September 9 , 2013 Monday Night RAW results The September 9 , 2013 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on September 9 , 2013 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto , Ontario , Canada . Summary . On this daaaayyy , I see cleeeaaarrly … Ahem . There are homecomings , and then there are homecomings , and so it was that WWE and the nation of Canada bid a fond “ welcome back ” to The Rated - R Suuuuuperstar himself , Edge , for a special edition of “ The Cutting Edge ” in Toronto . Edge had been asked by WWE COO Triple H to interview WWE Champion Randy Orton , but being an Ultimate Opportunist , the 11 - time World Champion instead bumped his intended guest for someone he felt was " good for business " : Daniel Bryan . Edge ’ s interview with Bryan hadn ’ t gotten far before The Viper and Triple H decided to drop in on the festivities . When Edge questioned The Game ’ s ability to evaluate talent , Triple H calmly replied that Bryan would have the chance to prove his misgivings wrong by battling U . S . Champion Dean Ambrose , with Big Show in his corner . And , just to drive the point home for the ever - defiant Edge , The King of Kings displayed his might by having The Shield drag out a beaten - down Christian as a warning to all those – retired or otherwise – who might cross him . Kofi Kingston grounded Curtis Axel on SmackDown with an upset victory , and with Paul Heyman ’ s Intercontinental Champion heading into a do - or - die situation at Night of Champions , the harangued - looking , unshaven mad scientist needed a strong showing from his personal prodigy . What he got instead was another potential preview of the disaster that may await him on Sunday . Though Axel had been hanging tough with The Dreadlocked Dynamo , the champion ultimately got a little carried away when he forced Kofi into the turnbuckle and started whomping him with impunity , earning Axel a DQ loss . This sent Heyman into a panic , and he quickly expressed the importance of Axel avoiding elimination of any kind on Sunday to keep CM Punk from fulfilling his infamous promise . But no sooner had the champ absorbed his lecture than Kofi regained his strength , bashing Axel with a Trouble in Paradise when Heyman ’ s disciple attempted to cheap - shot him some more . In other words , not the most perfect night for Heyman and his champion . The Eater of Worlds feasted on blonde ambition in Toronto when Bray Wyatt defeated Dolph Ziggler in what was just the “ Man of 1 , 000 Truths ’ ” second match on Raw . Wasting no time after making his already - iconic entrance , the eerie holy man displayed athletic prowess to match The Showoff ’ s own when he decimated the former World Champion with a lightning - quick burst of offense to start the match . Hurling his full frame into Dolph like a human cannonball , Bray dominated early on until Ziggler found his second win , roaring back to the advantage and nearly sealing the bout with the Famouser . Luke Harper and Erick Rowan didn ’ t let Dolph get too far , though , climbing the apron and setting him up for a body - crushing corner splash by “ The Pastor of Pain . ” With Dolph out on his feet , Bray hauled his opponent to the center of the ring and dispatched Dolph to his personal hell with Sister Abigail . Paul Heyman might not be a fan of socialized healthcare , but thanks to the accompaniment of his personal physician Dr . Kirshenbaum the ( conveniently ) suddenly injured mad scientist had all the support he needed to withdraw from competition at Night of Champions … or so he thought . Not about to let Heyman off so easily , Raw GM Brad Maddox soon emerged with WWE doctor Michael Sampson in tow to give Heyman the live medical evaluation of the gimpy leg that would , potentially , clear Heyman from competition on Sunday . Somewhat unsurprisingly , Sampson proclaimed Heyman a healthy man , and this was the proverbial cue for CM Punk to arrive , Kendo stick in hand , and commit some medical malpractice of his own by decimating Kirshenbaum while Heyman watched . Or while Heyman would have watched , anyway , had he not sprinted away on his inexplicably healed leg . It ’ s a miracle ! Interesting things tend to happen when AJ Lee sits at the commentary table , and this week was no exception . And while no “ pipe bombs ” were dropped , the Black Widow did get a glimpse of the fate that might await her when the “ Total Divas ” cast showed their mettle against a trio of opponents in Layla , Aksana & Alicia Fox . Naomi started things off and was forced into the defensive early on , yet despite AJ ’ s repeated proclamations of superiority , she was left in stunned silence when Natalya tagged in and made quick mincemeat of Alicia Fox , tapping out the former Divas Champion with the Sharpshooter . Will AJ suffer the same humiliation on Sunday ? What ’ s up ? A victory for Alberto Del Rio , for starters . Six days away from a title defense against Rob Van Dam , the World Heavyweight Champion made an example of R - Truth on Raw . Things were looking tough for the champion at first when the “ Suntan Superman ” took flight and