early on . The dancer looked ready to rally , but when he saw the “ Suntan Superman ” awarded two 10s and a 42 ( courtesy of Brodus ) , he ditched the bout in a huff , giving Truth the count - out win in the process but living to dance another day . It turns out Alberto Del Rio is every bit as flashy as Dolph Ziggler , but as Raw showed , when it comes to old - school brutality , Jack Swagger has them both beat . The onetime aristocrat unleashed an arsenal every bit as thrilling as The Showoff ’ s in their one - on - one bout , even giving the champ a run for his money before Swagger and Zeb Colter arrived at commentary and threw The Pride of Mexico off his game . Ziggler took advantage of the distraction to even the odds , but still found himself in the Cross Armbreaker after a grueling , 20 - minute battle . Big E Langston intervened to save The Showoff from the hold , but the would - be rescue inadvertently cost him the match . Swagger retaliated with prejudice , storming the ring and attacking both Superstars with a ladder in an ominous potential preview of their three - way bout at Extreme Rules . In other words , it may be a three - way dance for the World Title , but the “ Real American ” has no intention of being the forgotten man . It is a fact universally acknowledged that straight - up brawn has not been enough to stop The Shield ’ s reign of terror , but a freshly formed six - man squad decided to employ a different tactic altogether against the “ Hounds of Justice ” : freewheeling chaos . Indeed , the never - before - seen trio of Kofi Kingston & The Usos gave the men in black their most unique challenge yet , but ultimately met the same fate as countless teams before them when the “ Hounds ” rallied to seize the day . After a strong start by the tag - team stalwart Usos , Kingston seemed to save the contest for his team when he had Ambrose on the ropes . But Rollins stuck to the group ’ s M . O . and cut the U . S . Champion down before he could complete a potentially match - ending top - rope strike , leaving him easy prey for the waiting Ambrose . The Cincinnati madman capitalized on his teammate by covering Kingston ’ s prone body to earn the three - count and keep The Shield unbeaten . You want yodelers ? Go check YouTube . Antonio Cesaro has been less Johnny Weissmuller and more Tyler Durden since his grueling U . S . Title rematch against Kofi Kingston on WWE Main Event last week , trading in his folksy arias for a punishing beatdown of the U . S . Champion that culminated in him snatching a dreadlock out of Kingston ’ s head following a ( narrow ) loss in his bid to reclaim the title . The Swiss Superman fared better in the ring on Raw with a win over Zack Ryder , but it was Cesaro ’ s post - match display that truly put the WWE Universe ( and locker room ) on notice . Following a Neutralizer to the gutsy Long Island Iced - Z , Cesaro demanded the microphone and delivered his manifesto : " I put the ' W ' in WWE . . . there is no one who can do what I do in this ring . " Whether that ' s true or not remains to be seen , but the last two weeks have certainly gone a long way to support Cesaro ' s claim . Brock Lesnar is better versed than most in the ways of wanton destruction , but “ The Beast Incarnate ” may have one - upped himself earlier today when he paid an unannounced visit to WWE HQ alongside Paul Heyman for some vague , nefarious purposes that kept the desk - dwelling denizens of Titan Tower on their toes for the majority of the day . Turns out , as Paul Heyman revealed via satellite , Lesnar had come to confront Triple H in his office . But with the COO absent and unable to fight , The Anomaly settled for some impromptu remodeling and laid waste to The Game ’ s workspace with a sledgehammer , threatening WWE employees in the process . Still , Lesnar ’ s volcanic case of the Mondays wasn ’ t the end of the matter , as Triple H himself arrived to respond to the invasion before Heyman could even finish his story . With Heyman untold miles away , another incident between The Game and the mad scientist was unlikely . But The King of Kings did issue an open invite for Heyman and Lesnar to meet him face to face in his “ other ” office : the ring . Friends don ’ t let friends spear each other . Thankfully , Kaitlyn and AJ Lee are no longer friends , so the Divas Champion was free to knock heads and bust chicks when she felled Dolph Ziggler ’ s gal pal ( and the No . 1 contender to her title ) in a dynamic , Six - Diva Tag Match on Raw . AJ had full control of the bout in the early going , ( wo ) manhandling Cameron with impunity until the Funkadactyl tagged in Kaitlyn . Sensing imminent defeat , AJ moved to summon the Bellas from her corner , but the shrewd sisters wanted no part of the “ Hybrid Diva ” and promptly amscrayed , leaving AJ to eat the aforementioned spear and suffer the ignominious three - count that followed . One of the great moments in Sheamus ’ young - yet - storied career came almost two when he put his hooligan tendencies to good use and volunteered to battle the rampaging Mark Henry ( “ I ’ LL FIGHT ‘ IM ! ” ) . And now , it looks like he ’ s gonna fight ‘ im again . The World ’ s Strongest Man has been suffering the business end of Sheamus ’ shenanigans for a few weeks now , and Henry took to the ring on Raw to issue a formal challenge to The Celtic Warrior for Extreme Rules . Needless to say , the former World Heavyweight Champion didn ’ t exactly need to cajole the Irishman into accepting . A little bit of jaw - jacking later and the match was made , but some pre - emptive physicality between the two would have to wait a few moments as Wade Barrett picked that exact minute to make his entrance . Talk about timing . There are few things better in WWE than a good old - fashioned scrap , and Sheamus and Wade Barrett can rumble with the best of them . With Mark Henry looming on commentary , the English boxer and Irish brawler resumed their on - and - off rivalry with the type of gusto usually reserved for the back - alley brawls where Barrett made his bones . Of course , Sheamus couldn ’ t do what he does without humiliating Henry one last time , and he did so with an emphatic Brogue Kick to the strongman ’ s skull . The decision would later come back to haunt Sheamus after Barrett suffered a similar fate for the 3 - count when Henry decided to do what he does , bulldozing Sheamus into a red - headed pulp after the bout had ended . With The Celtic Warrior at his mercy , Henry rained pain upon Sheamus with a belt , punctuating his attack with a World ’ s Strongest Slam on the concrete . Ryback certainly awoke a sleeping demon in Kane when he insulted Daniel Bryan earlier in the evening , but the “ Human Wrecking Ball ” still stood tall over The Big Red Monster , defeating The Devil ’ s Favorite Demon in a grandiose clash straight out of an old monster movie . The onetime teammates swung , slammed and smashed each other into pieces for the better part of 20 minutes , but it was Ryback who came out on top , planting The Big Red Machine with Shell Shocked for the 1 - 2 - 3 . Although the victory was his , Ryback looked like he ’ d have extra problems to contend with when The Shield made their presence known . But while Bryan was quick to join the fracas , Ryback vacated the ring and only re - emerged when John Cena appeared to even the odds . With the scales balanced , Bryan , Cena and Ryback were able to drive the NXT alumni away … but Ryback wasn ’ t above punctuating his point from earlier in the evening . Having exploited Cena ’ s heroic tendencies and lured him into the open , the big man clobbered The Champ with a chair and left him down , an ominous display that proved Ryback , with his unique combination of brains and brawn , may just rule yet .