WWE SmackDown – 2013 Results

12/30/12; Richmond, VA; Coliseum
1/4/13 – featured an opening in-ring promo by Randy Orton in which he said his New Year’s Resolution in 2013 was to be World Heavyweight Champion and he would be in the upcoming Royal Rumble match; moments later, Sheamus joined him in the ring and said his resolutions were the same and he would be in the Royal Rumble match as well; Sheamus then thanked Orton for helping him against the Shield, with Orton saying he didn’t do it to help Sheamus but to get payback on them attacking him weeks earlier; the two continued to have words until World Heavyweight Champion the Big Show interrupted at the entrance stage and said that they were competing for a chance to be knocked out by him; WWE US Champion Antonio Cesaro then interrupted Show and said Americans were all talk, no action; Booker T then appeared and announced Show & Cesaro would face Sheamus & Orton later in the night; included an ad promoting the Rock appearing on the following week’s Raw; featured a “Did you know?” graphic which read Game Informer named WWE ’13 one of the top games of the year alongside Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Halo 4, Assassin’s Creed, Mass Effect 3, and FIFA ’13; included Matt Striker conducting a backstage interview with WWE IC Champion Wade Barrett, who complained about Kofi Kingston attacking him on Main Event and said Kingston’s luck had run out; featured an ad promoting the WWE app; included Striker conducting a backstage interview with Kingston regarding his upcoming title match against Barrett; featured an ad promoting ‘The Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2012;’ included an ad promoting the 20th anniversary of Raw on Jan. 14; featured a “Did you know?” graphic which read WWE’s Facebook pages have more than 75 million fans, more than the NFL and its 32 teams combined:
Mike Mizanin pinned Heath Slater with the Skull Crushing Finale at 16:17; Drew McIntyre & Jinder Mahal escorted Slater to the ring before the match but were ejected at the 3-minute mark after interfering on the floor
The Great Khali, Hornswoggle, & Natalya Neidhart defeated Primo Colon, Epico, & Rosa Mendes when Khali pinned Epico with the chop to the head at 4:04
WWE IC Champion Wade Barrett pinned Kofi Kingston at 16:44 with the Bull Hammer as the challenger came off the middle turnbuckle, moments after Kingston avoided an initial attempt at the move
Tamina pinned Layla with a Samoan drop and splash off the top at 3:07
Randy Orton & Sheamus defeated World Heavyweight Champion the Big Show & WWE US Champion Antonio Cesaro at 14:07 when Sheamus pinned Cesaro after, as Sheamus set up Cesaro to hit the boot to the face, Orton slid in the ring and dropped Cesaro with the RKO; after the match, Sheamus and Orton stared at each other

1/8/13; Miami, FL; American Airlines Arena
1/11/13 – featured an opening in-ring promo by Booker T in which he announced WWE US Champion Antonio Cesaro would face Randy Orton, the Rock would return to Smackdown for the first time in 10 years, and – with a post-show edit voice over – announcing the previously non-title match between World Heavyweight Champion the Big Show and Alberto Del Rio would now be for the title in a last man standing match; moments later, Show walked out to the ring, objected to Booker’s ruling, and said ADR was not in his class; Show went on to say Booker was trying to get the latino population in Miami behind ADR but it wouldn’t be enough to stop Show; Show then confronted Booker in the ring before ADR ran out and attacked Show, eventually knocking him from the ring; included clips of the Rock from the 9/13/01 in which he quickly defeated Shawn Stasiak; featured an ad promoting the 20th anniversary of Raw the following Monday and announcement the Rock would be in concert; included Matt Striker conducting a backstage interview with Heath Slater, Drew McIntyre, & Jinder Mahal about being part of the Royal Rumble match; featured a promo of WWE World Champion CM Punk, alongside Paul Heyman, at Sun Life Stadium in which he put on one of Rock’s jerseys before discussing how the Orange Bowl, where Rock played college football, was demolished; Punk then said Rock was living in the Punk era and Rock didn’t have a future in the new WWE; included Striker conducting a backstage interview with ADR, alongside Ricardo Rodriguez, regarding Show’s comments earlier in the show against latinos and his title match against Show; featured pretaped comments from Punk and Heyman at Sun Life Stadium in which they said Punk was better than Rock and everyone else; included a video package looking at the Rock and Mick Foley’s antics from 1999; featured an in-ring promo by the Rock in which he first introduced Flo-rida in the crowd and discussed facing Punk at the Rumble; moments later, Damien Sandow & Cody Rhodes interrupted and said Rock wouldn’t win the title and didn’t deserve to be taking up TV time; Sandow then discussed his search for an apprentice, with Sandow & Rhodes then asking questions before Rock hit a Rock Bottom on Sandow and then the People’s Elbow on Rhodes; included an ad promoting the WWE app; featured a “Did you know?” graphic which read John Cena has more Facebook followers than Ashton Kutcher, U2, LeBron James, One Direction, and Kim Kardashian; featured the announcement Kaitlyn would challenge WWE Divas Champion Eve on Raw:
Randy Orton defeated WWE US Champion Antonio Cesaro via disqualification in a non-title match at 9:40 when Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, & Roman Reigns attacked Orton; during his entrance, Cesaro cut an insert promo in which he said he would be part of the upcoming Royal Rumble match; Cesaro brought an American flag to the ring before the bout; after the match, Orton sustained the triple powerbomb
Dolph Ziggler & AJ (w/ Big E Langston) defeated the Great Khali & Natalya Neidhart (w/ Hornswoggle) at 2:46 when AJ pinned Natalya with a Sliced Bread #2; after the match, Langston attacked Khali and Hornswoggle
Sheamus defeated Heath Slater, Drew McIntyre & Jinder Mahal in a handicap match at the 46-second mark by pinning Slater with the boot to the face
WWE Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan & Kane defeated Darren Young & Titus O’Neil in a non-title match at 2:21 when Kane pinned Young with the chokeslam
Alberto Del Rio defeated World Heavyweight Champion the Big Show to win the title in a last man standing match at 17:55 after ramming the steel steps into Show’s shoulder and then tipping the commentary table on top of the champion; Ricardo Rodriguez served as ADR’s ring announcer for the bout; after the match, ADR and Rodriguez celebrated with the fans in the crowd (The Best of Raw & Smackdown 2013)

1/15/13; San Antonio, TX; AT&T Center
1/18/13 – featured an opening in-ring segment in which Ricardo Rodriguez, along with several mariachi performers and dancers, introduced Alberto Del Rio as the new World Heavyweight Champion; ADR then entered the ring and spoke about beating the Big Show the previous week, with Dolph Ziggler, AJ, & Big E Langston interrupting and Ziggler saying the only thing ADR had was a target on his head and he would use his Money in the Bank title shot to cash it in on ADR; as the two went to face off, Show walked out and also confronted ADR in the ring; moments later, Sheamus appeared, noted his history with ADR, but then congratulated him and shook his hand; the four then prepared to fight until Booker T interrupted, joined them in the ring, and said Show & Ziggler would face ADR & Sheamus later in the night; Booker then sent Show, Ziggler, AJ, & Langston backstage before ADR encouraged Booker to do the Spinaroonie in the ring; included a backstage segment with WWE Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan & Kane in which they discussed Damien Sandow & Cody Rhodes, with the two making fun of Rhodes’ mustache before the two yelled about Bryan’s own beard; Randy Orton then appeared to talk about their six-man tag team match for later in the show; Bryan eventually told Orton to worry about winning the Royal Rumble after their match, and that they would celebrate with a group hug; featured a backstage segment in which WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn spoke with Layla and Alicia Fox about her title win, with Booker and Teddy Long appearing and congratulating Kaitlyn on her title win; included ‘Be A Star’ comments from Ziggler, MGK, John Cena, James Durbin, Sheamus, Kellen Lutz, Carl Edwards, Fox, James Roday, Angus T. Jones, Sheamus, and Jordin Sparks; featured a video tribute to Mick Foley being inducted into the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame, to the tune of Needtobreathe’s “Keep Your Eyes Open;” included a “Did you know?” graphic which read Smackdown has aired more original shows than CSI, CSI: Miami, and CSI: New York combined; featured a video from Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, & Roman Reigns in which they discussed why they interrupted Foley’s Hall of Fame announcement, saying they held Foley accountable for the wake of kids Foley inspired to put their own bodies on the line after watching him; they then made threats to Orton, Sheamus, and Ryback; moments later, Orton and Sheamus were shown watching the video before then discussing whether they would face each other in the Rumble; included an ad promoting ‘The Best of Raw and Smackdown 2012’:
WWE US Champion Antonio Cesaro pinned Kofi Kingston in a non-title match at 3:01 with the Neutralizer after catching Kingston in mid-air; Cesaro brought a US flag to the ring before the match; during to and after the bout, Mike Mizanin was shown watching on backstage; after the match, Rosa Mendes, Primo Colon, & Epico confronted Miz backstage, noted Miz was with Ric Flair on Raw but that Miz wasn’t in Flair’s league, with Miz insulting Rosa and walking off
The Great Khali (w/ Natalya Neidhart) pinned Tensai with the chop to the head at 1:25
Randy Orton, WWE Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan & Kane defeated WWE IC Champion Wade Barrett, Cody Rhodes & Damien Sandow at 7:46 when Orton pinned Sandow with the RKO; after the match, Bryan & Kane hugged Orton
Mike Mizanin defeated Primo Colon (w/ Rosa Mendes & Epico) via submission with the figure-4 at 5:43 after Primo and Epico collided on the ring apron
WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn pinned Aksana in a non-title match with a spear at 3:30
World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio & Sheamus defeated the Big Show & Dolph Ziggler via count-out at 14:29 when Show left ringside after being doused with a pail of water by ADR; Ricardo Rodriguez served as ADR’s ring announcer for the match; AJ and Big E Langston were in Ziggler’s corner but were ejected at the 4-minute mark after interfering; after the contest, red, white, and green balloons dropped from the ceiling in celebration for ADR

1/22/13; Sacramento, CA; Power Balance Pavilion
1/25/13 – included an opening in-ring promo by WWE Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan & Kane in which they addressed rumors that they had gone soft after their graduation on Monday, then argued about which of them would win the Royal Rumble match after beating Damien Sandow & Cody Rhodes; moments later, Big Show interrupted and said no one cared about their chances of winning the Rumble because he would soon be World Heavyweight Champion again and would squash them, should either of them earn a Wrestlemania title shot; after Bryan & Kane said they weren’t going anywhere, Sandow & Rhodes interrupted, with Sandow warning Bryan & Kane not to underestimate them and Rhodes adding that they would be tag team champions at the Rumble; the three then cornered Bryan & Kane until World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio, alongside Ricardo Rodriguez, came out to even the odds; Booker T then interrupted and set ADR, Bryan, & Kane vs. Show, Rhodes, & Sandow for later in the show in an elimination match; after Booker went backstage, Show tried to jump ADR but fell into the corner; featured an ad promoting the following Monday’s Raw Roulette; included a “Did you know?” graphic that read WWE has 8 of the top 10 best selling sports DVDs in America, with “The Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2012” at #1; featured an in-ring promo by WWE World Champion CM Punk, alongside Paul Heyman, in which he said he had just scratched his own potential and said one thing could make his title reign go up in smoke; Punk said it wasn’t the Rock, but the Shield because their interference at the Rumble would result in Punk being stripped of the title; Punk then went to the floor and called for the Shield to show up and clear the air; moments later, Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, & Roman Reigns appeared, with Punk telling them to stay out of his way and that the biggest injustice in WWE would be if their interference cost him his title; moments later, the three left through the crowd, with Punk then cutting a promo on how he would beat the Rock at the Rumble; eventually, the Rock interrupted, called Punk a liar, and said Punk would panic at the Rumble and would take the Rock Bottom; included an ad promoting ‘The Best of Raw and Smackdown 2012;’ featured a “By the numbers” video package on the Royal Rumble’s history:
Sheamus pinned WWE IC Champion Wade Barrett in a non-title match with the boot to the face at 11:45
Natalya Neidhart (w/ Hornswoggle & the Great Khali) defeated Rosa Mendes (w/ Epico & Primo Colon) via submission with the Sharpshooter at 2:45 after Mendes became distracted by Hornswoggle dancing on the commentary table; the four men provided guest commentary for the match
Randy Orton defeated Drew McIntyre (w/ Heath Slater & Jinder Mahal) via disqualification at 1:05 when Mahal interfered; after the bout, Orton dropped Slater, McIntyre, and Mahal with the RKO
Mike Mizanin defeated Darren Young (w/ Titus O’Neil) via submission with the figure-4 at 1:54; WWE US Champion Antonio Cesaro provided guest commentary for the match; after the bout, Cesaro waved the US flag at ringside as Miz motioned at him
World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio, WWE Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan & Kane defeated the Big Show, Cody Rhodes & Damien Sandow in an elimination match at 13:07; Kane pinned Sandow with the chokeslam at 2:20; Kane was counted-out at 3:41 after Show punched him in the face as the two fought on the floor; Bryan was counted-out at 9:23 after Show punched him in the face and Bryan fell to the floor; Show was counted-out at 11:31 after crotching Show across the top rope and then kicking him in the head, sending him to the floor; ADR pinned Rhodes with a running enziguri; Ricardo Rodriguez served as ADR’s ring announcer; after the contest, Show attacked ADR and punched him in the face beside the commentary table; Show then tipped the commentary table onto ADR and counted to 10 to end the show

1/29/13; San Diego, CA; Valley View Casino Center
2/1/13 – featured an opening segment showing World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio waiting in the parking lot with a weapon, awaiting the arrival of the Big Show; included an in-ring segment with Booker T, alongside Teddy Long, Great Khali, Randy Orton, Sheamus, Dolph Ziggler, AJ, & Big E Langston, WWE Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan & Kane in which Booker said the wrestlers at ringside could get a World Heavyweight Title match at WrestleMania if they won the Elimination Chamber; moments later, Jack Swagger interrupted and said he’s disappointed in the direction WWE is heading and wanted to be in the chamber; Booker said Swagger would have to earn it, with Ziggler saying he already had a guaranteed world title match and questioned why he should even compete in the chamber; Ziggler said he wasn’t interested in being in the chamber and went to leave before Booker said Ziggler would face ADR later in the show; Booker then addressed the other wrestlers and said they would all be in action later in the show to earn their chamber spots, then adding Bryan & Kane would be in the opening match against Sin Cara & Rey Mysterio Jr. (Swagger’s surprise return to TV after a 5-month absence); featured Matt Striker conducting an outdoor interview with ADR, with ADR saying he was only in the parking lot to get some fresh air; included an ad promoting ‘The Best of Raw & Smackdown 2012;’ featured a “Did you know?” graphic which read Monday’s Raw was the #1 program on cable TV – beating every show on TNT, History, MTV, TBS, and all ESPN networks; included a backstage segment with Booker and Long, with Damien Sandow & Cody Rhodes interrupting and saying they decided to pursue singles careers but would remain friends and then hugged; Booker then said Sandow would face Sheamus later in the show; featured a WrestleMania 29 ad to the tune of “I’m Coming Home” by Diddy Dirty Money; included exclusive footage following Raw of Vince McMahon taken backstage on a stretcher, Stephanie McMahon beside him, after the attack from Brock Lesnar; featured the announcement Paul Heyman would be the guest on Miz TV the next Monday; included footage of ADR pacing the parking lot with a weapon, waiting for Show to arrive; featured Striker conducting a backstage interview with WWE IC Champion Wade Barrett following his loss to Randy Orton, with Barrett then seeing Bo Dallas down the hallway, jumping him, and leaving him laying; included security trying to get ADR away from the parking lot, with Show’s bus pulling in moments later; as Show exited, ADR came at him with the weapon and smashed a nearby car to pieces as Show fled; ADR then pounded Show on the hood of the car before Show jumped into another car and drove off; featured an ad promoting the WWE app; included a “Did you know?” graphic which read Monday’s Raw was the most social show on TV, more than doubling every other show on every other network:
Rey Mysterio Jr. & Sin Cara defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan & Kane in a non-title match at 11:59 when Mysterio pinned Bryan with the 619 and splash off the top, moments after Sin Cara hit a crossbody off the top onto Kane outside the ring
The Great Khali (w/ Natalya Neidhart & Hornswoggle) pinned Jinder Mahal (w/ Heath Slater & Drew McIntyre) with the tree slam at 1:55, after Natalya and Hornswoggle countered the interference of Slater & McIntyre
Sheamus fought Damien Sandow to a no contest at around the 3-minute mark when, after Sandow escaped the ring, Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, & Roman Reigns came through the crowd; moments later, Sheamus fought the three men but was beaten down and sustained the triple powerbomb
Randy Orton pinned WWE IC Champion Wade Barrett in a non-title match at 4:08 with the elevated DDT and RKO after Barrett struck the ringpost while attempting the Bull Hammer on the floor
Jack Swagger defeated Kofi Kingston via submission with the ankle lock at 7:05, moments after Kingston attempted the spin kick to the face on the floor but hit only the commentary table; during the bout, there were dueling chants for both men (Swagger’s TV in-ring return after a 5-month absence)
World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio defeated Dolph Ziggler (w/ AJ) in a non-title match via submission with the cross armbreaker at 12:56; prior to the bout, ADR spoke to Ricardo Rodriguez, wearing a neckbrace, and asked him to stay safe and remain backstage; Big E Langston escorted Ziggler to the ring but was ejected mid-way through the match after interfering; after the contest, Big Show appeared on the big screen, clutching Rodriguez, and eventually punched Rodriguez in the face; ADR then ran backstage to tend to Rodriguez as the show ended

