WWE RAW Results 7th May 2018, Latest RAW winners and video highlights

RAW after Backlash featured the start of the road to Money In The Bank with 3 MITB qualifying match. We also got an Intercontinental title match as well as a performance by Elias.

Kurt Angle opens RAW

RAW GM Kurt Angle opened RAW, announcing two big MITB qualification matches. Braun Strowman's music hit and the 'Monster Among Men' demanded to be put in the MITB match. Kurt agreed, saying that Braun had been on a roll winning the RAW tag-titles and the Greatest Royal Rumble.

Kevin Owens' music hit at this point. KO claimed that he was RAW's MVP and demanded an opportunity of his own. Angle duly obliged and put Owens in a qualification match against Braun Strowman.

Kevin Owens vs Braun Strowman (MITB qualification match)

Owens actually did really well for himself in the match, especially early on. He almost won via countout early on after hitting Strowman with a tornado DDT at ringside but Braun returned to the ring before the 10-count. Owens almost won by countout again a little later but he couldn't keep down for long enough.

Owens had to confidence to go for a Pop-Up Powerbomb later in the match but Strowman swatted him away before hitting a chokeslam. Strowman followed it up with a running powerslam for the win to qualify for the MITB ladder match.

Braun Strowman def. Kevin Owens

Titus O' Neil, Apollo Crews and No Way Jose vs Baron Corbin and The Revival

Titus O'Neil kicked off the match against Dawson. Both men made tags soon after, making Apollo and Dawson the legal men. Apollo started off strong but he got double-teamed by The Revival before Baron Corbin drove him head-first into the barricade.

Apollo made the hot-tag after an enzeguiri and tagged in No Way Jose. Jose unloaded on Dash, Dawson and Corbin till he got double-teamed. The match broke down at this point as everyone took a turn at dishing out offense till Corbin dumped Crews out of the ring.

Jose hit Dawson with the pop-up punch but Corbin came in off the blind tag and hit Jose with the End of Days for the win.

Baron Corbin and The Revival def. Titus O' Neil, Apollo Crews and No Way Jose

Sasha Banks vs Ruby Riott vs Ember Moon (MITB qualifying match)

The Riott Squad already look more threating on RAW than they did on their entire run on SmackDown which bodes well for them.

The match started off at a fantastic pace and Ruby Riott was especially impressive early on. Riott was in total control of both Banks and Moon, and at one point she hit a double DDT, taking out both women.

Banks came in hot later in the match, taking out RIott before Ember took her out with a springboard crossbody. She followed it up by booting Riott out of the ring. Sasha replied with the double knees in the corner. Banks then wiped out Morgan and Logan with a dive off the top rope.

Riott took out Banks with a dropkick from the apron before Ember Moon wiped her out with a suicide dive.

Banks went for the double knees from the middle rope but Riott caught her with a kick and hit Banks with a hurracanrana from the top rope. Sasha rolled Riott up but the Riott Squad broke up the count.

Bayley came out to Sasha's aid at this point, taking out Morgan and Logan. Ember Moon used the distraction to his a double Eclipse to both Riott and Banks for the win.

An incredible move from Ember Moon to qualify for the women's MITB ladder match.

Ember Moon def. Sasha Banks and Ruby Riott

An exclusive interview with Bobby Lashley

We learned about Bobby Lashley next. After a video introducing Lashley we got an interview with Lashley who spoke about his family and his love for his sisters.

Jinder Mahal vs Chad Gable

Chad Gable started the match strong, hitting a rolling kick as soon as the bell rung before running rings around Jinder. Jinder won control for the first time with a shoulder charge, knocking Gale off the apron.

Back inside the ring, Mahal had a bear hug logged in before sending Gable sternum-first into the turnbuckle.

Gable came back out of nowhere with an arm-bar assisted by the ropes. He followed it up with a moonsault into a pin but Mahal kicked out at 2. Gable rolled Mahal up again for a nearfall. Jinder responded with a Khallas to pin Gable.

