WWE Raw Results, 17th October 2016, Full Show Match Updates and Video Highlights

Goldberg! Goldberg! Goldberg! This week’s RAW was all about the return of the decade and without a doubt, it was the biggest selling point of the show. This is not to undermine the other storylines on RAW, but the return was just a goosebump-inducing moment.

Apart from that there were some decent matches and segments that shaped up existing Hell In A Cell feuds. So here are the results and highlights for this week’s historic RAW:

Opening Segment

Kevin Owens opened the show, accompanied to the ring by his 'best friend' Chris Jericho. We got a recap of what happened to close out the show last week, with Kevin Owens is shown bailing on Jericho, as Michael Cole plugged the HIAC encounter between him and Seth Rollins in two weeks.

Owens claimed that Foley has a personal vendetta against him, for 'forcing' him to defend the WWE Universal Championship against Rollins at the PPV. Jericho chipped in saying that he should have been in the match, to make it a triple threat.

He reminded us of the time when he beat The Rock and Stone Cold on the same night, and claimed that the only reason why he lost to Rollins last week was due to suspect officiating.

Rollins has had enough of this bravado and makes his way out to confront the duo. He asked Jericho to enter his friendship with Kevin Owens on the list, saying that he stood by for two weeks in a row and watched him eat a pedigree. Chris Jericho said there is a reason why he is the 'GOAT', and claimed that he can beat Rollins whenever he wants. Rollins challenged him to a match then and there, but asked what is to become of Kevin Owens.

Owens wanted to stay at ringside, but Jericho says he has it covered. Owens left as Rollins and Jericho were ready to kick off the night's in-ring action with a match.

Chris Jericho vs Seth Rollins

Jericho started off strong, slamming Rollins on the ground before taking the attack to the turnbuckles. Rollins, however, fought back with chops but is prevented from generating any real momentum due to a backbreaker landed by Y2J. Jericho looked to take the fight outside the ring, and dropped him a couple of times on a barricade. Seth, however, managed to defy him and made his way back into the ring. Jericho, who is following not far behind, is tucked up for the pedigree.

He fought out of it and lifts Rollins over the ropes, as we head to a break. Back from the break and Jericho was still on top.Y2J went for the knees to the back, but Rollins moved out and he crashed into the ropes. Y2J followed it up with a missile drop kick followed by a chin lock. Rollins broke out of the hold and took Jericho down with a slingblade.

Near fall!

Rollins picked Jericho back up onto his feet and hits him with a couple of chops, before Irish whipping him onto the ropes. Jericho evades and decks Rollins with an elbow, before following up with a Lionsault. Near Fall! Rollins recovers, however, and nails Jericho with a flying knee followed up with a Falcon Arrow. Another near fall! Rollins looked to finish off the match, by going up to the top rope, but out came Kevin Owens.

He distracted Rollins enough for Jericho to lock in the Walls, but the referee saw that Kevin Owens is pulling the bottom rope away from Rollins, to ensure that he taps. While the referee told Owens off, Rollins took advantage and hit Jericho with a Pedigree. 1-2-3! Did Kevin Owens cost his best friend, Chris Jericho, the match against Seth Rollins?

Result: Seth Rollins def. Chris Jericho via pinfall

Lita's Interview with Charlotte

Lita asked the Queen where her head's at going into the Hell In A Cell match against Sasha Banks. Charlotte, in typical Flair fashion, exuded confidence that bordered on cockiness.

She claimed that she is The Woman, and that she is genetically superior compared to every other performer in the WWE. She also said that she is unbeaten in 12 straight PPVs and that come HIAC, she will again be the woman to beat.

Golden Truth and Mark Henry vs. The Shining Stars and Titus O'Neil

Goldust kicked off the match against Primo with a deep arm drag. Primo, though, tipped the scales in the heel’s favour with a leg sweep followed by a backslide. Epico tagged himself in the meantime, followed by Titus, who played to the crowd despite being a heel. Titus, oh Titus!

Epico came back in and put Goldust into a headlock, who break out of it and takes Epico down with his iconic powerslam. R-Truth and Titus O Niel tagged in and thankfully, it seemed the end was near. After a flurry of flying crossbody takedowns, Mark Henry came in and sent Titus to the Hall Of Pain with the Worlds Strongest Slam.

