Monday Night Raw Results 11/25/13: WWE Raw Recap Nov. 25 2013: Major Title Match Announced and The Wyatt Family Gets Revenge
The Nov. 25, 2013 edition of WWE's Monday Night Raw emanates live from the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y. and begins with WWE Champion Randy Orton, who says the fans owe him an apology because they doubted him. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon then join him in the ring.
They put him over for a bit but Orton is upset because they interfered in his match against the Big Show at Survivor Series. They argue for a bit until Orton says that he is the greatest star in WWE history, at which point John Cena comes out. The World Heavyweight Champion says that they should listen to the fans, who are chanting for Daniel Bryan because they are sick of The Authority and Orton.
Cena says there are two champions in the ring right now, but there should only be one. He says they should cut through the legal nonsense and make it happen and challenges Orton to a match in which the winner would get both titles. Stephanie says they have been considering this for a while and Orton becomes furious. He sasy they have been planning against him. Triple H says they will make history in three weeks when Cena and Orton fight in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match for both belts. The two main raise their titles in the air before they leave.
The Shield defeat The Rhodes Brothers and Rey Mysterio in six-man tag team match when Dean Ambrose counters a Cross Rhodes attempt into his finisher for the win.
The Miz brings out Michael Strahan for Miz TV, but it's actually Titus O'Neil with a fake gap in his teeth. The two talk for a bit until the real Strahan comes out and insults them. He announces the main event for the night: Randy Orton and Alberto Del Rio against John Cena and Big Show. Miz then challenges him, and Strahan eventually hip tosses both Miz and O'Neil. The three then do the Millions of Dollars dance to end the segment.
Big E. Langston and Mark Henry defeat Ryback and Curtis Axel when Henry hits Axel with the World's Strongest Slam.
The Total Divas and Team AJ Lee meet in a rematch of the 7-on-7 Survivor Series elimination match from the previous night. This time, Summer Rae is left against the Bella Twins and Eva Marie, and Nikki takes her out with a torture backbreaker.
Damien Sandow faces Dolph Ziggler in a fan-voted "Hamptons Hardcore" match and earns the win when he smashes him with an oar and then hits You're Welcome on a trashcan.
Renee Young introduces CM Punk and Daniel Bryan as her guests in the ring and Punk says they survived against the Wyatt Family at Survivor Series. He says tonight the deck is stacked against them but they will get their hands on Bray Wyatt. He also asks if the better tag team name is "GOAT" (aka "Greatest of All Teams") or "The Best and the Beard." Bryan jokes that he and the fans can't say yes or no to that. Punk also says that the handicap match has become The Authority's way of fixing problems and insults Triple H's lack of creativity. He says he and Bryan will beat anyone who gets in their way and even throws in a Colt Cabana reference for good measure. Bryan says he has seen the evil in Bray Wyatt's eyes but knows they will win, and then he asks Punk what time it is. Punk (and the crowd) yell "It's clobberin' time!"
The match then begins and it devolves into a 3-on-2 brawl in the ring. The referee calls for the bell but the Wyatts continue the assault. Erick Rowan throws Bryan into the barricade and Luke Harper hits Punk with a clothesline. The Wyatts scoop up Bryan and carry him backstage. Punk gets up and tries to help, but Roman Reigns appears from out of nowhere and spears Punk right before he gets to the entrance ramp. Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins show up, roll Punk into the ring and the three hit a triple powerbomb on him. They then pose over him.
The Miz beats Kofi Kingston with a backslide in a rematch of their Survivor Series pre-show match.
Xavier Woods (with R-Truth and the Funkadactyls) defeat Heath Slater (with 3MB) when he hits Honor Roll and Lost in the Woods.
John Cena and Big Show defeat Randy Orton and Alberto Del Rio. During the match, Big Show displays signs of a head injury and a doctor checks on him, but it's all a work and the match continues. For the finish, Cena counters Del Rio's Cross Armbreaker attempt and makes him tap out to the STF. Del Rio assaults Cena, who is checking on Big Show outside the ring. He tries for another Cross Armbreaker but Cena counters into an Attitude Adjustment. Orton runs in and hits Cena with the WWE Championship belt. He gets the World Heavyweight Championship belt and holds both over his head as the show goes off the air.