Welcome to this week's edition of Monday Night Raw This week's Raw is coming live from Tampa, FLThis week's Raw is sure to be interesting as there are numerous speculations aboundFirst of all, for what it is worth, several NXT Superstars are rumored to be backstage tonightAmong them, notable names like Nakamura, Finn Balor, Samoa Joe, Austin Aries and Hideo Itami are presentIn regards to Balor, he was seen making his way backstage with his bags by several fans and pics of his entry are making rounds as of now on TwitterIt is also to be noted that Balor tweeted a backstage pic of Raw earlier today and deleted it within minutesSo, speculations of a Balor debut are abound among the WWE fans currently Apart from these speculations, the news of Roman Reigns suspension has also created some expectations for this week's RawWill WWE address the issue or look past the elephant in the room?What will be the state of Shield Triple Threat now that Reigns is suspended? Will it be postponed?The feud between Cena and Styles has reached a new level and last week it was made clear that Cena couldn't handle The Club aloneWill Cena receive any help? And also, in recent weeks, it has become a trend for past GMs of SmackDown to appear on Raw and lobby for the postWhich past GM of SmackDown will appear today?All these questions will be answered on this week's RawOn the other hand, WWE could use the debut of Balor as a distraction to mask Roman's suspensionWe honestly hope that the Raw pre-show gives us some clues as to what will happen tonightAs per Raw pre-show, the Shield Triple Threat is still on Seth Rollins will kick-off Raw tonight and he will address the Shield Triple Threat to start things offAnd also, Zayn and Owens will be the guests of Highlight Reel tonightWith Zayn, Owens and Jericho all in the same ring we can surely expect some extravaganzaAlso, New Day will address The Wyatt Family tonightTitus O'Neil will have another chance to take up his grievances with Rusev  Titus and Rusev will go one on one on tonight's RawThe Raw pre-show recaps the opening ceremony of CWCSasha and Paige will take on Dana Brooke and CharlotteAnd that's it folks from the pre-showWelcome to Monday Night RawSeth Rollins is out first to address the Shield Triple Threat at BattlegroundSeth addresses Roman Reigns scandal and tells that it soils his name as he was the one who brought him into WWEHe showcases Roman's tweet apology and rips it apart"I own Roman" - Seth RollinsHe then goes on to tell that Roman must be removed from Battleground main event and demands that he take on Dean Ambrose one on oneDean Ambrose makes his entrance on cue to cut Rollins offDean makes his way to the ring and asks what's bothering SethHe supports Reigns and states that he still wants a Triple Threat matchBefore Seth could reply, Styles comes out and asks Dean to include him too in the match and make it a Fatal 4 WayBefore anyone could reply to that , Cena's music hits and the crowd gets goingCena makes his bid and asks to make it a Fatal 5 Way!!!!Folks this is getting crazier by the minuteSeth throws a rant about it, but before things could escalate Stephanie comes outStephanie expresses her mortification on Dean Ambrose being the champion and then goes on to make Cena vs Rollins and Styles vs Ambrose If Cena and Styles win their respective matches they will be added to the main event picture at BattlegroundLooks like the Shield Triple Threat is in jeopardy after all Up next, Sasha Banks and Paige will take on Charlotte and Dana BrookePaige makes her way to the ring to a good pop and following her, Sasha Banks makes her way to the ring to a tremendous ovationCharlotte and Dana Brooke make their way to the ring to Charlotte's musicSasha and Charlotte start things off, Charlotte soon backs away and tags in Dana BrookeDana Brooke trash talks for a while before Sasha shuts her upSasha takes control of the match soon and tags in PaigeThe duo double team both Charlotte and Dana Brooke and send them outside to head into commercialsDuring commercial break, Charlotte and Dana use heel tactics to ground Paige and they work on her as we come back from breakCharlotte takes control of the match and delivers a cheap shot to Sasha to garner more heatSoon, Paige makes the hot tag and Shasha cleans houseSasha locks in Bank Statement on Dana to get a win