2/5/13; Jacksonville, FL; Coliseum
2/8/13 – featured an opening shot of Big Show arriving to the arena on his bus, then getting off after looking around to make sure it was safe; included a new show opening; included an in-ring promo by Show in which he said World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio should not have gotten away with the hotel room attack on him and the only reason he did was because he’s popular; Show went on to say he would regain the title at Elimination Chamber and said ADR being suspended was only an excuse for him to get the night off; after Show said Booker T was jealous of him, Booker joined him in the ring and Show questioned him as to who gave ADR his hotel info; after Booker said it could have been anyone, he added Show would be in action against WWE Tag Team Champion Kane later in the night; featured a backstage segment with Kane and WWE Tag Team Champion Daniel Bryan in which Bryan apologized to Kane for costing him his match on Raw, and forgave Kane for costing him a match on Main Event; Bryan then said he wanted to be ringside to support Kane in his match against Show, with Kane telling Bryan to be quiet and he didn’t want him saying another word unless it was “Congratulations” after Kane beats Show; included a look at mainstream media coverage of Bruno Sammartino being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, followed by a video package on his career; featured an ad promoting ‘The Best of Raw & Smackdown 2012;’ included footage of Show yelling at his bus driver outside the arena; after Show stormed off, entering the arena, ADR was shown walking up to Show’s bus; featured footage of Brodus Clay, Natalya Neidhart, and Alicia Fox promoting the WrestleMania Reading Challenge; included a vignette promoting the debut of Fandango; featured a “Did you know?” graphic which read Raw was the most socially active show on cable and broadcast TV, beating the NBA and NHL by nearly 4 times; included Matt Striker conducting a backstage interview with Orton about his upcoming match with Henry; featured Striker conducting a backstage interview with Mike Mizanin about being face to face with Brock Lesnar on Raw, with WWE US Champion Antonio Cesaro interrupting and making fun of Miz; the two then fought before referees pulled them apart; included exclusive video from WWE.com, following Raw, in which John Cena told the Shield they would face himself, Sheamus, & Ryback at Elimination Chamber:
Cody Rhodes pinned Kofi Kingston with the Beautiful Disaster, as Kingston was on the apron, and Crossroads at 3:31; during his entrance, an insert promo from Rhodes aired in which he said he was going to the top of WWE and Kingston wouldn’t stop him
The Great Khali (w/ Natalya Neidhart & Hornswoggle) pinned Titus O’Neil at 1:33 with the chop to the head; during the bout, Booker T and Teddy Long were shown watching on backstage; after the match, Henry tossed O’Neil to the floor and then into the barricade; moments later, Khali and Henry fought in the ring before Henry dropped Khali with the powerslam; following the commercial break, Henry took the mic, talked about his attacks on Rey Mysterio Jr. and Sin Cara, and blamed Booker T for leaving him out of the Elimination Chamber; Booker eventually appeared, with Henry saying if Booker didn’t make room in the match for him, he would make room himself; Booker then said Henry could earn his spot by facing and defeating Randy Orton later in the show
The Big Show pinned WWE Tag Team Champion Kane with the punch to the face at 6:43; during the bout, Booker T and Teddy Long were shown watching on backstage; after the match, Alberto Del Rio appeared on the big screen with Show’s bus driver and said he made some changes to Show’s bus; Show then left ringside to find the tires removed from his bus; moments later, ADR doused Show and his bus with orange paint before driving away with Ricardo Rodriguez
Jack Swagger defeated Justin Gabriel via submission with the Patriot Act ankle lock at 2:31; during his entrance, Swagger cut an insert promo about what it takes to be a real American; Booker T and Teddy Long were shown watching on backstage during the match
Tensai defeated Drew McIntyre (w/ Heath Slater & Jinder Mahal) via disqualification at 1:11 when Slater & Mahal interfered; after the match, Brodus Clay, alongside Cameron & Naomi, ran out to make the save and helped Tensai clear the ring; moments later, Tensai, Clay, Cameron, & Naomi danced in the ring
WWE US Champion Antonio Cesaro pinned Sin Cara in a non-title match at 2:21 with the Neutralizer after hitting a European uppercut as Sin Cara springboarded into the ring; the match was wrestled under blue and orange lights; after the bout, Cesaro waved the American flag
Mark Henry pinned Randy Orton with the powerslam at 4:36; stipulations stated Henry would earn a spot in the Elimination Chamber if he won

2/19/13; Biloxi, MS; Mississippi Coast Coliseum
2/22/13 – featured an opening segment in which Ricardo Rodriguez introduced World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio, with ADR giving his white scarf to a ringside fan before the two entered the ring; ADR then noted he was going to WrestleMania as the defending champion to face Jack Swagger; ADR addressed Swagger and Zeb Coulter’s claims that immigrants were ruining America and dared Swagger to come out so ADR would lay his “hand out” across Swagger’s face; moments later, Randy Orton interrupted and said he wanted Swagger later in the show and asked ADR to step aside for one night so Orton could have him; Booker T then appeared and said ADR would face WWE IC Champion Wade Barrett and Swagger would face Orton; included an ad promoting the following week’s live social Media Smackdown; featured a video package announcing WrestleMania 30 would be held in New Orleans in 2014, with comments from Vince and Stephanie McMahon, cit officials, WWE World Champion the Rock, and John Cena; included a vignette promoting the debut of Fandango; featured a “Did you know?” graphic which read the previous week’s show was SyFy’s most watched TV show for the 125th week in a row; included a WWE Active ad; featured a backstage segment in which Barrett approached Swagger & Coulter and applauded them for their recent comments, then said he would punish ADR; Coulter then said Barrett was also part of the problem because he was taking a job from an American, with Swagger preventing Barrett from attacking Coulter; included an ad promoting ‘Dead Man Down;’ featured Matt Striker conducting a backstage interview with Barrett, with Sheamus interrupting and making fun of Barrett’s acting skills in his upcoming film; included a “Did you know?” graphic which read raw was the most socially active show on TV for the 4th week in a row, beating every show on CBS, ABC, ESPN, TNT, FOX, and MTV; featured a vignette of Coulter and Swagger standing by a “Don’t Tread On Me” flag, with Coulter talking about people asking for handouts and saying they should go back to where they came from; “wethepeoplezeb” was promoted across the bottom of the screen as a new YouTube account; included a vignette promoting the debut of Fandango:
Sheamus pinned Damien Sandow with the White Noise and boot to the face at 13:02; during his entrance, Sandow said the fans would witness the destruction of Sheamus
WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn & Layla defeated Aksana & Tamina when Kaitlyn pinned Tamina with the spear at 3:29; during Kaitlyn & Layla’s entrance, backstage footage was shown of Kaitlyn bumping into Cody Rhodes and the two talking about his mustache
Jack Swagger (w/ Zeb Coulter) pinned Randy Orton at 16:55 with a roll up and using the bottom rope for leverage after a thumb to the eye
Mike Mizanin defeated Cody Rhodes via submission with the figure-4 at 3:55 after avoiding the Alabama Slam; Miz’s shoulder was heavily taped for the bout; during his entrance, an insert promo from Rhodes aired in which he said ladies call his mustache the “lovestache”
World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio defeated WWE IC Champion Wade Barrett via submission in a non-title match at 12:50 with the cross armbreaker; Ricardo Rodriguez served as Barrett’s ring announcer for the bout; Jack Swagger & Zeb Coulter watched the match from the entrance stage

2/26/13; Oklahoma City, OK; Chesapeake Energy Arena
3/1/13 – Social Media Smackdown – included Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, & Josh Matthews on commentary; mentions of trending topics throughout the show were sponsored by Sonic; featured an ad promoting ‘Old School Raw;’ included comments during the commercial break from World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio, alongside Ricardo Rodriguez, in which the two ADR agreed to leave it up to the fans to determine his opponent for the following week; featured a backstage segment in which WWE Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan & Kane in which they argued over who got the win on Raw against Darren Young & Titus O’Neil, with Bryan saying they would have a rematch with him with one arm tied behind his back and Kane blindfolded; included a Tout from John Bradshaw Layfield about his mountain climbing for charity effort; featured a backstage segment with Randy Orton and Sheamus regarding Orton’s upcoming match against Big Show and the threat of the Shield, with Orton thanking Sheamus for watching his back; included a vignette promoting the debut of Fandango; featured Jim Ross conducting an in-ring interview with Jack Swagger and Zeb Coulter, during which Ross said he recruited Swagger from the University of Oklahoma; Ross then asked Swagger about his change in attitude in his absence, with Coulter stepping in and saying Swagger’s losing streak opened the door for ADR to walk in and take the title just as undocumented immigrants were taking jobs from “real Americans;” eventually, Ross claimed Coulter had brainwashed Swagger, with Swagger eventually knocking Ross’s cowboy hat off and backing him into the corner until ADR walked out, said Swagger and Coulter were the problem and he was the solution; included the announcement that ADR would face either WWE US Champion Antonio Cesaro, WWE IC Champion Wade Barrett, or Dolph Ziggler the following week; featured an ad promoting ‘The Call;’ included Matt Striker conducting a backstage interview with Show regarding his upcoming match against Orton; featured a Skype interview with Chris Jericho, from Australia, talking about his Fozzy tour and the replay of the debut of Robot Combat League after the episode of Smackdown; included a “Did you know?” graphic which read Monday’s Raw was the most socially active show on TV for the 5th consecutive week – beating every show on CBS, ABC, ESPN, TNT, FOX, and MTV; featured Striker conducting a backstage interview with Fandango regarding his in-ring debut later in the show, with Fandango saying he wouldn’t compete until Striker could say his name correctly; included an ad promoting ‘Dead Man Down;’ featured a segment in which the commentary team showed off new menu items at Sonic; included the results of the poll which revealed Ziggler – at 51% – would face ADR the following week, beating Barrett at 26% and Cesaro at 23%:
World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio defeated Damien Sandow in a non-title match via submission with the cross armbreaker at 13:06; Ricardo Rodriguez served as ADR’s ring announcer for the match; during his entrance, Sandow cut a promo on ADR in which he said ADR represented some of the worst of America; ADR responded by saying Sandow needed to wash his mouth because it smelled like crap; Jack Swagger & Zeb Coulter were shown watching on backstage during the match
WWE US Champion Antonio Cesaro defeated Mike Mizanin in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 13:34, 2-1; following his entrance, a clip was shown of the Miz in ‘The Marine 3;’ fall #1: Cesaro pinned Miz with the Neutralizer at 4:04; fall #2: Cesaro submitted to Miz’s figure-4 (during the commercial break); fall #3: Cesaro pinned Miz with a roll over and grabbing the tights for leverage
Darren Young & Titus O’Neil defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan & Kane in a non-title match at 7:28 when O’Neil pinned Bryan with a roll up as Bryan escaped a chokeslam attempt from the blinded Kane; Bryan wrestled the match with one arm tied behind his back and Kane was blindfolded; Kane’s mask had the face of a goat on it; after the bout, Kane confronted Bryan about the goat face mask and tried to hug Kane but Kane instead put the mask on Bryan and knocked him to the mat
Randy Orton fought the Big Show to a no contest at 10:51 when Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, & Roman Reigns came out of the crowd and surrounded the ring, with Sheamus then running into the ring and helping Orton fight them off; as Orton and Sheamus were beaten down, Show hit Reigns with a punch, with Rollins and Ambrose pulling him from the ring and the three escaping into the crowd; Show then dropped Orton with the chokeslam and Sheamus hit Show with the boot to the face; moments later, Sheamus and Orton shook hands as the show ended

3/5/13; Albany, NY; Times Union Center
3/8/13 – featured an opening graphic in tribute to the passing of William Moody (Paul Bearer); included Josh Matthews & Michael Cole, sub. for John Bradshaw Layfield, on commentary, with Brad Maddox joining before the second match; featured an in-ring promo by Jack Swagger and Zeb Coulter in which Coulter told the crowd to admit they shared the same views as Swagger and himself, and that they were just too scared to say or do anything about it; Swagger said he was taking America back, with Coulter saying those who disagreed were part of the problem; moments later, World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio, alongside Ricardo Rodriguez, interrupted and showed a video of Rodriguez, as Coulter, and himself, as Swagger, trash talking Mexican food; included an ad promoting ‘The Call;’ featured photos of Alicia Fox and Natalya Neidhart visiting Rwanda for the NothingButNets campaign; included Matt Striker conducting a backstage interview with Dolph Ziggler, alongside AJ & Big E Langston, regarding his match with ADR later in the show; featured a backstage segment in which Ryback came face to face with Mark Henry; included an ad promoting the WWE app; included a “Did you know?” graphic which read WWE has 10 of the top 10 best selling sports DVDs in America, with “The Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol. 2” at #1; featured an ad promoting ‘The Marine 3;’ included footage from the WWE app of Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, & Roman Reigns attacking Big Show after Raw went off the air; featured Striker conducting a backstage interview with Show regarding the attack from the Shield, with Show blaming Sheamus and Randy Orton for the attack; included a vignette promoting Fandango’s debut later in the show; featured a backstage segment with WWE Tag Team Champion Daniel Bryan and AJ in which Bryan made fun of AJ getting doused with water; the two then insulted each other before Bryan walked off; included an ad promoting ‘Bret ‘The Hitman Hart’: The Dungeon Collection;’ featured a video package announcing Donald Trump being inducted into the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame; included Striker conducting a backstage interview with Sheamus regarding Show’s comments earlier in the show and facing Show later in the night; featured a “Did you know?” graphic which read the WWE’s Facebook network adds 80,000 new fans each day; included a pretaped video from Swagger & Coulter in which Coulter discussed people coming to America only to butcher the English language:
WWE Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan & Kane defeated Heath Slater & Drew McIntyre (w/ Jinder Mahal) in a non-title match at 4:02 when Slater submitted to the No Lock after Bryan escaped a roll up attempt
Ryback pinned Damien Sandow with Shellshocked at 3:20; prior to the bout, Sandow cut a promo in which he said his opponent was left behind evolution
World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio defeated Dolph Ziggler via submission in a non-title match at 13:09; Ricardo Rodriguez served as ADR’s ring announcer for the match; Jack Swagger & Zeb Coulter were shown watching on backstage during the bout; AJ & Big E Langston were in Ziggler’s corner for the contest but were ejected at the 3-minute mark
Mark Henry pinned Yoshi Tatsu with the powerslam at the 40-second mark
Tamina pinned WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn (w/ Layla) in a non-title match with the Samoan Drop at 1:23; after the bout, Cody Rhodes & Damien Sandow were shown watching on backstage, with Rhodes asking Sandow what he thought of Kaitlyn
Fandango fought Justin Gabriel to a no contest; following his introduction, Fandango said he would wrestle when Lilian Garcia learned to say his name correctly, eventually walking off; moments later, Booker T told Teddy Long to find Fandango and tell him that the next time he puts him in a match, he better compete
Sheamus fought the Big Show to a no contest at around the 10-minute mark when Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, & Roman Reigns came through the crowd and surrounded the ring; moments later, Randy Orton ran out, with Orton, Sheamus, and Show then clearing the ring; Show then knocked Sheamus out with a punch and Orton dropped Show with the RKO

