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WWE RAW RESULTS, SEPTEMBER 16

WWE RAW RESULTS - SEPTEMBER 16, 2013  16 Sep 2013 / By Kr Anubhav Jha WWE RAW Opener: WWE Raw opened with a video package recapping the low (Paul Heyman "pinning" C.M. Punk) and high (Daniel Bryan capturing the WWE Title) last night at Night of Champions. Live in the arena, Justin Roberts introduced the new WWE champion Daniel Bryan to a very loud reception. Bryan walked out on-stage with his new WWE Title belt and led the crowd in "Yes!" chants before entering the ring with a big smile on his face. In the ring, Bryan clutched the title belt and held it up for the crowd. The side-panel "logo" on the title belt is "Yes!" written out in block letters on top of each other. Bryan waited out a loud, lengthy "Daniel Bryan" chant before addressing the crowd. "You guys are awesome," Bryan opened. Bryan said there are a lot of things he would like to say right now, but he thinks what says it best is... Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Suddenly, Triple H's music interrupted. As Hunter marched to the ring with a frown on his face, Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and JBL set the stage for Hunter's presence. Hunter angrily took the mic and said he wants to address the 800 pound gorilla in the room - the fast-count in the title match last night. Hunter said Bryan's victory is tainted at this moment. So, he wants to bring out referee Scott Armstrong right now. Pause for "No!" chants before Armstrong walked out to the ring hanging his head after being called out by the principal. Once Armstrong arrived in the ring, Hunter went to the footage from last night's title match. But, first, he would like to review Armstrong's normal cadence. After a replay of Armstrong's normal count during Bryan vs. Orton last night, Hunter went to the "finish" of the main event. The footage showed Armstrong with a hitch in his arm on the two before the three. Hunter wanted another look as the crowd chanted, "Yes!" for the visual of Bryan winning. Hunter then went to a side-by-side of the fast-count compared to the normal cadence. Hunter told Scott that it was an incredibly fast count, then asked Armstrong to explain himself. "It was a fast count. I don't know," Armstrong mumbled. "I made a mistake." Hunter told Scott that he is a senior official of WWE. He said that kind of fast-count doesn't just happen. "I made a mistake," Scott answered. Hunter said he's known Scott for 15 years and he's never known Scott to make a mistake like that. And if he ever did anything, he always admitted to it. "Tell me the truth!" Hunter told him. Scott breathed, then eyeballed Bryan. Armstrong suggested with a nod that he was working with Bryan, who denied it. Armstrong left the ring as Bryan shouted that he had nothing to do with this. Hunter said he cannot believe that Bryan would conspire to win the WWE Title as Bryan adamantly denied the accusation. Hunter said he is holding the title vacant, not giving it back to Randy Orton. Hunter then told Bryan to give him back the WWE Title as the crowd shouted, "No!" Hunter told Bryan that he has disgraced himself and "Shawn," who Hunter said he thought would have taught him better. Hunter told Bryan to give him back the title or he will take it from him. Suddenly, Randy Orton's music played. Out came the former WWE champion. Hunter told Orton to calm down because he has this under control. Hunter shouted at his kids that there will not be any fighting because he has this. Hunter told Bryan to be reasonable because he is no longer WWE champion. "The title is held up. There is no champion. I will get to the bottom of this," Hunter said. Bryan surveyed the title belt as the crowd shrieked and told him not to do it. Bryan took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and looked toward the arena, which was hot with a "No!" chant. Bryan then got in Hunter's face and shouted, "No!," so Orton grabbed Bryan and gave him an RKO as Hunter yanked the toy away from his student. Hunter then left the ring with possession of his title belt toy as Orton stood over his fallen classmate. "Randy Sucks!" chant from the crowd as Orton continued to stand over Bryan. Raw faded to commercial. Backstage: Back from the break and Triple H is backstage