WWE RAW Report - 1/14/2013

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- Tonight's WWE RAW opens up with a mash-up of RAW opening videos from over the years.

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We're live from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas as Michael Cole
welcomes us. We go right to the ring and Vince McMahon is waiting. Vince
talks about RAW's success over the years and thanks the fans. He
announces John Cena vs. Dolph Ziggler in a steel cage for tonight. He
also plugs The Rock's Rock Concert. Vince is interrupted by Big Show and
out he comes.

Show says everyone needs to wait because the
travesty that happened to him on SmackDown needs to be addressed. Vince
says he doesn't like being told what to do and doesn't like being
interrupted. Vince picks on Show for losing the World Heavyweight Title.
Vince airs the footage from SmackDown where Alberto Del Rio won the
title.

Show says he wasn't prepared for a Last Man Standing match
and blames Booker T. Show wonders if Booker was trying to make Del Rio a
hero to the Latinos. The crowd boos Show. Show says Booker is jealous
of him. Vince asks Show what he wants done about it. Show wants Del Rio
stripped of the title. The music hits and out comes Ricardo Rodriguez
and Alberto Del Rio to a big pop.

Del Rio says Show comes off very
small. Del Rio says instead of complaining to Mr. McMahon, do something
about it. Del Rio proposes a rematch for tonight. Show says no and the
crowd chants si. Show says he wasn't prepared on Friday and isn't
prepared tonight. Del Rio tells Show to show some balls for once in his
life. JBL and Jerry Lawler are on commentary with Cole tonight by the
way. Show says he's not going to waste his rematch tonight. Show wants
the match at the Royal Rumble. Show says people won't be talking about
the Rumble winner, CM Punk or The Rock. They're going to be talking
about him. Show tells Del Rio to enjoy his 15 minutes of fame. Del Rio
calls Show a fat jackass. Show asks Vince if he's ok with how Del Rio is
acting. Ricardo and Del Rio have a present for Show now. RR picks up a
bucket and Show warns him. Ricard tosses a bunch of confetti on Show and
they laugh at him. Show goes after RR but Del Rio stops him. The brawl
and Del Rio hits a hurricanrana. Del Rio with a kick to the head that
sends Show out of the ring. Vince introduces Del Rio to the crowd as he
celebrates.

- The announcers hype Rock's concert and tonight's steel cage match. Back to commercial.

- Back from the break and we see highlights from when Bob Barker hosted RAW.

Wade Barrett vs. Randy Orton

We go to the ring and Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett is in the ring. Randy Orton is out next to a big pop.

They
lock up and Orton takes it to the corner. Back to the corner and
Barrett works Orton over in the corner. Barrett ducks a clothesline and
Orton hits a Thesz Press. Barrett goes to the floor but Orton follows.
Barrett gets his face slammed into the announcers table. Orton back
drops Barrett on the fan barrier and brings him back in for a 2 count.
Orton stomps away now. Barrett gets dumped back to the floor as we go to
commercial.

Back from the break and Barrett is in control.
Barrett with a headlock but Orton fights out. Barrett cuts him off and
takes Orton to the apron with knees to the head. Barrett with a big kick
for 2. Barrett goes back to a headlock now. Orton breaks free with a
big backdrop. Orton comes back with clotheslines and a big powerslam.
Barrett ducks out of the ring but Orton nails the backbreaker. Orton
with the second rope draping DDT as the crowd pops. More back and forth.
Barrett with the Bullhammer elbow for the clean win.

Winner: Wade Barrett

- Still to come tonight is the first Hall of Fame announcement. Back to commercial.

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WWE Divas Champion Eve Torres runs into Teddy Long and Booker T
backstage. Booker says Vickie Guerrero agrees that Eve will be stripped
of her title if she tries to run away or get counted out tonight. Eve
tries to play up to Booker but he laughs in her face. Teddy laughs at
her too. Eve smacks Teddy in the face and walks off.

- Cole shows
us footage from earlier today where Kane and Daniel Bryan met with Dr.
Shelby for an evaluation. Bryan tells Kane that they should lie to Dr.
Shelby and tell him what he wants to hear. Kane agrees and in comes the
doc. They have a group hug before sitting down. They answer some
questions about each other. Shelby brings in Damien Sandow and Cody
Rhodes. He wants them to cause a trigger for Team Hell No's anger and
see how they handle it. Shelby wants Rhodes and Sandow to antagonize
them and when they get angry, wash it away and find their happiness.
Before that can happen, Sandow and Rhodes end up correcting Shelby and
running him down. They call Shelby a failure and say Dr. Phil would be
better. Shelby tells Bryan and Kane to attack and they get rid of Rhodes
Scholars.