3/12/13; Ft. Wayne, IN; Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
3/15/13 – featured Michael Cole, Josh Matthews, & Brad Maddox on commentary; included an interview with Halle Berry about ‘The Call,’ with David Otunga calling her on her cell and saying he had to give up her cell phone number because he was threatened with physical harm; moments later, WWE Tag Team Champion Kane called Berry about why she wouldn’t return his phone calls; featured a vignette promoting the debut of Fandango later in the show; included a “Did you know?” graphic which read more than 110,000 books were read for the WrestleMania Reading Challenge, an average of 3,200 books read every day; featured a backstage segment in which the Big Show confronted Randy Orton and Sheamus about being their tag team partner against the Shield at WrestleMania, with the two saying they already picked Ryback; included an ad promoting ‘The Call;’ featured an ad promoting ‘Dead Man Down;’ included a video of Ricardo Rodriguez & World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio, as Zeb Colter & Jack Swagger, in which they warned viewers of the dangers of Canadians; Chris Jericho and R-Truth were then shown watching on, with Swagger and Colter interrupting; Swagger then confronted Jericho; featured a Tout from John Bradshaw Layfield climbing several thousand feet in Aconcagua, Argentina, followed by the announcement he would return to Smackdown the following week; included a “Did you know?” graphic which read Cena has more Facebook fans than any athlete from MLB, UFC, NHL, PGA, NASCAR, and the NFL; featured a video package set to the Civil Twilight’s “Letters from the Sky” to hype Cena vs. Rock at WrestleMania; included Matt Striker conducting a backstage interview with Orton and Sheamus regarding their upcoming WrestleMania match, with the Shield then jumping the two and beating them down; moments later, referees tended to Orton and Sheamus; following the commercial break, Booker T, Ryback, and Teddy Long looked after Orton and Sheamus, with Booker telling Ryback to focus on his match and that Orton and Sheamus would be tended to:
Randy Orton & Sheamus defeated Cody Rhodes & Damien Sandow at 8:47 when Orton pinned Rhodes with the RKO; during their entrance, Sandow cut a promo in which he complained about what happened to he and Rhodes on Raw for ruining their night and their dates with Nikki & Brie Bella; after the contest, Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, & Roman Reigns appeared on the big screen and told Orton & Sheamus that the ring belonged to them, then listed off their victims; Rollins then said the group had laid waste to John Cena and WWE World Champion the Rock but still didn’t have a match for WrestleMania; Ambrose then issued a challenge for Orton & Sheamus to find a partner to face their team at WrestleMania
WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn & Layla defeated Tamina & Aksana at 3:49 when Layla pinned Aksana with a springboard reverse crossbody after Kaitlyn hit the spear and Layla made the blind tag to make herself legal; after the bout, Cameron & Naomi spoke with Nikki & Brie Bella backstage and talked about how much the Bellas influenced them; moments later, the Bellas insulted Cameron & Naomi before attacking them until referees and officials pulled them away
Dolph Ziggler (w/ AJ & Big E Langston) pinned WWE Tag Team Champion Kane (w/ WWE Tag Team Champion Daniel Bryan) with the Fameasser and Zig Zag at 7:17, moments after Kane attacked Langston on the floor after Langston threw Bryan into the timekeeper’s area; after the bout, Kane put a choke on Kane only for Langston to attack him
The Great Khali (w/ Natalya Neidhart) fought Fandango to a no contest; following his entrance, Fandango said Khali and Natalya’s pre-match dance was unacceptable and then had Khali say his name; after Khali said it several times, Fandango said it was horrible and he wouldn’t be wrestling
Ryback fought Mark Henry to a no contest at around the 1-minute mark when Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, & Roman Reigns came through the crowd and into the ring, as Henry left the ring; the three then attacked Ryback as Henry watched and hit him with the triple powerbomb; after the Shield left the ring, Henry dropped Ryback with the powerslam three times
Jack Swagger (w/ Zeb Colter) pinned Chris Jericho at 18:01 with the gutwrench powerbomb after Jericho hit his head on the bottom turnbuckle

3/26/13; Hershey, PA; Giant Center
3/29/13 – featured Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield, & Josh Matthews on commentary; included an opening in-ring promo by WWE World Champion the Rock in which he talked about his history in Hershey as a teenager before discussing facing John Cena at WrestleMania; moments later, John Laurinaitis walked out, introduced himself to the Rock, and said Teddy Long granted him a chance to come out; Laurinaitis noted John Cena was the one that had him fired and offered to be in the Rock’s corner for WrestleMania; Rock had the fans answer on his behalf, which was no, with the Rock then shaking Laurinaitis’s hand before hitting him with a spinebuster and the People’s Elbow; Rock then told Cena he was going to get beaten again at WrestleMania; featured an ad promoting Superstars for Sandy Relief; included a “Did you know?” graphic which read the previous year’s WrestleMania sold more DVD and Blu-ray copies than the World Series, BCS College Football Championship and Super Bowl combined; featured a video package hyping the Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar match at WrestleMania; included a pretaped sit-down interview by Matthews of Paul Heyman in which Heyman said Lesnar ending Triple H’s wrestling career would eventually end his corporate career as well; featured a segment at the entrance stage hosted by Booker T and Teddy Long in which they brought out Mark Henry and Ryback for a bench press challenge; Henry then did 53 reps, which the commentary team noted as a new world record; Ryback then tied Henry’s number before Henry choked Ryback with the barbell and went backstage as Ryback was tended to by officials ans medics; included a backstage promo by Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, & Roman Reigns regarding their upcoming WrestleMania match against Randy Orton, Sheamus, & the Big Show; featured an ad promoting ‘The Call;’ included a “Did you know?” graphic which read the previous week’s Smackdown was SyFy’s #1 show for the 130th week in a row; featured Renee Young conducting a backstage interview with Show, Orton, & Sheamus regarding their upcoming WrestleMania match and their learning to work as a team (Young’s debut):
Chris Jericho pinned WWE IC Champion Wade Barrett in a non-title match with the Codebreaker at 8:16, moments after Barrett became distracted by Mike Mizanin, who provided guest commentary for the match; prior to the bout, it was noted Miz would challenge Barrett at WrestleMania; after the match, Jericho took the mic, noted the entrance was set up for Fandango, and wanted to attempt to get his name correct; moments later, Fandango appeared, with the crowd chanting “You can’t wrestle,” before he opted not to join Jericho in the ring
WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn, WWE Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan & Kane defeated Dolph Ziggler, Big E Langston, & AJ at 3:17 when Kaitlyn pinned AJ with a spear
Jack Swagger (w/ Zeb Colter) fought the Great Khali (w/ Natalya Neidhart & Hornswoggle) to a double count-out at 3:03 when Swagger applied the ankle lock to Khali outside the ring; during their entrance, Swagger & Colter cut a promo in which they said the three in the ring represented everything wrong with America; after the bout, Hornswoggle attempted to make the save but Swagger threw him into the barricade; moments later, Ricardo Rodriguez came out to the entrance stage on a crutch and distracted Swagger as World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio came out of the crowd, attacked Swagger, and applied the cross armbreaker; Colter attempted to attack ADR until Rodriguez hit him with his crutch, with ADR then using the crutch to clear Swagger from ringside
Randy Orton, Sheamus, & the Big Show defeated WWE US Champion Antonio Cesaro, Damien Sandow, & Cody Rhodes at 10:18 when Sheamus pinned Rhodes with the boot to the face; after the bout, Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, & Dean Ambrose came through the crowd, with Orton, Sheamus, & Show then going into the crowd and attacking them before the Shield escaped

4/1/13; Washington DC; Verizon Center
4/5/13 – featured a new show opening; included Josh Matthews & Jerry Lawler on commentary; featured the announcement Diddy would perform at WrestleMania; included footage from the Superstars for Sandy Relief auction; featured a video package hyping Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania; featured a “Did you know?” graphic which read WrestleMania can be watched live in 108 countries in 22 languages; included a look at autograph signings taking place at the IZOD Center; featured a video package promoting Bruno Sammartino going into the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame; featured footage of Fandango appearing the previous day at Radio City Music Hall; included a vignette on Fandango, followed by footage of him attacking Chris Jericho on Raw; featured a backstage promo by Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, & Roman Reigns; included a video package hyping the Shield vs. Sheamus, Big Show, & Randy Orton match at WrestleMania; featured an ad promoting the WrestleMania update on the WWE app; included an in-ring segment in which Damien Sandow, as Brodus Clay, Cody Rhodes, as Tensai, and Brie & Nikki Bella, as Cameron & Naomi, in which Sandow & Rhodes made fun of Tons of Funk; moments later, Clay, Tensai, Cameron, & Naomi came out, cleared the ring after a brief fight, and danced; featured footage from the WrestleMania press conference the previous day, with comments from Vince McMahon, WWE World Champion the Rock, Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, and John Cena; included a video package hyping the CM Punk vs. Undertaker match at WrestleMania; featured a tweet from Vince McMahon in which he teased a big reveal later that night; included a video package on fans who traveled near and far to WrestleMania, to the tune of Diddy Dirty Money’s “I’m Coming Home;” featured a look at the NXT live matches during Axxess; included a video package hyping Donald Trump going into the WWE Hall of Fame; featured Cena’s in-ring promo from Raw; included Rock’s in-ring promo from Raw; featured a WrestleMania ad to the tune of “I’m Coming Home;” included Renee Young conducting an interview with World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio at Axxess regarding his WrestleMania match against Jack Swagger:
Ryback defeated Primo Colon & Epico (w/ Rosa Mendes) in a handicap match at 3:17 by pinning Primo after hitting both men with a simultaneous Shellshocked; during Primo & Epico’s entrance, Michael Cole & John Bradshaw Layfield spoke from Axxess in New Jersey; after the finish, Ryback rolled onto Epico but opted to pin Primo instead
Jack Swagger (w/ Zeb Colter) defeated Kofi Kingston via submission with the Patriot Lock at 9:36 after clipping Kingston in the knee

4/9/13; Boston, MA; TD Garden
4/12/13 – featured Michael Cole, Josh Matthews, & John Bradshaw Layfield on commentary; included an opening segment in which Big E Langston, from the entrance stage, introduced Dolph Ziggler as the new World Heavyweight Champion; Ziggler, AJ, and Langston then entered the ring, with Ziggler cutting a promo about 80,000 fans chanting his name at WrestleMania in a match he wasn’t in and then winning the title on Raw; Ziggler then said the fans wanted to be part of his big moment but he and he alone was the one responsible; moments later, Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter interrupted with Colter saying all the fans know the real reason Ziggler won the title and it was because of Swagger; after Ziggler said Swagger had his chance and blew it, Swagger approached the ring before Colter said Swagger would get his chance again; after they went backstage, Alberto Del Rio limped out to the entrance stage, congratulated Ziggler for his win, noted he won the WWE World Title the same way, but their rematch when ADR healed would see ADR regain the title; ADR then went backstage, with Jericho complaining about interruptions during his celebration; Chris Jericho then appeared, insulted Ziggler and AJ, said he just came from Booker T’s office, and that he would face Ziggler later in the show; featured still photos from WrestleMania; included info on how fans could win WrestleMania 30 tickets through a texting promotion; included a “Did you know?” graphic which read WrestleMania 29 broke the record for the highest grossing entertainment event at MetLife Stadium, breaking the record set by U2 in 2011; featured a video package on the WWE media appearances in the New York market, Axxess, Superstars for Sandy Relief, and local Be A Star events leading to WrestleMania; included a backstage segment in which Sheamus spoke with Booker T and Teddy Long about putting him in a match with Randy Orton on Raw; moments later, Orton appeared and also complained, with Long saying it was Booker’s call; Booker then said Orton & Sheamus would face the Big Show in a handicap match later in the show; after they left, Booker stared at Long for speaking out against him; featured an ad promoting a digital download of the entire WWE 2013 Hall of Fame; included an in-ring promo by Triple H in which he discussed his fight with Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania; moments later, Heath Slater, Jinder Mahal, & Drew McIntyre interrupted, with Slater saying they would take out Triple H to make a name for themselves; after they surrounded the ring, Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, & Roman Reigns came through the crowd and assaulted 3MB at ringside; the Shield then surrounded the ring, with WWE Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan & Kane then running out and joining Triple H in the ring; moments later, the Shield escaped into the crowd; featured a backstage segment in which Show found Booker and asked him why he had to wrestle two men later in the show; included an ad promoting ‘The Marine 3;’ featured an ad promoting ‘For All Mankind: The Life and Career of Mick Foley;’ included a “Did you know?” graphic which read more than 30 celebrities, including Coldplay, Snooki, Charlie Sheen, Tyra Banks, and Diddy tweeted during WrestleMania, reaching more than 72 million people; :
WWE Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan & Kane defeated Darren Young & Titus O’Neil in a non-title match at 1:40 when O’Neil submitted to Bryan’s No Lock after Kane hit the chokeslam on Young; after the bout, Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, & Roman Reigns appeared on the big screen, with Ambrose saying the Shield didn’t back down on Raw because they were scared
WWE IC Champion Wade Barrett pinned Santino Marella in a non-title match with the Bull Hammer at 2:24 after kicking Marella in the arm to avoid the Cobra
Tamina, Nikki & Brie Bella defeated WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn, Cameron & Naomi at 1:31 when a Bella pinned Naomi after yanking her by the hair to the mat
Randy Orton & Sheamus defeated the Big Show via count-out in a handicap match at 4:03 when Show walked out of the match after sustaining Sheamus’s boot to the face; Orton’s ribs were heavily taped for the match; following the commercial break, Renee Young conducted a backstage interview with Sheamus about getting revenge on Show; moments later, Mark Henry jumped Sheamus from behind until referees intervened
Kofi Kingston pinned WWE IC Champion Antonio Cesaro in a non-title match with the spin kick to the face at 3:08
World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler (w/ AJ & Big E Langston) pinned Chris Jericho in a non-title match at 10:38 with a roll up after Langston punched Jericho in the face behind the referee’s back while Jericho attempted the Walls of Jericho; Fandango and his dance partner were ringside for the match; after the bout, Jericho fought off Ziggler and Langston before he was distracted by Fandango and sustained the Zig Zag and Big Ending; after Ziggler, AJ, & Langston left ringside, Fandango attacked Jericho in the ring and hit the legdrop off the top before taking the mic and saying his name; there were times during the match in which the fans sang along with Fandango’s theme music

4/16/13; Knoxville, TN; Thompson-Boling Arena
4/19/13 – featured a backstage segment with Booker T and Teddy Long in which Booker said Long was making decisions without consulting him; Big Show then appeared and thanked Long for putting him in a tag team match instead of making him wrestle in a handicap match, as he had done in recent weeks; included a “Did you know?” graphic which read kids ages 4-11 from 150 countries read more than 100,000 online books as part of the WrestleMania Reading Challenge; featured Renee Young conducting a backstage interview with Mark Henry about his recent attacks on Sheamus, with Henry saying he did it because he could; moments later, Sheamus tackled Henry to the ground and walked away; included a backstage promo by Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, & Roman Reigns in which they discussed their recent altercations with WWE World Champion John Cena and Ryback, with the three saying Ryback didn’t come to Cena’s aid because he finally “got it;” Ambrose then said they would beat the Undertaker on Raw; featured an ad promoting the WWE Superfan Showdown on Facebook; included a “Did you know?” graphic which read WWE superstars signed 50,000 autographs during WrestleMania week; featured an ad promoting the WWE 2013 Hall of Fame on demand:
Fandango pinned Santino Marella at 3:13 with the facebuster; prior to the bout, Fanadngo took the mic and asked Lilian Garcia if she had ever been dipped or Fandango’ed; he then dipped her, dropped her on the mat, and said she was a horrible dancer; Marella then came out and danced with his Cobra before saying he would fight Fandango for how he treated Lilian; after the match, Fandango introduced himself in the ring
WWE US Champion Kofi Kingston pinned WWE IC Champion Wade Barrett in a non-title match at 5:32 with a crucifix as Barrett made a lazy cover
Alberto Del Rio pinned Jack Swagger (w/ Zeb Colter) with an inside cradle at 17:09; ADR’s right knee was heavily taped for the match; Ricardo Rodriguez, on crutches, served as ADR’s ring announcer for the bout
The Great Khali, Hornswoggle, & Natalya Neidhart defeated Primo Colon, Epico, & Rosa Mendes at 3:16 when Khali pinned Epico by catching him coming off the top and hitting the tree slam; prior to the bout, footage was shown from earlier in the day of Primo, Epico, & Rosa stealing the parking spot of Khali, Hornswoggle, & Neidhart when they arrived to the arena; the six then argued, with Khali putting a “L” on his forehead to show that the other three were losers
The Big Show & Mark Henry defeated Randy Orton & Sheamus at 15:12 when Show pinned Orton with the chokeslam

4/23/13; London, England; O2 Arena
4/26/13 – featured an ad promoting ‘Bret Hitman Hart: The Dungeon Collection,’ featuring Sheamus; included an ad promoting “Total Divas” coming later that summer on E!; featured an ad promoting Saturday Morning Slam; included a backstage promo by Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, & Roman Reigns in which they discussed beating the Undertaker, WWE Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan & Kane on Raw, and Ambrose facing Taker later in the show; featured a “Did you know?” graphic which read WWE hosted 35 Make-A-Wish families from 14 states and 5 countries at WrestleMania; included an ad promoting ‘For All Mankind: The Life and Career of Mick Foley;’ featured a look at the Rock’s tweeting following surgery; included an ad promoting ‘No One Lives;’:
Jack Swagger (w/ Zeb Colter) pinned Alberto Del Rio in a No DQ match at 14:03 with the gutwrench powerbomb; Ricardo Rodriguez, his leg in a walking cast, served as ADR’s ring announcer for the match; Swagger’s left arm and ADR’s left knee were heaivly taped
Layla pinned Aksana with a modified crucifix at 3:05; Layla’s outfit featured the Union Jack flag
Fandango (w/ Summer Rae) pinned Justin Gabriel with the legdrop off the top at 3:03; prior to and during the bout, the fans chanted for Fandango and sang along with his theme song; after the bout, Fandango took the mic and pronounced his name
The Big Show pinned Sheamus at 14:22 with the punch to the face after Sheamus, while on the top rope, became distracted by Mark Henry at ringside
WWE IC Champion Wade Barrett pinned William Regal in a non-title match with the Bull Hammer at the 56-second mark; during Barrett’s entrance, he cut a promo in which he claimed Regal was a dead body
Mark Henry defeated Randy Orton via disqualification at 4:21 when Sheamus interfered and hit the Brogue Kick on Henry; after the contest, Orton hit Henry with the RKO
The Undertaker defeated Dean Ambrose (w/ Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns) via submission with Hell’s Gate at 4:46; after the bout, the Shield fought with Taker on the floor before Reigns speared Taker through the barricade at the timekeeper’s area, with Ambrose then assaulting him with a steel chair; moments later, Taker sustained the triple powerbomb through the announce table (Destruction of the Shield)

