May 27 , 2013 Monday Night RAW results The May 27 , 2013 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on May 27 , 2013 at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary , Alberta , Canada . Summary . It ’ s been a week since the WWE Universe has seen John Cena in action , but let it never be said that the man doesn ’ t know how to respond to a challenge . The Champ was all business in his first trip out of the Titantron since being plowed through it by Ryback at Extreme Rules , and more to the point , he decided to see Ryback ’ s Ambulance Match proposition and raise the “ Human Wrecking Ball ” the rarely - seen Three Stages of Hell Match ( think a 2 - out - of - 3 - Falls Match , with special rules for each round . . . in this case , Lumberjack Match , Tables Match and then an Ambulance Match ) . Ryback was , of course , more than happy to accept and ( in keeping with the theme of their bout ) name himself Cena ' s own personal Beelzebub . But the sudden arrival of Curtis Axel and Paul Heyman turned the pow wow into a Canadian Standoff , the endgame of which was that the reborn progeny of Mr . Perfect secured himself a one - on - one match with the WWE Champion for later that evening . Sometimes it pays to be a Paul Heyman Guy . With Dolph Ziggler still convalescing thanks to his concussion , Big E Langston once again stepped in as the “ cure ” for his boss against Alberto Del Rio in one - on - one action . And if The Pride of Mexico ’ s performance against the big man is any indication , The Showoff is in for a tough test when he defends his title against the No . 1 contender to his World Title . With Del Rio and Big E tied at 1 - 1 in their series , tension was high to see who would come out on top , and for a while it looked as though The Essence of Excellence would be little more than cannon fodder for the former powerlifting champion . But thanks to a little quick thinking , Del Rio was able to thwart AJ Lee ’ s attempted assist of exposing the turnbuckle , slamming Big E ’ s face into the naked steel and rolling him up for the win in a development that neither of them seemed too thrilled about . Kofi Kingston ’ s rematch with Dean Ambrose for the U . S . Championship fell victim to the Law of Long on SmackDown last week and turned into a Tag Team Match , but as it turns out , a little patience goes a long way . Given that the rematch never reached its proper conclusion , The Dreadlocked Dynamo got a mulligan on Raw , laying down a Memorial Day challenge for the star - spangled title that sadly went the same way as his last dance with the Cincinnati madman . Kingston came out swinging all the same , sending Ambrose scampering from the ring and following it up with a flurry of offense that kept the erratic grappler on the defensive for the entire bout . A well - timed trip - up by Ambrose sent Kofi face - first into the steel steps and turned the tables instantly ; a standing bulldog later and it was all she wrote … although Team Hell No ’ s sudden entrance for their Tag Title Match ensured The Shield would get no respite from their former foes just yet . Make it a clean sweep for The Shield after Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns followed Dean Ambrose ’ s example , successfully defending their WWE Tag Team Championships against Team Hell No . And it appears that would - be “ weak link ” Bryan used the duo ’ s two - week respite well : He was anything but inept during his and Kane ’ s attempts to reclaim their twin titles ( although his recklessness nearly cost them the bout via DQ ) , taking control of the bout and nearly tearing both Shield members apart singlehandedly . But it was still Bryan who inadvertently caused his team ’ s loss when he refused to remain in Kane ’ s corner for the sake of attacking Reigns on the outside . The chaos lowered The Big Red Monster ’ s defenses long enough for Rollins to clock him with a flying knee and cover Kane for three , sending Team Hell No to the back of the line for the first time in a long time . In a certain sense , it ’ s hard to fault Fandango for opting to dance with Summer Rae rather than teaming with Wade Barrett . But still , a walkout is a walkout , and the dancing devil stood trial by fire on Monday night with a one - on - one contest against the brawling Englishman himself . Despite overwhelming odds , Fandango danced away with another win , avoiding defeat with an upset of the rampaging Intercontinental Champion . Granted , he had some help after Barrett got in the face of perennial Intercontinental contender , occasional Calgary Kid and WWE Universe - selected guest referee The Miz and suffered a Skull - Crushing Finale that led to his defeat . But Miz wasn ’ t about to let the night pass without getting his licks in on Fandango as well . While Fandango celebrated his win , The Awesome One went a - clobberin ’ and kicked him in the face , causing Summer Rae to fall on top of her dance partner , whereupon Miz counted a second pinfall for fun . Some bands are bigger internationally than they are in the States . 