November 17 , 2014 Monday Night RAW results The November 17 , 2014 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on November 17 , 2014 at the Berglund Center Coliseum in Roanoke , Virginia . Summary . Survivor Series is less than a week away , and John Cena ’ s still one man short of a squad . This could be a problem for the 15 - time World Champion , considering the future of WWE is on the line and Team Authority just wrangled “ team player ” Luke Harper to complete their own Survivor Series troop . Despite having the advantage , The Authority left nothing to chance in Raw ’ s opening moments , attempting to further drive a wedge between Ryback and his potential team captain by replaying some of Cena ’ s choice words for The Human Wrecking Ball from their 2013 rivalry . Turns out the incentive wasn ’ t needed : Ryback replied by maintaining his allegiance to “ Team Ryback ” and leaving the chips to fall where they may . Week in , week out , Dolph Ziggler ’ s thrilling thwarting of The Authority ’ s plans have given The Showoff some truly unforgettable showcases , with Dolph keeping his Intercontinental Title throughout each increasingly unlikely defense . The only thing disconcerting about The Showoff ’ s run was the sinking feeling he was flying too close to the sun , and thanks to an impromptu title matchup between Dolph and Luke Harper , Ziggler was finally brought down to earth when the depraved swamp - dweller feasted upon WWE ’ s resident Hollywood blond and took Dolph ’ s precious Intercontinental Title for his own grimy waist . Harper wasn ’ t the only “ team player ” pulling his weight , however ; a pre - match bum - rush by Seth Rollins and J & J Secutiry sufficiently weakened The Showoff before his tussle with Harper and the big man capitalized . Save for a brief rebound from Dolph , the bout was all Harper , all the time . An 11th - hour escape of a Harper powerbomb landed Dolph right in the path of a discus clothesline for the 1 - 2 - 3 , and Rollins happily piled on , sealing his teammate ’ s title win with a post - match Curb Stomp . As The Exotic Express continues its apparent skid into derailment , Tyson Kidd once again reaped the benefits of the rapidly fracturing bond between Adam Rose and The Bunny . For the second week , a miscommunication between the critter and his benefactor ( Rose asked for The Bunny ’ s help ; The Bunny , enamored with Natalya at ringside , failed to respond ) resulted in Kidd tapping Rose out in the Sharpshooter , and for the second week , that led to a confrontation between Rose and The Bunny . This is where things went different , however : Instead of being left in a hare - y heap by his pal , The Bunny flipped the script on Rose and left his mentor embarrassed while he made his escape . For weeks , Dean Ambrose has been battling from behind thanks to Bray Wyatt ’ s macabre illusions and mind games . Turns out The Lunatic Fringe was simply waiting for the right time to play his own cards . Making good on his weeks - ago promise to match Wyatt trick - for - trick , Ambrose turned The Eater of Worlds ’ own tricks against him , materializing on the TitanTron during one of Wyatt ’ s sermons and delivering some fire and brimstone of his own . But moments later , he revealed that same message was pre - recorded and attacked his tormentor from behind while realization set in . Your move , Wyatt . Having declared his allegiance to “ Team Ryback , ” the hottest free agent in the Survivor Series picture went about amassing bona fides for his one - man squadron , battling Cesaro in what wasn ’ t so much a wrestling match as a test of pure power . The Big Guy wasted The Swiss Superman a few weeks ago on SmackDown , but coming off a close bid for the Intercontinental Title , The King of Swing wasn ’ t about to be made a fool of for a second time . For all the talk of Ryback ’ s unmatched might , Cesaro hung right there with him at every turn . Power maneuvers like bodyslams and powerbombs left Ryback ( and the WWE Universe ) stunned and nearly earned The King of Swing a count - out victory , and a sequence of German suplexes left Ryback out on his feet . That The Big Guy won the match was almost a matter of luck . a Very European Uppercut and a last - minute reversal of Shell Shocked left him scrambling for an opening , which he eventually found , dropping The Swiss Superman with a second Shell Shocked to exhaustedly claim the win . Perhaps the way to punish Rusev and Lana for teasing a Karashian - esque picture of The Ravishing Russian isn ’ t to trot Heath Slater out in full Apollo Creed garb and mount a defense of America ’ s honor . This isn ’ t to say The One Man Band ’ s heart isn ’ t in the right place , but having been obliterated by The Super Athlete on more than one occasion , it was a tall order that the former Tag Team Champion would knock off the newly crowned United States titleholder . Alas for poor Heath , his campaign ended in calamity when Rusev kicked the top hat off his head and put him in the Accolade . If he taps , he taps . Give The Authority this much : They are certainly creative with their mind games . In their search for a method to turn Team Cena ’ s two heaviest hitters , Big Show and Sheamus , against each other , Stephanie McMahon dangled the carrot of a future WWE World Heavyweight Title Match to the winner . That gave the two former enemies incentive for a larger brawl than John Cena likely would have preferred . Granted , nobody got KO ’ d or Brogue ’ d ( small victories ) , but it all ended on the up and up for The Authority anyway . After both men had sufficiently damaged each other , Rusev and Mark Henry stormed the ring to dispatch them in a more emphatic fashion — Rusev with an Accolade to an already - unconscious Big Show and Henry with a horrific World ’ s Strongest Slam to the Irishman through the commentary desk that sent him to a local medical facility and put him out of action for Survivor Series . Every dog has his day , and even the underlings get one over on their bosses now and again . Case in point : Subservient “ Cinder - Bella ” Brie Bella , on the last leg of her month in servitude to sister Nikki , was forced to compete in the guise of Nikki ’ s Survivor Series opponent , Divas Champion AJ Lee for an “ exhibition ” designed to display Nikki ’ s dominance . Not only did this latest exercise in humiliation backfire , it did so in epic fashion thanks to the real AJ , who distracted her No . 1 contender and allowed “ AJ Brie ” to get the win with a roll - up … before DDT ’ ing her as payback for the impersonation in the first place . With eight men set to clash in a Fatal 4 - Way Tag Team Title Match at Survivor Series , Monday ’ s Raw was a strange exercise in tense tag - team cooperation , as WWE Tag Team Champions Gold & Stardust united with The Miz & Damien Mizdow against The Usos & Los Matadores . Or at least , it was tense for the WWE Universe , who clamored for Mizdow while his partners flitted in and out of the ring with varying degrees of success ( he would get one brief stint in the ring , but that ’ s all ) . Los Matadores took the brunt of their opponents ’ punishment , though the tables turned when The Usos entered the fray . After a brief scrum , Stardust found himself facing defeat until Miz and Goldust came to his aid , enabling the titleholder to unleash Dark Matter and save the matchup . John Cena may be in this yet . Not only did the 15 - time World Champion finally recruit Ryback ( much to the chagrin of a suddenly sweating Triple H ) to his cause with a heart - to - heart at the moment of truth , but he also managed to retain both Dolph Ziggler and Big Show to his side despite The Authority ’ s machinations . As for the fifth member ? With a gap in his ranks thanks to an injury to Sheamus , that slot was filled by Erick Rowan , and the completed squad wasted no time in taking the fight straight to the boastful Team Authority . The early forecast for Survivor Series is looking good , too : Team Cena handily overpowered their corporate foes , with Ryback distracting Triple H long enough for Cena to Attitude Adjust him straight through a table . The song might just be right . As far as The Authority is concerned , their time may well be up .