'Monday Night Raw' Results: Recap from WWE's Post-'WrestleMania 29' Show, Crowd's Chants, Ryback, John Cena Feud, Dolph Ziggler Cashes in Money in the Bank Briefcase

By Scott Taylor, Mstarz reporter | Apr 09, 2013 10:03 AM EDT

The "Monday Night Raw" following WrestleMania is usually a very good show, and last night's "Raw" furthered that theory. The April 8 "Monday Night Raw" may go down as one of WWE's most memorable shows. The crowd at New Jersey's Izod Center was so loud and into the show, it made for a much better event overall. On a night that saw a two new champions crowned and a feud begin between John Cena and Ryback, the highlight may have been what was happening in the stands. Throughout the evening the crowd went through numerous loud chants and even did the wave on a couple occasions. The crowd seemed more into "Raw" last night than "WrestleMania 29."

The new WWE Champion John Cena came out to loud boos. There were also "Cena S*cks" chants as he tried to get through his promo. Cena even teased a heel turn at one point before Mark Henry came out. Booker T ended up making a match for later in the night. If Mark Henry beats Cena, he gets a title shot. There also were "sexual chocolate" chants from the crowd during this segment.

In the first match of the night Big E Langston defeated Daniel Bryan with his finisher. The next match saw Wade Barrett win back his Intercontinental Championship from The Miz after hitting him with the Bull-hammer Elbow for the victory. In a backstage segment, Vickie Guerrero makes a match between Sheamus and Big Show after Sheamus asks for one.

World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio faces Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter in a handicap match. After a good back and forth match, Del Rio gets Swagger to tap via the cross armbreaker. Del Rio injured his leg during the match and referees start to attend to him. This is when Dolph Ziggler comes down to the ring to cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase. The crowd is going nuts at this point when Ziggler nearly pins Del Rio right away. Del Rio gives a fight, but Ziggler ends up pinning Del Rio to become the new World Heavyweight Champion.

Undertaker comes out and starts to say how his "WrestleMania 29" match was dedicated to Paul Bearer. Then The Shield come out through the crowd. Before The Shield can attack, Team Hell No come down to the ring to help Undertaker. Very loud "Yes" chants from the crowd at this point. The Shield end up retreating. Could the Undertaker be wrestling at next month's "Extreme Rules" pay-per-view?

In what seems like a scrap match, Santino Marella, R-Truth, and Zack Ryder defeat 3MB. After a backstage segment where Sheamus and Randy Orton are arguing over who should face Big Show later, they both end up having a match against each other to see who faces Big Show. Earlier in the night, after Sheamus got his match, Randy Orton went to Booker T, having him make a match against the Big Show. Could this be leading to a Orton and Sheamus feud?

During the Orton and Sheamus match the crowd chanted for "RVD" and "JBL" at various points. Big Show eventually comes out and attacks Sheamus and beats up Orton pretty bad. The crowd chants "Thank you, Big Show" and "We are awesome" as Big Show beats up on Orton before leaving.

Maybe the most impressive chant is during the Fandango and Kofi Kingston match. Chris Jericho comes out and attacks Fandango during the match, but the highlight of the entire segment may have been when the crowd started humming Fandango's theme.

Paul Heyman talks about Brock Lesnar and CM Punk in a backstage interview. Heyman says Punk will be on "Raw" next week to talk about his loss to the Undertaker at WrestleMania. In what seems like another throw-a-way match, Brodus Clay, Tensai, Cameron and Naomi defeated the Rhodes Scholars and the Bella Twins.

The main event between Mark Henry and John Cena ended in a count out victory for Cena. However, when Henry starts attacking Cena after the match, Ryback comes out and saves Cena. The big swerve is when Ryback ends up clotheslining Cena and putting him in the Shell Shocked finisher. The show ends with Ryback standing in the center of the ring holding the WWE title and fans chanting "Feed Me More."

Overall it was an amazing show, highlighted by the Ryback turn on Cena and Dolph Ziggler cashing in his Money in the Bank briefcase. I would say the real star of the show Monday night was the crowd. What did you think of "Monday Night Raw" last night?

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