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It was an eventful night as the Superstars of Monday Night RAW performed in front of a sold-out crowd in Tokyo, Japan. Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose headlined the event in a tag team match against the team of Samoa Joe and The Miz. Also, RAW Tag Team Champions Sheamus and Cesaro co-headlined the event in a championship match against The Club.
The rest of the card featured a singles match between Finn Balor and Chris Jericho, a Triple Threat Match for the Cruiserweight Championship, a six-woman tag team match, and much more. So, without any further ado, here are the results from WWE's live event in Tokyo, Japan.
#1. Finn Balor vs. Chris Jericho
The Demon King took on The Ayatollah of Rock'n'Rolla in what turned out to be the match fo the night. As expected, both superstars received huge pops from the crowd considering their storied history with Japan.
The Demon King defeated Jericho by pinning him after hitting the Coup de Grace to cap off his return to Japan in style. That wasn’t all as Y2J went on to put Tokyo into the list in a hilarious post-match segment.
Result: Finn Balor def. Chris Jericho
#2. Heath Slater & Rhyno vs. Titus O'Neil & Bo Dallas
The former SmackDown Tag Champions Heath Slater & Rhyno took on the leader of Titus Worldwide, Titus O'Neil, and one-half of The Miz's Miztourage Bo Dallas in a fun tag team match. The babyfaces — Slater & Rhyno — received a good pop from the crowd, while the heels — O'Neil & Dallas — were loudly booed.
Slater absorbed all the punishment for a majority of the match before hot-tagging in Rhyno, who took the heels out and hit the Spinebuster on O'Neil for the three count.
Result: Heath Slater & Rhyno def. Titus O'Neil & Bo Dallas
#3. Enzo Amore vs. Hideo Itami
This weirdly paired match up on the card, unfortunately, turned out to be a dud. Big Cass interfered in the match and took out both Enzo and Hideo and stood tall over their lifeless bodies. The brutal beatdown resulted in Enzo being carried backstage by the officials.
Results: No-Contest
#4. Neville (c) vs. Akira Tozawa vs. Austin Aries in a Triple Threat Match for the Cruiserweight Championship
The cruiserweight offering was an entertaining match as Neville kept trying to leave, but Aries and Tozawa prohibited him from doing so. Aries almost got his hands on the gold after hitting the Discus Five-Arm on Tozawa. However, Neville broke the pin from the outside by snatching Aries' legs, tossed him out of the ring, and stole the pin.
Post-match, Akira Tozawa received a huge pop from the crowd, for which he bowed down in respect.
Result: Neville def. Austin Aries & Akira Tozawa to retain the Cruiserweight Championship
#5. Seth Rollins vs. Bray Wyatt
The Kingslayer Seth Rollins squared-off against the New Face of Fear Bray Wyatt in a singles contest. The match started slowly but picked up the pace as the second half got underway.
Bray Wyatt attempted to hit Rollins with the Reverse STO in the closing moments of the bout, but Rollins blocked it and finished Wyatt off with the short-arm high knee.
Result: Seth Rollins def. Bray Wyatt
#6. Bayley, Asuka & Sasha Banks vs. Emma, Alexa Bliss & Nia Jax in a Six-Woman Tag Team Match
The women of RAW put on a solid match for the fans in attendance. It should be noted that Asuka and Alexa Bliss had a brief face-off before the bell rang.
Banks — who is all set to face Bliss for the RAW Women's Title at the upcoming Great Balls of Fire PPV — made Bliss tap out to the Bank Statement. Will Sasha be able to do the same at Great Balls of Fire? Only time will tell.
Result: Bayley, Asuka & Sasha Banks def. Emma, Alexa Bliss & Nia Jax via Submission
#7. Sheamus & Cesaro (c) vs. Gallows & Anderson aka The Club for the RAW Tag Team Championships
Just like Balor and Jericho, Gallows and Anderson received a thunderous ovation from the crowd because of their time with Japanese promotion NJPW. All the four competitors put on a great title match, which was eventually won by Cesaro and Sheamus as a result of a double team finisher on Anderson.
Result: Sheamus & Cesaro def. Gallows & Anderson to retain the RAW Tag Team Championships
#8. Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose vs. Samoa Joe & The Miz
The Miz deployed his usual heelish antics to garner heat, but the audience surprisingly gave him no reaction. What was even more amusing was that Reigns received duelling chants from the crowd. The babyfaces beat the heels after the Big Dog took out Joe with a Superman Punch and Spear, while Ambrose laid The Miz out with the Dirty Deeds for the win.
Post-match, Reigns cut a promo thanking the Japanese audience for showing up to the event and promised to be back soon.
Result: Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose def. Samoa Joe & The Miz
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