The July 1, 2013 edition of WWE Raw kicked off with all the participants of the participants of the "Money In The Bank" All-Star main event - Randy Orton, Kane, Christian, CM Punk and Daniel Bryan come out to the ring to address why they are the favorite to win. Punk calls out Rob Van Dam, who is also an combatant in the "Money In the Bank" match, and vows to defeat him.
Match #1: Six-man tag - The Shield vs. The Usos & Christian
The match degenerated into chaos as all six men battled it out in the ring, late in the match. Christian attempted a Killswitch on U.S. champion Dean Ambrose only to have Seth Rollins intervene, allowing Ambrose to pin Christian with a quick roll-up.
Winners: The Shield
Backstage, Kane and Bryan discuss The Big Red Monster's re-match with Orton. Kane is not happy that Bryan is the special referee.
Match #2: Dolph Ziggler vs. Jinder Mahal
Mahal tried to capitalize on Ziggler' recent injuries, first kicking him on his head, as he tried to wear him down. Ziggler escaped Mahal's Camel Clutch and finished him off with a Zig Zag. Ziggler then turned his attentions to Heath Slater and Drew McIntyre, who ate Zig Zags for their troubles, proving that he's ready for his upcoming title match.
Winner: Dolph Ziggler
Triple H is back stage talking with Vickie Guerrero, instructing her to listen to whatever the other McMahons have to say but do none of it, leaving the Raw Managing supervisor.
Match 3: Kane vs. Randy Orton w/ Special Guest Referee: Daniel Bryan
Bryan started off the match disqualifying Orton but Kane would not allow the hollow victory to stand, demanding the match re-start. Bryan restarted the match but did everything he could to make sure his former tag-team partner, including preventing Orton from getting off the RKO, giving Kane the win. Kane contemplated Choke-slamming Bryan but let things be. Unfortunately, Orton was not in a forgiving mood and caught Bryan with the RKO after the match.
Winner: Kane
Match #4: Fandango vs. Sheamus
Fandango bailed, not being able to match strength against Sheamus and got himself counted out rather than get beaten down by the Irishman.
Winner: Sheamus
Match #5: The Miz vs. Ryback
Despite the disparity in size in strength, The Miz capitalized on Ryback's injured leg throughout the match, doing enough damage that Ryback forfeited the match after The Miz drop-kicked his leg. Chris Jericho, who was doing commentary, sneaked up on Ryback and hit him with a Codebreaker.
Winner: The Miz via forfeit
Mark Henry comes out and addressed the locker room and fans teking them that "professional jealousy, politics and backstabbing" against him. He promised to "do right for himself" and take John Cena's title.
Match #6: CM Punk & Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel vs. The Prime Time Players
The mistrust between the two "Heyman Guys" was palpable, with Axel tagging himself in and showing off, as Punk looked on. Axel's arrogance cost him but Punk bailed him out. Punk hit Darren Young with a GTS but was prevented from getting the pin, after Axel blind-tagged himself in and scored the pin.
Winner: CM Punk & Curtis Axel
Match #6: Alicia Fox vs. Kaitlyn
Kaitlyn used her strength to wear down Fox, eventually nailing her with a Spear. A.J. Lee came out and made fun of Photo-shopped photos of Kaitlyn from her pre-WWE modeling days.
Winner Kaitlyn
Stephanie McMahon talks with Guerrero backstage and informs her she will have a job performance evaluation next week.
Match 8: Cody Rhodes (w/ Damien Sandow) vs. Antonio Cesaro (w/ Zeb Colter)
Cesaro and Rhodes threw a technically fine match with Cesaro reversed Rhodes backslide pin attempt into the Neutralizer. Sandow, who was there to help Rhodes, was too distracted arguing with the crowd that he failed to interfere in the match.
Winner: Antonio Cesaro
Match 9: WWE Champion John Cena vs World Champion Albert Del Rio (non-title)
The match was wrought with outside interference, with first Mark Henry coming to ringside, distracting Cena as cinched a STF on Del Rio. But Ziggler came down ringside and distracted Del Rio long enough for Cena to hit the Attitude Adjustment and earn the win. Henry climbed into the ring, Cena's title belt in hand, and tossed it at the champion's feet, staring down the Cena as the show went off the air.
Winner: John Cena
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