3MB , it would seem , is not one of those bands . The rockers had a few laughs at Hornswoggle ’ s expense earlier in the evening , and ‘ Swoggle ’ s surrogate family of Natalya & The Great Khali paid them back in kind by teaming The Punjabi Giant with Tons of Funk in a Six - Man Tag Team Match . Retribution came swift and mercilessly against the band , as the big men dismantled Heath Slater & Co . in an apparent homage to the evening ’ s resident birthday girl , Natalya . Following the pinfall , Khali put the proverbial cherry on the win by serenading Natalya for her birthday . There are certainly worse presents to receive . Gotcha , Paul . WWE ’ s resident mad scientist and master manipulator got a taste of his own medicine on “ The Highlight Reel ” when Chris Jericho backed Paul Heyman into a difficult corner and got a big , big concession out of him in return . It went down like this : Heyman appeared on “ The Highlight Reel ” ostensibly to discuss his recruitment of Curtis Axel , but Jericho quickly flipped the script and brought up Heyman ’ s other client . Nope , not Brock Lesnar . The other client . Heyman clammed up quickly at the mere mention of CM Punk ’ s name , but Jericho had little problem with riling up the mad scientist , playing the “ Best in the World ” card to expert effect to the point where a flustered Heyman would have done just about anything Y2J wanted to defend his client ’ s honor . What Jericho wanted , as it turned out , was a match with The Straight Edge Superstar at WWE Payback in Chicago . And what happened was , Heyman accepted . Well played , Jericho . Well played . The efficiency of Kaitlyn and Natalya as love - doctor sleuths has yet to be determined , but the snooping twosome had about as much luck in the ring with The Bella Twins as they have uncovering the identity of Kaitlyn ’ s secret admirer . Despite outmatching Brie & Nikki in the power department , the brawling blondes were unable to overcome the twins ’ wiles in a Divas Tag Team Match on Natalya ’ s birthday . The Bellas ’ strategy , as it turned out , was less Twin Magic than Twin Mayhem , causing a melee in the ring that led to Kaitlyn inadvertently spearing Natalya . The Bellas capitalized and waltzed off with the win , offering Natalya a sarcastic birthday beso and a tear - inducing “ Happy Birthday ” serenade on their way out the door . Sheamus may not have been able to cut the Gordian Knot , but he sure can kick a man in the face . Despite being somewhat flummoxed in his recent war of wits with Damien Sandow , The Celtic Warrior stood tall in the ring when he teamed up with Randy Orton to take on the reunited Team Rhodes Scholars on Monday Night Raw . Sandow & Cody Rhodes kept it close against the former World Champions , using cheap shots and chaos on the outside to their advantage and bringing Orton to the precipice of defeat . But a tag to Sheamus sent things south for the Scholars in quick order , as The Celtic Warrior countered Sandow ’ s Terminus and followed that up with White Noise and a Brogue Kick that left the scholar seeing stars . Down goes Cena ! Down goes Cena ! Granted , Curtis Axel ’ s second Raw win in as many weeks happened under equally dubious circumstances as the previous one , but the record books will still reflect that Curtis Axel , Paul Heyman Guy , defeated the WWE Champion in Week Two under the mad scientist ’ s wing . Everyone from Bret Hart to Cena himself questioned Axel ’ s alignment with Heyman , but the young gun certainly made an argument for their arrangement in a masterful performance against The Champ , keeping Cena on his heels and executing a textbook Perfect Plex for a near - fall . But before Cena could mount his comeback , the sight of an approaching ambulance lured him out of the ring . Of course , the arrival of the vehicle was a ruse for Ryback to mount a sneak attack . While Cena was able to thwart the big man ’ s attack , the damage was done . The Champ had lost the match , and Ryback ’ s implied message was clear : If Cena doesn ’ t watch his back , he ’ ll lose at Payback as well .