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Raw: June 3, 2013
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Raw results: The McMahons unite against Triple H, Daniel Bryan runs rampant and Curtis Axel strikes again Marathon men: Superstars who wrestled more than once in a nightRaw Results : Full Details
Mr. McMahon and Stephanie McMahon addressed Triple H's condition
HARTFORD, Conn. – It’s a safe bet the WWE Universe never thought they’d see the day the McMahon-Helmsley family staged an intervention for its prized competitor, but that’s exactly what happened when Raw rolled into Hartford with Triple H's in-ring future thrown into question. Just miles from WWE Headquarters in Stamford, both Mr. McMahon and Stephanie McMahon came to the ring to put a stop to the not-yet-present King of Kings' planned match against Curtis Axel ... and, potentially, any bouts beyond.
Photos: Family gathering on Raw | The McMahons reunite
With The Game coming off a debilitating loss to Brock Lesnar that carried over into a contest with Axel the next night, questions have been circulating as to whether or not the 13-time World Champion was pushing his luck, and the McMahons decided to err on the side of caution. Mr. McMahon himself strongly implied that he would keep Triple H from any further competition that might endanger his physical well-being. Unfortunately, the static of The Shield’s theme music cut The Chairman off mid-stride, and any further pleas would have to wait as “The Hounds of Justice” stalked their way to the ring with the McMahons in their sights.
Watch Triple H get turned away on Raw
U.S. & WWE Tag Team Champions The Shield def. Team Hell No & Randy Orton
Another week, another victory for The Shield. While they once again notched a win over Team Hell No and a third party (Randy Orton in this case), the self-styled “Hounds of Justice” hardly waltzed off with their latest triumph. In fact, thanks to the focused intensity of Daniel Bryan, The Shield (whose confrontation with the McMahons ended without incident) barely even notched the “W” at all.
Photos: Release "The Hounds"
Not only did Bryan start the contest, but after The Shield rallied following hot streaks by both Kane and Orton, Bryan took control and brought the “Hounds” as close to the doghouse as they’ve ever been. But The Shield turned the tables by storming the ring and initiating a fracas that proved to be the deciding factor in the bout when Orton was shoved into an advancing Bryan. The impact knocked the submission expert out of whack, leaving him vulnerable to a match-ending standing bulldog from Dean Ambrose.
The Usos def. The Prime Time Players
To cull a phrase from a fellow Samoan, The Usos hit like lightning and vanished like smoke in a big, big win over The Prime Time Players that re-established them as a team to watch in the tag team division. Sporting some nifty new face paint, Jimmy & Jey took it to The Players at high velocity, employing their trademark teamwork to withstand the power of Titus O’Neil and keep the bout in their favor. Once they isolated Darren Young from his beefy partner, the twins unleashed the final stroke of their victory and struck “Mr. No Days Off” with a Superfly Splash to send Titus & Darren from Prime Time to basic cable.
Watch: Usos set their sights on a new foe
Alberto Del Rio def. Big E Langston
Tied at 2-2 with Ziggler’s hefty heavy, Big E Langston, Alberto Del Rio took to the ring on Raw looking to avenge his most recent loss. Del Rio was ultimately successful in the endeavor, although it took every bit of his considerable cunning to defeat the big man for a third time.
Brains vs. brawn on Raw | Photos: A "Big" reversal
Seemingly anticipating Del Rio’s technically sound game plan, Langston unleashed his little-seen speed in the bout’s opening minutes, bouncing across the ring and leaving The Essence of Excellence flattened in his wake. A series of backbreakers seemed to spell doom for The Pride of Mexico, but Del Rio reversed the tide and applied the Cross Armbreaker. Anticipating Big E’s powerful counter to the maneuver, Del Rio used his ring savvy to reverse the reversal into an unorthodox rollup pin, putting Langston down for three. Olé!
Sheamus def. Cody Rhodes
The age-old question of what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object was finally answered when Sheamus’ boot collided with Cody Rhodes’ mustache on Raw, initiating an instantaneous pinfall for The Celtic Warrior and a tough loss for the former Intercontinental Champion. But like all great solutions to age-old conundrums, it took some time for the two Superstars to arrive at that fateful point of contact.
"The Prince of Precision" in action | Photos: Sheamus vs. (another) Scholar
With Damien Sandow disparaging the Irishman from a post at the commentary table, Sheamus and Rhodes went to work on each other in the ring. Rhodes certainly lived up to his newest, Sandow-coined moniker (“The Prince of Precision”) in his initial dismantling of The Celtic Warrior. But Cody’s technical acumen proved a poor counter once Sheamus picked up momentum, dodging a Rhodes moonsault and unleashing the aforementioned Brogue Kick to earn a hard-fought win.