4/30/13; Detroit, MI; Joe Louis Arena
5/3/13 – featured Renee Young conducting a backstage interview with Ricardo Rodriguez regarding his win on Raw and competing later in the show; Alberto Del Rio then appeared, told Rodriguez to calm down, and pulled him away so they could get ready; included a backstage segment with WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn, Natalya Neidhart, and the Great Khali in which they discussed Kaitlyn getting red roses from her secret admirer; featured a “Did you know?” graphic which read Raw was the #1 show on cable TV, beating all NBA playoff games and MLB on ESPN; included a video package on the kids that were part of Raw for World Wish Day; featured Young conducting a backstage interview with Jack Swagger & Zeb Colter about Colter’s loss on Raw and being in action later in the show; included an ad promoting ‘The Best of In Your House;’ featured backstage comments by Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, & Roman Reigns about facing WWE Tag Team Champion Kane later in the show and doing to him what they did to the Undertaker; after they walked away and the camera showed the ground, WWE Tag Team Champion Daniel Bryan was shown beaten up; following the commercial break, Bryan was tended to by officials; included a backstage segment in which Matt Striker asked Kane how Bryan was doing, with Kane saying he would make the Shield pay for what they did to the Undertaker and Bryan; Kane said he knew they would take him down but he would take as many of them with him as possible; featured an ad promoting “No One Lives;” included a “Did you know?” graphic which read WWE Magazine has more readers per copy than ESPN, Rolling Stone, and Maxim combined:
Ryback pinned WWE Tag Team Champion Daniel Bryan with a clothesline and Shellshocked at 11:32; prior to the bout, Ryback cut an in-ring promo in which he knew WWE World Champion John Cena was hurt and that’s why he didn’t want to tag with him on Raw against the Shield, and that’s why Cena lost; he went on to say Cena was injured and weak and implied he would beat him for the title at Extreme Rules
Fandango (w/ Summer Rae) pinned Zack Ryder with the legdrop off the top at 2:20; after the bout, Fandango took the mic and led the crowd in pronouncing his name correctly
Ricardo Rodriguez (w/ Alberto Del Rio) defeated Zeb Colter (w/ Jack Swagger) via disqualification at 1:45 when Swagger attacked Rodriguez; moments later, ADR cleared the ring and made the save; moments later, Teddy Long appeared at the entrance stage and set up an immediate tag team match between the four; World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler, alongside AJ & Big E Langston
Alberto Del Rio & Ricardo Rodriguez defeated Jack Swagger & Zeb Colter via disqualification at around the 4-minute mark when World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler, who provided guest commentary for the match, and Big E Langston attacked ADR as he had the cross armbreaker applied; moments later, Teddy Long appeared and set up a triple threat tag team match (the bout began during the commercial break)
Alberto Del Rio & Ricardo Rodriguez defeated World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler & Big E Langston (w/ AJ) and Jack Swagger & Zeb Colter at 5:49 when Ziggler submitted to ADR’s cross armbreaker
Randy Orton pinned Damien Sandow with the RKO at 8:05; after the match, the Big Show walked out with a mic and talked about how Orton refused to tag him into the match at WrestleMania, allowing Sandow to jump Orton from behind and hit his neckbreaker
Mark Henry defeated Sheamus in an arm wrestling contest; Josh Matthews was the MC for the contest; after the match, Sheamus took the mic, congratulated Henry, and challenged him to a rematch using the opposite arm; as the two went to start, Sheamus sucker punched him, then hit the boot to the face before yelling, “That’s what I do!”
Dean Ambrose (w/ Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns) pinned WWE Tag Team Champion Kane with a modified bulldog at 9:59, moments after Kane fought off the other Shield members on the floor; the Shield came to the ring in possession of Daniel Bryan’s WWE Tag Team Title belt; prior to the match, Kane assaulted all three men and knocked Reigns and Rollins into the crowd; after the bout, Kane challenged the Shield to face him in the ring; he fought the three off before sustaining Reigns’ spear; moments later, the Shield held up both tag team titles belts as they stood above Kane’s body

5/21/13; Wichita, KS; Intrust Bank Arena
5/24/13 – featured an opening in-ring segment of Miz TV in which Mike Mizanin said he would soon regain the WWE IC Title and then introduced Fandango, with Summer Rae, as his guest to discuss his actions in the tag team match on Raw – leaving WWE IC Champion Wade Barrett to dance with Summer Rae at ringside; moments later, Barrett interrupted with comments towards both men, with Miz noting he would challenge for the title later in the night; Barrett responded with an elbow to the face and the two brawled until Barrett escaped to the floor and Miz was held back by referee Mike Chioda; included a backstage segment with Daniel Bryan & Kane in which Kane told Bryan they were still a team despite losing the tag team titles, with Bryan yelling that he wasn’t the weak link and storming off; featured a “Did you know?” graphic that read Raw was the most watched entertainment show on cable TV for the 10th straight week; included an ad promoting WWEShop.com; featured an in-ring segment in which Damien Sandow took the mic from Matt Striker and made fun of the recent tug o’ war, arm wrestling, and truck pull contests between Sheamus and Mark Henry; Sandow then had Striker attempt to untie his Gordian knot in the ring and made fun of him and the educational standards in America when he failed; Sheamus then interrupted and said he would like an attempt to untie the knot; moments later, Sandow took the knot back and told Sheamus to watch him do it, then untied it by cutting it with a bolt cutter; Sheamus replied by saying Sandow was the better man and went to kick him in the face, with Sandow escaping the ring and saying Sheamus uses brute force because he can’t meet his mental challenge; Sheamus then said he would show off Newton’s Law, and threw Striker through the ropes onto Sandow on the floor; included an ad promoting WrestleMania 29 on DVD and Blu ray; featured the announcement Paul Heyman would be the guest of the Highlight Reel on Raw; included a segment in which fans were shown drinking new shake flavors from SONIC; featured an ad promoting “12 Rounds 2;” included a “Did you know?” graphic which read WWE has 9 of the top 10 best selling sports DVDs in America, with “Best of WWE In Your House” at #1; featured an ad promoting the WWE app:
Mike Mizanin defeated WWE IC Champion Wade Barrett via disqualification at around the 5-minute mark when Fandango, who provided guest commentary for the match, with Summer Rae beside him, kicked Miz in the head; after the bout, Fandango attacked Miz before Barrett knocked Fandango out with the Bull Hammer (the bout began during the commercial break)
Daniel Bryan (w/ Kane) defeated Jack Swagger (w/ Zeb Colter) via submission with the No Lock after repeated stomps to the head at 8:36; after the match, Bryan reapplied the hold until Kane had him break it; moments later, Bryan left the ring and chanted “Yes!” before saying he wasn’t the weak link
Chris Jericho defeated the Big Show via count-out at 5:26 after hitting the Codebreaker on the floor, sending Show into the timekeeper’s area; after the bout, Show grabbed a steel chair from ringside, with Jericho then kicking it into his face and beating him with it until Show left ringside
Curtis Axel (w/ Paul Heyman) pinned Sin Cara at 3:04 with a swinging neckbreaker after avoiding a splash off the top; prior to the bout, Heyman and Axel cut an in-ring promo and bragged about Axel being able to leave Triple H dazed and confused in his first attempt; the match was wrestled under blue and orange lights; during the match, Randy Orton briefly appeared in an insert giving an interview about Axel for the WWE app
Kofi Kingston defeated WWE US Champion Dean Ambrose (w/ WWE Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns) via disqualification at 2:31 when Rollins and Reigns attacked Kingston; moments later, Randy Orton ran out followed by Sheamus and cleared the ring; Teddy Long then appeared and set up an immediate six man tag team match
WWE US Champion Dean Ambrose, WWE Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns defeated Kofi Kingston, Randy Orton & Sheamus in an impromptu match at around the 16-minute mark when Ambrose pinned Kingston with a running dropkick into the corner and the modified bulldog after Rollins prevented Kingston from hitting the spin kick to the face (the match began during the commercial break)

5/28/13; Edmonton, Alberta; Rexall Place
5/31/13 – featured an ad promoting WWEShop.com; included an in-ring segment in which Damien Sandow made fun of the crowd and introduced his game of hiding a ball underneath one of three cups; moments later, Sheamus interrupted, noted Sandow got the best of him the previous week with the knot, but wanted a try at the cup game; Sheamus guessed the wrong cup, with Sandow insulting him before offering him another try with just two cups; moments later, Sheamus took one of the cups from Sandow as the crowd chanted “Show your ball,” with Sheamus revealing Sandow hadn’t hid the ball under any of the cups; Sheamus questioned how, if Sandow was so smart, how did he get caught cheating and then kicked him in the face; featured the announcement that Fast 6, starring the Rock, opened at #1 at the box office; included an ad promoting WrestleMania 29 on DVD and Blu ray; featured Renee Young conducting a backstage interview with Chris Jericho regarding his match with CM Punk at Payback; included a vignette promoting the debut of the Wyatt Family; featured an ad promoting “12 Rounds 2”:
Kane (w/ Daniel Bryan) pinned WWE Tag Team Champion Seth Rollins (w/ WWE Tag Team Champion Roman Reigns) at 9:23 with the chokeslam after Bryan shoved Rollins off the top behind the referee’s back
WWE Tag Team Champion Roman Reigns (w/ WWE Tag Team Champion Seth Rollins) defeated Daniel Bryan (w/ Kane) via disqualification at 9:16 when, after Reigns shoved Kane in the face by the ropes, Kane struck Reigns in the face; moments earlier, Kane kicked Rollins in the face after Rollins aided Reigns in reaching the ropes while caught in the No Lock; after the contest, Bryan argued with Kane and said he cost him the match because he didn’t think he could win by himself
Curtis Axel (w/ Paul Heyman) pinned Sin Cara with the Perfect Plex at 2:01; during Axel and Heyman’s entrance, Heyman cut a promo in which he said he never lies about the abilities of his clients and then gave the mic to Axel, who bragged about being 2-0 against Triple H and WWE World Champion John Cena
Big E Langston (w/ AJ) pinned Alberto Del Rio at 4:51 with the Big Ending after AJ gouged ADR’s eye behind the referee’s back and Langston followed by sending ADR face-first into the ringpost; Ricardo Rodriguez served as ADR’s ring announcer for the match
Ryback pinned Kofi Kingston with Shellshocked at 2:28; after the bout, Ryback brought a table into the ring and dropped Kingston with a powerbomb through it; several fans then chanted “One more time” as Ryback grabbed a second table and did it a second time; Ryback then grabbed a third table, set it up, and dropped Kingston through it for the third time; moments later, Kingston was tended to in the ring
Chris Jericho defeated Cody Rhodes via submission with the Walls of Jericho at 4:52
Randy Orton defeated WWE US Champion Dean Ambrose via disqualification in a non-title match at 11:55 when WWE Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns interfered; after the bout, Daniel Bryan & Kane ran out to make the save, with Bryan laying out all three members of the Shield by himself; Bryan, Orton, & Kane then held up their hands as Bryan’s music played and the crowd chanted “Yes!”

6/18/13; Dayton, OH; Nutter Center
6/21/13 – featured an opening in-ring promo by Daniel Bryan in which he discussed his match having to be stopped on Raw against Randy Orton, something that has never had to happen to him before; Bryan then said the WWE officials didn’t think he was tough enough, and Orton was even more at fault for picking him up, patting him on the head, and treating him like a “dog” after the match; Bryan then said he would prove he was not the weak link and would beat Orton later in the show; Orton then walked out, said he respected Bryan for what he did Monday, and his actions came from respect and not pity; Bryan told Orton not to patronize him and he would shove his respect down Orton’s throat, just as he was the first one to beat the Shield the week before; Orton then said the fight was on, and he would hurt Bryan and force him to be carried out; Orton then said “Respect that,” dropped the mic, and walked backstage; included a “Did you know?” graphic which read the previous week’s show was the most socially active show on TV, beating its nearest broadcast competition by 7 times; featured a vignette promoting the debut of the Wyatt Family; included the WWE World Champion John Cena / Mark Henry segment from Raw, followed by Henry’s interview with Renee Young; featured a vignette promoting the return of Rob Van Dam; included a “Did you know?” graphic which read the previous Raw was the #1 show on cable TV, beating every other show on ESPN, TBS, Discovery, Fox News, History, and TNT; featured a video package recapping CM Punk’s return at Payback, match with World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio, and assault at the hands of Brock Lesnar on Raw; included Young conducting a backstage interview with Paul Heyman regarding Lesnar’s attack on Punk, with Heyman then asking her about her own personal life before saying he and Punk were friends and he wouldn’t discuss personal matters; featured an ad promoting ‘The Call’ on DVD and Blu ray; included a “Don’t try this at home” PSA:
Sheamus defeated Cody Rhodes (w/ Damien Sandow) via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf at 5:36; prior to the bout, footage from the WWE app showed Rhodes and Sandow drawing straws to see who would face Sheamus; after the contest, Sandow jumped Sheamus from behind and beat him down in the corner until the referee intervened
WWE IC Champion Curtis Axel (w/ Paul Heyman) pinned Wade Barrett with the spinning neckbreaker at 4:41; Mike Mizanin provided guest commentary for the match; after the contest, Miz confronted Axel in the ring until Heyman prompted Axel to leave the ring with him
WWE Divas Champion AJ (w/ Big E Langston) defeated Natalya Neidhart in a non-title match via submission with the Black Widow at 5:36; during and after the bout, Kaitlyn and Layla were shown watching on backstage; moments later, Aksana confronted Kaitlyn and called her trash, with Kaitlyn then tackling Aksana and pouring a trashcan on top of her until she was pulled back by Layla, Cameron & Naomi
World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio defeated Chris Jericho via disqualification in a non-title match at 10:33 when Dolph Ziggler ran out in street clothes and attacked ADR as Jericho had an interfering Ricardo Rodriguez in the Walls of Jericho; Rodriguez was ADR’s ring announcer for the match; during the bout, ADR cut his forehead open; after the contest, Jericho hit the Codebreaker on Ziggler for costing him the match and left ringside; moments later, Rodriguez held Ziggler up so ADR could superkick him in the head; referees then tended to Ziggler as ADR and Rodriguez left the ring
Christian pinned Drew McIntyre (w/ Heath Slater & Jinder Mahal) with the Killswitch at 1:50; after the bout, Christian took the mic and said he was happy to be back on Smackdown after 10 months; Christian said he wanted “one more match…” before WWE US Champion Dean Ambrose, WWE Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns surrounded the ring; moments later, Christian was triple teamed and sustained the triple powerbomb, with the Shield then holding up their title belts
Daniel Bryan defeated Randy Orton via count-out at 14:00 after Bryan hit a suicide dive to the floor; after the match, Bryan took the mic and told the referee he wasn’t going to accept a count-out win and told him to restart the match; the referee said no, with Bryan chanting “Yes!” and the crowd chanting along as the show ended

