Raw comes to us from Buffalo, New York tonight. The go-home episode to Survivor Series 2016 had a face-off between Goldberg and Brock Lesnar advertised, as well as Daniel Bryan and Shane McMahon making a special appearance.
Raw kicks tonight with the members of the Raw’s various Survivor Series teams on the entrance ramp, as well as Brian Kendrick. Stephanie McMahon addresses them, calling them the best in WWE today, something which they’d have to prove at Survivor Series. She reminds everyone that Daniel Bryan and Shane McMahon will be at Raw tonight and that he had called Raw Superstars soft.
Foley then added that he believed in his Raw Superstars as their GM. Stephanie proceeded to make the first match of tonight's Raw - Sheamus and Cesaro vs Kevin Owens and Roman Reigns.
Cesaro and Sheamus vs Roman Reigns and Kevin Owens
A great match to kick off Raw as WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens teamed up with ‘The Guy’ to take on Sheamus and Cesaro. Cesaro and Roman started us off and went back and forth before Cesaro grabbed the advantage after Owens refused to tag himself in.
Cesaro delivered the uppercut train before tagging in Sheamus who hit Roman with an apron shoulder tackle. Roman then clotheslined Sheamus out of the ring before Cesaro sent Roman out too. Roman and Owens then argued as Cesaro hit them both with a diving plancha as we went to commercial.
We come back from the commercial to see Owens jump off the middle turnbuckle to deliver a tornado DDT to Cesaro. Reigns wanted the tag but Owens completely ignored him and delivered a cannonball. Owens then goes for a clothesline but Cesaro dodged and hit a springboard elbow before tagging Sheamus in.
Sheamus hit Owens with a shoulder tackle and his trademark chest shots in the ropes before Owens tagged in Reigns and rolled out. Sheamus pulled Reigns off the apron on the outside but he got hit with a Drive-By for his troubles. Reigns followed it up with a Superman Punch for the 2-count as Cesaro broke up the count.
Owens then came in and hit the Superkick on Cesaro. As Reigns motioned for the spear, Owens tagged himself in but Roman wasn’t pleased. The two of them bickered as Sheamus took advantage and hit a Brogue Kick to Kevin Owens. Roman then hit a spear on Sheamus and dragged Owens on top of Sheamus for the pinfall.
Kevin Owens and Roman Reigns def. Sheamus and Cesaro
Jericho was backstage with Rollins and Strowman. He tells them that their teammates had just won and they needed to put their differences aside. Jericho then gave Rollins and Strowman a gift each. Rollins opened his up to see a scarf. Seth wasn’t impressed and returned his scarf before walking away.
Strowman, on the other hand, demanded the scarf that Jericho was working. After Jericho gave it to him, he tore Jericho’s scarf in half before walking away, saying that he didn’t like either Jericho or scarves.
Sami Zayn vs Bo Dallas
Sami Zayn will face either Dolph Ziggler or The Miz at Survivor Series this weekend for the WWE Intercontinental Championship. He takes on Bo Dallas today as he gears up for Survivor Series.
Zayn and Bo lock up to begin the proceedings but Bo elbows Sami in the face to take the advantage, He then drives his knee into Sami before going for a quick cover and getting a 2-count. Bo followed it up with a modified sleeper but Sami broke out and hit an Exploder Suplex out of nowhere and followed it up with a Helluva Kick before covering Bo for the quick win.
Sami Zayn def. Bo Dallas
Brian Kendrick is backstage with the rest of the cruiserweights. He reassures them that he would keep the WWE Cruiserweight Championship on Raw but the cruiserweights don’t want anything to do with what Kendrick is saying.
Sin Cara steps up and tells Kendrick that at least his friend Kalisto will make a respectable champion as things break down and both men are kept apart by the rest of the cruiserweights.
The New Day vs Seth Rollins, Chris Jericho and Braun Strowman
The New Day come out first and introduce the crowd to the New Day survival kit/shopping cart. The trio had socks, unicorn horns and most importantly Booty-O’s with them as they got ready to take on the team of Seth Rollins, Chris Jericho and Braun Strowman.
Chris Jericho and Kofi Kingston started the match off at a brisk pace. The New Day weren’t backing down from their opposition as Kofi took the fight to Jericho before tagging in Woods. Jericho replied by tagging in Seth Rollins, who was chuckling on the apron.
