Monday Night Raw Results 5/13: Believe this: It'll take more than a taste of their own medicine to keep The Shield down, let alone shut their mouths. Despite being laid low by Evolution in Raw's closing moments last week, The Hounds of Justice were all but frothing at the mouth, daring Triple H, Randy Orton and Batista to show themselves for another fight. They seemed to get just that, as an image of an arriving limousine appeared on the TitanTron; instead of giving the veteran trio time to respond, The Shield took the fight straight to their tormentors, sprinting into the back and pouncing on the unsuspecting Evolution, turning them from hunters to hunted in minutes flat.
Stephanie McMahon called out WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan
She demanded a face-to-face with the Champion of Champions, but what she got was a glimpse of just how far she'd gone by returning Kane's mask to him: The former Director of Operations emerged instead of Bryan, dragging the bearded husk of his former tag-team partner and depositing him on the stage Stephanie, who could only look on in horror at her creation's handiwork.
Rob Van Dam def. Jack Swagger
Rob Van Dam's a rosebud. Who knew? Apparently Adam Rose had an idea that Mr. Monday Night would be an easy conscription into his party-hearty posse, because the NXT veteran used both his influence and affluence to lead a fellow Superstar to victory, once again at the expense of Jack Swagger. The Real American didn't even get a chance to mix it up with RVD at all, thanks to Rose and his procession: Swagger was so incensed and distracted, all Van Dam had to do was kick him in the face and follow up with a Five Star Frog Splash for the win.
Divas Champion Paige def. Alicia Fox
Paige might not be one for pool parties, but the Divas Champion proved herself quite the Fox-catcher with a decisive win over a former holder of the butterfly title, Alicia Fox, on Raw. Not even a pair of pre-match beatings by Miss Fox could stop the "Diva of Tomorrow" from seizing payback; Paige battled through what was more or less a mugging by Alicia to find her footing and strike with a Paige-Turner out of nowhere and send Alicia packing ... though not before the former champion threw a post-match tantrum and stole JBL's hat. The fox still has claws.
John Cena & WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos def. The Wyatt Family
John Cena & The Usos have evened the score against The Wyatt Family, but it looks like The Eater of Worlds is not yet ready to conclude the game. In their second match in four days against The Wyatts, Cena & the WWE Tag Team Champions took their time getting to their promised retribution, pausing instead to put an old fashioned hurting on the backwoods brutes. After Jey Uso was battered about by all three Wyatts, Jimmy took over to turn the tide before he was shut down with authority by Luke Harper.
From there it was Jimmy's turn to suffer The Wyatts' collective wrath, and a tag to Cena only instigated a bout of all-out chaos that ended in the most epic fashion possible: Two Uso superkicks to an interfering Bray Wyatt and an Attitude Adjustment to Erick Rowan for a 1-2-3 from the Cenation leader. Instead of his usual post-match sermon, however, Bray only had a few choice words for his rival: A "thank you" for helping him realize what he had to do.
U.S. Champion Sheamus def. Curtis Axel
Perhaps it's appropriate that, before facing Sheamus, RybAxel left the choice of who would battle the Irishman up to a little bit of luck. Specifically, the outcome of a coin flip, although Curtis Axel might have been questioning how fortunate his win was when all was said and done: The Celt went a-clobberin' early and often against the former Intercontinental Champion, forcing Axel to stage a last-minute rally when defeat seemed certain. Axel lived up to his "Perfect" pedigree by beating Sheamus onto his heels, though the new U.S. Champion proved himself worthy of the gold he wears by breaking out the Cloverleaf for a submission victory.
U.S. Champion Sheamus def. Ryback
Back and forth the two bruisers went, and when it came down to who had more in the tank, Sheamus won by a single red hair: Despite a timely interference by Axel that landed the Irishman in position for Shell Shocked, the Irishman escaped Ryback's signature maneuver and connected with his own, blasting "The Big Guy" into tomorrow with a chin-rattling Brogue Kick.
Cody Rhodes def. Damien Sandow
Cody did little to calm his former partner when he cut off a would-be encore of his Pre-Show flare-up, and Sandow responded accordingly by pouncing on his former fellow Rhodes Scholar. The two Superstars fought like desperate men, but Cody's straits proved the more dire: Thanks to a thumb in the eye while the ref's back was turned, Sandow was incapacitated and left vulnerable for the Disaster Kick. How's that for smoke and mirrors?
Roman Reigns def. Batista via Disqualification
Batista wanted the big dog, and Batista got the big dog. Roman Reigns wanted a fight, and, well, he got one. Just not the kind of fight he was expecting. The former WWE Tag Team Champion had been more than holding his own against The Animal, despite attempted interference by the rest of Evolution, when Triple H pre-empted the Superman Punch by hauling Reigns out of the ring, ending the match via DQ. Chaos ensued and Stephanie McMahon sent a bevy of Superstars after the Hounds, though the men in black battled their way out of the scrum in high style. Dean Ambrose planted Fandango with Dirty Deeds atop a chair; Seth Rollins sent Curtis Axel onto the same steel with Peace of Mind, and a final Triple Powerbomb to Ryback - "Big Guy" out - put the night to an end. The hunt continues.
