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Seth Rollins kicked off RAW and was giving his victory speech when AJ Styles interrupted him. Styles said that he wanted to prove that he was a better champion than Rollins and challenged him to a champion vs. champion match later in the night. Seth agreed to the match and with had, we had our main event scheduled for the night.
The Street Profits were backstage and were joined by Sami Zayn who was dissing Rollins and then Samoa Joe, who happened to be standing right behind him. Joe invited Sami to the ring to settle the argument and the match was up next. We learned in a short commercial that the King of the Ring tournament was set to return after four years, next week on RAW.
Sami Zayn vs. Samoa Joe
Joe didn't give Zayn any time to react and took him down within moments with a Coquina Clutch. Zayn was out cold and just like that, we had our first match of the night end within a couple of minutes.
Joe got on the mic after the match and called out the audience for making him a suspect in the attacks on Roman Reigns. He said he forgave Reigns but not the fans for antagonizing him. Seems like the face turn was not to be after all.
Result: Samoa Joe def. Sami Zayn via Submission
Match rating: B
Dolph Ziggler and the Miz were out next and Ziggler was selling his injuries from last night. He called Miz a coward and said that he didn't have what it takes to beat Dolph and so he had to trick him into fighting Goldberg.
The Miz was looking for a match and Ziggler said that he screwed himself over because Goldberg made sure he Dolph wasn't going to be able to compete due to his injuries. That was a lie, of course, as the moment that Miz turned around, Ziggler attacked him from behind. Dolph wnt ham on Miz as officials rushed the ring to break it up. We headed to commercials and when we returned, a match had been sactioned between the two.
The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler
In this Week WWE Raw The Miz sent Dolph Ziggler into the corner with a series of kicks. Miz then gutted Dolph with a clothesline and an axhandle. He followed up with the 'It' kicks but Ziggler managed to dodge the big one. Dolph blocked a Figure Four and hit the ZigZag for a near fall. The fans were chanting 'Goldberg' as both men were down. Ziggler missed the superkick and Miz locked in the Figure Four leglock, finally making Dolph tap out.
Result: The Miz def. Dolph Ziggler
Ziggler got on the mic and called Mike out, saying that he was a failure and that his wife Maryse was the best wrestler in the family. The Miz returned and hit a Skull Crushing finale, mirroring what Goldberg did, last night in WWE.
Match rating: B
Backstage, Becky Lynch gave a short interview and said that she was out to get everyone that ever wronged her.
Elias was in the ring, crying about the fact that he's always being interrupted. Just when it felt like he was finally not going to be interrupted, he was interrupted Ricochet. Elias mocked Ricochet for dressing like a comic book character and the two got ready for a match.
Elias vs. Ricochet
Elias had the upper hand earlier in the match after Ricochet missed a suicide dive through the ropes. Elias grabbed his guitar and prepared to smash Ricochet with it but the referee stopped him. Ricochet flipped him over to get the pin but Corey Graves insisted that Elias had a shoulder up. On reviewing the footage, we learned that Corey was right and that Ricochet had won on a fluke.
Result: Elias def. Ricochet
Match rating: B
Andrade vs. Rey Mysterio - 2 out of 3 Falls count match
Andrade unloaded on Rey right off the bat and got the first pin rather quick after a distraction from Vega.
Andrade: 1 - Mysterio: 0
Andrade was dominating the match until Rey dodged a double knee strike sending Andrade into the turnbuckles. Rey hit a big kick and the 619 but Vega got involved yet again. rey hit a frogsplash but Andrade got his knees up in time. Andrade then hit the Hammerlock DDt for the win.
Result: Andrade def. Rey Mysterio
Mysterio gave a cryptic interview backstage after the match and mentioned family but was teary eyed. The Street Profits chimed in, in a backstage segment telling the WWE Legend to keep his head high.
Match rating: B
Cole was interviewing Stone Cold Steve Austin over Skype and after talking about the main event from last night for a brief moment, they got to their real agenda, to shill Austin's new TV show that premiers tonight.