Rollins and Woods locked up in the middle of the ring before Rollins modified it into a headlock before hitting a Slingblade to take down Woods. Rollins then tagged Jericho back in who hit a double axehandle from the top rope. Jericho then went for a corner splash but got hit with a boot as Woods tagged Kofi back in. Kofi in turn quickly tagged in Big E who hit a running splash before tagging Kofi in again.
Jericho, tagged Braun Strowman in, who picked up Kofi and delivered a reverse chokeslam as we headed for a commercial break.
We came back from commercial to see Strowman still manhandling Kofi when Rollins tagged himself in. Rollins delivered a knee to Kofi’s spine before locking in a modified cross-headlock. He tried to follow it up with a corner splash but Kofi exploded out of the corner with the double knees.
Things broke down after this as Strowman got tagged in and took out Big E. Jericho then tagged himself in before getting taken out by Woods. Strowman came in to break up a cover and then took out Kofi and Big E on the outside before finishing Xavier Woods off with a running Powerslam.
Seth Rollins, Chris Jericho and Braun Strowman def. The New Day
Sasha and Charlotte are in a backstage segment next. Charlotte told Sasha to watch closely during their match later in the night and to pick up a few tips. Sasha reminded Charlotte that she still had her rematch left and as soon as Survivor Series was over, she’d be coming back to win her title back.
Brian Kendrick vs Sin Cara
Brian Kendrick attacked Sin Cara from behind while he was still in the middle of his entrance. He proceeded to viciously attack Sin Cara even as Sin Cara tried to hit back. However, the early cheap shot by Kendrick saw him maintain the upper hand.
Kendrick went for a tornado DDT but Sin Cara managed to reverse it into a Northern Lights suplex before sending Kendrick out of the ring. He followed it up with a suicide dive before dragging Kendrick back into the ring and clotheslining him back out once again. Sin Cara then went for a second suicide dive but Kendrick avoided this one as Sin Cara went crashing to the floor.
We come back from commercial to see Brian Kendrick back on top. Kendrick went for a low corner charge but ended up hitting the turnbuckle after Sin Cara countered. Sin Cara followed this up with a crossbody and a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker followed by a sitout Powebomb for the nearfall. He followed it up with a springboard elbow for another 2-count.
Kendrick and Sin Cara then met on the top turnbuckle as Kendrick went for Sin Cara’s mask and disbalanced him and knocked him off. He then followed it up by locking in the captain’s Hook, making Sin Cara tap.
Brian Kendrick def. Sin Cara
Goldberg faces off with Brock Lesnar
The ring is divided into two halves by security as Brock Lesnar and Goldberg meet in the middle of the ring. Lesnar is out first accompanied by Paul Heyman, followed by Goldberg. The crowd erupted for both men. The chants continued as both men stood in the ring, separated by a wall of security.
Heyman tried to start off with his usual shtick on the mic but Goldberg cut him off, saying the situation had nothing to do with him. Heyman tried to talk once again but Goldberg asked him to consider shutting up and leaving the ring along with the security so that the only two real men in the ring could get it on.
Heyman tells Goldberg that security was there to protect Goldberg, because the crowd chants couldn’t protect Goldberg from Brock. The crowd vehemently booed Heyman as he sent another warning to Goldebrg, saying that there would be no security present at Survivor Series. Goldberg cut him off again, saying that Brock had conquered a lot of wrestlers but Goldberg wasn’t one of them.
Goldberg says that he heard what Brock had to say about his family last week as Heyman cut Goldberg off again. Goldberg said that the next time Heyman mentioned his family, he’d rip off Heyman’s head and feed it to Brock. Heyman’s voice wavered as he apologized for raising his voice but added that Goldberg’s aura was a fantasy. He added that he had an offer for Goldberg as the crowd erupted into another wave of Goldberg chants.
Heyman offered Goldberg the chance to back-off this Sunday and Heyman would get Goldberg’s son a subscription to the WWE Network. Goldberg replied by ripping his shirt off as Brock pushed away two of the security guards. Heyman added that Brock would destroy Goldberg to such an extent on Sunday, that Goldberg’s son would call Lesnar “daddy”.
Goldberg then took out the rest of the security guards as Lesnar stood on the apron and watched. Lesnar ended up backing off from Goldberg and walking away.
Charlotte and Sasha Banks vs Alicia Fox and Nia Jax
Charlotte and Sasha are as unlikely a team as Nia Jax and Alicia Fox.