Jinder Mahal def. Chad Gable

Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre vs Rhyno and Heath Slater

Rhyno initially took Ziggler down with a clothesline and then tagged in Slater. Ziggler quickly tagged in McIntyre and we got "3MB" chants. Drew hit Slater with a nasty boot in the corner before hitting a reverse Alabama Slam off a superkick from Ziggler. Ziggler came in and they hit the Zig Zag/Claymore combination for an impressive win.

Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre def. Rhyno and Slater

Elias performs

Elias said there was no truth more apparent than that WWE stood for Walk With Elias. He added that he was in a different planet from everyone else before recounting what happened at Backlash.

Elias began his performance which was interrupted by Bobby Roode.

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Bobby Roode vs Elias

Roode was all over Elias as the match began. He hit Elias with an enzeguiri, knocking him out of the ring.

Back from commercial, Elias locked in a Crossface. Elias followed it up with a nasty backbreaker after a brief comeback by Roode. Roode kicked out of a powerbomb as Elias started to look frustrated.

Roode replied with a Glorious DDT out of nowhere to steal a win over Elias. Talk trash cost Elias once again.

Bobby Roode def. Elias

Seth Rollins announces an open challenge

Seth Rollins gave The Miz credit for taking him to the limit at Backlash. Rollins said that if he could learn one thing from The Miz, it was what kind of champion not to be. He then issued an open challenge to anyone in the back.

Mojo Rawley answered the challenge. Rawley came out and told Rollins that from now on, RAW was Monday Night Rawley.

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Seth Rollins (C) vs Mojo Rawley (for the Intercontinental Championship)

Rollins and Rawley went back and forth as the match started. The action then spilled out to the outside as Rawley tackled Rollins against the barricade.

Mojo was still in control after the break but Seth began his comeback sending Mojo face-first into the middle turnbuckle. Rollins followed it up with two suicide dives on Rawley followed by a blockbuster inside the ring.

Rawley responded with a spinebuster for a 2 count. Rollins replied with a superkick for a 2-count of his own.

Mojo planted Rollins face-first into the mat for a nearfall. He couldn't believe Rollins kicked out and followed it up with a shoulder tackle. Rollins replied with a superkick followed by the knee. Rollins then hit the Curbstomp to retain his title.

Seth Rollins def. Mojo Rawley

Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy vs Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel

Axel tagged himself in and tried to blindside Wyatt who wiped him out with a clothesline. Wyatt tagged in Hardy. Axel was all over Hardy before tagging in Bo Dallas.

Dallas and Hardy tagged out together and Wyatt came in and took Axel out with a running crossbody. Wyatt went for Sister Abigail but Bo interfered. Wyatt then hit Axel with an Uranage before he and Hardy hit a double Sister Abigail for the win.

Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy def. Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel

Finn Balor vs Roman Reigns vs Sami Zayn (MITB qualifying match)

Finn Balor hit Reigns with a dropkick but Roman threw both Balro and Zayn out of the ring as we cut for commercials.

When we came back, we saw Balor and Rollins working in tandem to take out Reigns. Reigns eventually started to fight back as the action spilled out to the crowd. Zayn put an end to it with a Helluva Kick and Balor put the finishing touches with a Coup de Grace.

With Roman out of the way for the time being, Zayn turned on Balor and they headed back to the ring.

Balor and Zayn went back and forth and Finn looked hurt as Zayn dumped him outside the ring. Zayn looked to capitalize and Balor hit with a slingblade. Reigns came back at this point and sent Zayn face-first into the ringpost and followed it with a Drive By, Balor jumped Reigns and drove him face-first into the steel steps.

Zayn had Finn where he wanted him and hit an exploder suplex into the turnbuckle. As Zayn looked for the Helluva Kick, Roman hit him with a Superman Punch.

Balor hit Reigns with a Slingblade and but couldn't finish it. As Reigns looked for the Spear, Jinder Mahal came in and distracted Reigns as Zayn hit him with a Helluva Kick.

Balor hit Zayn with the Coup de Grace to qualify for MITB.

Finn Balor def. Sami Zayn and Roman Reigns