Drew McIntyre vs. Cedric Alexander
Alexander sent McIntyre outside early on and hit a big dive. Cedric kept the pressure on and McIntyre hit a big buckle bomb in the corner from up high. Cedric hit a step-up Enzugiri to take McIntyre down again and a devastating DDT for a near fall. Alexander managed to lift McIntyre and hit a lumbar check on the floor and then broke the count with a dive but Drew picked him out of the air.
Back in the ring, Cedric hit a Spanish Fly but Drew hit an elbow yet missing the Alabama Slam. McIntyre eventually got the last laugh by hitting a Claymore and getting the three count.
Result: Drew McIntyre def. Cedric Alexander
Match rating: A+
Backstage, AJ was confident that he will beat Seth Rollins later in the night. We saw Paul Heyman walk backstage and was indeed plotting something dastardly.
Robert Roode vs. No Way Jose
Jose dominated for a second before a huge spine buster from Roode sent him crashing into the mat. A glorious DDT from Robert saw Jose get spiked and Roode caught the three count, ending another quick match on tonight's card.
Result: Robert Roode def. No Way Jose
Match rating: C
Paul Heyman gave a cryptic interview backstage and seemed to be at a loss for words after Rollins' big win last night.
The Revival vs. The Lucha House Party
Dawson and Dorade started the match off and Scott mocked the luchadors. Dawson made the tag but R-Truth came running out to the ring and a host of Superstars ran after him, led by Drake Maverick.
Result: DNF
Carmella tripped Maverick onto the floor and The revivla managed to hit their finisher on R-Truth, becoming co-champions. Dawson was down shortly after and Carmella dragged Truth on top of him, getting the pin in favor of the former champ.
Truth and Carmella were backstage taking a dance break when Elias came and smashed Truth with a guitar, getting the pin and becoming the new 24-7 Champion.
Segment rating: A
Natalya was out next and having an emotional moment, talking about her departed father when Sasha Banks returned after months of absence.
Banks attacked Natalya mercilessly, even sending her into the steel steps and the audience couldn't care less about Natalya as they chanted 'Thank you, Sasha'.
Sasha went for a steel chair and Becky Lynch came out to fight Banks. The two brawled on the outside. Becky ended up eating the shots from the steel chair before Banks was interrupted by a group of officials. Banks still humiliated Becky with slaps to the face and an Irish whip into the steel steps before walking out.
Segment rating: A for Awesome
Viking Raiders vs. Enhancement Talent
Erik and Ivar demolished two local Canadian boys by using each other as weapons. The tossed the amateurs around the ring and then hit the Viking Experience for the inevitable three-count.
Result: Viking Raiders def. Enhancement Talent
Match rating: C
Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross (c) vs. The Kabuki Warriors - Women's Tag Team Title match
Alexa and Asuka started off the match and Kairi and Nikki engaged in a brawl on the outside. The match went on and Asuka dodged a double team attack with pure skill and tagged in Kairi. Sane hit a massive crossbody to Nikki on the outside and hit the Insane Elbow but Alexa broke the pin. Asuka came to help but Alexa made her kick the ring post before trying to drag Nikki outside. Alexa got the tag and hit the Twisted bliss on Kairi for the win.
Result: Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross def. The Kabuki Warriors and retained the Women's Tag Team Titles
Match rating: A
Seth Rollins vs. AJ Styles
AJ had the upper hand early on and was breaking down Rollins who was not in the best shape. Rollins dodged a Styles Clash on the apron and hit a sling blade in the ring. Seth hit the Falcon Arrow, sending AJ crashing down to the mat.
Seth Rollins vs. AJ Styles (contd...)
The OC intruded and distracted the referee letting Gallows hit Seth in the injured ribs. The official sent them backstage and they chose to attack Seth instead. The match ended via DQ and Ricochet had to make the save.
Result: Seth Rollins def. AJ Styles via DQ
The OC managed to send Ricochet out of the ring and continued their assault on Seth Rollins. Braun Strowman came out this time and took out AJ and his crew with immense power. AJ was hit with a second running powerslam before Braun had had enough.
Seth was getting ready to fight back in the corner while Braun went and got the Universal Championship before handing it to Seth and shaking hands with the champion. With that, the show came to a close after teasing a possible new alliance.
Match rating: A
Episode rating: A
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