Result. Golden Truth and Mark Henry def. The Shining Stars and Titus O’Neil

Jericho-Owens split teaser

We were treated to yet another teaser for the impending implosion between Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho. The ‘best friends’ argues about how they weren’t looking out for each other, Jericho in particular, who was livid with Owens for interrupting in his match against Rollins.

He almost called KO a stupid idiot and Owens didn’t like it a bit. Stephanie had to intervene before things went out of hand and reminded them that they need to be on the same page as Survivor Series is coming up and the red brand have to live up nad give a stern reply to Shane McMahon’s challenge.

Big E vs. Sheamus

Big E and Sheamus kicked off the match in what was billed as a potential ‘hard-hitter’. Sheamus showed off his versatility with a german suplex on Big E to begin the match. Big E, though, clotheslined Big E on the apron and followed it up with a splash. Sheamus recuperated quickly in the midst of Xavier Woods’ shenanigans floored Big E with a senton.

Back from the break and Big E was all over Sheamus. Two huge belly-to-belly suplexes were followed by an attempted splash by Big E. He didn’t get the desired result as Sheamus stuck his knees up. Meanwhile, Cesaro is having the time of his life by hosting a live facebook feed. Big E is a strongman and it was quite evident with a powerbomb on the Celtic Warrior. A close nearfall for Big E didn’t yield much as Sheamus reversed the momentum with an Irish Curse Backbreaker.

Cesaro, in the meantime, is busy socializing in the Cesaro section. Sheamus wasn’t a fan as he snatched the phone off Cesaro’s hands. Big E took advantage and rolled up Sheamus. 1-2-3! Big E picked up the win over the Celtic Warrior in a match that was all about the dysfunctional dynamic between Sheamus and Cesaro.

Result: Big E def. Sheamus with a roll-up

Neville vs. Bo Dallas

Bo Dallas came unhinged here, as he opened up at a frenetic pace against Neville, with vicious knees and elbows to the Brit. Neville however, countered the assault with nasty kicks to the mid section followed up with an Enzuigiri.

Bo rolled out of the ring, but Neville went after him with a moonsault off the ropes, before taking the match back into the ring again. He set Bo up for the Red Arrow, but is countered and nailed by Dallas.

1-2-3! Bo Dallas wins! He then attacked his friend, Curtis Axel, who accompanied him to the ring. He slammed him against the barricade before kneeing him in the face. Nasty.

Result: Bo Dallas def. Neville via pinfall

Paul Heyman’s final warning to Goldberg

Dana Brooke vs Bayley

The match kicked off after both the women both their respective entrances. Hug life was running wild in Denver! Bayley started off with promise with a facebuster, but Dana asserts control with a straight right.

She followed it up with a chin lock. The fans got behind the lovable Bayley, who broke out of the hold and took Dana down to deliver some nasty strikes. A couple of splashes onto the corner and Bayley looked to wrap things up. But then came a shocker. Just when Bayley looked to go to the top rope to pull off a high-risk move, but Dana Brooke capitalized and took The Hugger down. Pinfall, 1-2-3!

What an upset! Dana Brooke was quite proud of the victory as she flexed her muscle on her way out. Let it sink in – Neville lost to Bo Dallas while Bayley lost to Dana Brooke.

Result: Dana Brooke def. Bayley via pinfall

Braun Strowman vs The Mile High Trio

Last week there were two and this week the WWE added another one. The three sacrificial lambs were of the opinion that Strowman would gas out as they are at a higher altitude and that no one can beat the trio from Denver.

Strowman had heard enough and he bum-rushed the ring to take each one down. And so, the squashing began. Some monstrous splashes, manhandling throws, and a semi-botched double missile drop kick later, Strowman delivered the reverse chokeslam on one of the victims onto a laid out body. Double pinfall, 1-2-3!

Result: Braun Stroman def. local jobbers

Strowman picked up the win and took the mic and demanded better competition right now or he’d come for Foley backstage. Guess who answered the challenge? The Underdog from the Underground, Sami Zayn came out to a massive pop and stood toe-to-toe with the immovable object.

Lana, Rusev and Roman Reigns segment

Lana with the usual introduction, before inviting Rusev out. Rusev grabbed a microphone and started talking a big game about how he would to crush Reigns at HIAC. He went on to talk about families, before showing us all pictures of his family members. First up, was Rusev's mother, who was revealed to be a 2-time national Rowing Champion and the 'backbone' of the family.