left Del Rio splayed on the outside of the ring . Truth ’ s advantage was short - lived , though , after The Essence of Excellence knocked the former U . S . Champion loopy with an enziguiri , following up with a second , jaw - rattling kick to Truth ’ s face and a Cross Armbreaker that left him tapping for mercy on the mat . It truly was a night of many returns in Toronto when Santino Marella joined Edge and Goldust in the parade of homecomings and knocked off an old foe in the process . The Canadian faithful were more than happy to see The Italian Stallion gallop back into action , but their happiness was short - lived when his opponent , Antonio Cesaro , mercilessly manhandled the Superstar he once took the United States Championship from . Things looked particularly bad for Santino when Cesaro administered a 30 - second Giant Swing that had even Cesaro ’ s detractors standing and cheering , which he followed up by removing The Cobra from Santino ’ s arm . The mighty American got a little too cocky , though , and Santino took advantage of Cesaro ’ s preening to take him down with an old - school hip toss that he stuck for a surprise three - count . Victory is his ! With a string of recent losses , the “ Uncrowned World Heavyweight Champion ” has been a man without a throne to sit on of late , but Damien Sandow got himself a much - needed win on Monday Night Raw to give his famous talk some backup … even if he needed a bit of help to do it . The Enlightened One ’ s victim was none other than The Miz , whose hot start hit a brick wall early on when Sandow countered his opening burst with an Elbow of Disdain that shifted the momentum of their match back his way . Miz quickly reclaimed the advantage , booting Sandow in the face and going to work on the contract holder ’ s leg to prepare him for the Figure Four Leglock . Alas , Miz ’ s famous hold would go un - applied when the ostentatious entrance of Fandango threw him off his game . With the dancing devil occupying Miz ’ s attention , all it took was a fast roll - up and a fistful of tights for Sandow to snag an ill - gotten win . The WWE Universe will never forget the name Goldust , but their memory of him in Toronto will , sadly , be one of failure after the former Intercontinental Champion failed to defeat Randy Orton and get his brother Cody Rhodes ’ job back . With that said , The Apex Predator hardly walked away with the win in Toronto . In fact , the early indication was that Orton might be staring at the lights when all was said and done . The Bizarre One came out so strong in the instant - classic confrontation that Orton – no stranger to battling the Rhodes family – had to take multiple breathers , slithering out of the ring each time Goldust seemed to have the match in hand . Orton ’ s strategy wasn ’ t enough to throw Goldust off , though a backdrop onto the barricade and a series of brutal stomps did finally swing the match back in The Viper ’ s favor . Goldust took a page out of his brother ’ s book by reversing the RKO into Cross Rhodes , yet Orton ’ s kickout at two left The Bizarre One reeling with frustration . It was the sudden RKO moments later , however , that truly shattered Goldust ’ s dreams and body in equal measure . Rob Van Dam may be going into Night of Champions with a win , but it was hardly a dominant one when Ryback willingly took a disqualification loss for the sake of embarrassing Mr . Monday Night . The No . 1 contender was all over Ryback for the majority of the match , letting loose with his famous feet and leaving the Human Wrecking Ball stumbling about the ring . Things only went sour when the battle spilled to the outside and RVD attempted to take flight and collided face - first with the barricade when Ryback dodged the attack . Having had enough of Van Dam , Ryback brought the match to an end by ramming the ECW Original crotch - first into the ring post , following up with Shell Shocked . Say hello to “ The Big Guy . ” It ’ s main event time for Daniel Bryan , and with Big Show ’ s presence neutralized by Stephanie McMahon ’ s latest ruling – touch The Shield and he ’ s fired – the submission master flew solo and battled U . S . Champion Dean Ambrose with surgical precision . Ambrose , no stranger to technical wrestling himself , gave it right back in equal measure , though the presence of Rollins & Reigns certainly gave him a leg up over the No . 1 contender . Still , Bryan proved such a stiff challenge that Rollins & Reigns had to run interference , though Bryan quickly defused the Tag Champs ’ efforts and scored the win with a ( Mr . ) small package . Never one to let Bryan go uninterrupted , Randy Orton quickly made his entrance and , with The Shield blocking Big Show , struck Bryan down with an RKO . Before the giant could leave , Triple H reappeared and ordered Show to , once again , knock Bryan out . But Show ’ s hesitance while Orton berated him gave the No . 1 contender time to recover and blast The Viper with a running knee to the face , leaving Orton down and Bryan triumphant for the first time in a month . What ’ s that expression about shoes and feet ?