The Raw roster made a stop in Dusseldorf, Germany on the Road to WrestleMania 33. Here are the results from the live event:
#1 Enzo & Big Cass vs. Rusev & Jinder Mahal
As has been the case on most of the recent live events for the Raw brand, Enzo Amore & Big Cass kicked off the festivities for the house show. They took on Rusev and Jinder Mahal once again.
Notably, Rusev was not wearing the facemask that he has been using on recent episodes of Monday Night Raw. Lana tried to get involved, and Enzo Amore took the heat from Rusev and Jinder Mahal but was ultimately able to make the hot tag to Big Cass, who proceeded to clean house.
Enzo & Cass won the match when they hit the Bada Boom Shaka Laka and Enzo pinned Jinder.
Winners: Enzo & Big Cass
#2 Cruiserweight Championship Match: Neville (C) vs. Rich Swann
The King of the Cruiserweights graced Dusseldorf with his presence in another Cruiserweight Championship defence against Rich Swann. Swann tried to use his speed to gain the advantage, but Neville was able to eventually ground the former Champion.
The match went back and forth several times, but Neville ultimately picked up the victory when Rich Swann tapped out to his submission move.
Winner and STILL WWE Cruiserweight Champion: Neville
#3 WWE Raw Tag Team Champions, Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows vs. Cesaro & Sheamus vs. The New Day
The current Raw Tag Team Champions were pitted against the last two sets of champions, in Cesaro and Sheamus and The New Day. The action was said to be fast and furious with a lot of big crowd-pleasing spots.
Of course, everything ended up breaking down into a melee, which the referee couldn’t keep control of. After multiple finishers from all of the participants, Gallows and Anderson were able to pick up the win...with a handful of tights and feet on the ropes.
Winners and STILL Raw Tag Team Champions, Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows
#4 Nia Jax vs. Sasha Banks
The crowd was completely behind Sasha Banks as she took on the monstrous Nia Jax in a singles match. Jax controlled the action pretty much throughout the match, with Sasha getting a few spots of hope throughout, but she wasn’t able to build up any momentum.
This match was said to resemble the match that the two had on the Royal Rumble kick off Show last month. Nia won with the leg drop.
Winner: Nia Jax
#5 The Golden Truth, Sin Cara & Curtis Axel vs. Titus O’Neil, Bo Dallas, & The Shining Stars
It’s been reported that while this wasn’t the best match of the night, it was tremendously fun for the crowd in attendance. The Golden Truth did a lot of comedy wrestling against The Shining Stars. Bo Dallas had a hard time dealing with Curtis Axel, while Sin Cara focused on Titus O’Neil.
The action picked up after Axel made a comeback against one of The Shining Stars, hulking up before hitting a big boot and dropping the leg. Ultimately, the Golden Truth, Sin Cara & Curtis Axel picked up the victory.
Winners: The Golden Truth, Curtis Axel & Sin Cara
#6 WWE Raw Women’s Champion, Bayley vs. Charlotte
The crowd was raucous for this match, and firmly behind the champion. Bayley came out on fire early in the match, causing Charlotte to take a break on the outside. Charlotte would ultimately take control, working over Bayley’s knee to set up the submission.
Bayley struggled to get back into the match but ultimately was able to channel the cheers of the crowd into a second wind. Bayley hit the Bayley-to-Belly on Charlotte to retain her Championship.
Winner and STILL Raw Women’s Champion: Bayley
#7 Braun Strowman vs. Sami Zayn
The Monster Among Men renewed his off-again, on again feud with The Underdog From the Underground in Dusseldorf. This match was said to be similar to their match from Roadblock: End of the Line, but instead of Sami surviving until the time limit, Braun was able to duck out of the way of the Helluva Kick just in time.
When Zayn turned around, Strowman delivered the running powerslam for the victory.
Winner: Braun Strowman
Chris Jericho Promo
Jericho made an appearance while wearing a neck brace and using crutches. He vowed to get revenge on Kevin Owens for betraying him and that when he got done with the current WWE Universal Champion, he would never...EVER be the same, again.
#8 WWE Universal Champion, Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns in a No Holds Barred match
Kevin Owens took his style of destruction to Germany in order to attempt to defend the WWE Universal Championship against Roman Reigns. The match went back and forth, with a lot of fighting around ringside, as well as the use of a good deal of weapons.
Roman Reigns got a close near fall after powerbombing Owens through a table, but it wasn’t enough. Kevin Owens retained the WWE Universal Championship after a Pop-up Powerbomb.
Winner and STILL WWE Universal Champion: Kevin Owens
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