talking to Stephanie McMahon. Orton runs up and yells at Triple H for what just happened. Stephanie gets in Orton's face and goes crazy. She says he deserved to lose last night. She asks what happened to the Orton of old, the one who handcuffed Triple H and DDT'd her. She tells him to find that Orton and storms off. Dolph Ziggler vs. Dean Ambrose WWE United States Champion Dean Ambrose waits in the ring as Dolph Ziggler makes his way out. They lock up and Ambrose backs Ziggler into the corner but they go around the ring while in the collar and elbow tie up. Ambrose with a slap on the break but Ziggler with punches. Ziggler with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Ziggler with a cross body and punches to Ambrose. Ziggler with a clothesline and both men go over the top rope. Ziggler sends Ambrose back into the ring and Ziggler with a sleeper and he climbs on Ambrose’s back to add more pressure. Ambrose starts to lose consciousness but he gets back to his feet. Ambrose with a sleeper to Ziggler but Ziggler with a jaw breaker to escape the hold. Ziggler with punches and kicks in the corner and the referee pulls Ziggler out of the corner. Ambrose with an Irish whip and Ziggler goes over the turnbuckles to the floor. We go to commercial. We are back and Ambrose with a short arm clothesline and a near fall. Ambrose works on the legs and then he applies a Dragon Sleeper. Ziggler escapes and he kicks Ambrose. Ziggler with punches but Ambrose sends Ziggler through the ropes. Ziggler stays on the apron but Ambrose sends Ziggler into the turnbuckles. Ambrose with the slow back rake followed by a butterfly superplex. Ambrose gets a near fall. Ambrose with a snap elbow drop for a near fall. Ambrose with a cobra clutch but Ziggler with head butts. Ambrose with a knee as Ziggler comes off the ropes. Ambrose puts Ziggler in the ropes and he connects with jabs. Ziggler with an elbow followed by a DDT. Ziggler with a drop kick and then he hits the Stinger Splash and he stays on the turnbuckles for punches. Ziggler with a flying clothesline. Ziggler with the series of elbow drops, finishing with the hesitation leaping elbow drop. Ziggler gets a near fall. Ambrose with a spinebuster for a near fall. Ambrose punches Ziggler and the referee warns him. Ziggler with a back slide for a near fall. Ziggler tries for a splash into the corner but Ambrose moves. Ziggler stays on the turnbuckles but Ambrose pulls Ziggler to the mat. Ambrose sets for the Dean Driver but Ziggler escapes and hits the Zig Zag for the three count. Winner: Dolph Ziggler After the match, they make sure to announce that Dean Ambrose is still the US Champion. - We go to the back where Big Show is with Brad Maddox. Brad says that Triple H and Ms. McMahon will be there in a moment and we go to commercial. Backstage: We are back and Brad wants to make sure that he has Hunter’s orders right. He wants Daniel Bryan to face Roman Reigns tonight. Brad applauds Hunter’s decision to hold up the title. Brad tells Ms. McMahon that Dusty Rhodes is here. Stephanie reminds Show that he was suspended without pay on Friday. She hopes it hurt him. Stephanie tells Show that he is going to stay in the office tonight, unless she needs him and then she will call him. - Cole said the McMahons continue to humiliate Big Show. Meanwhile, they've booked Daniel Bryan in a match against Roman Reigns tonight. The announcers then transitioned to a look at the C.M. Punk vs. Paul Heyman business at Night of Champions when Ryback helped Heyman win. - Tonight: Ryback speaks. Did Paul Heyman know that Ryback was going to help him last night? Answers and more later tonight. - In-ring: Fandango's music played to bring out Summer Rae on-stage paving the way for Fandango. FandangoRae slowly danced down to the ring as the announcers tried to make conversation. Cole eventually noted that Fandango is in action next. Fandango vs. R-Truth Back from the break and out comes R-Truth. We see footage from SmackDown where Fandango, Truth, The Miz and The Great Khali competed in a dance contest. Truth blocks a kick and he connects with a punch. Truth with a split and hip toss before another what’s up and a leaping split. Truth with a kick and leg drop. Truth get a near fall. Truth sends Fandango over the top rope to the floor and