WWE Raw : The Shield goes hunting and Kane puts Bryan through hell

Stephanie McMahon called out WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan

Something is not sitting right with one of WWE’s principal owners, and it’s the state of affairs surrounding the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Daniel Bryan. Despite the heartfelt address the “Yes!” Man delivered to the WWE Universe less than an hour earlier, Stephanie McMahon – who’s lately asserted herself as Bryan’s primary front-office foe thanks to Triple H’s preoccupation with The Shield – more or less insinuated Bryan’s injury was proof positive of what she’s been saying all along: That Bryan can’t hang with the “A-plus players” of WWE.
Watch: Kane puts Bryan through hell
She demanded a face-to-face with the Champion of Champions, but what she got was a glimpse of just how far she’d gone by returning Kane’s mask to him: The former Director of Operations emerged instead of Bryan, dragging the bearded husk of his former tag-team partner and depositing him on the stage Stephanie, who could only look on in horror at her creation’s handiwork.

The Shield goes hunting and Kane puts Bryan through hell

Rusev threatened “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan

If Rusev is looking to assert his dominance against America, then who better for The Super Athlete to target than the hooting, hollering champion of Old Glory herself, WWE Hall of Famer “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan? The inaugural Royal Rumble Match winner was on hand to talk up the first season of “Legends' House” on WWE Network, but Lana and The Bulgarian Brute had a more painful pitch in mind for the squared-circle veteran. Luckily for Duggan, Big E made his presence known before Rusev could finish the job. He took the beating intended for Duggan himself, but in saving "Hacksaw," perhaps the former Intercontinental Champion has made a cross-continental enemy he did not intend.

The Shield goes hunting and Kane puts Bryan through hell

Dolph Ziggler def. Fandango

It’s a win for Dolph Ziggler in his latest dance with Fandango, but the dancing fiend can claim a victory in a far trickier contest than a tussle in the ring: the game of love. His loss to Dolph in the ring was nothing to be particularly ashamed of, either. The two longtime rivals battled with such speed and ferocity that the match was bound to be decided by which workhorse tripped up first. Ironically, the only one who did the tripping was Layla. An attempted distraction backfired when the former Divas Champion caught her foot in the ring apron, and Ziggler capitalized with a Zig Zag on the distracted Fandango.
Watch: Fandango bares his heart | Ziggler comes out on top
Happily, Layla’s misfortune only lasted until Fandango took hold of a microphone and professed his feelings: “Dolph may have won, but you have won something much more valuable: My heart. Layla, I love you.” Cue the tango with tongues.

 The Shield goes hunting and Kane puts Bryan through hell

Cody Rhodes def. Damien Sandow

An asterisk, alas, must be added to Cody Rhodes’ first victory in weeks, because the former Intercontinental Champion notched his first win in weeks thanks to a well-timed bit of dirty play against the one Superstar who might be more frustrated than he is. That, of course, would be Damien Sandow, whose own downward spiral began at the hands of “The Prince” and who seemed dangerously close to the end of his rope on WWE Network’s Raw Pre-Show.
Rhodes back on track? | Sandow's woes continue
Cody did little to calm his former partner when he cut off a would-be encore of his Pre-Show flare-up, and Sandow responded accordingly by pouncing on his former fellow Rhodes Scholar. The two Superstars fought like desperate men, but Cody’s straits proved the more dire: Thanks to a thumb in the eye while the ref’s back was turned, Sandow was incapacitated and left vulnerable for the Disaster Kick. How’s that for smoke and mirrors?

 The Shield goes hunting and Kane puts Bryan through hell

Roman Reigns def. Batista via Disqualification

Batista wanted the big dog, and Batista got the big dog. Roman Reigns wanted a fight, and, well, he got one. Just not the kind of fight he was expecting. The former WWE Tag Team Champion had been more than holding his own against The Animal, despite attempted interference by the rest of Evolution, when Triple H pre-empted the Superman Punch by hauling Reigns out of the ring, ending the match via DQ. Chaos ensued and Stephanie McMahon sent a bevy of Superstars after the Hounds, though the men in black battled their way out of the scrum in high style. Dean Ambrose planted Fandango with Dirty Deeds atop a chair; Seth Rollins sent Curtis Axel onto the same steel with Peace of Mind, and a final Triple Powerbomb to Ryback – “Big Guy” out – put the night to an end. The hunt continues. by nevel