6/25/13; Columbia, SC; Colonial Life Arena
6/28/13 – featured a backstage segment with Kane and Daniel Bryan in which Kane congratulated Bryan on beating Randy Orton on Raw but called it an upset, which Bryan took offense to; Kane then said he was facing Orton later in the show, Bryan was stressing him out, and told him to leave; Bryan said he would be on commentary for the match and gave Kane a hug before leaving; included an ad promoting ‘The Call’ on Blu ray; featured an in-ring segment of Miz TV in which Mike Mizanin introduced Paul Heyman as his guest, and questioned him about his interaction with CM Punk on Raw and how he treated Renee Young the previous week on Smackdown; Heyman responded by bringing out WWE IC Champion Curtis Axel; Miz said Heyman was lying about Brock Lesnar’s attack on Punk, told Axel that he wasn’t his father, and implied Heyman would drop him as soon as Miz takes the IC title; Axel said he is possessive of the title and took Miz’s threat personally, with Miz challenging him to a title match then and there; Heyman and Miz then traded words before Axel kicked Miz and dropped him with his neckbreaker; Axel and Heyman then left the ring as Axel yelled that the belt was his; included a “Did you know?” graphic which read Smackdown was the most socially active show the previous week on cable TV, beating 20/20 on ABC by nearly 10 times; featured a vignette promoting the debut of the Wyatt Family; included a backstage segment with Teddy Long and Vince McMahon in which Long said he wanted to do something different for the Smackdown Money in the Bank ladder match, noted his picks were about the future of the company, and said his picks were Wade Barrett, Jack Swagger, Antonio Cesaro, Fandango, WWE US Champion Dean Abmrose, Cody Rhodes, and Damien Sandow; McMahon was pleased with the selections and then tried to coach Long on how to pronounce Fandango; featured a “Did you know?” graphic which read WWE’s Twitter network has more than 50 million followers, with the Rock at more than 5 million; included an ad promoting how fans could create their cover for WWE2k14; featured a 1-800 Fella vignette with Sheamus; included an ad promoting ‘Wargames: WCW’s Most Notorious Matches;’ featured a closing in-ring segment in which the ring was decorated with red, green, and white balloons and a band was on hand in celebration of Alberto Del Rio regaining the World Heavyweight Title; after Ricardo Rodriguez introduced ADR, ADR noted he was now a four-time world champion and he would only speak Spanish for the rest of the segment; after speaking several minutes in Spanish, ADR hit a pinata above the ring that had Dolph Ziggler’s face on it; ADR then said he would beat Ziggler’s brains in again at Money in the Bank, like he did Payback, to retain his title; ADR said Ziggler threatened to end his party and asked where he was, with Ziggler slowly walking out, taking off his watch and jacket, and entering the ring; Ziggler and ADR then fought, with Ziggler throwing Rodriguez through a table set up in the ring and hitting the Zig Zag on ADR; Ziggler then grabbed a guitar, with ADR escaping into the crowd before Ziggler bashed it over Rodriguez’s head; moments later, Ziggler played with the band at ringside as balloons fell from the rafters:
Sheamus pinned Damien Sandow in a streetfight at 12:19 with the boot to the face after knocking Sandow onto two chairs set up inside the ring; during his entrance, Sandow cut a promo in which he told South Carolina to seceed from the union again, then referred to the state as a third world country; props were positioned at ringside for the “Dublin streetfight,” including a keg, potatoes, green kendo stick and green bar stool
Natalya Neidhart pinned WWE Divas Champion AJ (w/ Big E Langston) in a non-title match at 1:05 with a roll up after AJ became distracted by Kaitlyn at ringside; prior to the bout, Kaitlyn, dressed as AJ, skipped out on stage and implied AJ’s list of relationships had grown to include the time keeper, ringside physician, and even Lilian Garcia; after the match, Kaitlyn dropped AJ with a spear inside the ring, with Langston then carrying AJ backstage
Randy Orton pinned Kane at 12:45 with the RKO, moments after Daniel Bryan, who provided guest commentary, pushed a dazed Kane back into the ring
Ryback pinned Justin Gabriel with Shellshocked at 1:50; after the bout, Chris Jericho walked out with a mic and mocked Ryback’s apparant knee injury, called him “Cryback,” and then ran into the ring; the two briefly fought before Ryback escaped the Walls of Jericho and slid out to the floor
Christian, Jimmy & Jey Uso defeated WWE US Champion Dean Ambrose, WWE Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns at 7:50 when Christian pinned Ambrose with the spear

7/2/13; Topeka, KS; Landon Arena
7/5/13 – the Money in the Bank briefcase was suspended above the ring for the show; featured an opening in-ring promo by CM Punk in which he talked about not being John Cena, and not wanting to come out and talk about how America was built on hustle, loyalty, and respect, but said he himself was fiercely independent and tends to do the opposite of what he’s told; Punk then said his goals were to get his hands on Brock Lesnar and win his Money in the Bank match and become the WWE World Champion again; moments later, World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio interrupted, said Smackdown was his show, and Punk’s “people” spend their freedom getting fatter, watching TV all day, and playing on the internet; Punk responded by saying the fans turned on ADR because they saw through his facade; the two then argued over who was better before Teddy Long came out and said the two would face off in the main event; included a “Did you know?” graphic which read WrestleMania 29 has been the best selling sports home video in America for 5 straight weeks; featured a backstage segment with Punk and Paul Heyman in which Heyman said Punk’s match against ADR didn’t make sense and Punk had everything to lose, then asking whether he could be in Punk’s corner at Money in the Bank; Punk responded by asking Heyman to stay out of it, as his friend; Heyman said OK and wished Punk good luck; included an ad promoting ‘The Call’ on Blu ray; featured an ad promoting ‘Wargames: WCW’s Most Notorious Matches;’ included Renee Young conducting a backstage interview with Randy Orton and Christian about their rivalry and facing each other later in the night; featured a vignette promoting the debut of the Wyatt Family; included a Be A Star ad featuring P Diddy; featured a backstage segment with Heyman and Long in which Long said he wanted Heyman to provide guest commentary for the main event; included a vignette promoting the return of Rob Van Dam at Money in the Bank; featured a “Did you know?” graphic which read the previous week’s Smackdown was the most socially active show on broadcast and cable TV, beating every show by more than 5 times; included an ad promoting WWEShop.com; featured a pre-taped video by Zeb Colter, Antonio Cesaro, and Jack Swagger in which Colter complained about those who don’t remember the sacrifices of the American forefathers and instead spend July 4th using Mexican fireworks and going to the beach; Colter then said Americans could celebrate when one of his men wins at Money in the Bank:
Jimmy & Jey Uso defeated Damien Sandow & Cody Rhodes at 2:17 when Sandow was pinned after a simultaneous splash off the top; prior to the bout, Sandow & Rhodes cut a promo about their upcoming participation in Money in the Bank and shook hands after agreeing the best man would win between the two of them; after the match, WWE US Champion Dean Ambrose, WWE Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns appeared on the big screen and talked about Rollins & Reigns facing the Usos at Money in the Bank
Alicia Fox pinned Kaitlyn (w/ Layla) with a roll up at 2:46 after Kaitlyn knocked an interfering WWE Divas Champion AJ off the apron with a dropkick; AJ appeared ringside late in the match; after the bout, Kaitlyn chased AJ backstage; following the commercial break, Nikki & Brie Bella told AJ to watch her back because the belt would be theirs soon; AJ then found Big E Langston and told him they had to leave and she would text Dolph Ziggler to let him know
Randy Orton pinned Christian at 12:35 with the RKO
Dolph Ziggler pinned Drew McIntyre (w/ Heath Slater & Jinder Mahal) with the Zig Zag at 3:11; following his entrance, Ziggler cut an in-ring promo in which he said World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio was full of crap and had been pretending to be something he’s not, while Ziggler said he was upfront about being arrogant, having a chip on his shoulder, and doing things in the ring that no one else could; Ziggler then said he would win back the title at Money in the Bank; after the contest, Ziggler twice escaped being triple teamed by 3MB
Fandango (w/ Summer Rae) pinned Justin Gabriel with the legdrop off the top at 1:38; after the bout, Fandango took the mic and introduced himself
CM Punk fought World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio to a double count-out in a non-title match at 11:03 when Punk attacked ADR on the floor, moments after ADR punched Paul Heyman, who provided guest commentary for the match, in the face; after the bout, Punk dropped ADR with the Go To Sleep in the ring; after the contest, Punk tended to Heyman as Heyman apologized for costing Punk the match

7/9/13; Hampton, VA; Coliseum
7/12/13 – the Money in the Bank briefcase was suspended above the ring for the show; featured an ad promoting ‘Dead Man Down’ on Blu ray; included a backstage segment in which Teddy Long spoke with Dolph Ziggler and said he was giving Ziggler the night off because World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio was in action and he didn’t want any interference; featured a “Did you know?” graphic which read the previous week’s show was the most socially active on TV, beating Dateline on NBC by more than 9 times; included Renee Young conducting a backstage interview with Sheamus regarding his match later in the night against Randy Orton; featured an in-ring segment hosted by Long in which he oversaw the contract signing between WWE Divas Champion AJ and Kaitlyn for Money in the Bank, with Big E Langston, Alicia Fox, Aksana, Natalya Neidhart, Cameron, Naomi, and Layla also on hand; after the two signed the contract, AJ read texts Kaitlyn sent to her “secret admirer” in which she badmouthed Natalya, Cameron, and Naomi; Kaitlyn responded by saying AJ had no power over her and she would get her title back; Kaitlyn then shoved the table into the corner, pinning AJ, until Langston pulled her away; Kaitlyn then slapped Langston and dropped AJ with the spear; included the announcement that Kane would not compete at Money in the Bank because of the attack he sustained from the Wyatt Family on Raw; featured a “Did you know?” graphic that said WWE has 8 of 10 of the best selling sports DVDs in America, with “Greatest Stars of the 90s” at #1; included a vignette promoting the return of Rob Van Dam; featured a backstage segment in which Long confronted Sin Cara, calling him Dolph; moments later, Ziggler appeared, said he left his cell phone, and congratulated Sin Cara for beating up ADR earlier in the show:
Daniel Bryan defeated Christian via submission with the No Lock at 12:31 after catching him coming off the top
WWE Tag Team Champion Seth Rollins (w/ WWE Tag Team Champion Roman Reigns) pinned Jey Uso (w/ Jimmy Uso) at 4:08 with a running knee to the head, moments after Reigns attacked Jimmy on the floor; after the bout, Rollins & Reigns stood on the commentary table and held up their title belts
Chris Jericho defeated WWE IC Champion Curtis Axel (w/ Paul Heyman) via count-out in a non-title match at 10:45 after hitting a Codebreaker that knocked Axel to the floor; after the match, Axel threw a fit at ringside as Heyman tried to calm him
Ryback pinned Mike Mizanin with Shellshocked at 5:53
Fandango (w/ Summer Rae) pinned Wade Barrett with a roll up at 1:48, moments after Cody Rhodes & Damien Sandow appeared ringside and argued with Jack Swagger & Antonio Cesaro, who accompanied Zeb Colter as Colter provided guest commentary
Sin Cara (Dolph Ziggler wearing the costume and mask) fought World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio to a no contest in a non-title match when Sin Cara ran out and attacked ADR before hitting the Zig Zag and leaving the ring; moments later, Vickie Guerrero jumped out of the crowd, ripped up the ticket she had to buy to get into the show, and demanded that Teddy Long be fired; Long appeared at the entrance stage and called for security to remove her from the building
Sheamus fought Randy Orton to a no contest at 13:05 when Daniel Bryan ran out, pulled a ladder out from under the ring, and hit both men with it; moments later, Sheamus knocked Bryan to the floor as Bryan went to grab the briefcase above the ring; Christian then ran out and fought with Sheamus, with Bryan knocking Christian off the ladder before Orton dropped Bryan with the RKO; Orton then climbed the ladder and retrieved the briefcase to end the show

7/16/13; Providence, RI; Dunkin Donuts Center
7/19/13 – featured an opening in-ring segment in which Teddy Long welcomed the fans and said Vince McMahon would be giving him a job evaluation, as he did Vickie Guerrero, and asked the fans if they would be interested in seeing him as the full-time GM; moments later, Booker T walked out, followed soon thereafter by McMahon; McMahon then said only one man could run Smackdown and asked Long what he would put on the show, with Long making Chris Jericho vs. WWE IC Champion Curtis Axel in a title match; McMahon asked Booker, who said World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio vs. Randy Orton; Brad Maddox then ran out to the ring with a mic and said McMahon should have him run Smackdown as he does Raw and noted Rob Van Dam would return later in the program; moments later, Vince announced that Vickie was the Smackdown GM, with Vickie joining the other men in the ring and hugging Vince; Vickie then said she hated the fans for them costing her the job on Raw and noted there was no one in the ring or in the crowd that could do anything about her new position; included a “Did you know?” graphic which read Money in the Bank was the most socially active show on cable and broadcast TV, featuring more than 35 worldwide trends; featured a backstage segment with Vickie and Maddox in which Vickie slapped him; included an ad promoting a Rockpockalypse game update; featured an in-ring segment of MizTV in which Mike Mizanin introduced his guest, Paul Heyman, and gave him the mic to say whatever he wanted; Heyman said he still had love for CM Punk and advised him to “stay down” and go home or he would face the wrath of Brock Lesnar; Miz then confronted Heyman on swearing on his children and still lying, then dropped the mic and left the ring; as Miz was in the aisle, Heyman introduced WWE IC Champion Curtis Axel, and noted Axel beat Miz at Money in the Bank; included an ad promoting Total Divas; featured an in-ring promo by Damien Sandow in which he said he did not screw Cody Rhodes, he was still best friends with Cody, and asked Cody to come out so they could put their recent differences behind them; moments later, Rhodes joined him in the ring, with Sandow saying he forgave Rhodes for attacking him on Raw and wanted to “honor” him to making him “protector of the case” until he chooses to cash it in; Rhodes thanked him for the honor, smacked Sandow with the briefcase, and threw the briefcase into the aisle; Sandow then retrieved the case and retreated backstage; included a “Did you know?” graphic which read the WWE’s Facebook network has more than 108 million fans, led by John Cena with nearly 15 million fans; featured a video package recapping the Wyatt Family’s attack on R-Truth on Raw; included a backstage segment with Vickie and Long in which Vickie said they were both adults and could work together, then admitted she was lying and had Long thrown out of the building by security; featured the announcement Big Show would return to the ring on Raw:
Dolph Ziggler pinned Jack Swagger with the Zig Zag at 3:09; during the match, WWE Divas Champion AJ and Big E Langston were shown watching on backstage; Zeb Colter & Antonio Cesaro escorted Swagger to the ring but were ejected for interfering at the 2-minute mark; after the bout, Ziggler took the mic and said he was sorry he didn’t dump AJ sooner; moments later, AJ began screaming and throwing chairs backstage, even slapping Langston before collapsing in his arms and crying; Langston then kissed her on the forehead
Jimmy & Jey Uso fought WWE Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns to a no contest in a non-title match when the two teams brawled before the match began, with WWE US Champion Dean Ambrose then appearing and aiding Rollins & Reigns; moments later, Mark Henry ran out and evened the odds, with the Shield escaping into the crowd
Daniel Bryan defeated Wade Barrett via submission with the Yes Lock at 1:55; prior to the bout, Michael Cole & John Bradshaw Layfield showed fans how to download and access the WWE app; during Bryan’s entrance, footage was shown of WWE World Champion John Cena choosing on Raw to face him at Summer Slam; during the finish, it was noted Bryan had renamed the No Lock back to the Yes Lock
WWE IC Champion Curtis Axel (w/ Paul Heyman) pinned Chris Jericho with a kick to the head and neckbreaker into face plant at 12:48, moments after Jericho became distracted by Heyman; after the bout, Ryback entered the ring and trash talked Jericho; Jericho fought back but Ryback decked him with a clothesline and then hit Shellshocked before standing over Jericho’s body and smiling
Rob Van Dam pinned Darren Young (w/ Titus O’Neil) with the Five Star Frog Splash at 3:17 after knocking O’Neil off the apron
Randy Orton pinned World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio in a non-title match with the RKO at 8:50

7/23/13; Corpus Christi, TX; American Bank Center
7/26/13 – featured an ad promoting ‘The Call’ on Blu ray; included an ad promoting a WrestleMania 30 contest through omaze.com; featured a “Did you know?” graphic that said WWE has 8 of 10 of the best selling sports DVDs in America, with “Greatest Stars of the 90s” at #1; included an in-ring promo by CM Punk in which he addressed his upcoming Summer Slam match against Brock Lesnar, said Lesnar’s weakeness was Paul Heyman, and said he would kick Lesnar until he was a pile of failure; moments later, Fandango, with Summer Rae, came out and entered the ring, only to then sustain Punk’s Go To Sleep; featured an ad promoting ‘Total Divas;’ included a 1-800 FELLA vignette with Sheamus; featured a backstage segment with Vickie Guerrero and World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio in which ADR said he should also be able to pick his opponent for Summer Slam, just like WWE World Champion John Cena did; Rob Van Dam walked in and said it should be him, then said he would prove himself by beating ADR later in the show; included a backstage segment in which Damien Sandow asked Sin Cara and others where Cody Rhdoes was; featured a backstage segment in which Sandow asked Booker T and Mark Henry if they had seen Rhodes; included an in-ring promo by WWE Divas Champion AJ, with Big E Langston, in which she was fine after being dumped by Dolph Ziggler and pulled out the keys to his house; Ziggler then appeared, said he had already changed the locks, with AJ having Langston grab Ziggler’s stolen suitcase, and ripped up his drivers license and passport; Ziggler laughed off all of them, saying everything in the ring was replacable; moments later, the crowd chanted “You are psycho” at AJ as she threw a fit in the ring and shoved away Langston when he tried to console her; AJ then left the ring and immediately ran into a spear from Kaitlyn, with Ziggler then hitting a Fameasser on Langston on the floor; featured a backstage segment with Vickie and Sandow in which Vickie told Sandow to relax and that she had contacted the authorities, with Sandow saying he would find his briefcase on his own; included an ad promoting ‘Dead Man Down’ on Blu ray:
Randy Orton pinned Damien Sandow with the RKO at 14:25 after Sandow became distracted by Cody Rhodes, who appeared ringside and took Sandow’s Money in the Bank briefcase; during his entrance, Sandow cut a promo in which he insulted the crowd; after the bout, Rhodes went backstage with the briefcase
Mark Henry, Jimmy & Jey Uso defeated Wade Barrett, Darren Young & Titus O’Neil at 3:28 when Henry pinned O’Neil with the powerslam; during the match, it was announced Henry & the Usos would face WWE US Champion Dean Ambrose, WWE Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns the following week on Raw
World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio pinned Rob Van Dam in a non-title match at 2:31 with a kick to the head after faking an injury
Luke Harper & Erick Rowan (w/ Bray Wyatt) defeated Brodus Clay & Tensai (w/ Cameron & Naomi) at 1:05 when Rowan pinned Tensai with a splash after a clothesline from Harper; Rowan wore a sheep mask for some of the bout; Wyatt sat ringside in a rocking chair for the match; after the contest, Wyatt entered the ring, kissed Tensai’s head, then hit the Sister Abigail; Wyatt then took the mic and said he knew Kane would be looking for him but he’s not hard to find (Harper & Rowan’s TV in-ring debut)
Christian pinned Jack Swagger (w/ Zeb Colter) with the Killswitch at 8:36; during their entrance, Colter cut a promo in which he said Texas was more like Northern Mexico; after the match, Damien Sandow walked out, grabbed a mic, and said he was issuing a warrant for the arrest of Cody Rhodes; moments later, Rhodes appeared on the big screen outside, with the Gulf of Mexico behind him; Rhodes then said he would hand the briefcase to Sandow if he would just come get it; Sandow ran bhackstage; following the commercial break, Sandow ran out of the arena to find Rhodes with the briefcase by the water; Sandow then said Rhodes was the leader of their team and had better facial hair, with Rhodes then saying “You’ve earned this” and throwing the briefcase into the water; moments later, Sandow screamed for help and that he couldn’t swim; Sandow then jumped in the water only to eventually climb his way back onto land without the briefcase