Summer checks on Fandango. Truth sends Fandango back into the ring and Fandango kicks and punches Truth. Fandango with punches followed by a hard Irish whip. Fandango with another hard Irish whip. Fandango with a reverse chin lock. Truth with punches but Fandango with a forearm. Truth with a leg lariat. Truth with clotheslines followed by a kick and a suplex into a stunner for a near fall. Truth misses a scissors kick and Fandango with a kick and Irish whip. Truth sends Fandango to the apron but Fandango with an enzuigiri. Fandango goes up top for the FandangoBama Jam and he connects for the three count. Winner: Fandango - Dusty Rhodes is in the back and Booker T, The Prime Time Players, Ricardo Rodriguez, Natalya, and Hornswoggle. We go to commercial. In the Arena: Back from the break and out comes Dusty Rhodes to the ring. Dusty hits the ring and the fans pop for him. He appreciates the reaction but he's not here as The American Dream tonight, he's here as Virgil Runnels. He wants the McMahons to hear what he has to say. Dusty talks about the hard road that the McMahons have never been down. Dusty talks about having it rough and having love for your children. Dusty says this is about Cody Rhodes' job. Dusty asks what the hell is good for business. Dusty talks about Goldust coming back to RAW. Dusty says he isn't here to beg for Cody's job. He just wants him to have the chance to earn it back. Dusty tells Stephanie to drag her long legs out here and get with it. Here she comes. Stephanie says from one parent to another, that was remarkable. She says the decision to fire Cody has been weighing on she and Triple H. She hands Dusty a gift for Cody and his new bride. It's a gift card for Bed, Bath & Beyond. Dusty throws it away. Stephanie says they want to offer Cody his job back. Dusty says they're done, that's it and walks off. Stephanie says or they can give that job to his older son, Goldust. The choice is Dusty's. Dusty says he won't make that choice. They have words and Dusty gets in her face for a second. Stephanie pokes at Dusty for being a bad father. Dusty brings up Stephanie's kids and they argue some more. Stephanie says Dusty always makes it about himself. Dusty tells Stephanie to go to hell. Stephanie says she's sorry Dusty feels that way and The Shield's music hits. Out they come through the crowd. They surround the ring and move in on Dusty but Stephanie calls them off. She has someone in the back who might be able to help and calls out Big Show. Stephanie says since Dusty couldn't make that decision, he has to make another - get knocked out by Big Show or destroyed by The Shield. Dusty won't so Stephanie makes the decision for him. She tells Show to knock Dusty out. Show starts crying and won't hit him. Stephanie tells The Shield to get Dusty. They move in and Show warns them not to. Reigns brings in three steel chairs and hands them out. Fans chant for Big Show. He leans in and hugs Dusty, whispering something to him. Dusty nods and Show cries some more. He says he has no choice. The Shield taunts Show as Stephanie yells at him to do it. Show tells Dusty he's sorry and knocks him out with a punch. Show catches Dusty and helps him fall to the mat. Show cries over Dusty as a doctor comes in to check on him. Stephanie and The Shield leave the ring. Doctors call for Dusty to be stretchered out as we go to replays. We go to commercial as Dusty is loaded onto a stretcher. - Back from the break and we see what just happened with Dusty Rhodes. - We go backstage and EMT's are stretchering Dusty to an ambulance. Big Show walks with them and other WWE Superstars are looking on. Show rides off in the ambulance with Dusty. Brie Bella, Naomi and Cameron vs. Alicia Fox, Layla and Aksana WWE Divas Champion AJ Lee and Natalya are out on commentary for this one. Layla and Naomi start things off. Naomi hits a quick Rear View for a pin attempt. Cameron comes in and they double team. Layla turns it around on Cameron and in comes Aksana for some double teaming in the corner. Alicia Fox comes in and keeps Cameron in their corner. Another tag to Aksana. More double teaming as Alicia tags back in. She takes down Cameron with a headlock. Brie finally tags in and goes at it with Aksana. Layla gets knocked off the apron as does Alicia. Brie yells that she