Dolph Ziggler's pursuit at payback for his messy New Year's Eve fell short on the first Raw of 2013 when he went up against John Cena in the Tampa Bay Times Forum.

Kaitlyn's latest attempt to relieve Eve of the Divas Title ended in hollow victory, as the perennial challenger claimed a count-out win but fell short of the prestigious prize in the process.

Team Rhodes Scholars' rivalry with Team Hell No took a positive turn for the immaculately-groomed twosome when Cody Rhodes & Damien Sandow knocked off the Tag Team Champions in Tampa.

The hits continued for Heath Slater after the 3MB front man felt The Viper's sting in the Sunshine State.

After Wade Barrett insulted Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat in the locker room, Santino Marella attempted to defend the WWE Hall of Famer's honor. It didn't go so well for him.

Less than a week after Neutralizing The Great Khali on WWE Main Event, Antonio Cesaro repeated the feat by planting The Punjabi Giant with his signature move on Raw.

3MB took some shots from Randy Orton earlier in the evening, and their evening didn't improve when Jinder Mahal set foot in the ring against Sheamus for a one-on-one bout.

It took a little luck and a little help, but The Straight Edge Superstar lived to fight another day when he defeated Ryback in their long-awaited TLC Match for Punk's title.

Kofi Kingston's early-2013 woes continued on Raw when he fell victim to Big Show's KO Punch in a collision with the World Heavyweight Champion.

With their bout at the Royal Rumble set, the WWE Champion and The People's Champion took to the ring for a long-awaited war of words.