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The WWE roster was out for a moment of silence to pay tribute to the victims of the El Paso and Dayton mass shootings.
We then saw an angry Samoa Joe standing on the announce table as RAW kicked off and he was contesting the fact that he was made a suspect in the attack on Roman Reigns last week before Becky Lynch interrupted her to get ready for her tag team match that was up next.
Becky Lynch & Charlotte Flair vs. Natalya & Trish Stratus
Natalya and Becky Lynch started the match and Nattie hit an armbar on the champ early on. Charlotte tagged herself in and then began to methodically break down Natalya. Flair hit a big boot before taunting Trish who was still in the corner. Flair faked a tag to Becky just to mock her and went back at Natalya. Charlotte hit the turnbuckles face first and dodged a sharpshooter before taking out Trish so that Nattie couldn't make the tag.
Becky finally tagged in and Natalya went at her with all she had. Nattie locked in the Sharpshooter and Becky was struggling but managed to get to the ropes. Lynch had the rope break but Natalya refused to let go, holding on for a good 15 seconds after the official warned her, earning a DQ loss. Trish came out to stop Natalya after the bell was rung and Nattie pushed her away and walked out.
Result: Becky Lynch & Charlotte Flair vs. Natalya & Trish Stratus
Match rating: A
Andrade vs. Rey Mysterio
Rey Mysterio and Andrade started quick and Andrade was stuck in a 619 early on but he was able to get out of it. Mysterio bounced Andrade off the turnbuckle but the young Superstar kept countering, only to get sent out of the ring. Mysterio slid under the ring and hit a sunset flip on Andrade onto the barricade.
Andrade vs. Rey Mysterio (contd...)
Rey Mysterio countered Andrade and spiked him on the head, only to get a two count. He had Andrade in the ropes for a 619 but Zelina Vega distracted Mysterio after he landed it. Andrade got the knees up when Mysterio tried to finish it. Andrade went for the double underhook DDT but Mysterio nearly countered it into a pin. Andrade tried to go for the mask again, but the referee stopped him. Zelina Vega stunned The Master Of The 619 on the rope and the momentary shock allowed Andrade to hit the hammerlock DDT for the win.
Result: Andrade def. Rey Mysterio
Match rating: A
We saw a short a segment of Maria and Mike Kanellis in the waiting room for her OBGYN appointment. They went in and Maria was mid checkup when Mike pinned her for the 24-7 Championship. R-Truth was hiding in the waiting room as Mike came out and pinned him to win his title back. R-Truth is the new champ!
Becky Lynch and Natalya appeared in separate backstage segments and both of them said that they will be leaving SummerSlam as champion.
Brock Lesnar was out next and Paul Heyman was going through his usual script when Seth Rollins came out, limping and holding a steel chair. Rollins went into the ring and Lesnar again assaulted him like a madman. Rollins took F5 after F5 and then while he was being helped out, Rollins got on the mic and said he was ready to face Lesnar at SummerSlam after all this and said that he will win the title back no matter at what cost. He then stumbled his way backstage, on his own feet.
Segment rating: B
Kurt Angle was the guest referee in an upcoming match and was being interviewed backstage when The Street Profits appeared and hyped Takeover. They were sharing a drink of cold milk and Drew McIntyre showed up to antagonize the Hall Of Famer saying that he will attack the WWE Legend if he failed to do his job as a referee.
The Viking Raiders vs Enhancement talent
Ivar kneed one jobber and knocked the other one down. He threw the legal member to his corner and ragdolled him while Erik suplexed the other one. Erik and Ivar unleashed their brutality and Ivar splashed on one of them. The legal challenger got hit with the Viking Experience and that was all she wrote.
Result: The Viking Raiders def. Enhancement talent
Match rating: C
We saw a small segment in honor of Harley Race who passed away recently. Kurt Angle came out next and was ready to oversee the match between Cedric and Drew McIntyre.
