WWE Raw Results for Mar. 18, 2014: The Authority Sets Daniel Bryan up,Triple H Could be in Wrestlemania 30 Main Event
The show starts off with WWE COO Triple H addressing the crowd, blaming them for what will happen to Daniel Bryan at Wrestlemania 30. Batista interrupts him demanding answers as to why Triple H would cave into Bryan's demands, saying Bryan has gotten under Triple H's skin. WWE World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton joins his former Evolution partners in the ring and demands a No Disqualification match against Bryan to end the possibility of a Triple Threat main event at Wrestlemania 30. Batista demands that Triple H "fixes" the situation with Bryan before Triple H tells both of them that there will be a Triple Threat match in the main event should the WWE exec win his match against Bryan, with the WWE exec inserting himself into the Wrestlemania 30 main event. Batista then ate an RKO while distracted by Triple H, as the champion sent a message to his pay-per-view challenger.
The Real Americans vs WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos (non-title match)
The Real Americans have been having trouble seeing eye-to-eye but showed great team work in defeating the tag team champions after Jack Swagger pushed Cesaro out of harm's way when Jey Uso went for the Superfly Splash and then taking a Suicide Dive from Jimmy Uso late in the match. Jey Uso attempted a Suicide Dive Cesaro, as well, only to eat a Cesaro uppercut and Neutralizer for the loss.
Winner: The Real Americans
Titus O'Neil vs Sheamus
O'Neil tried to match Sheamus' strength but did so at his peril, first having Hornswoggle, who was at ringside, getting flung as a weapon after having been thrown at the former Prime-Time Player, then getting his chest pounded with the Ten Beats of the Bodhrán before eating a Brogue Kick and taking a three-count for the defeat. Sheamus announced after the match that he would be participating in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
Winner: Sheamus
John Cena addressed his upcoming match against Bray Wyatt before being interrupted by the leader of the clan, who promised to expose Cena for what he is, even if he has to sacrifice himself.
No Disqualification Daniel Bryan vs WWE World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton (non-title match)
The champion looked to have Bryan down and defeated, using every and all weapons at his disposal, before the match stipulations caught up with Orton. With "The Viper" on the verge of victory, Batista interfered, spearing Orton, allowing Bryan to earn the victory over the champion.
Winner: Daniel Bryan
Fandango (w/ Summer Rae) vs Goldust (w/ Cody Rhodes)
Fandango seemed to have the match in hand but missed the Top Rope Leg Drop, allowing Goldust to hit a Hurricanrana and a Final Cut to win the match.
Winner: Goldust
Kane came out to the ring to get to the bottom of who helped Daniel Bryan with his #OccupyRaw protest last week. Kane blamed Jerry "The King" Lawler for aiding Bryan and ordered The Shield to help destroy him for his trasngressions. Seth Rollins promised Kane he would do what is best for business before The Shield punished Corporate Kane for ordering them around, laying him with a Triple Power Bomb.
The Funkadactyls vs WWE Divas Champion AJ Lee & Tamina
Naomi made her return from an eye injury, teaming up with her E! Total Diva partner, Cameron, to take on the WWE Divas champion AJ Lee and her bodyguard Tamina. Despite lack of team performance, Naomi showed a display of power, bullying AJ as she attempted to clamp the Black Widow submission hold before hitting a Split-Leg Moonsault for the win. After the match, AJ was upset that Tamina did not do enough to help her but was shoved to the ground by Tamina as a response to the champion's surliness after the match was lost.
Winner: The Funkadactyls
Eight-Man Tag Team match: Damien Sandow, Curtis Axel, Alberto Del Rio and Ryback vs Big Show, Dolph Ziggler, Mark Henry, and Intercontinental Champion Big E
With all the participants in the match slated to be in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, the match degenerated in a melee that the referee lost control of, before the Big Show choke-slammed Damien Sandow to give his team the victory.
Winner: Big Show, Dolph Ziggler, Mark Henry, and Big E
Bray Wyatt (w/ Luke Harper & Erick Rowan) vs Kofi Kingston
Wyatt made an example of Kingston as he prepares for his match against John Cena at Wrestlemania 30, hitting Kingston with Sister Abagail to walk away with the victory without the aid of his backwood acolytes.
Winner: Bray Wyatt
Triple H ended the show, wanting a word with Daniel Bryan, telling him that despite everything he has put him through since the summer of 2013, he respects that he has survived the gaunlet set in front of him and is still standing strong. Stephanie McMahon stormed the ring, with police in tow, to arrest Bryan, yelling at her husband for not only taking the match but for inserting himself into the Wrestlemania 30 main event. After Bryan was cuffed, "The Game" pulled a swerve, telling Bryan those were not cops and that it was all a set up. "The King of Kings" stomped down Bryan while he was hemmed up, with McMahon also helping slap Bryan around before her husband nailed Bryan with a Pedigree to end the show.