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Drew McIntyre kicked off WWE RAW, our third night at the WWE Thunderdome, to celebrate his title defense from last night at SummerSlam. He said Randy Orton was at his best but at SummerSlam, Drew was that much better than him. He added that Randy calls himself the greatest wrestler ever after beating Edge but now that he was beaten by McIntyre, it made him even better than Orton.
Randy attacked Drew after he said that he would be ready for Orton if he still wanted a fight. Randy dragged Drew to the backstage area and hit a punt on the concrete floor. Officials came out to stop Randy and Drew took a second punt before Orton finally gave up.
Backstage on RAW, Nia Jax was seen even though she was suspended. Shayna Baszler got up with her and they had a harsh exchange, essentially calling each other ugly.
Bayley vs. Shayna Baszler
Nia Jax came out before the match started to watch the match from ringside. Bayley started off strong but was shut down by Baszler who dropped her with a right hook. Banks went for an early interference and gave Bayley a small advantage.
Baszler was sent outside the ring and Nia got involved and started attacking her. Jax slammed her on the apron and sent her into the ring before the Golden Role models were cheering for her. Jax turned to Banks & Bayley and then Baszler joined her as they stared down the women's tag champs on RAW.
Result: DNF
Match rating: B
Backstage, Kevin Owens called his guest Aleister Black because the KO Show was next on RAW.
Owens was out on RAW after a break and called out Black for the KO Show. Aleister was wearing an eyepatch and had some PTSD about the ring steps.
Aleister Black was back on RAW for the first time since Murphy injured his eye. Owens said he was disgusted by Rollins and his disciples before Black pretended to fall out of his chair. KO went to check on him but Black hit him with an elbow and then the Black Mass before walking out.
Backstage on RAW, Banks & Bayley said they will face Nia and Shayna together if they were challenged.
Shelton Benjamin (c) vs. R-Truth vs. Akira Tozawa vs. Cedric Alexander - Fatal 4-Way match for the 24/7 Title
Benjamin attacked Tozawa first and Alexander took him on in the ring. Cedric was sent outside and R-Truth and Tozawa took turns attacking the champ. Tozawa was sent outside and the Ninjas helped him back up to the ring in an instant.
Benjamin went outside and the Ninjas caught him, retraining him from entering the ring again. Tozawa used the opportunity to pin R-Truth while Alexander was still down. Tozawa got the win and is the new 24/7 champ on RAW!
Result: Akira Tozawa won the fatal 4-way match and became the new 24/7 champion
Match rating: C
Randy Orton was out next on RAW and said that he failed to keep his promise of beating McIntyre. He reminded us of how he took down Edge, Christian and Ric Flair. He said he was mad at Drew because McIntyre was giving him a rematch out of pity.
Orton was interrupted by Keith Lee who was making his RAW debut. Lee greeted Orton before very eloquently challenging him to a fight. Randy looked like he was getting ready but then said 'maybe later', and walked off.
Backstage on RAW, Zelina Vega still denied poisoning Montez Ford while Angel Garza was getting ready for a match.
Angel Garza vs. Montez Ford
Ford was dominating as the match started but was hit with a dropkick in midair. Angel hit the knee strike in the corner and Ivar walked down to the ring with something in his hands.
It turned out to be a turkey leg that he gave to Demi and took her away. Garza was furious and Ford was caught on the top rope before he hit the frogsplash for the big win.
Result: Montez Ford def. Angel Garza
Match rating: C
Backstage on RAW, Nia and Shayna were having a friendly moment talking about teaming up but Baszler slapped her after being shoved and left.
Liv Morgan and Ruby Riott ran into Bianca Belair and they were going to face The IIconics and Zelina Vega on RAW.
Riott Squad & Bianca Belair vs. The IIconics & Zelina Vega
Morgan and Kay kicked us off and Royce was tagged in early followed by Ruby Riott. Kay was back in for a double team and a near fall before they took Riott to their corner and tagged in Vega.
Belair tagged in and cleared the ringside before taking the fight to Vega in the ring. Belair almost had the win but the IIconics broke the pin. The Riott Squad took out the IIconics and Belair got the Kiss of Death for the win.
