A promo package was played for the Fatal-5-Way Extreme Rules match.
Bray Wyat encounters The Big Dog again
Bray Wyatt kicked off RAW. He told the crowd to all stand-up and rejoice for their “one true saviour” – himself. He started talking about The Beast. He vowed to “rip open the chest of the beast and eat his black heart”. He started ripping his Extreme Rules opponents. He finally called out Roman Reigns, and it didn’t take long for The Big Dog to come out.
Roman told him that if he was going to run his mouth “in his yard”, he suggested he did it to his face. Bray laughed it off and told Roman Reigns that he was the only one who could beat Brock Lesnar. Roman Reigns vowed to win at Extreme Rules but said that he was more worried about getting Bray’s a** out of his yard.
Kurt Angle came out and said that he wanted to know who would head into Extreme Rules with more momentum. He made the match between Roman and Bray and announced that it would take place immediately.
Roman Reigns vs Bray Wyatt
The atmosphere, with a lot of the crowd being split, with duelling chants of “Let’s go, Roman! Roman sucks”. Roman struck Bray after a taunt, but Bray taunted him right back. Wyatt targetted the ribs of Roman Reigns, which was still taped up. Reigns had built up some momentum, but Samoa Joe stormed out, looking at both Reigns and Bray Wyatt. He seemed to indicate something to Bray and put the coquina clutch on Roman Reigns.The match ended by DQ right there.
Roman Reigns defeated Bray Wyatt by disqualification
As Bray began assaulting Reigns, he took Bray and began assaulting him as well. Seth Rollins came out and saved Roman, clearing the ring of both Bray and Joe. There seemed to be some tension between Rollins and Reigns, but the segment ended there.
Backstage, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins were talking, and Roman said that he didn’t need Rollins’ help. Rollins said that he was out there for Samoa Joe and not him. Kurt Angle came in and said that the two would be in a tag team match against Samoa Joe and Bray Wyatt.
Elias Samson then came in and Kurt Angle said that he had his attention. He announced that he would have his RAW debut against Dean Ambrose later on.
Akira Tozawa vs Ariya Daivari
Ahead of his street fight against The Brian Kendrick, Akira Tozawa had a match against Daivari. He dominated Daivari while Kendrick was being interviewed backstage. He finished the match with a senton from the top turnbuckle.
Akira Tozawa defeated Ariya Daivari
Backstage, Sasha Banks was seen walking, and Charly Caruso asked Sasha about her rubber match with Alicia Fox, and Noam Dar and Alicia Fox interrupted. They had a brief exchange. And crazily enough, The Revival were seen walking in the background. Now that’s interesting!
Elias Samson vs Dean Ambrose
Elias Samson was singing and getting heat before Ambrose interrupted. Miz & Maryse were on commentary. Samson had a few exchanges, but Elias got aggressive and began dominating. After the commercial break, Ambrose managed to get some of the momentum back on his side. Samson caught him with a knee. The Miz ran into the ring, looked carefully, and then decided to strike Elias Samson so that he could get Ambrose disqualified.
Elias Samson defeated Dean Ambrose by disqualification
Ambrose began chasing The Miz around the ring and caught him in the ring, but Elias Samson attacked him and stood tall.
Big Cass was storming backstage furiously with a referee, and he saw Enzo laying flat on the ground, trying to help his friend out.
After the commercial break, Kurt Angle was with Big Cass and the medical staff. Enzo was asked what he remembered, but Enzo said that he was jumped and didn’t remember anything. He was helped up by the medical staff, while Big Cass told Kurt Angle that he better find out who did it before Cass himself did.
Finn Balor gets confronted by an unlikely name
Finn Balor spoke before his match. He started talking about his match at Extreme Rules and was interrupted by PAUL HEYMAN! That definitely came as a shock to everyone. He began ripping apart the Extreme Rules competitors and praising Brock Lesnar. He finally came to Balor.
Paul Heyman then began praising Balor, saying that he’s no underdog. He said that he was most intrigued by the possibility of Finn Balor vs Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship. He wished him luck and shook his hand.
Balor told Heyman to tell Brock that he will win at Extreme Rules and go on to face him for the championship that he never lost. He also told him to tell Lesnar that he would beat him.
Finn Balor vs Karl Anderson
Finn Balor had a lot more aggression. However, with help of Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson managed to get a hold of Balor. The commentators brought up Balor’s history with Anderson & Gallows, something that hadn’t been mentioned as much before.
Balor finally caught Anderson with an overhead kick. He caught Anderson with an enziguri from the top turnbuckles. He followed up by taking out Luke Gallows. He was positioning for the coup de grace but Anderson caught him and hit a spinebuster.
Balor soon even took both out on the outside. He finally managed to hit the Coup De Grace on Anderson and won.
Finn Balor defeated Karl Anderson
Alicia Fox vs Sasha Banks
Alicia Fox and Sasha Banks looked to settle their score in a rubber match. Sasha Banks started off dominating, really bringing it to Alicia. Noam Dar tried to taunt Sasha and distracted her, leading to Alicia hitting a big boot on her.