via submissionThis is yet another short match, given the talent on display I honestly expected it to last longerWWE is back to their old days of booking shorter women's matchesUp next, Titus will take on Rusev in a Money in the Bank rematchLana is out next and she introduces Rusev in her usual mannerRusev and Titus make their way to the ring in short orderTitus takes it to Rusev early in the match and dominates Rusev outrightBut soon, Rusev takes back control and starts to pound on Titus with abandonRusev dominates Titus for the next few minutes of the matchTitus tries to rally as he fights off a head lock, but gets stopped dead in his tracks by a drop kick from RusevTitus creates some much needed separation when Rusev sends him to the cornerTitus' comeback has Rusev reeling in no time and Rusev tries to walk away from the matchTitus goes after him and they both collide right in front of the announce tableTitus recovers first and sends Rusev crashing into the ring announcers areaThe commentators plug it in as a huge upset and praise TitusBackstage, Kane interrupts Stephanie and asks for an opportunity to prove himself once moreStephanie is in the process of denying it before The Miz busts into the scene with Maryse and flaps his gums about how big a movie star he isKane brings out the rule about the champion defending his title once in 30 days or relinquishing his titleStephanie books The Miz into a title match for tonight and says that his opponent will be a surprise Up next, Seth Rollins will take on John CenaIf Cena wins, he will be then added to the main event at BattlegroundWill the Shield Triple be in jeopardy? We will find out nextRollins and Cena make their way to the ring in short fashion and John Cena plugs his debut fourteen years ago during his entranceCena and Rollins lock heads to start things off and Rollins transitions that into a side head lockThey trade headlocks and shoulder tackles for a while before Rollins takes control of the match as expected Cena makes a brief comeback with a surprising dropkick, but soon Rollins takes him downRollins works on Cena for a bit before Cena makes a comeback Both Cena and Rollins trade control and hit their signature maneuvers for sometimeNumerous near falls happen during that timeCena and Rollins end up in top rope, and Seth successfully sunset flips and delivers the Buckle BombA ghost of the memory flashed across the fans as Seth did the move that crippled him seven months agoSoon a melee of finishers follows and John Cena ends up delivering the AA to Seth RollinsSeth puts his feet on the bottom rope to break the pinfallJohn Cena tries to deliver another AA, but Seth lands on his feet and goes for the PedigreeCena escapes and locks in STFU on SethSeth tries to make it to the bottom rope and that causes Cena to pull him back Just when Cena was going to lock the STFU, AJ Styles. Karl Anderson and Luke Gallos make their way to the ring to distract John CenaThe distraction allows Seth to take advantage and he delivers a Pedigree to end the matchJohn Cena lies spent in the ring as The Club looks on from outside. Inside, Seth Rollins celebrates his victoryAs we come back from break, Enzo and Big Cass make their way to the ring.Enzo asks the crowd to make a wave as their match stars and crowd obliges his requestThey crush an independent tag team in a squash match and proceed on to call them S-A-W-F-T But they are interrupted by Social OutcastsThey term themselves as H-A-R-D and demand that Enzo and Cass leave the ring this momentThe conversation escalates into Social Outcasts trying to enter the ring and Enzo and Cass fending them offEnzo and Cass call Social Outcasts as S-A-W-F-TNext, a Darren Young vignette airs and this one is more ridiculous than previous onesNext, a segment is dedicated to plug in WWE's partnership with Special OlympicsIn the main event, AJ Styles will take on Dean Ambrose If Styles wins, he will be included in the main event at BattlegroundLikewise, The Miz will defend his Intercontinental Championship against a mystery opponentNext, Becky Lynch will take on Summer Rae, Natalya is at ringside for commentaryBefore the match could start, Becky Lynch attacks Natalya relentlessly and screams at her that she would rip her head offReferees separate both women and Natalya heads back up the ramp as Becky screams at