should be champion. A big brawl breaks out. and Brie gets the pin on Aksana. Winners: Brie Bella, Naomi and Cameron - After the match, Natalya and AJ have a staredown at ringside. - The Miz is backstage talking to Brad Maddox as we go to commercial. - Back from the break and we see what happened to Dusty Rhodes again. Damien Sandow vs. Rob Van Dam We go to the ring and Damien Sandow waits. We see his Money in the Bank briefcase at ringside. Out next comes Ricardo Rodriguez to do the introduction for Rob Van Dam. They lock up and Sandow backs Van Dam into the corner and he kicks him. Sandow with a head butt. Van Dam with an Irish whip and Sandow moves when Van Dam rolls into the turnbuckles. Sandow gets a near fall. Sandow with shoulders in the corner. Van Dam punches and kicks Sandow. Sandow with a knee to the midsection followed by a side Russian leg sweep and the Elbow of Disdain for a near fall. Sandow with a reverse chin lock. Sandow with an Irish whip and Van Dam gets his boot up. Van Dam with a rana followed by a cross body for a near fall. Van Dam with clotheslines followed by a thrust kick. Van Dam with rolling thunder onto Sandow’s knees. Sandow with a rollup for a near fall. Van Dam with a step over heel kick and then he elbows Sandow and hits a springboard thrust kick. Van Dam goes up top and he hits the Five Star Frog Splash for the three count. Winner: Rob Van Dam Damien Sandow makes sure to let everyone know that he still has the briefcase and will be the next World Champion. - Michael Cole announces that Miz will face Randy Orton. Backstage: Triple H is in his office and Scott Armstrong enters. Hunter says that he needs to talk to Scott and he is in a tough jam. This thing has gotten out of control. He cannot have it. Hunter has to hold up the WWE Title in a state of abeyance. There is no WWE Champion. WWE officials have to be above reproach. He says that Scott has been a loyal employee for 20 years and he will give Scott a generous severance package. He says that he has to let Scott go. He will take care of him. Randy Orton vs. The Miz We go to the ring and out comes Randy Orton to a pop. The Miz is out next to a pop from the hometown crowd. The Miz hugs his mother and father at ringside but Orton attacks him from behind. Orton unloads on Miz as his parents look on. The referee tries to get Orton to back off and finally he does. We go to commercial. We are back and Orton is in the ring and officials are keeping Miz away from the ring, but the referee asks Miz if he wants to start. The match starts and Miz with a double leg take down and punches as he favors his injured arm. Orton with a head butt and a running clothesline into the corner. Miz with an elbow but Orton with punches. Orton sends Miz to the apron for the IEDDT but Miz gets into the ring and he sends Orton to the apron. Miz drops Orton on the ropes and Orton falls to the floor. Miz runs Orton into the apron and ringside barrier. Orton sends Miz into the ring post and the referee gets to ten. Double Count Out After the match, Orton sends Miz over the announce table. Randy kicks Miz and then he punches Miz in front of the Roberts cubicle. Orton continues the attack in front of Miz’ parents. Miz punches back and then he clotheslines Orton over the ringside barrier. Orton punches Miz in front of mom and dad. Orton puts Miz on the top of the ringside barrier and he hits the IEDDT. Orton drags Miz into the ring and then he takes a chair and he methodically walks past Miz’ parents before re-entering the ring. Orton puts the chair around Miz’ neck and he wants to Garvin Stomp the chair but he decides to go for a knee drop and he connects. We go to commercial. - Back from the break and we see stills from CM Punk vs. Curtis Axel and Paul Heyman at Night of Champions, including Ryback making the save for Heyman. In the Arena: We come back to the ring and out comes Ryback. WWE Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel is behind him and he's pushing Paul Heyman in a wheelchair. Heyman is all smiles tonight. They stop on the stage and Heyman introduces himself. He declares himself the best in the world. It looks like Axel has stepped to the side while Ryback stands guard beside Heyman. Heyman rips the people of Cleveland. Heyman brags about pinning CM Punk. Fans start