Kane vs. Damien Sandow

We go to the ring and out come WWE Tag Team Champions Kane and Daniel Bryan. Kane will face Damien Sandow after the commercial.

Back
from the break and Sandow comes out with Rhodes. Kane takes control
early on and unloads on Sandow in the corners. Kane with a sideslam for a
2 count. Kane with more offense on the floor. Kane brings it back in
but Sandow kicks him. Sandow turns it around and works Kane over now.
Sandow goes on and hits the Elbow of Disdain. Sandow comes off the top
but Kane catches him with a chokeslam for the win.

Winner: Kane

- Back from the break and we see what happened with Big Show and Alberto Del Rio earlier tonight.

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Justin Roberts introduces Mick Foley as the first inductee into the
2013 Hall of Fame class. The crowd chants for Foley and out he comes to
the ring.

Foley thanks the crowd for their ovation but The
Shield's music hits. Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns come
through the crowd and surround Foley in the ring. Ryback's music hits
and out he comes for the save. They beat Ryback down but he turns it
around. They beat him down again but now comes Randy Orton for the save.
Orton gets beat down also and out next comes Sheamus. Sheamus fights
them off. Orton and Ryback join in and the clear the ring after Ambrose
takes Shell Shocked. The Shield backs up the ramp as Orton, Ryback and
Sheamus stand tall in the ring.

- Ryback gets a big "Feed Me More"
chant going. Josh Mathews enters the ring to interview Ryback. He talks
about how The Shield has allowed CM Punk to escape every time they face
off. Ryback says he can't rest until he gives back The Shield what they
have taken from him. Ryback starts a "Feed Me Shield" chant.

- We
get a video of some of the more bizarre gimmicks over the years - Man
Mountain Rock, Bastian Booger, Gillberg, The Sultan, Damien Demento, The
Goon, Max Moon, The Boogeyman, Naked Midian, stuttering Goldust and
others.

- The Divas Title match is up next after commercial.

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WWE Divas Title Match: Kaitlyn vs. Eve Torres

Lilian
Garcia announces this match as Kaitlyn waits in the ring. WWE Divas
Champion Eve Torres comes out next. If she gets counted out, she will
lose the title in this match.

The bell rings and they lock up. Eve
with a headlock but Kaitlyn turns it around. Eve goes to the floor and
Kaitlyn won't let her back in. Eve comes in and goes to the corner.
Kaitlyn is told to back off by the referee. Eve kicks Kaitlyn back and
then kicks her in the face for a 2 count. Eve mounts Kaitlyn and
unloads. Eve with a takedown and 2 count.

Eve turns it around and
chokes her in the corner. Eve with a submission now. Kaitlyn counters
with a roll up for 2. Kaitlyn with clotheslines now and then a big
shoulder. Kaitlyn with an inverted DDT and a close 2 count. Eve comes
back with a neckbreaker for a close 2 count. Eve shows frustration.
Kaitlyn picks Eve up on her shoulders and drops her over the knee. Eve
rolls out to the floor but Kaitlyn comes after. Eve tosses Kaitlyn into
the fan barrier and walks back to the ring. Kaitlyn gets in first and
spears Eve for the win and the title.

Winner and New WWE Divas Champion: Kaitlyn

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Josh Mathews is backstage with Brodus Clay. We see CM Punk's pipebomb
from last week where he namedropped Clay. Clay wants Punk to keep his
name out of his mouth. Clay says that pipebomb is about to blow up in
Punk's face and walks off. Back to commercial.

Brodus Clay vs. CM Punk

Back from the break and out comes Brodus Clay with Cameron and Naomi. Out next comes WWE Champion CM Punk with Paul Heyman.

The
bell rings and they go at it. Clay knocks Punk down and Punk goes to
the floor to regroup with Heyman. Clay brings Punk back in and keeps up
the assault. Clay beats Punk down in the corner and scoop slams him.
Clay drops an elbow and another. Punk turns it around an springboards in
with a clothesline. Punk with a neckbreaker. Punk mocks Clay's dancing.
Punk with another neckbreaker. Clay with a submission on the neck now.

