WWE Night of Champions Results
By Bill Pritchard for Wrestlezone.com
September 15th 2013

Tag Team Turmoil
Tons of Funk vs The Usos vs Prime Time Players
vs 3MB (w/ Jinder Mahal) vs Real Americans (w/ Zeb Colter)

Brodus ducks a clothesline by Slater and slams him on the mat, then Tensai backs Slater into the ropes but Drew blindtags in as Slater runs outside. Tensai gives chase but Drew takes him out with a somersault dive, then he rolls Tensai in and goes for a cover. Tensai counters with a sunset flip attempt, then Drew hits him a few times but Tensai comes back with a corner rollup for the first fall. 3MB attack Tons of Funk as Real Americans make their entrance, then they leave as Cesaro chants 'We the People' to the crowd. We get back from a break to see Tensai reverse a suplex by Cesaro, then Brodus tags in and headbutts Cesaro before taking him down with a T-Bone suplex. Brodus splashes him in the corner and heads up top, and he connects with a big splash but Swagger breaks it up. Brodus goes for a scoop slam as Swagger blindtags in, and he covers Cesaro but Swagger puts him in the Patriot Lock and makes him tap out.

The Usos run out and knock Swagger and Cesaro outside, and they take each man out with dives to the floor before Jimmy hits a crossbody for two. Jimmy whips Cesaro and goes for a clothesline, but Cesaro throws him into the corner and Swagger helps him with a tandem side slam for a two count. Swagger applies an armbar but Jimmy punches him, then Swagger blocks a tag attempt before dragging Jimmy to his corner so Cesaro can stomp him. Swagger takes a cheap shot behind the referee's back, then we get back from another commercial to see Jimmy leap off the top rope at Swagger below him. Swagger ducks and puts him in the Patriot Lock, getting him to tap before the final team, Prime Time Players, make their way out. Titus hits a few clotheslines and a fallaway slam, then Swagger tries to go back to the Patriot Lock but Young kicks him and throws Cesaro outside. Young finally gets a tag but Swagger puts him in the Patriot Lock, only to have Young kick him into the turnbuckles and hit Gut Check for the win.

Winners - Prime Time Players

Triple H comes out and says he's not the villain people say he is, and he will do what's best for business so no one will interfere in tonight's WWE Championship match. HHH says that means no Big Show, no Shield, and they will have a great match so he hopes they are ready for tonight. Paul Heyman comes out with Curtis Axel and complains about HHH not calling him back, but HHH says he is falling apart and he looks like a wreck. Heyman briefly yells before apologizing for the outburst, then he says he respects HHH, but he made a big error in judgment but making him compete tonight. Heyman says CM Punk wants to beat him so badly that he doesn't come back, and he is begging HHH to do what is best for business.

Heyman asks him to cancel the match, and HHH says he makes a few good points but he already saw Heyman try to weasel out of this a few times. He says Heyman doesn't have to tag in if he doesn't want to, and he won't need to fight if Axel gets things done, and Heyman should believe in him. HHH asks Heyman if he believes in Axel, and Heyman asks if he doesn't have any honor, but Axel asks HHH why he is making it personal. Axel says he remembers becoming a Heyman guy and beating HHH the same night, then HHH says he's glad he remembers that, but he shouldn't poke the bear. HHH says tonight is about title matches, so Axel will defend his title against the first guy he finds backstage, and that match is up next!

Intercontinental Championship
Kofi Kingston vs Curtis Axel (c) (w/ Paul Heyman)

Kofi reverses a headlock and takes Axel down, then Kofi applies a waistlock but Axel reverses it and reapplies a headlock before hitting a shoulder tackle. Kofi gets up and hits the ropes, but Axel rolls outside and regroups before punching Kofi in the corner until the ref calls for a break. Kofi comes back with some kicks to the thighs, then Axel rolls outside again but Kofi tries to suplex him back in, only to have Axel float over. Axel turns but Kofi kicks him in the head, then Kofi whips him into the ropes and leapfrogs him, but Axel dropkicks him before throwing him outside. Axel whips Kofi towards the steps but Kofi leaps onto the ringpost, then he springboards back and hits a crossbody and rolls Axel inside. Kofi tries to go back up top but Axel sweeps his legs, then he puts him in tree of woe position and hits him a few times before tackling him in the corner. Axel elbows Kofi in the back of the head a few times, then he applies a headlock but Kofi tries to break it, so Axel suplexes him and gets a near fall.