Drew attacked Cedric as he was making his entrance and sent him into the barricades over and over but Cedric fought him off and sent him into the ring post before hitting a tornado DDT on the ramp off the barricades.
The Fiend appeared in the ring as the arena went dark and hit Kurt Angle with the Mandible Claw before we broke for commercials.
Segment rating: A
The OC were out for a match with the New Day and the former attacked the New Day with the help odd Styles as the match was called off. Ricochet came out for the assist and drove the heels off before a new match was made official.
Ricochet & The New Day vs. The OC
Ricochet started the match off against AJ Styles and Big E and Luke Gallows were tagged in soon after. Gallows took E down with a big kick and tagged in Styles who dragged E to their corner. Big E hit a belly to belly suplex and tagged in Woods.
Anderson got a tag as well and came in to get kicked in the face. Ricochet fought the OC off as they broke Woods' pin attempt and AJ took out Ricochet. In the ring, Gallows and Anderson hit the magic killer on Woods who was still the legal man and got the pinfall.
Result: The OC def. Ricochet & The New Day
Match rating: B
Samoa Joe was out and wanted Roman Reigns to apologize to him and said he was holding the show hostage until he did so.
He then learned that Roman was in the parking lot and went out there to meet him. Roman was just getting out of his car and we saw a car crash into Roman's car and then hastily drive away. Joe was worried about Roman for a change and Triple H arrived at the scene to see if Roman was okay, which he was.
Segment rating: A
The IIconics (c) vs. Mandy Rose & Sonya DeVille vs. The Kabuki Warriors vs. Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross - Elimination match for the Women's Tag Team Championships
The Champs kicked off the match against Rose and DeVille and the IIconics dominated, taking out Sane as she ran to the ring. The champs were posing when Mandy attacked them from behind. IIconics went for a double team but DeVille stopped it from happening. Mandy Rose hit a quick rollup in the confusion and got the fall on Billie Kay.
Mandy Rose & Sonya DeVille eliminated the IIconics
The IIconics (c) vs. Mandy Rose & Sonya DeVille vs. The Kabuki Warriors vs. Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross - Elimination match for the Women's Tag Team Championships (contd...)
The Kabuki Warriors were going all-in against Mandy and Sonya before Alexa was tagged in. Asuka was fighting for her life when Rose and DeVille came in again and the Empress hit a knee to the face of Mandy Rose before hitting a submission, making Rose tap out.
The Kabuki Warriors eliminated Mandy Rose & Sonya DeVille
Alexa and Nikki were attacking Asuka in their corner, breaking her down before Cross hit a neckbreaker. Sane tagged in and so did Alexa. Sane took out Nikki with the help of Asuka and Alexa reversed a submission from Asuka but failed to capitalize. Sane missed a finisher and Asuka was caught in the apron when Alexa hit the Twisted Bliss on Sane in the ring and got the pinfall.
Result: Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross eliminated The Kabuki Warriors and became the new Women's Tag Team Champions
Match rating: A+
We got a short advert for WWE 2k20 the videogame that showed some WWE Legends and current Superstars at a party. The cover was revealed to feature Roman Reigns and Becky Lynch.
A special episode of Miz TV was underway and The A-Lister invited HBK Shawn Michaels to make sure that Dolph did sign the contract after all was said and done.
Dolph Ziggler came out as well and mouthed off on HBK and the Miz. Mike said that namecalling doesn't work in the ring and said that the contract Dolph just signed wasn't for the two of them, Dolph had a mystery opponent.
HBK said that it wasn't him and instead, Goldberg came out! Turns out Goldberg is the mystery opponent for Dolph Ziggler and he came to the ring, signed the contract and got in the mic to tell Dolph that he was next. A Dolph was heading out, HBK hit him with the Sweet Chin music and the show ended with that.
Segment rating: A
Episode rating: A+
This was gold, as far as go home shows go, full of surprises and nail-biting moments!