Punk
with kicks but Clay catches him and hits a suplex. Clay runs over Punk
and hits a headbutt. Clay misses a splash in the corner and Punk takes
the knee out. Punk with a kick in the face. Punk goes to the top and
hits the big elbow drop. Punk applies the Anaconda Vice and Clay taps
out for the win.

Winner: CM Punk

- After
the match, Punk mocks Clay some more and takes a mic. He says he just
came to do what he does every Monday night. Punk says The Rock is going
to come out later and do what he does. Punk talks about The Rock and
says Rock will not leave Royal Rumble with the title because he is the
best in the world and that's a fact.

- They plug tonight's Rock Concert and Cena vs. Ziggler in a cage. Back to commercial.

- Back from the break and we get a look back at some crazy RAW moments involving automobiles over the years.

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Mick Foley is backstage on the phone with his children. The Rock walks
up and Foley hangs up. Foley goes to shake Rock's hand but Rock didn't
come here to shake Foley's hand. They hug and Rock congratulates Foley
on the Hall of Fame induction. They do some Rock & Sock comedy when
Vickie Guerrero walks up. She can't hear herself think and tells them to
shut up. Vickie reminds them this is her show. Vickie runs her mouth
some more and Rock says he has nothing to say to her. Foley is
surprised. Rock says there's a time and place for everything. He tells
Foley to enjoy the Rock Concert.

Over the Top Rope Challenge: Sheamus vs. Heath Slater, Jinder Mahal and Drew McIntyre

Sheamus comes out for an over the top challenge before we go back to commercial.

Back
from the break and 3MB are in the ring. They beat Sheamus down to start
but he fights them off. They try to toss Sheamus over but he fights
back. Sheamus tosses Drew over but he hangs on and Slater makes the
save. They beat Sheamus down again. Sheamus eliminates Jinder first and
then McIntyre. Sheamus tries to Brogue Slater but gets hung up on the
apron. 3MB rush over to help Slater and Sheamus gets eliminated.

Winners: 3MB

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After the match, Sheamus comes back and interrupts their celebration.
Slater and McIntyre catch Brogue Kicks to end the segment.

- Josh
Mathews is backstage with John Cena. He asks about tonight's steel cage
match and Big E Langston. Cena says we should be talking about RAW and
runs off a bunch of names in typical Cena fashion.

- The Miz comes
to the stage to hype Miz TV. He says his special guest is a Hall of
Famer and gives us a hint: Whoooo! Miz struts to the ring as we go to
commercial.

The Miz comes out and introduces his guest, Ric Flair.
Flair struts to the ring and takes a seat. Miz asks his most memorable
RAW moment. Flair says the night after he retired where they had the
farewell for him on RAW. Flair wants to talk about the future, not the
past. Flair says he's honored to be here. Flair says he's looking
forward to when Ryback takes out The Shield. They have a "really?" off
and Flair dances. Miz tells him to do it again. Miz calls that a magical
moment. He plays a video of some of the best stars on the mic from over
the years including The New Age Outlaws, Chris Jericho, Mick Foley, DX,
R-Truth, CM Punk, Val Venis, Steve Austin and others. Miz says one
catchphrase was missing from that video and talks Flair into doing a
promo but he's interrupted by United States Champion Antonio Cesaro.

Cesaro
comes out with a US flag. He says he doesn't need catchphrases. Cesaro
rips into Miz and Flair as the crowd chants USA. Cesaro tells Flair he
has nothing to show for being great in the past. Except maybe a bar tab
he can't pay. Cesaro says the only thing the four fingers stand for
these days is Flair's four ex-wives. Miz gets upset and tosses a chair.
Miz says he will pay Flair's bar tab tonight but will give Cesaro the
receipt right now. Cesaro says he's going t be the bigger man and walk
away. Flair stops him and delivers some chops. Flair whips Cesaro into
Miz for a Skull Crushing Finale. Flair goes for a Figure Four but stops.
Flair lets Miz apply the Figure Four. Miz tightens the hold as Flair
drops elbows on his jacket. Miz kicks Cesaro out of the ring and Flair
drops a knee and another elbow on their coats. Flair and Miz pose as
Flair's music plays

- Still to come, Cena vs. Ziggler in a steel cage match. Back to commercial.

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Daniel Bryan vs. Cody Rhodes <br />
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Back <br />
fro the break and Cody Rhodes is in the ring with Damien Sandow. Kane <br />
and Daniel Bryan are out next. Cody and Bryan go at it. Cody with an <br />
early pin attempt....