Result: Riott Squad & Bianca Belair def. The IIconics & Zelina Vega
Match rating: B
Backstage on RAW, Mark Henry was getting ready for an arm wrestling competition.
MVP made another offer to Cedric backstage and Alexander still said no to joining them.
Mark Henry was out next on RAW and was about to host the arm-wrestling competition. He called out Bobby Lashley and Apollo Crews who were the first contestants. Bobby threatened Apollo and said that Sunday at Payback he will win the US title by beating Crews.
Lashley had a false start before Apollo stepped on Lashley's foot and got the win. Lashley tried to attack Crews but Apollo took him out as well as MVP and Benjamin before running off.
Rey Mysterio was backstage on RAW and said that he was proud of his son who had turned into a WWE superstar and a man overnight. He said Rollins couldn't take that away before we headed for a break.
Lana and Natalya was out on RAW and was going to retire Mickie James. James came out and knocked both women down with kicks before walking out. Shortest segment ever!
MVP and his crew invaded RAW Underground again before we headed for another break on RAW.
We returned to RAW Underground to see Bobby Lashley take out a local before facing Dolph Ziggler.
Ziggler lasted about minute or two before he was tossed out of the ring. Lashley took out one more guy before we headed to regular RAW.
Keith Lee vs. Randy Orton
Keith Lee started off strong and Orton was impressed early on before he took a belly to belly suplex. Lee was sent into the ring post before Orton stomped on his hand to slow him down.
Lee sent Orton outside before being hit with the draping DDT. Randy looked for the RKO but Drew McIntyre dragged him out of the ring and attacked him.
Result: DNF
Orton took off after taking a few shots from Drew McIntyre.
Match rating: B
Backstage on RAW, Randy Orton attacked Drew again and hit a Punt Kick, the third of the night.
After a break, we learnt that McIntyre might be seriously injured to the extent of a skull fracture.
Asuka (c) vs. Sasha Banks - Lumberjack match for the RAW Women's Championship
Asuka was dominating and Banks was sent outside right away. Bayley watched her back and everyone surrounded them before we headed for an ad break on RAW.
Asuka (c) vs. Sasha Banks - Lumberjack match for the RAW Women's Championship (contd...)
Back on RAW, Asuka hit a big kick before she was sent outside. The Superstars outside helped Asuka up before Banks hit a dive and hit the Riott Squad. Asuka went after Bayley outside before the match returned to the ring.
Banks hit the frogsplash and got a near fall before Bayley was going for a steel chair and Baszler took her out. Banks was locked in the Asuka Lock and tapped out for the second night in a row.
Result: Asuka def. Sasha Banks to retain the RAW Women's Championship
Match rating: A
We saw Drew being carried off by an ambulance and Keith Lee was sure that he was going to be okay. He threatened Randy Orton before walking out.
Back on RAW Underground Lashley took out Cedric Alexander and refused to let him out of the hold. Ivar was next and Benjamin joined in as well as Erik and it turned into a brawl. The Hurt Business came out on top as we headed back to RAW.
Rey & Dominik Mysterio vs. Seth Rollins & Murphy
Rey and Dominik attacked Seth and his disciple while they were making their entrance on RAW. Rey was sent over the announce desk and Dominik was being beaten near the barricades before they entered the ring and the bell was rung.
Dominik took out Murphy by sending him over the ropes while Rey took out Seth on the outside. In the ring, Rey set up the 619 but Murphy pulled him out of the way before we headed for ads.
We returned to RAW to see Rollins hit a Blockbuster on Rey before Muprhy was tagged in. Dominik came in and hit Murphy with a huge sequence for a near fall. Rey was tagged back in after Rollins and set up for the 619 but again missed.
Murphy took the tag and was hit with the double 619 by the Mysterio family before the lights flickered. Rollins sent Dominik down from the top rope before the Retribution attacked.
Result: DNF
The Retribution attacked Rey and Dom and sent Rey into the ring post before both men were on the ground to end RAW.
Match rating: A
Episode rating: B+
A great third night in the WWE Thunderdome with the new live format, tonights RAW saw Drew McIntyre possibly get injured, a SummerSlam rematch, the return of Alesiter Black as well the debut match of Keith Lee.
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