Alicia then started getting in some offence until Sasha put her on the middle turnbuckle and hit the knees to the midsection. She then pinned her and that was it.
Sasha Banks defeated Alicia Fox
After the match, Sasha Banks and Noam Dar got into an argument, and Alicia Fox then attacked her from behind and hit the scissor kick on her.
Backstage, Apollo Crews and Kalisto were talking. Kalisto asked him what was wrong with him because he was fighting Titus O’Neil’s battles. Kalisto asked if he attacked Enzo. Apollo Crews seemed offended by the implication, and Apollo said that he took an offer he couldn’t refuse. Titus then interrupted and thought that Kalisto wanted to be the first international client of the Titus Brand.
Titus then said that he would make a match and make sure Apollo taught Kalisto a lesson.
Goldust had a vignette about R-Truth, which was pretty weird, but it was vintage Goldust!
Backstage, Charly Caruso interviewed Alexa Bliss. A clip was shown of the previous week where Alexa Bliss assaulted Bayley with a kendo stick. She said that didn’t feel bad for Bayley and wanted to inflict more pain on her. She vowed to permanently tattoo Bayley at Extreme Rules. She said that Bayley wasn’t made for extreme.
A video package was shown of Reigns injuring Braun Strowman.
Apollo Crews vs Kalisto
Apollo Crews was taken aback by the athleticism of Kalisto, but it was brief. Apollo held Kalisto in a resthold, and Kalisto began fighting him off, only to be caught by a dropkick once again.
Apollo nearly hit a sit-out powerbomb, but almost got pinned. Another attempt was reversed into a Salita Del Sol, which gave Kalisto the win.
Kalisto defeated Apollo Crews
Matt Hardy vs Sheamus – Winner decides Extreme Rules match stipulation
Matt started off with a headlock on Sheamus. The crowd showed their vocal support for Matt. There were even loud chants of “Brother Nero”. Sheamus got the advantage after he started the chest slams. He even shoved him against the barricade.
After the break, The Celtic Warrior hit the White Noise on Matt, who kicked out. Matt Hardy did manage to get control again, however. Matt managed to escape a couple of pins, and Jeff Hardy jumped in the way of Cesaro who tried to distract him. This distracted Sheamus, who turned back only to be met with a Twist Of Fate and a pin.
Matt Hardy defeated Sheamus
After the match, Charly Caruso asked Matt what stipulation he chose, and he said that they would meet Cesaro & Sheamus at Extreme Rules inside a steel cage!
Austin Aries vs Tony Nese
Neville was in the ring with Tony Nese, seemingly giving him some words of advice. Tony Nese jumped Austin Aries when he turned away. Nese tried to work on Austin Aries’ weakened leg. Aries managed to get some offence in but still struggled with his leg. Nese, as a result, dominated the match. Austin Aries countered a suplex attempt into a guillotine, and as Nese tried to counter, Aries hooked the last chancery, making Nese submit.
Austin Aries defeated Tony Nese by submission
After the match, Neville attacked Nese, putting the Rings Of Saturn on him to make a statement.
Alexa Bliss vs Mickie James
Mickie shoved Alexa to start things off. She hit multiple strikes on the champion. She completely dominated Alexa. Bliss did catch her with one shot on the chin followed by a DDT, picking up the win. Bizarre finish. Alexa had only two moves after being completely dominated the whole match.
Alexa Bliss defeated Mickie James
After the match, Alexa took out a kendo stick and struck Mickie with it. Bayley then came out for the save and cleverly avoided the kendo stick by pulling Alexa’s legs from under the ring. She grabbed the Kendo stick and Alexa managed to escape.
Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins vs Bray Wyatt & Samoa Joe
Seth Rollins started things off against Bray Wyatt. He immediately struck Joe and threw Bray Wyatt out of the ring. The Big Dog was in action after the commercial break. As he got ready for a superman punch, Bray Wyatt positioned himself for the spider crawl. Joe distracted him and Bray attacked Roman.
Outside the ring, Joe slammed Roman against the ring post. Joe was then tagged in and he had complete control over Roman Reigns. Joe hit Roman with an enziguri against the turnbuckles and then tagged Wyatt back in.
Roman attacked Wyatt with a rope stun. He hit the drive-by on Joe as well. Bray hit Seth Rollins down and Roman disposed of Bray while he looked to tag Seth. Joe threw Bray back in the ring, and Roman finally managed to tag Rollins in, while Bray tagged Joe in. He attacked Joe and hit a suicide dive. He dominated inside the ring. And he even hit a double crossbody onto Joe and Bray.
Rollins and Reigns tried to team up to attack Joe, but Joe moved and bumped into Rollins. There seemed to be a disconnect between Rollins and Reigns. Bray dragged Reigns out of the ring, and Joe put the Coquina clutch on Rollins, who passed out. The referee called a stop to the match.
Bray Wyatt & Samoa Joe defeated Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins
After the match, Finn Balor walked into Kurt Angle’s office and said that he wanted in on the fun. Kurt Angle said that he would face Joe and Bray Wyatt in a triple threat match, and Roman Reigns would face Seth Rollins.
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