Monday Night Raw Results 2/23/15: WWE Raw Recap February 23, 2015: Daniel Bryan and Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton and Seth Rollins

The February 23, 2015 edition of WWE's Monday Night Raw emanates live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville and begins with Randy Orton, who returns last night at Fast Lane.

He gets a huge pop and sustained cheers upon his entrance. He says Seth Rollins and The Authority have kept him out of action for the last four months. He shows a clip of Rollins putting him out of action in November and then calls out Mr. Money in the Bank.

Instead, he gets Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, Big Show, and Kane. Stephanie tries to butter him up and get him to rejoin the Authority, but Orton says he is no longer part of the family and cannot forgive Rollins. Big Show says joining The Authority was the best decision he made, and Orton should do the same. Stephanie says he is not a good guy, he doesn't care about the crowd, and he does whatever he wants. He has done deplorable things to get rewards and has even done some of those things to her. Stephanie invites him to a business conference backstage later tonight to discuss his rejoining the Authority, and Orton agrees.

Bad News Barrett comes out and calls Dean Ambrose a common thief for stealing his Intercontinental Championship belt last night. Dolph Ziggler comes out for the match, and R-Truth is on commentary. Ziggler defeats Barrett with Zig Zag. Ambrose comes out with the IC title over his shoulder, gets in Barrett's face, and taunts him. He also shoulder bumps Ziggler before he leaves.

The Authority is meeting backstage and Stephanie starts to speak, but Rollins cuts her off and says they can't let Orton back into the group. Stephanie puts him in his place. Kane tries to intervene but Steph shoots him down too. Stephanie says with Orton, they are unstoppable. Rollins is hesitant because he does not think they can trust Orton, but Stephanie seemingly brokers the peace and the two men shake hands. She books Orton and Rollins against Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan for the main event.

The Prime Time Players defeat The Ascension after Darren Young rolls up Viktor. The Ascension assaults Young after the match and hits him with the Fall of Man.

Roman Reigns hits the ring and says this has been a hell of a month, but he can finally say with certainty that he is going to WrestleMania. He has a message for his haters, but Daniel Bryan interrupts. Bryan says he is one of Reigns' doubters, probably the biggest. He talks about Reigns' look and says he has no heart, which is Bryan never liked him.

But last night, Bryan gave it everything he had and lost to the better man. Reigns had more heart than he did. He congratulates Reigns, and the two shake hands. He also says he would have no other partner than Reigns tonight. Bryan once again tells him to kick Brock Lesnar's ass.

Paul Heyman comes out and congratulates Reigns on his win. He shakes Roman's hand and compliments him on the match. He praises Reigns and says he was always betting on him. But his timing couldn't be worse because he has to face Brock Lesnar, and he can't win. Reigns, of course, says he will destroy the Beast, and we can BELIEVE THAT.

The Usos defeat Tyson Kidd and Cesaro in a Tag Team Championship rematch by disqualification when Naomi and Natalya brawl outside the ring and one of the Usos takes a shot to the crotch while he was going for the splash. Naomi then pulls Nattie off the apron, which hurts her ankle.

The Miz is backstage and enters the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. Damien Mizdow says he booked a commercial.

Bray Wyatt cuts another promo on Undertaker.

Jack Swagger defeats Stardust with the Patriot Lock when Goldust distracts his brother. Stardust loses his mind after the match thanks to the "Cody" chants.

John Cena hits the ring. He talks about his match with Rusev last night and gives his opponent credit. Cena claims he never gave up, which is why Rusev low blowed him to win. He admits that he lost and Rusev won, but the problem is Rusev showed he was a coward.

Rusev and Lana then come out to say "we told you so." Lana tells the crowd to shut up and says Cena failed last night and let his country down because he cannot compete with Rusev. The big man gets on the microphone and says he broke Cena last night. He dares Cena to admit that Rusev is the superior fighter and that Cena is an embarrassment to his country. Cena shoots back and challenges Rusev to another match for the United States Championship at WrestleMania so he can bring the title home. Rusev declines and says he does not deserve the opportunity.

Rollins and Orton are talking backstage and Orton wants to get on the same page even though he won't forget what happened between them. Instead, he wants to show Daniel Bryan and Roman Reigns what the Face and the Future of the WWE look like.

An amazing video package about Sting airs.

The Bella Twins defeat Paige and Emma in five seconds after Brie plants Emma with the Bella Buster. Paige kicks Brie, but Nikki smashes Paige with her forearm and holds the Divas Championship over her.

Curtis Axel faces Ryback but first says he is still in the Royal Rumble match. Axelmania is still alive, so he will enter the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal and win. Ryback grabs the mic and tells him to shut up. He talks about his history with his former tag team partner and then says he will win the battle royal. Ryback squashes Axel.

The Bushwhackers are announced for the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2015.

Bryan and Reigns defeat Orton and Rollins (w/Jamie Noble, Joey Mercury, Big Show, and Kane). Orton tires to set up his middle rope DDT, but Rollins tags himself in, which angers Orton. The Viper bails, which allows Reigns to hit the Superman Punch on Rollins. Reigns sets up for the spear, but Bryan tags himself in and hits the running knee for the win. Reigns laughs at Bryan's tag.

An upset Orton RKOs Noble and stares down Rollins, but he leaves before anything else happens and the show goes off the air.

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