This was followed by Rusev's father, who was revealed to be a strong man. Lana: We love you Papa Rusev! Rusev's random brother is shown, along with his grandmom as well, as the Bulgarian Brute unearths a family picture of himself. This was getting unbearable, and almost on cue, Roman Reigns was out!

The audience almost pops. Almost. Reigns went after Rusev, who cheap shots him with a Superkick after Lana slaps the Big Dog. Rusev seemed beside himself as he unlocked the steel steps and pushed it onto the ring. He slammed Reigns against the steel steps and locked in the Accolade on top of it.

Statement. Made.

Karl Anderson (w) Luke Gallows vs Big Cass (w) Enzo

Anderson had his hands full with the power and size of Big Cass, who picked up a pretty straight forward victory by dispatching him with the Eastern River Crossing for a 3 count. Enzo and Cass stay in the ring, so as to see out the segment standing tall

Result: Big Cass def. Karl Anderson via pinfall

Lita's interview with Sasha Banks

The Boss seemed to be chipper, as she promised that she will make history at HIAC against Charlotte. She said she respects Charlotte and the journey that they have been on together, right from their NXT days.

Lita asked her about the Hell in a Cell structure, but Sasha shot down any doubts over her back or the pressure associated with performing inside the Cell. This should be a rollicking match when it comes around.

Huge Triple Threat match announced for next

TJ Perkins, Cedric Alexander, Rich Swann vs Brian Kendrick, Drew Gulak and Tony Nese

3 on 3 Cruiserweight action was up next as 6 of the Cruiserweights that took part in the CWC are out to strut their stuff. The heels were out first, followed by the babyfaces. Cruiserweight Champion TJ Perkins got the loudest cheers, predictably.

Gulak and Swann locked up in the centre, with Gulak looking to impose his physicality on the highly athletic showman that is Swann. The action that ensued was breathless. Perkins went for the kneebar, but Kendrick managed to break the hold by getting to the ropes. They exchanged blows before Nese and Swann get tagged in. Swann had the upper hand, but not for long as he is floored by Nese, who followed it up with a 450 off the turnbuckle.

Kendrick tagged himself in opportunistically and locked in the Captain's Hook on Swann. Gulak held TJ Perkins off from breaking the submission and Swann had to way out but to tap.

Result: Brian Kendrick, Tony Nese, Drew Gulak def. TJ Perkins, Cedric Alexander, Rich Swann

Goldberg returns!

As @Goldberg accepts @BrockLesnar's challenge, #TheBeast waits in the wings to respond LIVE on #RAW next week in Minneapolis! pic.twitter.com/ImVXsPQdcp

— WWE (@WWE) October 18, 2016

"@BrockLesnar, not only does that mean YOU'RE NEXT ... more importantly, it means BROCK LESNAR, YOU'RE LAST!" - @Goldberg #RAW pic.twitter.com/9ooRIHSvLi

— WWE (@WWE) October 18, 2016

#TheBeast @BrockLesnar is not only NEXT for @Goldberg...

He's LAST! #RAW #Goldberg pic.twitter.com/kh0wmlPObg

— WWE (@WWE) October 18, 2016

Does @Goldberg have one last #SPEAR left in him? MAYBE! #RAW #Goldberg pic.twitter.com/r8SrJt5mIn

— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) October 18, 2016

And it finally happened! It was truly an electric atmosphere. The way he walked past the WWE roster applauding and the eventual entrance through the curtains was just a nostalgic ride down memory lane.

The fans chanted Goldber...Goldberg and they didn’t stop until the segment ended. Cole began the segment by introducing the WCW legend. The fans in Denver were at their loudest best which made the return worth all the hype. The overwhelming reception got a tear in Goldberg’s eye and one of the toughest men in sports entertainment showed his soft side here.

We didn’t see Goldberg the destroyer, but we witnessed the real Bill Goldberg. He spoke about being a role model to children all around the world and walked the WWE fans through the process of his decision to return. He revealed how his wife and kid have seen him in a ring for the very first time.

Last but not the least, he accepted Brock Lesnar’s challenge and said he has it in him for one last a** whooping after pulling off a troll on the fans. He recounted how he thought that he wouldn't ever want to wrestle again, but that Brock Lesnar's challenge brought him back. He cut an epic promo that got the crowd going into a frenzy, and accepted the challenge saying that "not only is Lesnar next, but he is last!"

He walked over to the crowd, and celebrated with his son and other kids as Raw went off the air!

What. A. MOMENT!