It was an eventful night as the Superstars of Monday Night RAW and SmackDown LIVE performed at the home of WWE, Madison Square Garden. The card was headlined by a match between Roman Reigns and Bray Wyatt, but the show’s biggest moment was AJ Styles’ coronation as the United Stated Champion.
With that being said, here are the results from WWE’s Live Event in New York City.
#1 Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Dolph Ziggler
It's the first time at @TheGarden for @ShinsukeN! #WWEMSG pic.twitter.com/DrN8wEacV1
— WWE (@WWE) July 7, 2017
Results: Shinsuke Nakamura def. Dolph Ziggler
#2 R-Truth vs. Goldust
The second match of the night featured a singles match between Monday Night RAW's R-Truth and Goldust. Due to the brilliant bout between Nakamura and Ziggler, the crowd stayed hot for this match as well. The crowd loved R-Truth, who defeated Goldust via pinfall after hitting him with the Heel Kick.
Results: R-Truth def. Goldust
#3 Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose vs. Samoa Joe & Intercontinental Champion The Miz (w/ Maryse)
After making his entrance, The Miz cut a scathing promo on the New York crowd. This provided a good foundation for the match which ended when Dean Ambrose hit the Intercontinental Champion with Dirty Deeds.
Results: Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose def. Samoa Joe & The Miz
#4 Neville (c) vs. Cedric Alexander for the Cruiserweight Championship
The fourth match of the evening was for the Cruiserweight Championship. Both contestants put forth a solid contest, but there was always going to be one winner, and Neville retained the title after hitting the Red Arrow.
THE KING @WWENeville #WWEMSG pic.twitter.com/VioRrE0exP
— MeepMoop™Guy (@VincentMichaels) July 8, 2017
Results: Neville def. Cedric Alexander to retain the Cruiserweight Championship
#5 Kevin Owens (c) vs. AJ Styles in a Singles Match for the United States Championship
Last year, at Madison Square Garden, AJ Styles failed to defeat Kevin Owens for the Intercontinental Championship. However, he redeemed himself on this occasion and left the Mecca of professional wrestling as the United States Champion.
Results: AJ Styles def. Kevin Owens to become the new United States Champion
#6. Mickie James, Sasha Banks & Bayley vs. RAW Women's Champion Alexa Bliss, Emma & Nia Jax in a Six-Woman Tag Team Match
Although this match featured six of Raw’s finest female Superstars, it didn’t amount to anything more than a standard house show match. The babyfaces picked up the victory when Banks made Emma submit to the Bank Statement.
Results: Mickie James, Sasha Banks & Bayley def. Alexa Bliss, Emma & Nia Jax
#7 Finn Balor vs. Karl Anderson (w/ Luke Gallows)
The former Bullet Club teammates took on each other in a singles contest. Balor squashed Anderson in under two minutes after hitting him with the Coup de Grace.
Results: Finn Balor def. Karl Anderson
#8 Sheamus & Cesaro (c) vs. The Hardy Boyz in a Tag Team Match for the RAW Tag Team Championships
The RAW Tag Team Champions Sheamus & Cesaro arrived at Madison Square Garden to 'Raise the Bar' against the team of Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy. Both teams gave their all for this match. In the end, Cesaro & Sheamus took down the Hardyz and retained the RAW Tag Titles.
Results: Sheamus & Cesaro def. The Hardy Boyz to retain the RAW Tag Team Championships
#9 Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt
The main event of the evening featured a singles match between Roman Reigns and Bray Wyatt. This bout featured nothing of importance. It was the same old Reigns-Wyatt House Show match, which they've probably done now for like 500+ times. Reigns won the match via pinfall after hitting Wyatt with the Superman Punch and Spear.
Post-match, 'The Monster Among Men' Braun Strowman made a special appearance and knocked out Reigns. The crowd went completely nuts when Braun Strowman came out. It had to be one probably one of the biggest pops of the evening. 205 LIVE's Cedric Alexander rushed out to the aid of Reigns but got knocked down by Strowman. Surprisingly, R-Truth ran out to take down Strowman but got beaten in mere seconds.
Seth Rollins came out to help Reigns, but Wyatt stepped in and stopped his rescue attempt. While the heels celebrated, Reigns and Rollins recovered their lost momentum and took down Wyatt by double-teaming him and then taking down Strowman.
The heroes celebrated their victory in the ring, while the crowd chanted for Ambrose and the Shield.
Results: Roman Reigns def. Bray Wyatt
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