chanting for Punk as Heyman goes on about his big win. Fans start chanting Goldberg at Ryback. Heyman says there was no back-up plan - Punk had him dead to rights. Punk beat him so bad that he's confined to a wheelchair now. Heyman says it's a miracle he's not some vegetable rotting away in a nursing home. Heyman is here tonight because one man took the initiative to change history. One man stood up when all other Paul Heyman Guys sat down. Heyman says he's here tonight and will continue to torment CM Punk because of the actions of this big beautiful man - Ryback. Heyman says he owes his life to Ryback. Ryback says he can't stand bullies and Punk bullied Heyman last night. Ryback says he doesn't like anything about Punk and calls him a bully again. Ryback says he's here to stop Punk. Ryback says Heyman never has to worry again because as long as he's around, Punk will never put his hands on him. It looks like Heyman kisses Ryback on the cheek and it catches Ryback off guard. Ryback poses and says he rules before wheeling Heyman to the back. - Still to come, Bryan vs. Reigns. We get another Los Matadores promo before going to commercial. - We are back and we get a replay of Heyman kissing Ryback on the cheek. Elimination Match Tensai and Brodus Clay vs. Jack Swagger and Antonio Cesaro vs. The Usos Swagger and Clay start things off and Swagger with forearms. Clay with a Sheeplex and a splash into the corner. Swagger rolls to the floor. Swagger tags in Jimmy and then Clay sends Jimmy to the mat. Jimmy with a chop to Clay followed by a savate kick and a flying clothesline into the corner. Clay catches Jimmy on a cross body and Clay with a slam or two. Clay with a back breaker to Jimmy. Cesaro makes the tag and he connects with a knee to Jimmy. Jimmy with a flying back elbow and chop. Jey tags in and he hits a clothesline on Cesaro for a near fall. Jey with punches and Jimmy tags in. Jimmy with a punch to Cesaro. Cesaro with a kick and European uppercut. Cesaro with a suplex and Tensai tags in. Tensai with a delayed butterfly suplex for a near fall. Cesaro with a European uppercut and Tensai with a punch. Tensai sends Ceasro to the floor but Jimmy tags in and he misses a move from the top. Tensai with a clothesline to Jey and then he knocks Swagger off the apron. Tensai with a Baldo Bomb to Jey, but Cesaro with a rollup to pin Tensai. Tensai and Brodus Clay eliminated Cesaro with a drop kick that knocks Jey to the floor and we go to commercial. We are back and Swagger has Jey’s arms trapped. We see footage of Antonio Cesaro with a Giant Swing during the commercial break. Swagger with forearms to the back and Swagger with shoulders in the corner. Cesaro with a clothesline on the apron. Swagger with a Swagger Bomb and Cesaro with a leap frog double stomp. Cesaro with a slam and elbow drop. Cesaro with a reverse chin lock. Jey with punches and elbows to try to get out of the corner but Cesaro stops him. Jey tries for a sunset flip but Cesaro stays on his feet. Jey kicks Cesaro away and Jimmy and Swagger tag in. Jimmy with a clothesline off the top followed by another clothesline and then he takes care of Cesaro before hitting a savate kick and running butt splash for a near fall. Cesaro and Swagger go to the floor. Jimmy and Jey with stereo planchas. Jimmy misses a super kick and Swagger grabs the ankle for the ankle lock. Jimmy tries to gets to the ropes or escape the hold but Swagger holds on. Jimmy kicks Swagger away and Jimmy with a super kick and then he goes up top for the Superfly Splash but Jey pulls Cesaro off the apron. Swagger climbs the turnbuckles and hits a belly-to-belly superplex but Jey makes the tag. Jey with a Superfly Splash for the three count. Winners: Jimmy and Jey Uso - Michael Cole advises us that Miz’ neck was not broken, but he has a damaged thorax. Jerry says that Dusty is okay but they are keeping him in the hospital overnight for observation. - We go to an event that WWE partnered with about reading. Back go to commercial. - We are back and Bray Wyatt says that patience is a virtue, but to him it is a lost art. People want more and more, but they don’t realize that beyond their precious city walls, there is another world... full of animals. In his world, when one of his animals is sick or hurt, they don’t let him fumble