8/6/13; Rockford, IL; BMO Harris Bank Center
8/9/13 – featured an in-ring segment of Miz TV in which Mike Mizanin introduced WWE Divas Champion AJ, with Big E Langston, as his guest in which Miz questioned AJ about her many failed relationships before she said all she needed was her divas title; moments later, Dolph Ziggler interrupted and was followed soon thereafter by Kaitlyn; the four then argued before Miz said Ziggler & Kaitlyn will face Langston & AJ at Summer Slam; AJ then sustained the spear from Kaitlyn and Ziggler hit the Zig Zag on Langston; included a “Did you know?” graphic which read the WrestleMania 29 NBC special was the most watched show on broadcast TV in key demographics beating every show on ABC, FOX, and CBS; featured a backstage segment in which World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio confronted Vickie Guerrero about why he had to face Christian later in the show when he was already wrestling him at Summer Slam; included Renee Young conducting a backstage interview with Daniel Bryan regarding the failed corporate makeover on Raw, with Bryan saying he didn’t change who he was to make it in the WWE but would make history at Summer Slam; featured an ad promoting WrestleMania 30 travel packages; included Young conducting a backstage interview with Damien Sandow, with Sandow revealing his new Money in the Bank briefcase and discussed facing Cody Rhodes at Summer Slam; featured an ad promoting ‘ECW Unreleased Vol. 2;’ included a vignette on the recent history between Kane and Bray Wyatt; featured a “Did you know?” graphic which read ‘Totl Divas’ is the most watched new reality show on E! this year; included a pretaped promo package in which Brock Lesnar discussed his upcoming Summer Slam match against CM Punk; featured a WWEShop.com ad:
Randy Orton pinned Rob Van Dam with the RKO at 13:10 after avoiding the Five Star Frog Splash
Fandango (w/ Summer Rae) pinned Kofi Kingston with the legdrop off the top at 4:44 after Kingston hit his head on the ringpost outside the ring
Daniel Bryan defeated Wade Barrett via submission with the Yes Lock at 4:07 after a headbutt off the top; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Bryan shaving Barrett’s beard during Raw; during his entrance, a cleanly shaven Barrett brought a pair of clippers to ringside; during the bout, Barrett attempted to use the clippers on Bryan; after the match, Bryan destroyed the clippers
Kane defeated Heath Slater, Jinder Mahal, & Drew McIntyre in a handicap match at 1:36 by pinning Mahal with the chokeslam; after the match, Bray Wyatt, alongside Luke Harper & Erick Rowan, appeared on the big screen and said he wasn’t afraid of Kane’s fire and he himself was already dead; Kane responded by setting off his ringpost pyro
Christian pinned World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio in a non-title match at 20:22 with a cradle; prior to the bout, footage was shown of ADR attacking Ricardo Rodriguez on Raw; after the match, Christian hit the Killswitch on ADR before leaving ringside; moments later, Damien Sandow came out to use his Money in the Bank title shot only to be attacked by Cody Rhodes and sustain the Crossroads

8/13/13; San Jose, CA; SAP Center
8/16/13 – featured an opening in-ring promo by Bray Wyatt, alongside Erick Rowan & Luke Harper, in which he sat in a rocking chair and said Kane was hiding behind crutches and masks; after Wyatt talked about his Ring of Fire match with Kane at Summer Slam, Kane’s music hit and he pulled Rowan & Harper out to the floor from behind and attacked them; moments later, Kane cornered and attacked Wyatt in the ring; Kane was eventually triple teamed and sustained the Sister Abigail from Wyatt; included Renee Young conducting a backstage interview with Rob Van Dam about his Summer Slam match against WWE US Champion Dean Ambrose, with Big Show and Mark Henry appearing behind him as RVD said he wasn’t concerned about the Shield interfering; Show said the Shield were the hunted and Henry said RVD had nothing to worry about at Summer Slam; featured Young conducting a backstage interview with Ryback about why he wasn’t on the Summer Slam pay-per-view, with Ryback saying he was left off the show because people are scared of him; Ryback then confronted a stagehand, bullied him, punched him in the gut, slapped him, and threw him across a table; included a “Did you know?” graphic which read more than 20 million unique viewers watched WWE programming the previous week; featured a video package hyping the CM Punk vs. Brock Lesnar match at Summer Slam; included an ad promoting ‘Total Divas;’ featured a video package hyping the Daniel Bryan vs. WWE World Champion John Cena match at Summer Slam:
Christian pinned Damien Sandow with an inside cradle at 9:10; after the bout, Sandow attempted to attack Christian but sustained a spear; moments later, World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio ran out and attacked Christian; ADR then took the mic and asked if Christian was crazy for thinking he could win the title, with Christian then hitting the Killswitch on him
WWE Divas Champion AJ & Layla defeated Kaitlyn & Natalya Neidhart at 4:17 when AJ pinned Kaitlyn with a Shining Wizard after Layla kicked Kaitlyn from behind
Rob Van Dam, Mark Henry, & the Big Show defeated WWE US Champion Dean Ambrose, WWE Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns at 4:49 when RVD pinned Ambrose with the Five Star Frog Splash after Show punched Ambrose in the face
Mike Mizanin pinned Jack Swagger (w/ Zeb Colter & Antonio Cesaro) at 3:20 with a roll up, moments after the referee ordered that an interfering Cesaro and Colter be ejected from ringside; during their entrance, Colter cut a promo in which he said he needed to know the way out of San Jose and said no one liked Miz because he was a fake
WWE IC Champion Curtis Axel (w/ Paul Heyman) pinned Zack Ryder in a non-title match at 3:03 with the neckbuster into a facebuster; following the commercial break, Heyman cut an in-ring promo in which he said CM Punk outsmarted him on Raw but Brock Lesnar would overpower him at Summer Slam
Daniel Bryan pinned Wade Barrett in a No DQ match with a headbutt off the top at 16:38; early in the match, Vince McMahon appeared ringside; at the 13-minute mark, the referee was knocked out, with McMahon calling for Brad Maddox to come out and take over officiating; moments later, Barrett accidentally struck Maddox in the head with a kendo stick; McMahon then implied he would referee, with Triple H then appearing already wearing a referee shirt and taking over the officiating; after the contest, Randy Orton appeared at the entrance stage with his Money in the Bank briefcase as the show ended

8/20/13; Bakersfield, CA; Rabobank Arena
8/23/13 – featured an opening in-ring segment in which Vickie Guerrero introduced Randy Orton as the new WWE World Champion; Orton then came out, with Vickie shaking his hand on the aisle, before cutting a promo in the ring in which he said he didn’t need the help of Triple H or the Shield but thanked the WWE for their support and said he hoped the fans would support him as well; Orton said he was the face of the WWE, with Daniel Bryan interrupting, taking a mic, thanking John Cena for facing him at Summer Slam despite his injury, and for giving him the opportunity of being WWE World Champion; Bryan then said the face of the WWE had to change and mocked Orton for how pretty he was and how obvious it was that Triple H liked him more than Bryan; Bryan then said he could beat Orton and he could beat him for the title, adding he wanted his rematch later in the show; after the crowd chanted “Yes!”, Orton said it would have to wait until Night of Champions and held the belt above his head in Bryan’s face; Orton then attempted the RKO, with Bryan avoiding it and knocking Orton to the floor; included a “Did you know?” graphic which read Raw had 10 times more social media activity than any other show on TV; featured a backstage segment in which Wade Barrett told Vickie he wanted a match against Bryan, with Vickie agreeing and saying it would be in a steel cage; included an ad promoting ‘Total Divas;’ featured a WWEShop.com ad; included a WWE ’14 ad featuring the Undertaker; included a “Did you know?” graphic which read Summer Slam was the most active program the previous night, beating all shows on CBS, ABC, HBO, Fox, AMC, NBC, and ESPN; featured a backstage segment in which Ryback signed an autograph for a dad, only to then tear it up when the guy admitted he didn’t know Ryback’s name; included the announcement CM Punk would face WWE IC Champion Curtis Axel on Raw; featured a vignette promoting the debut of Los Matadores:
WWE IC Champion Curtis Axel (w/ Paul Heyman, his arm in a sling) pinned Cody Rhodes in a non-title match at 7:51 with the facebuster after Heyman distracted Rhodes as Rhodes attempted a moonsault, with Axel then causing Rhodes to crotch himself on the top rope; after the bout, Heyman cut an in-ring promo in which he said CM Punk was lost without him but Axel had found himself because of Heyman; Heyman then said no one could beat Axel, which Axel then challenging Punk to a match on Raw
Dolph Ziggler pinned Big E Langston (w/ WWE Divas Champion AJ) with the Zig Zag at 2:01 after avoiding the Big Ending; prior to the bout, Langston jumped Ziggler as he entered the ring and assaulted him for several moments before the match officially began; Ziggler wrestled the match with his T-shirt on
World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio defeated Christian in a non-title match via submission with the cross armbreaker at 11:25 after Christian struck the ringpost shoulder-first; Mexican flags were positioned at the ringposts for the match; after the contest, ADR cut an in-ring promo in which he told the fans to follow him, with Ricardo Rodriguez then interrupting at the entrance stage and introducing Rob Van Dam; as RVD approached the ring, Christian took ADR out with a missile dropkick and RVD followed with Rolling Thunder before ADR slid to the floor
The Big Show & Mark Henry defeated Heath Slater, Jinder Mahal, & Drew McIntyre in a handicap match at 3:09 when Show pinned McIntyre with the punch to the face; after the bout, WWE Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns appeared on the big screen and said Show & Henry’s time was ending
Darren Young (w/ Titus O’Neil) pinned Antonio Cesaro (w/ Jack Swagger & Zeb Colter) with the Gut Check at 2:32; Young bled from the mouth during the match
Daniel Bryan pinned Wade Barrett in a steel cage match at 11:56 with a running knee to the head; after the bout, WWE World Champion Randy Orton slid out from under the ring and dropped Bryan with a RKO on the floor before holding up the title belt as the show ended

9/3/13; Minneapolis, MN; Target Center
9/6/13 – featured an opening in-ring segment with Triple H, Vickie Guerrero, and Brad Maddox in which Triple H explained Cody Rhodes was terminated because he was disrespectful to him, and in turn the entire company; he then said, as CEO, he has to make hard decisions on behalf of the company; Triple H then addressed the entire lockerroom at the entrance stage and asked them if they had any questions or comments, and explained he works for them but can only do it if they open up; Damien Sandow eventually stepped in and said he supported Rhodes’ termination and congratulated Triple H; Triple H said he wasn’t looking for people to kiss his ass and wanted to hear what people were thinking; Kofi Kingston said Rhodes’ firing has the lockerroom in fear, with Heath Slater interrupting and saying he didn’t care about Kingston and said he was in fear of Big Show just standing around and not doing anything before saying Triple H was doing a great job; Rob Van Dam then stepped up to the mic and said the vibe wasn’t “cool,” with Triple H responding by saying he has faith in RVD; Ryback then said he was sick of being called a bully, with Triple H adding it wasn’t Ryback’s fault that Dolph Ziggler was attacked on Raw and set up a rematch between the two later in the show; Triple H then noted the absence of Daniel Bryan at the entrance stage was an example of how big Bryan’s ego was that he couldn’t stand with “the little people;” he then said Bryan would be able to face any member of the Shield later in the show; Triple H said Kingston was a true leader for speaking up and would face WWE IC Champion Curtis Axel later in a non-title match, then adding RVD would be in the opening match against WWE World Champion Randy Orton; Orton then walked out to the stage as the show went to commercial; included an ad promoting ‘Total Divas;’ featured Renee Young conducting a backstage interview with Daniel Bryan in which he said he wasn’t invited to the stage to start the show, which is why he wasn’t there, and that he knew the Shield wouldn’t face him one-on-one so he would let them choose which would like to get beaten up first; featured a backstage segment with WWE NXT Divas Champion AJ, Aksana, Alicia Fox, and Layla in which AJ said she respected them more than the E! ‘Total Divas’ women and the ‘Total Divas’ thought they were better than them; included a WWEShop.com ad; featured a “Did you know?” graphic which read the previous week’s show was the most social on broadcast and cable TV, more than doubling its closest competition; included the vignette from Raw in which Bray Wyatt compared Kane to Icarus; featured an ad promoting ‘The Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden;’ included a vignette promoting the debut of Los Matadores; featured a backstage segment with Triple H and Show in which Triple H said Show could face 3MB in a handicap match; included an ad promoting ‘Total Divas;’ featured a “Did you know?” graphic which read the WWE app had been downloaded more than 7 million times; included an ad promoting Edge on the following week’s show:
WWE World Champion Randy Orton pinned Rob Van Dam (w/ Ricardo Rodriguez) in a non-title match with the RKO at around the 13-minute mark, moments after Orton dropped RVD with a DDT from the apron to the floor; late in the match, RVD hit a dive to the floor onto World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio after ADR left his spot at the commentary table and rammed Rodriguez head-first into the ringpost; after the match, ADR attacked RVD and applied the cross armbreaker in the ring
Ryback pinned Dolph Ziggler with Shellshocked at 4:33 after decking Ziggler with a clothesline on the floor as Ziggler chased WWE US Champion Dean Ambrose, who came through the crowd before the match to provide guest commentary
Kofi Kingston pinned WWE IC Champion Curtis Axel (w/ Paul Heyman) in a non-title match at around the 8-minute mark with the SOS; during Axel’s entrance, highlights from CM Punk’s promo from Raw aired; during the match, the crowd chanted for Axel and “Perfect Plex;” after the bout, Heyman dropped the IC title belt in shock; following the commercial break, Renee Young stopped Heyman backstage for an interview, with Heyman admitting they overlooked Kingston
Naomi (w/ Cameron) fought Brie Bella (w/ Nikki Bella) to a no contest at 2:37 when WWE Divas Champion AJ, Aksana, Layla, and Alicia Fox attacked all four women in and outside of the ring; moments later, AJ took the mic and introduced herself as the divas champion
Antonio Cesaro & Jack Swagger (w/ Zeb Colter) defeated Jimmy & Jey Uso at 3:38 when Cesaro scored the pin with a European uppercut after Swagger threw the Uso off the top rope
The Big Show defeated Heath Slater, Jinder Mahal, & Drew McIntyre in a handicap match at 2:36 by pinning Slater with the punch to the face after a double chokeslam to McIntyre and Mahal; moments later, WWE US Champion Dean Ambrose, WWE Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns came through the crowd as Triple H came out to escort Show backstage
Daniel Bryan pinned WWE Tag Team Champion Seth Rollins (w/ WWE US Champion Dean Ambrose & WWE Tag Team Champion Roman Reigns) with the running knee to the head at 6:05 after fighting off Ambrose and Reigns outside the ring; after the match, Bryan celebrated at the entrance stage before WWE World Champion Randy Orton smacked him in the back of the head with the title belt, then held it up as he stood over Bryan’s body