her from rongsideI don't even know what Summer Rae is doing out thereUp next, Chris Jericho's Highlight Reel will feature Sami Zayn and Kevin OwensJericho is out first and he gives an introduction about the rivalry between Owens and Zayn in his own wayHe tells that they have no regards for their career and their rivalry is affecting beginning to affect his career tooOwens and Zayn make their way to the ring in short order and Jericho tries to escalate things to the next levelZayn cuts him off and delivers a fiery speech and asks Owens to accept a match at BattlegroundOwens rebuffs Zayn's claims but accepts the matchJericho tries to stir the pot a little and gets double Superkicked by both Owens and Zayn together Owens walks away as Jericho writhes in pain and Zayn looks onUp next, The Miz will defend his Intercontinental Championship against his mystery ooponentThe Miz is out first with his wife Maryse to a general heel reactionAnd his mystery opponent is none other than Demon KaneKane initially takes control of the match with his powerMiz tries to cut him down to size but, nothing works Kane seems to dominate the entire match like he used to do in his earlier matchesAs Kane goes for the Chokeslam, Maryse tries to interfereUnfortunately, she falls from the apron and writhes in painThe Miz fights off Kane and comes to aid the damsel in distressThe Miz helps Maryse to the backstage unmindful of the match causing Kane to win via count outAfter the commercial, backstage we see The Miz helping Maryse to walkSoon, Maryse reveals that she was acting and the couple end the segment with a kissUp next, Alberto Del Rio and Sheamus will take on Cesaro and Apollo CrewsSheamus and Crews start things offSheamus backs off and tags in Del RIoCrews takes on a distracted Del Rio and hip tosses him across the ringCesaro gets the tag and goes on a rampage He attacks Del Rio relentlessly untile Sheamus's distraction causes him the advantageSoon, Cesaro gets isolated, Sheamus and Del Rio work on him for a bit of time Cesaro gets the much-needed separation when he delivers a back breaker to SheamusApollo and Del Rio get the hot tag and they go at each otherSoon Del Rio ends up in control and Crews is sent outsideDel Rio slaps Sheamus to tag him in and delivers a enziguri to Sheamus, much to the shock of everyoneDel Rio walks off from Sheamus, leaving him to fend for himselfApollo Crews makes a short work of Sheamus and ends the match with Crews ControlBackstage, Jojo interviews Dean Ambrose, but Stephanie interferes to wish him a bad luckNext, The New Day is out in Wyatt attiresThey try to do a parody of Wyatts and end up roasting themThough it was hilarious, Woods seemed to be strangely out of tune with the othersSoon, the Wyatts appear on the ramp and warn the New Day once againBray questions the power of positivity and The New Day reply that it is a way of life Soon, Bray turns his attention towards Xavier, but Big E protects him The patriarch of Wyatt family ends the segment with "New Day Falls" chantXavier Woods was acting very strangely the whole segmentUp next, Styles vs Amborse is set to take place, with Rollins at ringsideStyles and Ambrose lock up and Ambrose gains the advantage initially.Ambrose remains in control for most of the early part of the matchStyles struggles to remain in control of the match time and time again, but Ambrose relentlessly attacks Styles to keep the advantage on his sideMeanwhile, Rollins berates the fact that he is not receiving his one on one rematch on commentaryAs we come from break, Styles is in control of the matchStyles works Ambrose for most of the matchAmbrose's puny attempts at comeback gets swatted at each and every turnSoon the match turns out into a signature move fest and Ambrose emerges on topAs expected, Gallows and Anderson make their way to the ringThe distraction allows Styles to take control and just when thigs were looking bright for Styles, Cena emerges to help Ambrose Ambrose uses Cena's distraction to deliver dirty deeds on Styles and pick up the winAfter the match, the club attacks John Cena. Ambrose tries to help him but gets attacked by Seth RollinsThe night ends with heels standing tall. Rollins delivers two pedigress to Dean Ambrose and The Club delivers a Magic Killer to Cena on the ramp
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