April 29 , 2013 Monday Night RAW results The April 29 , 2013 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on April 29 , 2013 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus , Ohio . Summary . Well , that was certainly unexpected : Columbus , Ohio ’ s Nationwide Arena got itself a good old - fashioned upset right off the bat when Raw kicked off with a Triple Threat Match between Ricardo Rodriguez , Zeb Colter and Big E Langston … and it was the Zubaz - toting perennial underdog Rodriguez who shocked both the “ Founding Father ” and Dolph Ziggler ’ s personal man - mountain to claim the victory . Granted , the bout was as one - sided as it gets at the start . Colter ’ s got a hard - boiled history and the WWE Universe knows Ricardo ’ s got some moves , but the mighty Langston ran roughshod over them both , decimating Zeb with the Big Ending to bring victory within a hair ’ s breadth of his pumped - up clutches . Thanks to some quick thinking , though , Ricardo took advantage of a melee between Ziggler , Del Rio , Langston & Swagger to roll up Colter for la victoria , thereby giving The Essence of Excellence the privilege to pick the stipulation for the World Title Match at Extreme Rules . The Champ is here , and he brought some friends with him . Just hours after an appearance on " Today , " John Cena came to Columbus with three guests of honor trailing behind him : A trio of Make - a - Wish kids who were named honorary WWE Superstars for the evening . With the WWE Universe cheering them on , Cena introduced the WWE Universe to their three newest heroes : Jacob " The Eliminator " Larson , Nicholas " Nick The Stitch " Santillo , and " Lightning " Logan Parks . Judging by the reaction of the WWE Universe to their debuts , it sounds like they ' ve got big things to look forward to in the WWE family . Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes have a long , storied history together ( one might almost call it a legacy ) , and it appeared that a long sojourn between bouts did nothing to dim their animosity for each other during their Columbus clash on Raw . Rhodes ’ rough road of late has put the former Intercontinental Champion in a feral mood , and he gave The Apex Predator everything he had in a truly inspired effort . But it was Orton , once again harnessing the serpentine instincts that abandoned him at WrestleMania , who proved the tougher of the two this night . Despite Cody ' s expert reversal of the RKO into Cross Rhodes , Orton pulled through and spelled Rhodes ’ doom with a mid - air RKO … moments before he hit Rhodes with the move a second time when he charged Orton after the match was done . Hold off on that hocus - pocus : The Bella Twins resurrected Twin Magic two weeks ago for a wily win over Kaitlyn , but their signature sorcery fell short in a bout against Naomi in Nationwide Arena . Naomi had Brie on the ropes ( literally ) when Nikki pulled the switch and notched the ill - gotten pin , but the referee seemed to realize the mistake moments later and reversed his decision . The swap awarded Naomi the victory in the process , but didn ' t save The Funkadactyls from a decidedly un - bellissima beatdown at the hands of the jilted twins . Credit to 3MB where credit is due : It ’ s not a whole lot of Superstars who have the sand to call out The Shield not once , but twice , but the band gamely rallied from their previous attempt and made to throw down with the “ Hounds of Justice ” for the second time in three weeks . Given that inviting The Shield out didn ’ t go so well the last time , though , they switched up their strategy and interrupted the men in black ’ s victory speech following their decimation of The Undertaker last Friday on SmackDown . The plan panned out more or less like the WWE Universe would expect : The ferocity of The Shield was simply too much and the NXT alumni quickly turned the tables on 3MB . The vicious trio beat the band into the ground with minimal fanfare , though they were quickly interrupted by the arrival of Team Hell No , who drove the " Hounds " into retreat Dolph Ziggler ’ s lieutenant Big E Langston may have fallen short in a Triple Threat Match earlier in the evening , but The Showoff rallied to give his camp a big win when he squared off against longtime rival and current United States Champion ( and new father ) Kofi Kingston . The two champions picked right up where they left off , hitting each other with acrobatic knees and dropkicks to the face ( Kingston nearly KO ’ d The Showoff with one particular shot ) at top speed . He took control of the bout early on , but — thanks to some help from AJ Lee and Big E — Ziggler stayed alive