around in agony. We put him down. Bray asks if you want to see something really scary. He tells Abigail not to worry about a thing. They will put him down. - We see footage of what happened to Dusty Rhodes and Michael Cole mentions that Cody Rhodes tweeted his thoughts. - Daniel Bryan walks through the back and everyone gives him a round of applause. He sees Brie and she hugs him. We go to commercial. Roman Reigns vs. Daniel Bryan Back from the break and The Shield are in the ring. Daniel Bryan is out next to a big pop. They lock up and Reigns misses a punch in the corner and Bryan with kicks and punches. Bryan sends Reigns into the turnbuckles and he continues with the kicks. Bryan with a punch and kick to the legs. Bryan with a dragon screw leg whip followed by a knee drop to the leg. Bryan drives the leg into the mat and then he drops a knee on the leg. Reigns kicks Bryan away but Bryan with a kick to the leg and a head butt. Reigns with punches and a head butt in the corner. Reigns tries to send Bryan into the turnbuckles but Bryan blocks it and he kicks Reigns. Bryan with another dragon screw leg whip. Bryan with a spinning toe hold. Bryan ties up the legs and he connects with forearms and then he gets a near fall. Bryan with a kick to the leg but Reigns with an Irish whip to the sternum and Reigns with a clothesline to the back of the head. Reigns kicks Bryan. Reigns gets a near fall and then he applies a reverse chin lock. Reigns with a shoulder tackle but Bryan with a knee to the midsection. Bryan with kicks to the back but Reigns with a knee lift. Bryan clips Reigns and then he applies a spinning toe hold. Reigns with a clothesline into the corner followed by a head butt. Reigns punches Bryan and he clotheslines him again. Reigns with a suplex and he gets a near fall. Reigns with another suplex and near fall. Reigns with a reverse chin lock. Reigns with an Irish whip but he misses a charge into the corner. Bryan kicks the ropes and the rebound forces Reigns out of the corner. Bryan with a missile drop kick and then Reigns goes to the floor. Bryan with a suicide dive but Reigns catches Bryan and runs him into the apron and then Reigns throws Bryan into the ringside barrier. We go to commercial. We are back and Reigns has Bryan in a full nelson but Bryan drops down and gets a near fall with a rollup. Reigns punches Bryan and connects with shoulders in the corner. Reigns puts Bryan on top and he connects with a palm thrust. Reigns sets for a superplex but Bryan holds on to the ropes. Bryan punches Reigns and then head butts Reigns off the turnbuckles. Bryan misses the diving head butt. Reigns gets a near fall. Bryan with a kick and then he tries for a cross body but Reigns catches him and hits a spinning side slam for a near fall. Reigns with a reverse chin lock. Reigns with an Irish whip but Bryan flips over Reigns and Bryan hits a flying clothesline. Bryan with Kicks of Yes and then he misses the round kick. Reigns with a Samoan drop for a near fall. Reigns with punches and then he sets for a power bomb but Bryan counters with a sunset flip into a rollup for a near fall. Bryan with a round kick for a near fall. Rollins pulls Reigns to the apron to check on him and Bryan with a baseball slide to Rollins that sends him into the announce table. Bryan rolls Reigns back into the ring. Bryan with a drop kick to Reigns in the corner and then he drop kicks Ambrose off the apron. Bryan tries for a second drop kick but Reigns has recovered and he connects with a clothesline. Bryan applies the Yes Lock and Orton breaks it up and the referee calls for the bell. Winner: Daniel Bryan (by disqualification) After the match, Bryan applies the Yes Lock on Orton but Ambrose breaks it up. Ambrose, Reigns, Orton, and Rollins take their turns attacking Bryan. Randy Orton grabs a chair and then he stomps on Bryan’s head. Orton puts the chair around Bryan’s head and then he backs up for the running knee drop. The rest of the locker room makes their way to the ring to stop the Shield and Orton. Reigns with a spear to Kofi Kingston. Ziggler with a Fameasser to Ambrose followed by a super kick from Van Dam. The Usos take care of Reigns with a double super kick. Bryan with the flying knee to Rollins. We go to credits with Bryan on the Prime Time Players’ shoulders.