Axel puts him in a chinlock but Kofi makes to his feet, so Axel hits a clothesline and stomps him before taking him down with a snapmare for two. He applies a headlock but Kofi breaks it with some punches, then Kofi ducks a clothesline and counters with a tornado DDT and some chops. Kofi kicks him and connects with a springboard crossbody for two, then he hits a Boom Drop and psyches the crowd up while setting up Trouble In Paradise. Axel ducks it and spears him in the corner, then he rams him with his shoulder a few times until the ref pulls him out of the corner. Axel runs back at him but Kofi kicks him in the head, then he springboards in from the apron but Axel hits a midair dropkick that scores a two count. Axel goes for a suplex but Kofi floats over and sweeps his legs for a near fall, then Axel repeatedly punches him and counters an S.O.S. attempt. Axel goes for a neckbreaker but Kofi counters with a successful S.O.S. for two, then he repeatedly kicks Axel and whips him across the ring. Axel reverses it and gets him in an electric chair drop position, then Axel snaps his head off the ropes and hits a hangman's facebuster for the win.

Winner - Curtis Axel

Rob Van Dam asks Ricardo if he is feeling alright after Smackdown, and Ricardo says his arm hurts but he'll feel better after RVD wins the World Heavyweight Championship. RVD asks him to teach him a few Spanish phrases, then he asks if there is anything to call Alberto Del Rio. Ricardo says 'no tiene cajones' and RVD laughs, and he says he knows what that means, so maybe Ricardo can tell him what World Heavyweight Championship translates to. Ricardo says that's universal, and it's 'R-V-D', then they chant his name as we cut to AJ Lee walking backstage. AJ finds Alicia, Aksana and Layla, and she says she hopes they are ready to show everyone what a real Diva is. Aksana and Alicia say she had some good points, but they aren't with her tonight and they walk away. AJ screams and says she is the division, then she asks if Layla is her friend, and Layla says she is, but she runs off and says she needs to check on the other two.

Divas Championship
Natalya vs Naomi vs Brie Bella vs AJ Lee (c)

All three contenders surround AJ and chase her around the ring, and all three whip her into the barricade before rolling her in the ring and daring her to get up. Brie clotheslines her back outside and knocks Nattie and Naomi down, then she kicks each of them near the ropes before Naomi hits a dropkick. Naomi goes for a suplex but Brie holds the ropes, so Naomi takes her down with a hurricanrana while AJ tries to roll Nattie up from behind. Nattie shoves her and Naomi drops them both with the Rear View, then she heads up top but Brie cuts her off and Nattie puts Brie on her shoulders. Naomi goes for a crossbody but misses, then she tries to springboard at Brie but AJ slams her into the apron while Brie tries to roll Nattie up. Nattie comes back with a suplex and a scoop slam, then she clotheslines Naomi and slams Brie onto Naomi before putting both of them in a double Sharpshooter. AJ comes back in and kicks her in the back of the head, then she runs at her and applies the Black Widow, getting Nattie to tap out to retain.

Winner - AJ Lee

World Heavyweight Championship
Rob Van Dam (w/ Ricardo Rodriguez) vs Alberto Del Rio (c)

Alberto knocks RVD down and taunts the crowd, then RVD pops up and kicks him in the face before whipping him and connecting with a spin kick. RVD whips him to the opposite corner and monkey flips him before hitting a standing moonsault, then Alberto goes for a leg lariat but RVD knocks him outside. RVD hits a springboard moonsault from the apron, then he kicks him into the barricade and suplexes him on top of it. He goes to the apron and legdrops Alberto, then he tries to suplex him into the ring but Alberto knees him in the face and knocks him onto the floor. Alberto hits a suicide dive and throws him into the barricade, then he rolls him inside and applies a side headlock, but RVD breaks it with some elbows. RVD goes for a rollup but Alberto kicks out and suplexes him, then he kicks him in the back and taunts RVD before choking him on the ropes. Alberto kicks RVD in the back of the head and gets a near fall, then he applies a headlock but RVD makes it to his feet so Alberto headbutts him a few times.

Alberto suplexes him and RVD rolls to the apron, but Alberto hits an enziguiri that sends RVD to the floor and sets up for a suicide dive. RVD dives out of the way and throws Alberto back in the ring, hitting a few clotheslines for a near fall before Alberto whips him into the corner. RVD kicks him in the head and hits a thrust kick for two, then he stomps Alberto near the ropes and hits a slingshot legdrop before heading up top. He hits a thrust kick and goes for Rolling Thunder, but Alberto counters with a Backstabber for two and rams his shoulder into RVD's ribs. Alberto sets him up on the top turnbuckle but RVD elbows him several times, then he knocks Alberto down and connects with a somersault dive for a two count. RVD picks him up and they trade some punches, and RVD hits the ropes but Alberto hits a backbreaker and stomps him before calling for the Cross Armbreaker.

