As the cameras went dark on Monday night, again we saw WWE Champion Randy Orton standing over a lifeless Daniel Bryan in the ring. Bryan had been beaten down by The Shield and “knocked out” by the Big Show, all at the order of Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. Here’s what happened after RAW went off the air Monday night.
WWE officials and company doctors assisted Bryan once Orton cleared the ring and the heels made their way back behind the curtain. Bryan would not compete in the dark match main event this week, however CM Punk would.
WWE Intercontinental Champion Curt Axel teamed up with Paul Heyman to face Punk in “No Disqualification Handicap Match” to please the fans once the cameras were off. The bout came to an end after Punk recovers from a beat down and hit Axel with the GTS for the one, two, three. Punk then ran after Heyman at ringside before attacking Axel with a kendo stick and a steel chair to end the night.