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WWE RAW kicked off with the Superstars on the entrance ramp and Vince McMahon in the ring. Vince invited Triple H and Stephanie McMahon to come out and join her.
Triple H and Stephanie came out and started out by thanking fans for being a part of the women's revolution before announcing that WWE's first ever all women PPV, WWE Evolution, would be coming in late October.
A number of SmackDown women were also present as the announcement was made. So was NXT Star Nikki Cross.
B-Team (C) vs Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy
Wyatt and Dallas started us off and Hardy and Wyatt soon took control in their title rematch. Hardy came in off the hot tag after the break and hit Curtis Axel with a Side Effect before following it up with an elbow from the middle rope. He followed it with a Twist of Fate but Bo Dallas broke up the pin.
In the confusion, Curtis Axel rolled Matt Hardy up for the 3-count.
B-Team def. Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt
Sasha Banks and Bayley vs Enhancement Talent
Sasha and Bayley made short of work of their opponents. They dominated the short match before Sasha made one of her opponents tap out. Sasha and Bayley celebrated after the match.
Sasha Banks and Bayley def. Enhancement Talent
Braun Strowman addresses the WWE Universe
Braun Strowman came out to address the WWE Universe. He said that it didn't matter who left SummerSlam with the Universal title because he still had the MITB briefcase.
Kevin Owens came out and called out Strowman for trying to end his career, saying that he'd just tried to be friends with Strowman but the latter had repeatedly attacked him, putting his livelihood in danger.
Constable Corbin came out next to address Strowman's anger issues. He literally had the worst plan ever as he called out Jinder Mahal and Sunil Singh to calm Strowman down. The segment ended with Strowman hitting Singh with the Running Powerslam.
Kevin Owens was backstage with Stephanie McMahon, Kurt Angle and Baron Corbin. Stephanie sympathized with Owens and booked his idea for a match against Braun Strowman at SummerSlam, for Braun's MITB contract.
Natalya vs Mickie James
Natalya and Mickie James had a short match next. After a brief back and forth. The finish saw Alexa get involved after Natalya hit Mickie James with a basement dropkick. James used the distraction to hit the Mick Kick for the win.
Mickie James def. Natalya
Authors of Pain call out anyone but Titus Worldwide
Akam and Rezar interrupted Elias and came down to the ring to call out the locker room but anyone but Titus Worldwide. Who answered the challenge? Titus Worldwide, of course. Apollo told Akam and Rezar that if they showed some respect to Titus they would not only be championship contenders but championship quality people.
Titus then took the mic before attacking Akam. Apollo and Titus cleared the ring.
Tyler Breeze vs Mojo Rawley
The match was a fairly quick affair with Mojo picking up the win with an Alabama Slam.
Mojo Rawley def. Tyler Breeze
Finn Balor vs Drew McIntyre
Finn Balor started off stronger than his much larger opponent but McIntyre took control of the match during the commercial break. McIntyre showed off his power with a deadlift vertical suplex before taking Balor down with a chin lock. Balor tried to break McIntyre's grip and broke free, hitting a spinning DDT for a 2-count.
Balor followed it up with a running dropkick to try and set up a Coup de Grace but Ziggler interfered from ringside. The ref called for the bell.
Finn Balor wins by DQ
Ziggler and McIntyre attacked Balor after the match. Seth Rollins came out to Balor's aid nad cleared the ring.
RAW GM Kurt Angle came out next and made this a tag-team match.
Finn Balor and Seth Rollins vs Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre
Ziggler and Rollins started off the tag-team math. Rollins and Ziggler traded strikes before Rollins threw Ziggler out of the ring and hit him with a springboard clothesline as we headed to commercial.
Rolins and Ziggler were going back and forth again when we came back from the break. They took each other down and made simultaneous tags.
Balor came in off the hot tag. He then hit a kick and made the tag. Rollins threw McIntyre into the barricade and Finn did the same to Dolph. Rollins followed up with a suicide dive and rolled him back in for a nearfall.
The finish saw McIntyre hoist up Rollins on his shoulders as he and Ziggler went for the Doomsday device. Rollins punched Ziggler before sending McIntyre crashing out of the ring. He then hit Ziggler with the Curbstomp and pinned him. Another night, another incredible performance from Seth Rollins.
Finn Balor and Seth Rollins def. Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre
Ember Moon vs Liv Morgan
Ember Moon started off with a powerslam which caused Morgan to roll out of the ring. Moon went for a running dive but Morgan dodged and ran back into the ring. Moon followed her back in and hit a spinning kick to the gut before going for a springboard crossbody which Morgan dodged. Morgan followed it with a running enzeguiri to Moon to take control.
Moon fought back from Morgan's brief comeback and hit The Eclipse for the win.
Ember Moon def. Liv Morgan
Seth Rollins was backstage with Mike Rome afterwards. Rollins said that GM Kurt Angle had informed him that he would be facing Dolph Ziggler for the IC title at SummerSlam.
Roman Reigns vs Bobby Lashley (Winner to face Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam)
Roman Reigns and Bobby Lashley felt each other out in the opening stages of the match. Reigns got in the first offence with a right hand to Lashley's jaw. The action soon spilt out to ringside as Reigns went for a Superman Punch but Lashley caught him in midair and hit a belly-to-belly suplex as it cut to commercial.
We came back from commercial to see Lashley and Reigns still going back and forth. Lashley knocked Reigns down with a clothesline from the apron. Reigns replied with a leg drop for a nearfall. Lashley locked in a Master Lock for a brief period but Roman broke free. Lashley then locked in a chokehold but Roman rolled him up for a 2-count.
Roman bounced off the ropes looking for momentum but Lashley hit him with a Powerslam. Lashley then set up for the Spear, Roman countered with an accidental knee strike for a 2-count.
Roman followed it up with a Superman Punch for another nearfall. Roman looked all set to set up for the Spear but Lashley rolled out of the ring. Roman went for a Superman Punch inside the ring but Lashley caught him and tossed him back into the ring. Lashley followed it up with a Spear for another nearfall. Lashley set up for another Spear but Reigns hit a Superman Punch. Reigns followed it up with the Spear for the win. Reigns is heading to SummerSlam for a date with 'The Beast Incarnate' in Brooklyn.
Roman Reigns def. Bobby Lashley
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