Alberto picks him up but RVD kicks him in the face, then he sweeps his legs and gets a near fall before hitting a front slam and split-legged moonsault. RVD gets another near fall before Alberto jumps down on his arm, then he superkicks RVD and gets a near fall before kicking him in the stomach. Alberto gets frustrated and heads up top, but RVD hits a heel kick on the way down and he follows with a spinning legdrop and heads up top. RVD sets up for a Five Star but Alberto gets his knees up, then he rolls over and applies the Cross Armbreaker, but RVD pulls himself to the ropes. The ref calls for a break but Alberto refuses, then he counts to five with the hold still applied and Alberto is disqualified. Alberto attacks RVD after the bell and stomps him, then he gets a chair but Ricardo dives in and takes it from him and RVD kicks him in the stomach. RVD hits a DDT and Ricardo tells him to set him in the corner, then RVD heads up top and hits a Van Terminator as Alberto is checked on at ringside.

Winner (by disqualification) - Rob Van Dam

Curtis Axel is shown gloating backstage but Paul Heyman isn't laughing, and he says Axel should think about what happens if they lose tonight. He says Axel loses all he has to offer if he loses, and Axel made an enemy out of Triple H but he can fix it if he is still here tomorrow. Heyman says he's still here if CM Punk is kept away from him, and Axel asks if Heyman believes in him. Heyman says he always has believed in him, but tonight he needs him to believe in himself and they will get the job done.

Fandango (w/ Summer Rae) vs The Miz

Fandango showboats a bit and knocks Miz down, but Miz comes back with a backbreaker before he goes for a Figure Four near the ropes. Fandango rolls outside but goes right back after Miz, but Miz tries to roll him up and clotheslines him before heading up top. Fandango throws him across the ring and knees him in the stomach, then he whips him into the corner and puts him in a bodyscissors on the mat. Miz breaks it and throws Fandango out to the floor, then Miz dropkicks him through the ropes and sends him into the barricade. Miz dives at him from the apron but Fandango kicks him in the stomach, then he rolls him inside and puts him in a waistlock. Miz comes back with an atomic drop and a corner dropkick, then he goes for a Figure Four but Fandango kicks him back. Miz goes right back at him and hits a DDT for two, then Fandango blocks a Skull Crushing Finale and hits an inverted suplex for a near fall. Fandango slams him on the mat and heads up top, but Miz avoids a top rope legdrop and tries to get a cover before he makes Fandango tap to a Figure Four.

Winner - The Miz

No Disqualification
Handicap Elimination Match
CM Punk vs Curtis Axel & Paul Heyman

Punk and Axel go after each other with kendo sticks, and Axel gets a shot in but Punk ducks a second and hits Axel in the back before choking him with it. Punk hits a side suplex and immediately dives on Heyman on the floor, then he throws him in the ring but Axel low blows Punk from behind. Heyman runs away as Axel punches Punk in the head, then he hits him in the back with the kendo stick before he gets a chair from under the ring. Punk kicks Axel's legs and drops him with a few punches, then he grabs the chair and winds up but Axel knocks him down with a dropkick. Axel wedges the chair in the corner and Punk chops him a few times, then he whips him towards the chair but Axel slides and comes back with a clothesline. Axel gets a table and leans it in the corner, then he tries to suplex Punk through it but Punk reverses it and tries to send Axel through it.

Axel shifts and suplexes Punk away from it, then he heads up top and hits an elbow for a near fall before he applies a side headlock. He goes to the middle rope but Punk avoids a forearm shot, then Axel runs at him but Punk throws him facefirst into the chair wedged in the corner. Punk hits a few clotheslines and a swinging neckbreaker, then he connects with a high running knee and a clothesline before heading up top. Punk goes for an elbow drop but Axel rolls outside, then Punk goes for a suicide dive but Axel hits him with a chair on the way out. Axel rolls him in and gets a near fall, then he hits a neckbreaker and stomps him before Axel repeatedly hits him in the back with a kendo stick. Axel goes for a hangman's facesbuster but Punk counters with a GTS, then he rolls over and gets Axel to tap out to the Anaconda Vise. Heyman looks terrified and runs away, but Punk chases him up the ramp and through the crowd.

Punk finally gets a hold of him and picks him up by the hair, and Heyman tries to reason with him but Punk hugs him before beating him with the kendo stick. Punk calls for a GTS and says he's not done, then he pulls some handcuffs out of his kneepad and Heyman starts screaming for him not to do this. He says he is tapping out but Punk cuffs his hands behind his back, then he hits him in the legs and back before targeting his knees. Punk screams at Heyman and tells him to remember who did this, then he hits him a few more times with the kendo stick before Heyman crawls to the ropes. Punk says he is going to break Heyman's face, but Ryback runs out and spears Punk through the table, then he rolls Heyman onto Punk and forces the cover. Ryback drags Heyman out of the ring, then he lifts him over his shoulder and carries him backstage while Punk lays in the ring.

