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
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
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