9/10/13; Ottawa, Ontario; Canadian Tire Centre
9/13/13 – featured an opening in-ring segment in which the Big Show read a prepared statement in which he let the locker room down for his actions on Raw; moments later, Triple H walked out, said Show’s apology was not sincere but it was an apology; he went on to say Show would be suspended for the night without pay, adding he knew Show was broke; Triple H then returned backstage before WWE US Champion Dean Ambrose, WWE Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns came through the crowd and into the ring; the three triple teamed Show before Show fought them off and stood on the announce table; moments later, Show sustained a chairshot to the leg but again fought off the Shield outside and inside the ring; eventually, Reigns assaulted Show with the chair and repeatedly struck him over the back with the weapon before Show sustained the triple powerbomb; included an ad promoting ‘Total Divas;’ featured a “Did you know?” graphic which read WWE has 9 out of the top 10 best selling sports DVDs in America, with ‘Money in the Bank 2013’ at #1; included an in-ring segment in which Vickie Guerrero introduced R-Truth and Fandango, with Summer Rae, for a dance contest; moments later, Mike Mizanin, dressed in 70s attire, interrupted and said he was Mizco Inferno; after Vickie said he could compete, the Great Khali came out and said he too wanted to dance; after everyone danced, the fans chose Miz as the winner; Fandango then tried to jump Miz, with Miz and Truth clearing him from the ring and dancing together; featured a vignette promoting the debut of Los Matadores; included Ryback conducting a backstage interview with Robert Evans, from Ottawa, about his aspirations of making it in the WWE; Ryback then noted everyone has dreams, then slapped Evans before saying his dreams were beating “the holy Hell out of people like you;” featured a backstage segment with Vickie and Ricardo Rodriguez in which Vickie said Ricardo could not be ringside at Night of Champions out of his own safety; after Ricardo pleaded, Vickie agreed but said he would face World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio later in the show; included Michael Cole conducting an in-ring interview with WWE IC Champion Curtis Axel & Paul Heyman regarding their match against CM Punk at Night of Champions, with Axel saying Punk couldn’t get passed him and Heyman telling the fans to spend their money on something other than the pay-per-view; Heyman said Punk would get his hands on him and it could be the last time he’s seen, adding he would always love Punk but he would never forgive the fans; featured a closing in-ring segment of The Cutting Edge in which Edge said Triple H brought him back because it was “good for business” but he wasn’t going to forget what happened on Raw; Edge then told Christian to heal up and take out Triple H’s “goons;” he then introduced WWE World Champion Randy Orton and Daniel Bryan as his guests, with the two men discussing what was “best for business,” with Bryan saying he didn’t care what was best for business because his dream was holding the world title; the two then came to blows, with Bryan locking on the Yes Lock before referees ran out to the ring and pulled him away:
Natalya Neidhart, Naomi (w/ Cameron), & Brie Bella (w/ Nikki Bella & Eva Marie) defeated Alicia Fox, Aksana, & Layla via disqualification at 2:09 when WWE Divas Champion AJ, who provided guest commentary for the match, attacked Natalya; after the match, AJ was assaulted by Natalya, Naomi, & Brie before Layla pulled AJ from the ring
Santino Marella pinned Damien Sandow with the Cobra at 2:04; prior to the match, Sandow cut an in-ring promo on the crowd and Marella
World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio pinned Ricardo Rodriguez (w/ Rob Van Dam) in a non-title match at 2:25 with a reverse suplex off the top rope after RVD was knocked to the floor; after the match, ADR went to attack Rodriguez before RVD stepped in and hit the Five Star Frog Splash; moments later, ADR slid to the floor as RVD stood in the ring with the title belt
Dolph Ziggler defeated WWE US Champion Dean Ambrose via disqualification in a non-title match at around the 7-minute mark when WWE Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns attacked Ziggler; stipulations stated Ziggler would earn a title shot at Night of Champions if he won; after the match, Ziggler was triple teamed until Jimmy & Jey Uso ran out to make the save; moments later, Vickie Guerrero came out and set up an immediate six-man tag team match
WWE US Champion Dean Ambrose, WWE Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns defeated Dolph Ziggler, Jimmy & Jey Uso in an impromptu match at around the 7-minute mark when Rollins pinned an Uso after lifting his knees to block the splash off the top

9/17/13; Cincinnati, OH; US Bank Arena
9/20/13 – featured an opening segment in which Vickie Guerrero was introduced, with Vickie making fun of Daniel Bryan’s two short WWE World Title reigns before bringing him out to the ring; Bryan then said he would rather be champion for one day than be Vickie, with Vickie then saying she was giving him an opportunity to come clean and tell the truth; Bryan said the truth was the referee could have counted to 20 because Randy Orton was knocked out at Night of Champions; Vickie said she would have fired Bryan if she was COO and then noted Dolph Ziggler, Jimmy & Jey Uso, R-Truth, Justin Gabriel, Zack Ryder, Darren Young & Titus O’Neil, Kofi Kingston, and Rob Van Dam would be eliminated as well as Bryan; Vickie then said the Shield would face all of those men in a gauntlet match later in the show, with Bryan as the last participant; included an ad promoting WWEShop.com; featured an ad promoting WrestleMania XXX tickets going on sale Nov. 16; included a “Did you know?” graphic which read WWE has granted more than 5,000 wishes with Make-A-Wish in the past 27 years; featured an in-ring promo by Orton in which he said he went to anger management and locked away “the Viper of old” because that’s what everyone wanted, then adding Triple H and Stephanie McMahon helped bring that old Orton back; Orton said he made an example of Orton on Raw against Mike Mizanin, as Miz’s family watched from the front row, and promised to once again be champion; included a WWE ’14 ad featuring the Rock; featured a backstage segment in which Triple H apologized to Zack Ryder and Justin Gabriel for Vickie putting them in the gauntlet match, with Ryder saying they still wanted competition; Triple H said go out to the ring and he would give them some; included a backstage segment in the trainer’s room with RVD and Triple H in which Triple H apologized for RVD being in the gauntlet match and said he would get a rematch with World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio at Battleground; after Triple H left the room, ADR jumped RVD from behind and knocked him out before referees intervened; featured an ad promoting ‘Triple H: Thy Kingdom Come;’ included a “Did you know?” graphic which read the previous Raw was the most socially active show on cable TV, easily beating Monday Night Football on ESPN:
WWE Divas Champion AJ defeated Naomi (w/ Cameron) in a non-title match via submission with the Black Widow at 3:23; during her entrance, a pretaped insert promo from AJ aired in which she said she would eliminate all of the ‘Total Divas’ women, one by one; Natalya Neidhart provided commentary for the contest; after the bout, AJ taunted Natalya from the ring
Santino Marella pinned Jack Swagger (w/ Zeb Colter & Antonio Cesaro) with a backslide at 2:04; prior to the bout, Colter cut an in-ring promo in which he made fun of Marella for being Italian
Ryback (w/ Paul Heyman in a wheelchair & WWE IC Champion Curtis Axel) pinned Nick Nardone with Shellshocked at the 51-second mark; following the entrances, Heyman cut a promo at ringside in which he bragged about pinning CM Punk at Night of Champions with the help of Ryback; Ryback then took the mic, said he hated bullies, and knew Nardone was bullying a young fan earlier in the day
WWE US Champion Dean Ambrose, WWE Tag Team Champions Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins fought Daniel Bryan, Jimmy & Jey Uso, R-Truth, Justin Gabriel, Zack Ryder, Darren Young & Titus O’Neil, Dolph Ziggler, Jimmy & Jey Uso, Kofi Kingston, & Rob Van Dam to a no contest in a handicap gauntlet match at 8:58 when Triple H came out and stopped the match; all three members of the Shield were in the match at the same time; Vickie Guerrero sat ringside for the match; Reigns pinned Young with the spear at the 41-second mark; Reigns pinned O’Neil with the triple powerbomb at 1:57; Ziggler was counted-out at 5:37 after sustaining Reigns’ spear outside the ring; Ambrose pinned Kingston with the modified DDT at 7:11; the bell rang moments after RVD was knocked off the top to the floor; after the match, Triple H yelled at Vickie and said he wanted to see her in his office; following the commercial break, Triple H said the way Vickie handled it would have led to further revolt and she needed to make a match between Bryan & the Usos against the Shield for later in the night
Luke Harper & Erick Rowan (w/ Bray Wyatt) defeated Justin Gabriel & Zack Ryder at 1:07 when Harper pinned Ryder with the discuss clothesline; Wyatt sat in a rocking chair at ringside for the duration of the bout; after match, Wyatt dropped Ryder with the Sister Abigail as Rowan knocked Gabriel off the top as Gabriel attempted to intervene; moments later, Wyatt took the mic, said he keeps his promises, and they would continue to beat everyone that faced them; he then said it was “all for you, Abigail”
World Heavyweight Champion Albert Del Rio defeated R-Truth in a non-title match via submission with the cross armbreaker at 4:34
Daniel Bryan, Jimmy & Jey Uso defeated WWE US Champion Dean Ambrose, WWE Tag Team Champions Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins at around the 16-minute mark when Bryan pinned Ambrose with the flying knee to the head, moments after the Usos hit a double superkick to Ambrose from the arena floor

9/24/13; Milwaukee, WI; BMO Harris Bank Center
9/27/13 – featured an opening in-ring promo by Triple H in which he said he and Stephanie McMahon can’t please all the wrestlers so they do what’s best for business; he went on to say he didn’t play favorites and that’s why the 11-on-3 handicap match on Raw took place, because it was best for business; moments later, Mike Mizanin interrupted, with Triple H then saying Miz was an example of someone who was given opportunities only to fail and then blame management; footage was shown of Orton’s attack on Miz weeks earlier and Big Show knocking him out on Raw to show how Miz had failed his opportunities; Triple H went on to say it was fine if Miz wanted to blame him and Stephanie but they would give him another opportunity with a match against Orton, and would look into flying Miz’s parents in from Cleveland so they could sit ringside again; included an ad promoting ‘John Cena’s Fast Lane;’ featured a backstage segment in which Darren Young & Titus O’Neil got two crew members do to their dance; included an ad promoting Brawlin Buddies; featured Renee Young conducting a backstage interview with Show regarding the past few weeks, with an emotional Show discussing how he can’t sleep; Triple H then walked in and said if it was giving Show that much trouble, he would help Show find another job; Triple H then mocked Show as Show threatened to punch him in the face, saying Show would do nothing and like it; included an ad promoting ‘Triple H: Thy Kingdom Come;’ featured a look at WWE ’14; included a promo by Paul Heyman at the entrance stage in which he discussed Ryback coming to his aid at Night of Champions and Ryback facing CM Punk at Battleground, then adding it would be Ryback and himself standing tall once again; featured a vignette promoting the debut on Raw of Los Matadores; included WWE.com footage from earlier in the week of Michael Cole conducting a sit-down interview with Triple H in which he said he would invite Dusty, Cody, and Dustin Rhodes to Raw on Monday; featured a Tout from Cody and Goldust in which they responded to Triple H’s invitation:
World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio pinned R-Truth in a non-title match at 1:34 with a superkick as Truth was on his knees; ADR bled from the match during the match; after the bout, ADR applied the cross armbreaker before Rob Van Dam, with Ricardo Rodriguez, ran out to make the save; following the segment, Triple H and Vickie Guerrero discussed backstage adding a stipulation to the ADR vs. RVD Battleground match, with Triple H saying it would be hardcore rules
Antonio Cesaro & Jack Swagger (w/ Zeb Colter) defeated Darren Young & Titus O’Neil at 3:48 when Young submitted to Swagger’s Patriot Lock, moments after Young hit the Gut Check on Cesaro; prior to the bout, Colter took the mic and told the fans not to say “We the people” with them unless they were real Americans; during the match, Cesaro swung O’Neil for 22 revolutions
Bray Wyatt (w/ Luke Harper & Erick Rowan) pinned Zack Ryder at 2:19 with Sister Abigail’s Kiss; prior to the bout, Harper & Rowan grabbed Ryder at ringside and threw him in the ring (first time the move is referred to by its new name)
WWE US Champion Dean Ambrose, WWE Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns defeated Dolph Ziggler, Rob Van Dam, & Kofi Kingston in an impromptu match at 11:10 when Ambrose pinned Kingston after Rollins hit the running stomp to the head behind the referee’s back as Kingston had Ambrose rolled up; RVD and Kingston’s arms were heavily taped for the match
WWE Divas Champion AJ (w/ Tamina) pinned Cameron (w/ Naomi) in a non-title match with a Shining Wizard at 1:41; during AJ’s entrance, an insert promo by her aired in which she said she enlisted Tamina for protection; late in the match, Tamina decked Naomi with a clothesline on the floor
Santino Marella (w/ Hornswoggle & the Great Khali) pinned Heath Slater (w/ Drew McIntyre & Jinder Mahal) at 2:59 with the Cobra; during the match, Khali and Mahal both used flutes to charm Marella’s cobra
Randy Orton pinned Mike Mizanin in a No DQ match at 7:51 with the RKO after a DDT from the barricade to the floor; Miz initially won the match via disqualification at 3:12 when Orton refused to stop assaulting Miz as the referee and trainer attempted to intervene; moments later, Triple H walked out to the entrance stage and said the match would continue under No DQ rules

10/1/13; Baton Rouge, LA; River Center
10/4/13 – featured an opening in-ring promo by the Big Show in which he said he had enough frustration and would take the Shield down with him when he faced them in a handicap match later in the show; moments later, Triple H walked out, said he considered Show a friend and that’s why he made sure Show no longer owed the bank; Triple H then said he bought Show’s debt, implying that Show now owed him, and changed the main event so that Show would face the Shield & Randy Orton in the main event; included an ad promoting CM Punk’s new T-shirt; featured an ad promoting WWE Brawlin’ Buddies; included Renee Young conducting a backstage interview with World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio regarding the challenge of Rob Van Dam at Battleground, and facing Dolph Ziggler later in the show; moments later, a crew member appeared and said he was told to give ADR the destroyed trash can RVD used on Fandango earlier in the show; featured a vignette promoting the Smackdown of Los Matadores later in the show; included Young conducting a backstage interview with Paul Heyman, Ryback, & WWE IC Champion Curtis Axel regarding their upcoming Battleground matches against CM Punk and R-Truth, respectively; featured a Susan G. Komen for the Cure PSA with Layla, John Cena, Alicia Fox, and the entire roster; included a “Did you know?” graphic which read the WWE Facebook and Twitter network includes more than 200 million followers; featured the announcement Kofi Kingston would face Bray Wyatt at Battleground:
Rob Van Dam (w/ Ricardo Rodriguez) defeated Fandango (w/ Summer Rae) via disqualification at 6:20 when Summer interfered; Rodriguez served as RVD’s ring announcer for the bout; after the match, Fandango attacked RVD but RVD fought him off and hit the Van Terminator
Ryback (w/ Paul Heyman & WWE IC Champion Curtis Axel) pinned R-Truth with Shellshocked at 2:26; during the match, it was noted Truth would challenge Axel for the title at Battleground; following the bout, Axel attacked Truth, taunted him, and left the ring to join Ryback and Heyman in the aisle
World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio defeated Dolph Ziggler in a non-title match via submission with the cross armbreaker at 13:37; during ADR’s entrance, WWE YouTube clips recapped some of RVD’s biggest assaults; Damien Sandow provided guest commentary for the match
Los Matadores (w/ El Torito) defeated Heath Slater & Jinder Mahal at 3:18 when Mahal was pinned after a double Samoan Drop; prior to the bout, WWE app footage showed Renee Young conducting a backstage interview with Slater & Mahal about wanting a rematch against Los Matadores; after the contest, El Torito jumped off the top onto Slater & Mahal outside the ring
Brie Bella (w/ Nikki Bella) pinned Aksana at 2:11 with a facebuster off the top; following the bout, WWE Divas Champion AJ, with Tamina, appeared at the entrance stage with a mic, mocked Brie’s engagement to Daniel Bryan, and cut a promo on facing Brie at Battleground
Kofi Kingston pinned Big E Langston with a reversal into a roll up at the 52-second mark; after the bout, Bray Wyatt came out and cut a promo as Kingston was trapped between Wyatt and, on the other side of him, Luke Harper & Erik Rowan
The Big Show defeated Randy Orton, WWE US Champion Dean Ambrose, WWE Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns in a handicap match via disqualification at 5:40 when, as Ambrose attempted to use a steel chair as a weapon, Show punched the chair into his face; after the bout, Show fought off his opponents before sustaining the spear from Reigns and then the RKO from Orton; moments later, Jimmy & Jey Uso ran out to try to make the save and brawled with Rollins & Reigns on the floor; Daniel Bryan then ran into the ring and attacked Orton, briefly applying the Yes Lock before Ambrose made the save; Bryan followed by kicking Ambrose in the head and then the running knee to the head, knocking him out