Winner - Paul Heyman

United States Championship
Dolph Ziggler vs Dean Ambrose (c)

Dolph goes for a quick near fall before Ambrose applies a headlock, then he shoulder blocks Dolph and hits the ropes before stopping short and taunting him. Dolph dropkicks him and hits several repeated elbow drops for a near fall, then he clotheslines him outside and slams his head into the apron. He rolls Ambrose back inside but Ambrose chops him in the corner, then he sends him to the opposite corner but Dolph chops him back. Ambrose whips him and Dolph goes for a leapfrog, but Ambrose catches him and hits a spinebuster before he chokes him and applies a chinlock. Dolph breaks the hold but Ambrose sends him into the corner, then he hits a suplex from the turnbuckles before he heads back up top. Dolph runs up and hits a super facebuster for two, then Ambrose goes for a full nelson but Dolph counters with a rollup and sends Ambrose into the corner.

Dolph splashes him and follows with some rapid punches, then he clotheslines Ambrose for a near fall and reverses an Irish whip into a sleeperhold. Ambrose breaks it with a side suplex for two, then he ties Dolph in the ropes and goes for a dropkick but Dolph blocks it. Dolph goes for a legdrop bulldog but Ambrose blocks it and shoves him, but Dolph comes right back with a successful legdrop bulldog for a near fall. Ambrose rolls outside but Dolph rolls him right back in, and Ambrose goes for a headlock driver but Dolph blocks it and tries to get a rollup. Ambrose kicks out and sends him headfirst into the turnbuckles, then he grabs Dolph and hits a headlock driver for the win.

Winner - Dean Ambrose


World Tag Team Championship
Prime Time Players vs The Shield (c)

Titus hits a few elbows before Young slams Rollins on the mat, then Reigns punches him in the corner but Young hits him back and sends Reigns outside. Rollins comes in off a blind tag and Young gets a near fall, then Titus tags in and blows his whistle while he stomps Rollins in the corner. Titus and Young clothesline Reigns out to the floor, then Rollins goes outside and Reigns tries to clothesline Young when they run past him. Young ducks and knocks Reigns down, then they get back inside but Reigns tags in and hits Young a few times before throwing him outside. He hits him on the floor before Rollins puts him in a headlock in the ring, then Young fights back but Rollins knocks him down and taunts him.

Young comes back with a belly-to-belly throw and reaches for a tag, but Reigns throws him back into the corner and tries to splash him. Young avoids it and kicks him back, and Rollins tries to stop them but Young backdrops him and finally makes the tag. Titus hits a few clotheslines and hits Rollins with a fallaway slam, but Rollins lands on his feet and stuns him with a kick to the head. Rollins hits the ropes but Titus hits Clash of the Titus, then Reigns breaks it up and Young throws him outside. Reigns gets up and sends Young into the apron, then Rollins holds Titus' leg while the ref checks on Young. Reigns runs back in behind him and spears Titus, then he rolls outside as Rollins makes the cover to retain.

Winners - The Shield

WWE Championship
Daniel Bryan vs Randy Orton (c)

Bryan ties up Orton and backs him into the corner, then he applies an armbar but Orton headbutts him and applies a side headlock on the mat. Bryan sends him into the ropes but Orton shoulder blocks him, then he hits the ropes but Bryan knees him in the midsection and kicks him in the corner. He snaps Orton's arm over his shoulder and sends him into the corner, but Orton hits a backbreaker off the middle rope and clotheslines him into the corner. Orton stomps his hands and suplexes him onto the ropes, then Bryan comes back with several right hands but Orton grounds him with a clothesline.

Orton hits some mounted punches and whips Bryan, but Bryan runs up the turnbuckles and clotheslines Orton before kicking him. Bryan kicks him several times and sends Orton outside, then he hits a suicide dive and rolls Orton in before hitting a top rope missile dropkick. Orton again heads outside so Bryan dives at him again, then Bryan goes for another dive to the floor but Orton hits him on the apron and DDT's him. Orton waits as Bryan makes it back in at the ref's nine count, then he calls for a RKO but Bryan shoves him back and Orton tries to avoid hitting the ref. Bryan inadvertently dropkicks Orton into the ref and tries to apply a YES Lock, but Orton counters with a powerslam as another ref runs out.

Orton sets up a hanging DDT but Bryan counters with the YES Lock, then Orton makes it to the ropes so Bryan kicks him in the head and goes for a dropkick. Orton dives away and hits Bryan in the corner, then Bryan breaks free and puts Orton in tree of woe position before kicking him several times in the chest. Bryan dropkicks him and sets up on the top turnbuckles, then he suplexes Orton and hits a top rope diving headbutt that gets a close near fall. The original ref gets back in and starts a count, then Bryan gets up and kicks Orton several times before Orton blocks a final kick and hits a T-Bone suplex. Orton lifts Bryan up but Bryan counters with a backslide, then he gets right up and knees Orton in the face and makes the cover.

Winner and NEW WWE Champion - Daniel Bryan