December 30 , 2013 Monday Night RAW results The December 30 , 2013 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on December 30 , 2013 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond , Virgina . Summary . There ’ s something to be said for finishing a year off as strong as you started it . And for CM Punk , who began 2013 as WWE Champion with The Brahma Bull himself in his sights , nothing would do for a curtain call than calling out the biggest , baddest dogs in the yard : The Shield . Dean Ambrose , Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns – light years beyond the wild newcomers they were 12 months ago – were , of course , all too eager to take out the proverbial thorn in their collective paws . So much so , in fact , that the three Hounds of Justice nearly got into it with each other over who was the unit ' s strongest link and therefore worthiest to face Punk . Thanks to a timely appearance by Raw GM Brad Maddox , though , The Shield ’ s tumult was quelled and Seth Rollins was selected as the lucky Superstar who would battle The Best in the World . The heightened expectation of being CM Punk ’ s handpicked opponent certainly didn ’ t slow Seth Rollins down in the former Tag Team Champion ’ s first one - on - one tilt against The Straight Edge Superstar . If anything , getting a crack at The Shield ’ s personal Kryptonite energized the wild man into one of his strongest efforts yet . And yet , even with bragging rights on the line , it wasn ’ t enough to stop the surging Punk from handing The Shield another humiliation . Punk played fast and loose with Rollins while Ambrose and Reigns prowled the outside , improvising submission holds with the ropes as leverage and attempting a Go to Sleep only seconds into the contest . Rollins took control by throwing Punk into the turnbuckle , but his arms – to borrow a phrase – proved too short to box with God . Capitalizing on Ambrose ’ s distraction of the referee , Punk kicked out of Rollins ’ strongest moves , sent the strategist flying into his fellow Shield - mates and finally reversed a springboard strike into a match - ending Go to Sleep . What a difference a year makes : Dolph Ziggler ended 2012 covered in suspect brown muck , and after a wild , up - and - down 2013 campaign , the former World Heavyweight Champion closed the calendar fresh as a daisy , which is more than can be said for Curtis Axel . “ Better Than Perfect ” is a solid way to describe Axel ’ s rise up the ranks in 2013 , but the former Intercontinental Champion just wasn ’ t ready to hang with Ziggler , who seemed spurred into action by his roller - coaster year to finish on a high note . Hungry for a win of his own , Axel was determined to rain on The Showoff ’ s parade and used Dolph ’ s momentum to send him tumbling over the ropes . The former Intercontinental Champion chipped away the stupefied Ziggler until Dolph struck back by bouncing Axel ’ s head off the turnbuckle . Clawing his way back into the advantage , The Showoff kicked into high gear and dropped his foe like the New Year ’ s ball , leaping into action with an out - of - nowhere Zig Zag . And there wasn ’ t a bit of slop in sight . Looks like Big E Langston ’ s famous singlet straps will be tinted gold just a little while longer : Despite the bravado and brawn of a hungry Fandango , the powerlifting champion retained his Intercontinental Title in the final Raw of 2013 , ensuring his hot streak will continue across the pages of the calendar . Fandango – who earned the match by winning a Christmas - Present - on - a - Pole tilt – brought his A - game to the bout , no surprise since an untimely concussion took him out of a previous opportunity at the prize earlier in the year . Between the beloved big man and the dancing sensation who swept the nation , it wasn ’ t clear who would come away with the prestigious title . Fandango used his agility to counter Langston ’ s might as long as he could , eventually hobbling the powerhouse by targeting his knees with an Indian Deathlock . Sadly for the dancer , he couldn ’ t keep it up long enough . Slowly building momentum , Langston huffed , puffed , and toppled Fandango with a Big Ending to cap off one of the grittiest challenges yet to his title . An addendum to The Sandow Equation , at least for New Year ’ s Raw : Damien Sandow > Whoever the WWE Universe picks as his opponent . That , at least , was the story of the night when The Intellectual Savior of the Masses dropped an old - school beatdown on The Great Khali , who was selected as his foe for the evening through a WWE App vote . Sandow , who promised to quit if he didn ’ t win the match , seemed headed straight for the unemployment line already after The Punjabi Playboy manhandled him in the opening minutes . Ever the tactical genius , Sandow found his opening by bouncing Khali ’ s head off the ropes and going straight for the big man ’ s legs , staggering the former World Champion and leaving him open roll - up after Sandow slammed his head into the turnbuckle . That the win was somewhat ill - gotten ( Khali ' s shoulder was off the mat , unbeknownst to the ref ) didn ' t matter : Damien Sandow isn ’ t going anywhere anytime soon . You ’ re welcome . The Funkasaurus is extinct , but the reborn Brodus Clay ’ s march towards his destiny as a “ main event playa ” got off to a rocky start thanks to R - Truth and a timely assist from his former partners in funkitude . The not - so - jolly - giant got back to his monstrous roots in a big way in his rematch against the former U . S . Champion , mauling a seemingly outmatched Truth from the get - go while a helpless Xavier Woods watched at commentary It took an act from the funk gods to rescue Truth from defeat when Woods and The Funkadactyls took Brodus ’ eye off the ball just long enough for Truth to strike with the Lie Detector . Adding insult to injury for the formerly beloved brute , Woods , Truth and The Funkadactyls danced at the expense of his misfortune , boogieing their way into 2014 while Brodus fumed atop the ramp . If the WWE Universe ever questioned Triple H ’ s judgment of “ best for business , ” they were certainly left silent when the COO summoned the man who nearly ended his career ( twice ) , Brock Lesnar , to Raw and allowed The Anomaly to deliver a blockbuster announcement . Flanked , as ever , by the returning Paul Heyman , The Beast Incarnate declared himself the first challenger to whoever wins the John Cena - Randy Orton WWE World Heavyweight Championship rematch at Royal Rumble , and dared any Superstar who didn ’ t like it to say so to his face . The former Undisputed Champion ’ s rhetoric didn ’ t sit too well with Mark Henry , who wasted no time in taking Lesnar up on his offer . The World ’ s Strongest Man didn ’ t get a proper chance at Brock , though , as The Anomaly jumped Henry before he could enter the ring and blasted the former World Heavyweight Champion through the barricade when their brawl spilled into the crowd , following up with a giant F - 5 onto the ground . The Total Divas have run the roost of the women ’ s division in 2013 , but the reality stars were duly checked by the long - suffering “ True Divas , ” who got a much - needed leg up on their red - carpet walking foes on the final Raw of 2013 . Eva Marie kicked things off with a strong run against Kaitlyn , but dissension among both teams quickly threw the match into disorder . It was Askana who stepped up when all was said and done , pinning Nikki Bella with an assist from Rosa to send her and her teammates right back - back - back on top of the world . Daniel Bryan ’ s New Year ’ s resolution was a pretty simple one at the start of Raw : He wanted Bray Wyatt one - on - one . The Authority was all too happy to grant Bryan his request , with the caveat that to get to the Family patriarch , he had to go through Luke Harper and Erick Rowan in succession . With Harper up first , Bryan rose to the challenge and knocked off the depraved hillbilly , though the effort certainly came at a cost to the 2013 Superstar of the Year . With Bryan firing on all cylinders , Harper merely had to pick his moments and wait for the submission master to tire himself out . With Bray himself barking orders from ringside , Harper did just that , employing his freakish strength at opportune moments and leaving Bryan plastered across the mat . Bryan found daylight with two suicide dives to Harper and things fell into place from there ; even though Harper bit Bryan ’ s wrist to break the “ Yes ! ” Lock , the former WWE Champion smashed his foe ’ s face in with a running knee to bring Rowan in for match No . 2 . Having taken out one member of The Wyatt Family , a weakened Daniel Bryan needed something of a miracle to repeat the task against Erick Rowan , who seemed hell - bent on avenging his comrade Luke Harper ’ s defeat at the hands of the former WWE Champion . The sheep - masked giant was anything but gentle with Bryan , whom he tossed like a rag doll into the commentary station just seconds after the bell rang . The punishment continued for what seemed like hours , though Rowan stopped to gloat just long enough for Bryan to bring the sheep to slaughter with a roll - up pin . Next up : Bray Wyatt . Of all the ways 2013 could have ended for Daniel Bryan , it ’ s hard to believe that this was the way the WWE Universe saw it going . Having battled through The Wyatts to earn a match with Bray Wyatt himself , Bryan was so spent that he surrendered to Bray , apparently opting to join The Wyatt Family instead of fight them – and “ the machine ” that wouldn ’ t let him win – when the trio ambushed him and ended the match in a DQ . The surrender of Bryan – a culmination of Wyatt ’ s work the past few months – left The Eater of Worlds as elated as could be . One ceremonial Sister Abigail to his newest son later , Bray ’ s brood grew by one and Bryan left the arena under his own power in their midst . With a last , apologetic glance at the WWE Universe , Bryan bid a sorrowful farewell to 2013 . As for those same fans who voted Bryan Superstar of the Year ? Their confidence , it turns out , was not entirely misplaced . After a year of topping himself , Bryan once again showed his faithful something they never could have imagined : An act of submission .