10/8/13; Columbus, OH; Nationwide Arena
10/11/13 – featured an opening in-ring promo by Vickie Guerrero in which she said Big Show’s house had gone up for sale and he was unemployed; moments later, World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio interrupted and asked Vickie to reconsider his title defense against John Cena at Hell in a Cell, with Vickie telling him to kiss her on the lips; after he did, Vickie said he should kiss her on the butt and that she wouldn’t reconsider; Damien Sandow then came out, said ADR was a phoney, and that ADR didn’t want a match against Cena because he knew he would lose; Vickie then set up a non-title match between the two for later in the show, with ADR then jumping Sandow before Sandow attacked ADR in the corner and cleared him from the ring; included an ad promoting WWE Brawlin Buddies; featured a “Did you know?” graphic which read the WWE app had been downloaded more than 8 million times; included a video package on R-Truth and Natalya Neidhart visiting a children’s hospital; featured Renee Young conducting a backstage interview with Cody Rhodes & Goldust on winning at Battleground and facing the Wyatt Family; included an ad promoting ‘Goldberg: The Ultimate Collection;’ featured the announcement Triple H was knocked out for more than 3 minutes at the end of Raw, and that he may have sustained a broken jaw; included footage of John Cena on ‘Good Morning America’ earlier in the week; featured a Susan G. Komen for the Cure PSA with Titus O’Neil; included an ad promoting CM Punk’s new T-shirt; featured a look at WWE ’14:
WWE IC Champion Curtis Axel (w/ Paul Heyman) pinned R-Truth with the modified neckbreaker at 10:34; prior to the bout, it was announced CM Punk would face Ryback at Hell in a Cell
Los Matadores (w/ El Torito) defeated Los Locales (Ricardo Rodriguez & Tyson Kidd wearing masks) at 3:46 when Rodriguez was pinned with the double Samoan Drop; after the bout, the two hit the move on Kidd, with El Torito jumping into the ring onto Kidd during the move
Brie Bella, Cameron & Naomi (w/ Nikki Bella) defeated Natalya Neidhart, Kaitlyn, & Eva Marie (w/ Kaitlyn) at 2:58 when Naomi pinned Kaitlyn with a roll over
World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio defeated Damien Sandow in a non-title match at 15:02 via submission with the cross armbreaker after ADR kicked Sandow’s injured knee
The Great Khali, Darren Young & Titus O’Neil defeated Heath Slater, Drew McIntyre, & Jinder Mahal at 5:04 when Khali pinned Slater with the chop to the head
Cody Rhodes & Goldust defeated Luke Harper & Erick Rowan (w/ Bray Wyatt) at 12:58 when Cody pinned Harper with an O’Connor Roll after Harper struck the corner; prior to the Wyatt Family’s entrance, a dark promo from Wyatt aired from backstage (the Wyatt Family’s first loss)

10/15/13; Kansas City, MO; Sprint Center
10/18/13 – featured an opening segment in which Lilian Garcia introduced Vickie Guerrero and Brad Maddox in the ring, with the two saying the Big Show would not be allowed in the building after what happened on Raw; moments later, Daniel Bryan interrupted, said he would beat Randy Orton at Hell in a Cell, and told them both there was a rumor that Show was already in the building; Bryan then introduced Show, whose music played before he admitted Show wasn’t yet there; he instead introduced the new WWE Tag Team Champions – Goldust & Cody Rhodes; Vickie then yelled that the three would face the Sheild later in the show; included a “Did you know?” graphic which read WWE.com is translated into 20 languages worldwide; featured an ad promoting ‘Triple H: Thy Kingdom Come;’ included a segment in which Show walked through the crowd and into the ring, taking the mic from Lilian and showing his autographed ticket from Daniel Bryan; Show then thanked the crowd for their support during a trying time and said he knew how many fans wanted him to get his job back; Vickie & Maddox then stormed out and told him to leave the ring; after Maddox reminded Show that he had already lost everything and told him to leave, Show knocked him out with a punch and led the crowd in a chant of “Yes!”; featured an ad promoting ‘Goldberg: The Ultimate Collection;’ included Josh Matthews conducting an in-ring interview with World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio about his challenge of John Cena at Hell in a Cell; after a video package aired on Cena, ADR said he represented all the Mexicans while Cena represented the gringos, then adding Cena should have to start from the bottom and not against the champion upon his return; ADR then said he would show Cena what he would do to his injured arm before taking Matthews to the mat and briefly applying the cross armbreaker; featured an ad promoting CM Punk’s new T-shirt; included a Susan G. Komen for the Cure PSA with Lilian, Titus O’Neil, and Layla; featured an ad promoting WWE Brawlin Buddies; included a “Did you know?” graphic which read the word “Smackdown” was added in 2007 to the Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary; featured a look at WWE 2k14:
Luke Harper & Erick Rowan (w/ Bray Wyatt) defeated Mike Mizanin & Kofi Kingston at 4:01 when Harper pinned Kingston with the discuss clothesline; Wyatt sat in a rocking chair in the aisle for the duration of the match; after the bout, Wyatt cut a promo from the rocking chair on Miz in which he said he would take everything from Miz
Brie Bella (w/ Nikki Bella) pinned WWE Divas Champion AJ (w/ Tamina) at 3:55 in a non-title match with the facebuster, moments after Nikki avoided Tamina on the floor and Tamina hit the ring steps; Brie’s shoulder was taped for the match
CM Punk pinned Big E Langston with a kick to the head and Go To Sleep at 10:42; after the contest, Paul Heyman appeared at the entrance stage with Ryback & WWE IC Champion Curtis Axel, with Heyman congratulating Punk on beating a NXT rookie but reminded him he would face an animal at Hell in a Cell; Punk responded by saying Heyman couldn’t hide in the cage, he would put Ryback to sleep, and would put them both through hell; the three then approached the ring, with Ryback & Axel double teaming Punk before Langston slid back in the ring and laid out Axel as Punk fought off Ryback
Jimmy & Jey Uso defeated Jack Swagger & Antonio Cesaro (w/ Zeb Colter) at 5:45 when Jimmy pinned Swagger with the splash off the top; Colter provided guest commentary for the bout; late in the match, Los Matadores and El Torito appeared at the entrance stage, with El Torito goring Colter in the groin and the butt leading to the finish; after the contest, Los Matadores hit their finish on Swagger, with El Torito jumping onto Swagger during the move
Daniel Bryan, WWE Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Goldust defeated WWE US Champion Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns at 12:43 when Bryan pinned Ambrose with the running knee to the head; prior to the bout, it was noted the contract signing for Bryan vs. Randy Orton at Hell in a Cell would take place on Raw; following Bryan’s entrance, Orton appeared at the entrance stage and cut a promo in which he said he would regain the WWE World Title at the pay-per-view

11/5/13; Charlotte, NC; Time Warner Cable Arena
11/8/13 – featured an ad promoting WrestleMania 30 tickets on sale the following Saturday; included an ad promoting WWE 2K14; featured an ad promoting ‘Straight to the Top: The Money in the Bank Ladder Match Anthology;’ included a look at WWE 2K14 on YouTube; featured a video package focusing on the closing segment from Raw; included an ad promoting the return of ‘Total Divas;’ featured an ad promoting WWE Power Slammers; included a backstage segment in which Nikki & Brie Bella showed off WWEShop.com merchandise; featured WWE.com footage of Michael Cole conducting a sit-down interview with Triple H in which Triple H said Kane was now director of operations, adding he trusted Kane and that’s all that should matter:
CM Punk pinned WWE IC Champion Curtis Axel in a non-title impromptu match with the Go To Sleep at 11:09; prior to the bout, Punk cut an in-ring promo about the Wyatt Family in which he called for them to come out because he wanted a fight; moments later, Axel interrupted and said he wanted revenge on Punk for hospitalizing Paul Heyman, then adding Vickie Guerrero granted him a match against Punk then and there; late in the bout, Punk became distracted by the Wyatt Family’s entrance music; after the contest, Bray Wyatt briefly appeared on the big screen as Punk watched from inside the ring
R-Truth, Jimmy & Jey Uso defeated Heath Slater, Jinder Mahal, & Drew McIntyre at 3:59 when Truth pinned Mahal with the Little Jimmy
WWE Divas Champion AJ & Tamina defeated Cameron & Naomi at 4:30 when Cameron submitted to AJ’s Black Widow; during her entrance, AJ cut an insert promo in which she mocked the return of ‘Total Divas’
Alberto Del Rio defeated the Great Khali in an impromptu match via submission with the cross armbreaker at 5:07; prior to the match, ADR cut an in-ring promo in which he said World Heavyweight Champion John Cena was a thief and stole the title from him; moments later, Cena interrupted and offered ADR a title rematch then and there; ADR agreed and called for a referee and doctor, since he would send Cena back to the hospital; Vickie Guerrero then appeared at the entrance stage, said the match would happen at Survivor Series and gave both men matches since they were disrespectful to her – Cena vs. Ryback and ADR vs. Khali
Daniel Bryan defeated Luke Harper (w/ Bray Wyatt & Erick Rowan) via disqualification at 9:30 when Rowan attacked Bryan as Harper was in the Yes Lock; Bryan’s shoulder was heavily taped for the match; after the match, Bryan was attacked until CM Punk ran out to make the save, with Bryan and Punk then staring down at Wyatt at ringside
R-Truth, Jimmy & Jey Uso defeated Heath Slater, Jinder Mahal, & Drew McIntyre
World Heavyweight Champion John Cena pinned Ryback in a non-title match at 15:35 with the FU after avoiding the Shellshocked; prior to the contest, photos were shown of David Ortiz from the Boston Red Sox celebrating the World Series with a WWE World Title replica and tweeting with Cena; after the match, Alberto Del Rio attacked Cena before Cena cleared him from the ring to close the show

11/12/13; Manchester, England; Phones 4u Arena
11/15/13 – included an ad promoting WWE Power Slammers; featured an ad promoting Raw Country on Monday; included an ad promoting WrestleMania tickets on sale the next day; featured a backstage segment with Ryback and WWE IC Champion Curtis Axel, with Ryback saying he had no intention of tagging with Axel if he was still “a Paul Heyman guy;” Axel then said he was no longer a Paul Heyman guy and they needed to rely on each other later in the show against CM Punk & Daniel Bryan; included a backstage segment with R-Truth, Darren Young & Titus O’Neil in which they took turns rapping before talking about facing 3MB later in the show; featured a WWE Target ad; included a backstage segment in which William Regal shilled WWEShop.com merchandise, with Vickie Guerrero interrupting him and saying he had been replaced by the Great Khali; Khali then walked in and finished the segment; featured a backstage segment with Brad Maddox and Vickie in which Maddox said Vickie would feel the wrath of Triple H and Stephanie McMahon for putting WWE World Champion Randy Orton in the handicap match on Raw; included a Be A Star PSA with P Diddy; featured a “Did you know?” graphic which read WWE has more Twitter followers than The Wall Street Journal, Disney, Playstation, The Associated Press, Coke, McDonald’s, and Yahoo!; included an in-ring segment in which Alberto Del Rio challenged World Heavyweight Champion John Cena to an arm wrestling contest, adding that ADR was the greatest Mexican wrestler; moments later, Cena came out to a mixed reaction and accepted the challenge, and easily beat ADR with his other arm; ADR challenged Cena to another contest, then sucker punched him and targetted Cena’s injured arm; Cena attempted fighting off ADR but was put through the table that was set up inside the ring; ADR then took off his shirt and laid it across Cena’s body; included Renee young conducting a backstage interview with CM Punk & Daniel Bryan regarding their match later in the show and facing the Wyatts at Survivor Series; featured an ad promoting The History of WWE; included a look at fan created superstars on WWE 2K14 and info on how to download nWo characters; featured an ad promoting ABC Family’s “Christmas Bounty”:
Luke Harper & Erick Rowan (w/ Bray Wyatt) defeated Jimmy & Jey Uso at 11:07 when Harper scored the pin with a forearm to the head and discuss clothesline; after the contest, Wyatt attacked the same Uso in the ring and hit the Sister Abigail; Wyatt then took the mic and said his men would turn heroes into victims at Survivor Series against CM Punk & Daniel Bryan
Natalya Neidhart defeated Tamina (w/ WWE Divas Champion AJ) via submission with the Sharpshooter at 1:17 after Tamina collided with AJ on the ring apron
R-Truth, Darren Young & Titus O’Neil defeated Heath Slater, Jinder Mahal, & Drew McIntyre at 3:43 when Truth pinned Slater with the Little Jimmy; 3MB was referred to as the Union Jacks and came out wearing Union Jack clothing; after the bout, Truth, Young, & O’Neil put on 3MB’s Union Jack jackets and danced in the ring
Cameron & Naomi defeated Nikki & Brie Bella at 2:36 when Naomi pinned Brie with the Rear View
The Great Khali defeated Hunico & Camacho in a handicap match at 1:16 by pinning Hunico with the tree slam
CM Punk & Daniel Bryan fought Ryback & WWE IC Champion Curtis Axel to a no contest at around the 13-minute mark when the Wyatt’s intro played as Bryan had Ryback in the Yes Lock; the lights then went off and when they came back on, Bray Wyatt was ringside and Luke Harper & Erick Rowan were in the ring, but Punk & Bryan had disappared; moments later, Ryback accidentally shoved Axel into the Wyatts, with Harper & Rowan double teaming Axel for several moments; Punk & Bryan then snuck out from under the ring, struck the Wyatts, and escaped back out to the floor as the show ended

11/26/13; Uncasville, CT; Mohegan Sun Arena
11/29/13 – featured an opening in-ring segment in which Renee Young conducted an interview with WWE World Champion Randy Orton about his controversial win against the Big Show at Survivor Series, the Authority’s involvement, and facing World Heavyweight Champion John Cena in a TLC match; Orton eventually left the ring when Young asked him whether he felt threatened by the Authority’s decision and Cena’s challenge; included a backstage segment in which Vickie Guerrero oversaw a food eating challenge between Titus O’Neil and the Great Khali; featured a backstage segment in which Bodus Clay confronted Xavier Woods and R-Truth about Woods taking his music and Cameron & Naomi, with Clay shoving Woods before Tensai appeared and calmed him down; included a backstage segment in which WWE Divas Champion AJ and Tamina appeared at Vickie’s post-Thanksgiving party, with the two eventually walking out after Vickie challenged them to a food fight; moments later, O’Neil beat Khali in the food eating contest; Vickie then said O’Neil would face Antonio Cesaro later in the show since he won the challenge; featured an ad promoting WWE Brawlin’ Buddies; included a “Did you know?” graphic which read WrestleMania 29 is the best selling sports DVD in 2013, outselling the Super Bowl, NBA championship, and the World Series DVDs combined; featured Young conducting a backstage interview with CM Punk about the disappearance of Daniel Bryan following Raw; included an ad promoting the 2013 WWE Slammy Awards a week from Monday; featured a vignette of Bray Wyatt saying Bryan was safe with them and would soon emerge a monster; included a backstage segment in which the cast of Total Divas promoted WWEShop.com deals; featured an ad promoting The History of WWE; included an ad promoting Total Divas:
Mark Henry (w/ WWE IC Champion Big E Langston) pinned Curtis Axel (w/ Ryback) with the powerslam at 3:09
El Torito & Los Matadores defeated Heath Slater, Drew McIntyre, & Jinder Mahal at 2:55 when Los Matadores pinned McIntyre after the double team move; 3MB were introduced as the Plymouth Rockers and used the WWF Rockers’ theme music
Brodus Clay & Tensai (w/ Cameron & Naomi) defeated R-Truth & Xavier Woods at 2:17 when Clay pinned Woods with a splash from the middle turnbuckle; after the match, Tensai, Cameron & Naomi appeared concerned for Woods as Clay danced
Antonio Cesaro (w/ Jack Swagger & Zeb Colter) defeated Titus O’Neil (w/ Darren Young) via disqualification at 2:00 when Young intervened as O’Neil was taking the Cesaro Swing; moments later, a nauseous O’Neil threw up into John Bradshaw Layfield’s cowboy hat at ringside; moments later, the hat was dumped onto Michael Cole’s head before O’Neil then threw up some on Colter’s head
WWE Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Goldust defeated Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns (w/ WWE US Champion Dean Ambrose) via disqualification at 23:16 when Ambrose broke the pin attempt when Cody covered Rollins after the Crossroads; Ambrose provided guest commentary for the bout; after the match, CM Punk ran out with a steel chair and helped clear the ring, with Vickie Guerrero then appearing and scheduling an immediate 6-man tag team match
CM Punk, WWE Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Goldust defeated WWE US Champion Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns in an impromptu match via disqualification at the 14-minute mark when Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper & Erick Rowan – who appeared ringside late in the match – attacked Goldust at ringside; after the match, Jimmy & Jey Uso and Rey Mysterio Jr. ran out to make the save; moments later, Vickie Guerrero walked out, demanded order, and said the match would continue as a 12-man tag team match (the match began during the commercial break)
CM Punk, Jimmy & Jey Uso, Rey Mysterio Jr., WWE Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Goldust defeated WWE US Champion Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns, Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper & Erick Rowan in an impromptu match at around the 11:30 mark when Punk pinned Rowan with the Go To Sleep, moments after Mysterio hit the 619 to Rowan (the match began during the commercial break)