The Staples Center in Los Angeles, California hosted RAW’s final live event of 2016. The Cruiserweight Championship was defended for the first time in a live show, adding to the three title defenses of the night.
The event was headlined by a Street Fight between Kevin Owens and Roman Reigns for the United States Championship. The results of the red brand’s event have been provided below:
#1 Sheamus & Cesaro(c) vs Enzo & Big Cass vs The New Day vs Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson [Fatal 4 way match for the RAW Tag team Championship]
A fun yet decent wrestling match to kick-off the show. Kofi Kingston and Big E were involved in the match for the New Day while Xavier was at ringside. There were big pops for all the teams except The Club. Sheamus hit the Brogue Kick for the win.
Result: Cesaro and Sheamus defeated Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson, Enzo & Big Cass and The New Day to retain the RAW Tag team Championship
#2 Neville vs Rich Swann(c) [WWE Cruiserweight Championship match]
Sadly, the match didn’t event last for ten whole minutes. Nonetheless, the two delivered a good back and forth match. The Champ countered a kick of Neville into a roll-up pin and got the three count. After the match, Neville laid out Swann with a low blow.
Result: Rich Swann retained the WWE Cruiserweight Championship over Neville
#3 Sasha Banks, Bayley and Liv Morgan vs Charlotte Flair, Dana Brooke, and Nia Jax
NXT Superstar Liv Morgan once again teamed up with Banks and Bayley and the trio received an amazing pop. The RAW Women's Champion Charlotte barely got inside the ring for this bout. Banks forced Brooke to submit to the Banks Statement, paving the way for her team's victory.
Result: Liv Morgan, Sasha Banks, and Bayley defeated Dana Brooke, Charlotte Flair and Nia Ja
#4 Rusev (with Lana) vs Seth Rollins
Rollins came out amidst massive cheers from the fans in attendance. This turned out to be one the best matches of the night. Although Lana made numerous attempts to interfere, Rusev looked pretty dominant in the match. Rollins pinned him following a Pedigree.
Result: Seth Rollins defeated Rusev
#5 Braun Strowman vs Sami Zayn
The audience was hot for Zayn all throughout the match. Even though this was not a typical squash match, Strowman dominated Zayn since the bell rang. A Running Powerslam on Sami allowed Strowman to pick up the win.
Result: Braun Strowman defeated Sami Zayn
#6 The Golden Truth (Goldust and R-Truth), Curtis Axel, Sin Cara and Darren Young (with Bob Backlund) vs The Shining Stars (Primo and Epico), Titus O’Neil, Bo Dallas and Jinder Mahal
A decent match featuring all mid-card talents.
Result: The Golden Truth, Sin Cara, Darren Young and Curtis Axel defeated Titus O’Neil, Bo Dallas, Jinder Mahal and The Shining Stars
After the match, Bo demanded tougher competition and his challenge was answered by the Big Show. Show entered the ring and knocked out Dallas. This was not a sanctioned match.
#7 Roman Reigns(c) vs Kevin Owens [Street Fight for the United States Championship match]
Surprisingly, Reigns was really over with the fans. While both Champions received mixed reactions, the cheers were dominant for Roman. The match was great and featured some really cool table spots. At one point, Reigns powerbombed the Universal Champion through a table. Chris Jericho attempted to interfere but it didn’t help Owens. Reigns countered a pop-up powerbomb into a Spear and pinned Owens for the win.
Result: Roman Reigns defeated Kevin Owens
MMA veteran Tito Ortiz and famous actress Luenell were backstage during the live event. Here are some pics of them with Titus O’Neil and The New Day:
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