March 4 , 2013 Monday Night RAW results The March 4 , 2013 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on March 4 , 2013 at First Niagara Center in Buffalo , New York . This was a special " old school " show . Summary . The WWE Universe was promised an “ Old School ” Raw , and few things fit that bill more than the toll of The Undertaker ’ s gong . Raw had barely begun in Buffalo when The Deadman rose again , stalking through fire and flames and summoning a WrestleMania insignia on the TitanTron , apparently signaling his preparation to face an opponent on The Grandest Stage of Them All . The Phenom ’ s apparent challenge brought out four potential foes : Randy Orton , Big Show , Sheamus and CM Punk , who deemed it destiny that he end The Deadman ’ s WrestleMania streak ; a renewed “ purpose ” given him following the loss of his precious WWE Championship and the opportunity to main - event WrestleMania . With tensions mounting between the fearsome foursome , Managing Supervisor Vickie Guerrero restored order with an executive decision : Orton , Sheamus , Show and Punk would do battle in a Fatal 4 - Way to determine who among them would tempt fate and tangle with The Undertaker at WrestleMania . Riding a wave of confidence , Antonio Cesaro found himself in the ring yet again with Ryback for a bout with his on - and - off enemy for “ Old School ” Raw . But despite an impressive showing , the chatty champion found himself laid low by the beast yet again . Cesaro was impressive in defeat , though , surging out of the gate and chopping away at Ryback ’ s body with vicious uppercuts . Cesaro nearly gained a long - elusive victory over the leviathan when he uppercutted Ryback into a stupor and moved to execute the Neutralizer on the stunned strongman . But Ryback countered immediately , obliterating The Swiss Superman with Shell Shocked and bringing feeding time to an end … although not without sharing a tense moment with Mark Henry along the entrance ramp . With WrestleMania 29 in his backyard , Zack Ryder potentially needed a big win in Buffalo to ensure his place on the card . That moment may yet come for The Ultimate Broski , but the former United States Champion found himself on the receiving end of Mark Henry ’ s wrath in a brave , and ultimately futile , effort to topple The World ’ s Strongest Man . Ryder ’ s heart shone through in the gutsy endeavor , but Long Island Iced - Z was simply overpowered by the former World Heavyweight Champion and plastered onto the canvas with a World ’ s Strongest Slam for a decisive 1 - 2 - 3 . It just goes to show , things tend to go better with the limousine - ridin ’ , jet - flyin ’ , kiss - stealin ’ , wheelin ’ , dealin ’ , son of a gun Ric Flair in your corner . It ’ s a lesson Dolph Ziggler learned to his detriment when he squared off against The Miz , who summoned “ The Nature Boy ” to his corner before their contest could begin and fed off the 16 - time World Champion ’ s positive mojo . Although Ziggler briefly appeared to turn the tide with the help of AJ Lee and Big E Langston , The Awesome One channeled his mentor in the match ’ s deciding moments , twisting Ziggler into the Figure - Four Leglock and forcing him to tap . WOO ! ! ! ! With enough electricity seeping from his pores to melt an igloo ( his words ) , the WWE Champion returned to Buffalo for the first time in a decade to engage in a most irregular war of words : a point - counterpoint with his No . 1 contender , John Cena . But what unfolded wasn ’ t so much a classic debate as a pair of passionate addresses between the two rivals , with Cena vowing to achieve redemption against The Rock for what he called a soul - crushing defeat at WrestleMania XXVIII . The Rock , for his part , had a simple response for the 10 - time WWE Champion . “ You ain ’ t gettin ’ redemption , Jack . You ’ re gettin ’ your a * * kicked . . . you think you can beat me . Iknow I can beat you . ” Cena , however , would not be cowed . “ At WrestleMania 29 , your time is up . My time is now , ” he swore , although the look in his eyes suggested he hadn ’ t quite exorcised all of his demons from last year just yet . Even his mighty two - by - four and signature gung - ho spirit wasn ’ t enough to propel WWE Hall of Famer “ Hacksaw ” Jim Duggan to a victory on “ Old School ” Raw . Duggan went up against the surging Jack Swagger and found himself besieged by a furious Swagger when the No . 1 contender decided to take matters into his own hands . Swagger ’ s contest against “ Hacksaw ” had barely even begun when the former World Heavyweight Champion grabbed hold of Duggan ’ s famous two - by - four and went to town on Duggan , as well as the two Hall of Famers who accompanied him to the ring , Sgt . Slaughter and Dusty Rhodes . As the three lied strewn around him , Swagger gestured toward the WrestleMania sign , sending a silent and macabre message to World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio . A message , apaprently , that The Pride of Mexico received all too well , as Del Rio swarmed Swagger in the locker - room area . Del Rio ' s attack instigated a drag - down brawl that nearly spilled out of control before a squadron of security guards intervened , holding the champion back from his foe . No blindfolds or binds marred this match between The Prime Time Players and their apoplectic antagonists Team Hell No — just a straight - up contest between two of WWE ’ s toughest tag teams . What was most surprising about the contest , however , was the camaraderie of Kane and Daniel Bryan . Following an uneasy start to the champs ’ 2013 , there wasn ’ t a hint of dissention between them , with Kane riding the wave of Bryan ’ s offense and Chokeslamming Darren Young to the depths to claim the victory . The cherry on top came courtesy of “ The Million Dollar Man ” Ted DiBiase , who stood ringside to scout The Players as potential clients for his managerial services . In what we can only assume was a rejection , the WWE Hall of Famer strode to the prone D . Young and deposited a C - note into Mr . No Days Off ’ s mouth before cackling his way back to the locker room area . Oh , and when no one was looking , Bryan snatched the Benjamin from Young ’ s maw and made off a hundred bucks richer than he started the night . It ’ s true what they say : Everyone has a price . Give 3MB some props for attracting a big fourth name for their band : Heath Slater , Jinder Mahal & Drew McIntyre rolled into Buffalo with The Honky Tonk Man himself in their corner for their tag - team bout against Brodus Clay & Tensai . The collaboration seemed like a match made in heaven , but even the longest - reigning Intercontinental Champion of all time didn ’ t strike the rakish rockers as appropriate backup . They could have used him , all things considered , as Tensai put the bout to a quick end with a rollup of Drew McIntyre . And when Slater had the temerity to throw shade at Honky Tonk , the Legend played a tune of his own on Slater by bashing him over the head with his six - string ( # ElKabong ) and joining in on the post - bout boogie with Brodus and Tensai to boot . Looks like Fandango ’ s inaugural tango on Monday Night Raw will have to wait for another night . The fleet - footed fighter was set to make his Monday night debut against Kofi Kingston until lingering concerns over his billing caused the dancer to decline at the last minute . In other words , WWE Universe , Justin Roberts couldn ’ t pronounce his name right . “ This is inappropriate , ” the balletic brawler said . “ Tonight , will be a night you will always remember , because tonight will be the night you almost got to see the debut of Fandango . ” Scaramouche , Scaramouche , and the anticipation continues to build for Fandango ’ s first foxtrot between the ropes . One week after drawing blood from Brock Lesnar , Triple H has thrown down the gauntlet for The Anomaly to answer back . Having undergone sufficient soul - searching and preparation , The Game revealed to the WWE Universe that his explosive return last week was merely the overture in his grand comeback . “ I ’ m calling you out , ” The King of Kings said , gesturing toward the WrestleMania sign and challenging Lesnar to a rematch of their SummerSlam collision , this time under the bright lights of MetLife Stadium . “ So what ’ s it gonna be , Brock ? ” The Game sneered . “ Are you gonna show up and fight ? Or are you just gonna sit there and bleed ? ” With Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter watching , Alberto Del Rio showed his muscle on “ Old School ” Raw in a mighty row with Wade Barrett , notching a gritty win against the battle - hardened Intercontinental Champion . Del Rio ’ s finesse matched up well against Barrett ’ s own blunt - force battle plan , each Superstar rattling the other with shots to the body and kicks to the head that reverberated throughout the First Niagara Center . It was Barrett who was sent to the showers , however , when Del Rio dodged the Winds of Change and applied the Cross Armbreaker to his foe , putting Barrett to rest and sending Jack Swagger a message that he will not be muscled into defeat anytime soon . Oh , you didn ’ t know ? Can ’ t have an “ Old School ” Raw without the punkish personification of The Attitude Era , and The New Age Outlaws ’ impromptu reunion provided the WWE Universe with a thrilling blast from the past when they notched a win over Primo & Epico . Both “ Road Dogg ” Jesse James and “ Badd Ass ” Billy Gunn looked like they hadn ’ t lost a step since they last teamed up on Raw 13 years ago . The iconic duo brought the Universe to its feet as they shook , rattled and rolled their way to victory over the former WWE Tag Team Champions , with Gunn executing the Famouser on Primo to seal the deal . Some things never get old , WWE Universe . This is one of those things . Destiny , it appears , is not quite done with CM Punk . Following The Straight Edge Superstar ’ s fall from the mountaintop as WWE Champion , Punk now has a new dragon to slay in the form of The Deadman himself after conquering Randy Orton , Sheamus and Big Show on Raw to earn the right to challenge The Streak . Getting it done was not necessarily as easy as Punk might have the WWE Universe think , though . With the honor of facing The Phenom at stake , the four former World Champions brought their A - game to a bout that was less a wrestling match than a four - car pileup . But Punk — who also crashed Mae Young ' s 90th birthday party — proved himself the cleverest of the foursome , striking only after Sheamus , Big Show and Orton had each plied their signature maneuvers to each other , felling Orton with the Go to Sleep for the three - count to seal his long - awaited trip to The Show of Shows . The night wasn ’ t over yet , though , as the gong tolled once more and The Phenom materialized before the former WWE Champion , staring into the eyes of the latest — and potentially greatest — challenger to his most enduring legacy .