Charlotte and Foxy start us off but Nia Jax immediately tags herself in. Charlotte goes to tag Sasha in but she refuses. The Raw Women’s Champion goes for shoulder charges on Jax, who is unmoved. Charlotte then tagged Sasha in.
Sasha gets the better of Nia in the first couple of exchanges but Nia splattered Sasha with a body check as we went into the commercial break.
We come back from the break to find Sasha bossing Foxy. She hit Foxy with a dropkick as Sasha tagged herself in. Sasha and Charlotte start fighting amongst each other as Foxy tagged in Nia Jax in the meantime.
Nia clotheslined both Sasha and Charlotte before sending Sasha out of the ring. Charlotte used this opportunity to boot Nia in the face as Sasha came back in and locked in the Banks Statement on Alicia Fox who tapped out.
Charlotte and Sasha Banks def. Alicia Fox and Nia Jax
Enzo & Cass and The Club vs The Golden Truth and The Shining Stars
Epico and Enzo start us off. Enzo quickly tagged in Cass who dominated Epico before throwing him out of the ring, He did the same with Primo as they’re joined in the ring by The Golden Truth as we head into a commercial.
R-Truth is all over Karl Anderson as we come back from the commercial. Anderson takes advantage of a distraction however, to send R-Truth face first into the turnbuckle to tag in Gallows who delivers big right hands and knees before tagging Anderson back in.
Anderson went for a clothesline but Truth hit him with a jumping calf-kick as both men make the tag. Bis Cass came in with aplomb and delivered a big boot and an empire elbow to Primo.
The Club and Enzo and Cass work well together as Cass sends Primo running into a spinebuster from Anderson. The Club followed it up with a Magic Killer to Primo. They then motioned to Enzo to go to the top rope and finish Primo off but Gallows went for the cover as soon as Enzo went to the top rope.
Enzo & Cass and The Club def. The Golden Truth and The Shining Stars
Stephanie McMahon and Mick Foley confront Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan
Shane and Daniel Bryan start off by promoting the 900th episode of SmackDown. Shane then says that SmackDown Live was the better show and the crowd at Raw agreed with Shane, something which shocked Stephanie. Stephanie replies by asking how Shane taking part in the Survivor Series match was giving the opportunity to new stars. She calls him a hypocrite and says that the fans only loved Shane for pandering to the crowd and jumping off high structures.
Bryan replies that he put Shane in the match because he was a 'real' leader who brought people together and inside the ring, he went as wild and crazy as anyone else. He follows up by thanking Foley for putting the Cruiserweight Divison on the line. Foley answers back saying that he had faith in Brian Kendrick to retain and he was looking forward to bringing the Intercontinental Championship to Raw.
Stephanie tells Shane that he was glory hounding before saying that if Shane wanted to compete so badly, she would gladly introduce him to her team. Stephanie calls out the 5 members of Raw’s men’s tag team as Owens, Jericho, Reigns, Strowman and Rollins come out to surround Daniel Bryan and Shane McMahon. Daniel Bryan replies that he and Shane weren’t dumb enough to come alone and the members of SmackDown’s team come out of the crowd to confront their opponents.
Owens welcomed the members of SmackDown’s team to the Kevin Owens Show. He followed up by telling AJ Styles that the WWE World Championship meant nothing. Styles replied that the Universal Championship meant that Owens was no more than a paper champion. Owens vowed to prove he was better than Styles who replied that the only thing Owens had proved was that he was stuck to Jericho’s “sugar tit”.
Jericho starts off by calling Styles a “stupid idiot” before putting him on the ‘List’. He followed it up by adding Styles' haircut to the ‘List’. Jericho then pointed at James Ellsworth, calling him a lost child at ringside. He called Ellsworth “Chince McMahon” before adding him to the ‘List' for looking weird.
Bray Wyatt then addressed Braun Strowman, blaming him for abandoning his brothers. Wyatt then added that he’d destroy the monster he created as Randy Orton and Strowman went nose to nose.
The situation broke out into a massive fight after Ambrose attacked Jericho. Strowman destroyed Shane McMahon in the corner before Ambrose and Styles teamed up to clear house. Jericho then took Styles out with a dropkick before Orton delivered an RKO. Orton then turned around and walked into a Superman Punch. Roman then delivered another Superman Punch to Bray Wyatt before Rollins Pedigree-d Styles. Rollins and Roman then double-Powerbombed Styles out of the ring and into the rest of the SmackDown guys.
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