The show started off with Stephanie McMahon firing The Big Show after he said he had no remorse for his actions at the Battleground main event and that he knocked out Daniel Bryan at the command of The Authority, though he knocked out Randy Orton because he felt like it.
MATCH #1: Damien Sandow vs. Dolph Ziggler
Dolph Ziggler defeated Damien Sandow, in a rematch from their bout at Battleground. Ziggler caught the Money In The Bank suitcase holder converting a roll-up pin attempt into a Famouser to attain the pin for the victory.
WINNER: Dolph Ziggler
MATCH #2: Rosa Mendes, Aksana, and Alicia Fox vs. Natalya, Eva Marie, and JoJo
The team of Rosa Mendes, Aksana, and Alicia Fox took advantage of Total Diva cast-members Eva Marie's and JoJo's ring inexperience until Eva made the hot-tag to Natalya who cinched the Sharpshooter on Alicia Fox for the submission win.
WINNERS: Natalya, Eva Marie, and JoJo via submission
Raw general manager Brad Maddox came out to the ring to apologize for his actions last night and announced the WWE Universe would get to decide the special guest referee for the Hell In A Cell main event featuring Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton for the WWE Title, via their WWE app, with the announcement being made later in the night.
Match# 3: Los Matadores (w/ El Torito) vs. 3MB
Fernando and Diego showed their tag-team acumen using a variety of double-team moves, finishing off Heath Slater with their double-back drop, with El Torito hitting Slater with a Hurricanrana to the delight of the crowd.
WINNERS: Los Matadores
Match #4: CM Punk & R-Truth vs. Ryback & Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel
Paul Heyman went out to the ring with his "Heyman Guys" to discuss CM Punk's victory over Ryback at Battleground when he was interrupted by CM Punk, who gloated at having outsmarted Heyman at the pay-per-view, and R-Truth, who offered to team up with Punk if he needed a hand against Ryback and Axel. Ryback had R-Truth in trouble before the he made the tag to CM Punk, who hit the GTS on the champion. Punk tagged R-Truth, who finished Axel off with a Lie Detector for the victory.
WINNER: CM Punk & R-Truth
Match #5: Randy Orton vs. Kofi Kingston
Randy Orton took advantage of a battered Kofi Kingston - still reeling from his match with Bray Wyatt - blasting Kingston with a Hanging DDT off the barricade outside the ring, and then finishing Kingston with an RKO for the pin-fall victory. After the match, Daniel Bryan attacked Orton as he was celebrating his victory over Kingston.
WINNER: Randy Orton
Match #6: World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio vs. Ricardo Rodriguez (non-title)
Guerrero made the match between Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez after Del Rio attempted to butter up Smackdown general manager Vicki Guerrero, flirting with her as he asked her to help him become the face of the company. After the bell rang for his match against his former assistant, Guerrero shocked Del Rio by announcing he was defending the World Heavyweight title against a returning John Cena, fresh off of tricep surgery, at Hell In A Cell, which allowed Rodriguez to roll up the champion for the pin and the win. Del Rio would take his frustrations out on Rodriguez after match, leaving him a battered mess.
WINNER: Ricardo Rodriguez
Match # 7: Fandango vs. Zack Ryder
Fandango nailed Zach Ryder with a neck-breaker that set up his flying leg-drop allowing him to make the pin for the win.
WINNER: Fandango
The King Jerry Lawler announces who will be he special guest referee for the Hell In A Cell main event - with the WWE Universe voting via their WWE app between WWE Hall of Famers Booker T, Bob Backlund, and Shawn Michaels; Michaels won the fan vote.
Match # 8: The Real Americans vs. Santino Marella
Much like Battleground, Antonio Cesaro of the Real Americans knocked the Great Khali's legs from under him, picking up from his legs and swinging the giant around with his Cesaro Swing to gain the victory. After the match, Cesaro would take Hornswoggle for a spin before Marella made the save.
WINNER: The Real Americans
The Miz is in the ring for MizTV before the lights went out and Bray Wyatt tells The Miz they are coming for him. The Miz leaves the ring as the lights come back on, before Luke Harper & Erick Rowan can attack him, charging at Bray Wyatt, who is blocking his path at the ramp. The Miz gets away from the Wyatts but not before he is warned that he can run but he can hide.
Match #9: The Shield vs. The Rhodes Family & Daniel Bryan
After the events of Battleground, WWE COO Triple H watched the match ringside to make sure things went down according to "what's best for business." US Champion Dean Ambrose of The Shield used a chair when the Rhodes and Bryan started gaining the momentum, causing a disqualification, only to have Triple H restart the match under no-disqualification stipulations, which led to Randy Orton interfering in the mach and RKOing Bryan, allowing Seth Rollins of The Shield to earn the win. After the match, the recently fired Big Show came down the ring to save the Rhodes and Bryan, ripping through The Shield to get to the WWE executive, knocking him out with a WMD to end the show.
WINNER: The Shield
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