TJ Perkins vs Brian Kendrick (Non-Title Match)
The Cruiserweight take centre stage on RAW. Both the men make their way to the ring and the ref calls for the bell. Kendrick offers the handshake, but Perkins sees right through the con, shakes his hand and sends Kendrick flying to the outside with a dropkick.
He fakes a suicide dive and looks pumped up. The Champion amps up the pace in the early goings with a springboard crossbody and corkkscrew shoulder tackle to Kendrick on the outside. The fans are loving every bit of the action unfolding in front of their eyes. Perkins gets Kendrick into the ring but gets a big boot in his face from Kendrick as he ran towards him. Kendrick takes Perkins's hand and tries to get it caught up in the ring-post holder as we head into the break.
Back from the commercial, Kendrick is on the top rope, but Perkins gets up top in a flash and executes a sweet Hurricanrana. Perkins gets control again with a spin kick and atomic drop, following it with another Hurricanrana. Perkins goes for the kneebar but Kendrick makes it to the rope. Kendrick shows some veteran instincts to ram Perkins’s head into the turnbuckle, followed by a Sliced Bread. Pin, 1-2, kick out! He goes for the Captain’s Hook but Perkins reverses into the knee bar. Kendrick fights out of it but Perkins takes him up into the fireman’s carry position.
An eye rake was all it took for Kendrick to take control and lock the Captain’s Hook in again. Perkins hangs on for a couple of seconds before tapping out in sheer pain. A big win for Brian Kendrick that guarantees a title shot at the upcoming Hell In The Cell PPV. Great start to the in-ring proceedings on RAW. The fans also seemed invested in the match, unlike last week's RAW that was just downright disrespectful.
Brian Kendrick def. TJ Perkins in a non-title match via submission
