Raw Deal - WWE Raw recap for December 30, 2013

CM Punk shows up and talks about his 2013. For 2013, he has plans for The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns)...who show up as soon as they're namedropped. CM Punk wants a match against one member of The Shield...the best member. He wants Roman Reigns. Dean Ambrose thinks this is a joke, and Seth Rollins wants CM Punk intead. Brad Maddox returns and pits Punk against Rollins...right now!

CM Punk beats Seth Rollins.

Brad Maddox - who plans to take a step forward as Raw General Manager - meets Stephanie McMahon and Triple H. Kane isn't here, but Daniel Bryan is! He wants Bray Wyatt one on one, but Maddox makes it so that he has to take on Luke Harper and then Erick Rowan before he can face Wyatt. Meanwhile, Stephanie is about to announce the Royal Rumble main event.

Stephanie McMahon comes out and announces Randy Orton will defend the WWE World Heavyweight title in a tratditional championship match - no interference or stipulations - against John Cena at Royal Rumble after showing a video package of Randy Orton's career.

Triple H has a big announcement as well...

Dolph Ziggler beats Curtis Axel.

Who will take on Damien Sandow? Kofi Kingston, The Great Khali or The Miz? Vote now on the WWE App!

Big E Langston retains the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Fandango.

Booker T and the locker room almost have a New Year's Spinaroonie, but Bad News Barrett spoils it by saying 2013 is a step closer to the apocalypse.

Renee Young interviews Damien Sandow. Sandow says that if he doesn't win tonight, he'll quit!

Damien Sandow finds out he faces The Great Khali tonight.

Damien Sandow beats The Great Khali.

Xavier Woods joins on commentary for the next match.

Thanks to Xavier Woods and the Funkadactyls' (Cameron and Naomi) distraction, R-Truth beats Brodus Clay.

Triple H shows up...and welcomes Brock Lesnar back to WWE. Paul Heyman is with him, and they head to the ring. Triple H and Heyman gets the mic. According to Heyman, Lesnar is back to become World Heavyweight champion, and will challenge whoever wins the title at Royal Rumble: Randy Orton or John Cena. Lesnar dares anyone to challenge his #1 contendership to the title. Mark Henry shows up and makes a beeline towards Lesnar, which starts an all-out brawl which ends with Henry eating an F5 after being plowed through a crowd barricade.

The True Divas (Rosa Mendes, Alicia Fox, Kaitlyn, Summer Rae and Aksana) beat the Total Divas (Brie and Nikki Bella, Cameron, Naomi and Eva Marie) in a 10-Diva tag match.

Brad Maddox has been on Triple H and Stephanie McMahon's good graces.

Cody Rhodes and Goldust put the WWE Tag Team Championships on the line against Luke Harper and Erick Rowan on SmackDown this Friday!

Daniel Bryan beats Luke Harper.

Daniel Bryan beats Erick Rowan.

The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan, Luke Harper) when Bray walks into the ring. Bray tells D-Bry this is the end, D-Bry tells him "You're right." He goes on about how "the machine" would never let him win even with the crowd on his side, and tells Bray "I'm yours." D-Bry joins the Wyatt Family, then eats a Sister Abigail. Rowan and Harper take him away, but Daniel Bryan begins to stand upright. He looks at the crowd for about a minute, then walks to the back with Bray Wyatt.

Next week is Old-School RAW!