throughout the contest . Ultimately , The Showoff didn ’ t need an interference to put Kingston away , instead taking advantage of a missed crossbody off the top rope to hit the Zig Zag on a confounded Kingston before feeding him to a pair of Big Endings from an irate Langston . With his new ’ do , Zack Ryder came to Columbus looking to have a little fun at his old foil Jack Swagger ’ s expense , pre - empting their singles bout by replaying the footage of Ricardo Rodriguez pinning Zeb Colter earlier in the night . This turned out to be a huge mistake for the former U . S . Champion , as Swagger unleashed his rage on The Ultimate Broski in short order , laying into Ryder with some old - fashioned fervor in response . Ryder gave as good as he got but it was all for naught in the end , as Swagger forced Long Island Iced - Z to tap to the Patriot Lock . Adding insult to injury , Colter decided to mess with the beaten broski after the fact , decking Ryder for some humiliation to go along with his disciple ’ s win . A man who can stop a running automobile with his legs is surely no scrub in Tug - O - War , and yet Mark Henry still managed to find not one but three Superstars who decided to try their hand against the big man in the schoolyard favorite . The first two contestants turned out to be the individual members of Tons of Funk , neither of whom were able to unseat The World ’ s Strongest Man on the rope . But challenger No . 3 turned out to be Sheamus , and this is where things got interesting . Truth be told , The Celtic Warrior took something of a dive against Henry , but it turned out to be for a good cause : Sheamus released the rope at the height of his stalemate with the former World Champion , and Henry ’ s momentum sent him tumbling back . When The World ’ s Strongest Man rallied , he ran straight into a Brogue Kick from the mighty Irishman . A win is a win ? Like a Jack Ryan novel in the ring , international superpowers collided in Columbus when Mexico ’ s own Alberto Del Rio battled The Swiss Superman himself , Antonio Cesaro , in a down - and - dirty grudge match that showed off the best that the two old - school grapplers had to offer . Cesaro kept Del Rio at bay with his signature strength for the majority of the match , powering out of submission holds and nearly took Del Rio ’ s head off with a European uppercut , but the former World Champion rallied to trap The Swiss Superman in the Cross Armbreaker for the win . Soaking in the glow of his victory , The Pride of Mexico made his blockbuster announcement : Thanks to Ricardo ’ s victory earlier in the night , Del Rio would be able to pick the stipulation for the World Title Match at Extreme Rules … and he had chosen a Ladder Match . We all know The Great Khali ’ s got some dance moves , but how does he stack up against the man who embodies the pinnacle of dance , Fandango ? Well , not bad , to be honest . Khali ’ s assertion that he was a better dancer than former “ Dancing With the Stars ” contestant Chris Jericho may have been pushing it , but The Punjabi Titan was surprisingly light on his feet for a big man , bringing the WWE Universe to its feet during his lighthearted dance with Natalya . The WWE Universe had plenty of love for Khali , but Fandango ’ s routine with his partner Summer Rae drew a shower of boos from the Columbus crowd . The WWE Universe ’ s reaction made Khali the dancing king , but the 7 - foot - 1 Superstar wasn ’ t dancing for long after Fandango took him out at the knees and dropped a big top - rope leg on the former World Champion in retribution . Three champions , one injured ankle and three tolls of the bell : Not even the tip - top trio of the WWE Champion and WWE Tag Team Champions could stop The Shield ’ s winning streak , as the “ Hounds of Justice ” made mincemeat of Team Hell No and the wounded John Cena in their second Six - Man Tag Match in as many weeks , keeping their undefeated streak alive . Despite a lingering injury to his Achilles tendon , Cena was game from the start in the epic contest , though the tag champs were hesitant to tag him in thanks to his injury . Kane ( whose fury over his brother ' s beating nearly got the trio disqualified at one point ) eventually summoned Cena in a last - ditch effort , but The Shield would not be denied , and it was Roman Reigns who ultimately struck the hobbled Cena down with a spear for the three - count . But Cena ’ s evening wasn ’ t done , as Ryback ( who had supposedly left the building ) quickly made his way to the stage to stare Cena down , daring him to rally in time for their WWE Title Match at Extreme Rules , or better yet , daring him to back out .