The Great Khali vs. Fandango went to a No Contest
Not only do the record books reflect that Fandango is winless against The Great Khali in dance-offs, but the dancing Superstar’s luck in genuine competition is similarly spotty against the former World Champion. Each of Fandango’s tangos with The Punjabi Playboy have ended in abrupt fashion, and their meeting in Hartford was no exception.
Photos: Laying the (Bull) Hammer
Granted, it was only quick thinking on Fandango’s part that kept him from looking up at the lights, as he attempted to flee when the big man had Fandango on the proverbial ropes. An appearance by The Miz kept Fandango from making a clean getaway, but Wade Barrett truly brought the action to a halt when he appeared from the locker room and leveled The Awesome One with a Bull Hammer that allowed Fandango to dance away unscathed, but posed an ill omen for Miz's previously-announced bout with Barrett himself.
The Miz def. Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett got the better of The Miz with an underhanded Bull Hammer from behind before their match, but The Awesome One got the last laugh with a Figure Four Leglock that left the Intercontinental Champion a-tappin’ for mercy in a non-title victory on Raw. Though, all things considered, Miz got a pretty big assist in his win over the brawling champion, as Barrett had left him pancaked with the Winds of Change when Fandango reappeared atop the ramp with Summer Rae in tow. The pair’s impromptu dance left Barrett distracted just long enough for Miz to rally, tripping the Englishman up and wrenching his legs into the Figure Four for a submission victory and a sigh of relief in quick succession.
Chris Jericho and Paul Heyman signed the contract for WWE Payback
With a stroke of his pen, Paul Heyman made it official for Chris Jericho: He has his match against CM Punk at WWE Payback in The Straight Edge Superstar’s hometown of Chicago. Despite the mad scientist’s protestations that the former WWE Champion would make a “liar” out of Jericho at Payback, The Ayatollah of Rock ‘n’ Rolla seemed anything but skittish at the prospect of facing the absentee Punk on his own home turf.
Photos: One way to file a document ... | Other chaotic contract signings
Not only that, but Y2J got a few laughs at Heyman’s expense as well, rolling up the contract and depositing it down the front of the mad scientist’s pants once pen had been put to paper. Needless to say, Jericho found all this quite amusing, as did the WWE Universe. Whether he’s still smiling two weeks from now … well, that’s the big question, isn’t it?
Divas Champion Kaitlyn & The Funkadactyls def. AJ Lee & The Bella Twins
After a succession of humiliations at the hands of her fellow Divas, Kaitlyn finally got one up on the resident mean girls of WWE, notching the deciding pinfall in a hard-hitting Six-Diva Tag Team Match. Joining forces with The Funkadactyls against AJ Lee & The Bellas, Kaitlyn and her team started strong but fell behind when the devious Bellas isolated Naomi from her partners.
The feisty Funkadactyl roared back to tag Kaitlyn into the match and the Divas Champion went to work against her opponents, though AJ did give her an assist of sorts in the win: With Nikki Bella taken out, Brie went to tag AJ into the match and she, well, declined to accept the tag ( talk about payback), leaving Brie to the mercy of a spear and the ignominy of a three-count to put the Divas action to its end
Daniel Bryan def. Ryback via Disqualification
When Daniel Bryan promises to beat the respect out of someone, he will be beating the respect out of someone. Despite Ryback’s earlier assertion that he’d wipe the floor with the submission expert, their impromptu matchup left the “Human Wrecking Ball” so stunned he willingly ate a disqualification loss.
Watch Bryan's wild night unfold
In some ways, Ryback was lucky to even make it to the bout’s finale. Bryan dug deep into his arsenal of submissions, targeting Ryback’s legs in an attack that left the No. 1 contender to the WWE Title literally stumbling around the ring in agony. With Bryan proving tougher than anticipated, Ryback decided he’d had enough and (literally) turned the tables, piledriving Bryan through a table and taking a DQ loss in the process.
But before the “Human Wrecking Ball” could send the “No!” man the way of Kofi Kingston, WWE Champion John Cena came to Bryan’s aid in a standoff that was mitigated by the arrival of Curtis Axel, whose own match against Cena was about to begin.
Curtis Axel def. WWE Champion John Cena via Count-out
"Chekhov's Table" struck and Curtis Axel’s winning streak continued in the finale of Raw when the third-generation prodigy clashed with the WWE Champion in a McMahon-mandated No Disqualification Match, riding an unlikely assist to another controversial victory. While Paul Heyman’s newest prospect may be a Superstar of few words, he proved himself to be a competitor of considerable brutality, swinging a steel chair and showing shades of his father and grandfather in a strong, veteran-level effort against the Cenation leader.
Ryback strikes | Photos: Axel rolls through Cena
A comeback from Cena nearly left Axel in splinters when he hoisted the Heyman Guy up for the Attitude Adjustment and made for one of Ryback’s leftover tables, but a timely interference by Ryback himself liberated Axel from The Champ’s clutches. Ryback made his second statement of the night, plowing Cena through the pine while Axel scrambled back to the ring to beat the ten-count. Heyman Guy, 3; future WWE Hall of Famers, 0.
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It might have well been called, “ Monday Night Daniel Bryan” on June 3, as the submission specialist took over Raw by competing in two grueling matches in his latest attempt to prove to himself that he is not Team Hell No’s “weak link.”
Kicking the night off with an explosive Six-Man Tag Team Match against The Shield, Bryan then made the somewhat rash decision to take on the ever-hungry Ryback later in the night.
As remarkable as Bryan’s performance was, though, the former World Heavyweight Champion is hardly the first to perform double-duty on a given night of squared-circle action. After all, as WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair used to say, he’d wrestle six days a week, then twice on Sundays.
But to do what WWE’s submission specialist did on Raw is truly an accomplishment, as are the following examples of Superstars locking up more than once over the course of a given show.
Triple H and Randy Orton: No Mercy 2007
At No Mercy 2007, WWE Chairman Mr. McMahon awarded the WWE Championship to Randy Orton, the result of the reigning titleholder, John Cena, suffering an injury. But following a challenge from Triple H, it would be The Game who emerged with the gold.
Watch The Game claim the gold | Check out rare Triple H photos
However, the night wasn’t over for The Cerebral Assassin, not by a long shot, as Triple H was destined to lock up in three separate matches in one night, including a successful defense of his newly claimed title against Umaga before losing it back to Orton in a brutal Last Man Standing Match – the second showdown of the evening for WWE’s Apex Predator.
Dolph Ziggler: WWE Vengeance 2011
The current World Heavyweight Champion is no stranger to stealing the show. But at WWE Vengeance 2011, The Showoff — then the reigning United States Champion — had his work cut out for him, competing in two consecutive matches with WWE gold on the line.
In the night’s first bout, Ziggler and tag team partner Jack Swagger squared off against WWE Tag Team Champions Air Boom. Despite his best efforts, however, Dolph’s bid for more bling was cut short, thanks to Evan Bourne hitting Air Bourne and covering The Showoff for the pinfall victory.
But Ziggler wouldn’t have much time to sulk about his loss, as the yappy Superstar immediately had to back up his tough talk by defending his U.S. Title against Zack Ryder just moments later. With Air Boom flanking Ryder, and with Swagger by Ziggler’s side, the stage was set for a title match between two bitter rivals. In the end, The Showoff prevailed, successfully defending his championship in impressive fashion.
Bret Hart: WrestleMania X
Others have performed double-duty on pay-per-views, but Bret “Hit Man” Hart took that distinction to a whole new level when he wrestled in two matches on The Grandest Stage of Them All.
At WrestleMania X, The Excellence of Execution put his technical prowess on full display, opening The Show of Shows with a match against his brother, Owen, and closing the night out by challenging Yokozuna for the behemoth’s coveted WWE Championship.
Although The Excellence of Execution lost that opening bout to Owen, the “Hit Man” more than made up for it, scoring a shocking and monumental upset over Yokozuna to kick off one of the WWE Title’s most important and well-regarded title reigns.
"Hit Man" upsets behemoth on Grandest Stage! | Bret's best moments
After Bret won the bout, he was famously joined inside the ring by a bevy of his fellow Superstars for an unforgettable championship celebration – a party he more than earned.
Chris Jericho and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin: WWE Vengeance 2001
In 2001, a legendary lion solidified his reputation as one of the best-ever, when Chris Jericho overcame both WWE Champion “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and WCW Champion The Rock to unify the titles and become the first-ever Undisputed WWE Champion. Winning two titles in one night is a feat that catapulted The Ayatollah of Rock n’ Rolla to greatness, but doing so by dropping two of the greatest Superstars in history elevated Jericho to immortal status.
WWE Vengeance 2001 was unique in that both Y2J and The Texas Rattlesnake wrestled twice that night as part of a championship unification tournament, and both walked away from matches with the WWE Title in hand at separate points in the evening.
Y2J hoists both titles | Best of Jericho
Austin kicked off the road to unification by successfully defending his WWE Championship against challenger Kurt Angle. Then, Y2J defeated The Rock to lay claim to the WCW Title, which set the stage for the night’s main event between “Stone Cold” and Jericho.
Despite interference by both The Rock and Kurt Angle (and later by Booker T, Ric Flair and even Mr. McMahon), Y2J pinned Austin and captured Unified gold.
