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Seth Rollins opened the show, shouting "Burn it down". He said he was there to spit out the truth and called out General Manager elect Baron Corbin to give him a reality check. Rollins called out Corbin and told him that his reign as GM had been awful.
Rollins actually praised The Revival and said that they should be main eventing instead of fighting Lucha House Rules. He asked what on earth Lucha House rules are in the first place. Rollins even trashed Lesnar and his lack of presence, stating that his last RAW match was 16 years ago. He called him an absolute failure.
Rollins challenged Corbin to a TLC match. Corbin said if they had a match, it'd be an end to him. Rollins disagreed, seeing its a tune-up match. Rollins also called Corbin a coward as he kept making excuses.
AoP & Drake Maverick vs. Roode & Gable - 3-on-2 Handicap Match for the RAW Tag Team Championships
Chad Gable was dressed exactly like Bobby Roode. The AOP hit Roode and Gable with the Super Collider. Drake Maverick came in to pin Roode but Roode rolled him up for the win.
Result: Roode and Gable def. AOP to win the RAW Tag Team Championships
Natalya addresses the Riott Squad
Natalya was out next. She called out Ruby Riott ahead of WWE TLC and promised to beat Ruby for her late father, Jim Neidhart. Ruby Riott's music hit and she came out and told Natalya that what she really needed was a counsellor.
Ruby Riott then unveiled a table with Jim Neidhart's image posted on it. Riott promised to send Natalya through it so she could be closer to her dad than ever. This feud is getting stranger and stranger every passing week.
Dolph Ziggler vs Drew McIntyre
After beating Drew McIntyre last week, Dolph got another crack at beating his former tag team partner. McIntyre dominated the match early on, hitting some impressive power moves in the process. Ziggler took McIntyre down with a Zig Zag but didn't have anything left to capitalize on it. He rolled over to pin Drew but McIntyre kicked out.
After both men got back up, Ziggler went for a Superkick but couldn't land it as he could barely stand. Drew taunted his former partner before hitting him with the Claymore Kick and pinning him.
Result: Drew McIntyre def. Dolph Ziggler
Drew McIntyre continued the beatdown after the match and hit him with another Claymore Kick at ringside.
Bayley vs Alicia Fox
Bayley had Sasha Banks with her while Alicia Fox had Jinder Mahal and The Singh Brothers. It was a very short match. Bayley had most of the offence and this led the Singh Brothers to try and distract Bayley from ringside.
Bayley's new MMC partner Apollo Crews came out and attacked Jinder and The Singh Bros. Apollo then picked up Sasha and tossed her into Jinder and the Singh Bros. Meanwhile, in the ring, Bayley hit Sasha Banks with a Bayley-to-bell and pinned her.
Result: Bayley def. Alicia Fox
In a backstage segment, Dean Ambrose told Charly Caruso that he didn't want to be called the "Lunatic Fringe" anymore.
Elias was out next. He said that if San Diego had their way, they wouldn't let Bobby Lashley perform in front of them.
Elias vs. Lio Rush
Heath Slater was on referee duty for Rush's RAW debut. Elias sent Rush crashing into the canvas. Lashley interfered but Slater missed it; Rush gained the upper hand but took a giant powerbomb, going into the pin but Lashley broke the attempt.
Slater tried to stop Lashley but Bobby from assaulting Elias paid no heed to the official. Rush grabbed Elias' guitar and Bobby broke it on him before Rush got the three count.
Result: Lio Rush def. Elias
An interesting in-ring debut for Lio Rush was marred by Lashley's unfair tactics to help him win. We also found out that there will be a TLC match between Elias and Lashley were a guitar would be hung from up top.
Nia Jax was out next and said she was Ronda Rousey's worst nightmare and that she will walk away from TLC as RAW Women's Champion. Ronda Rousey was out soon looking for a fight and Nia left the ring with Tamina. Ember Moon came out to assist Ronda and a match was set between Moon and Tamina.
Ember Moon vs. Tamina
Tamina and Ember Moon were in the ring as we returned from the commercial break. Ember sent Tamina out of the ring as Ronda and Nia stared each other down at ringside. Tamina came back in and sent Ember into the corner before resorting to a headlock.
Ember showed some great offence and went for the Eclipse. Nia tried to intervene but Ronda sent her into the barricade. Ember hit the eclipse and picked up the easy win.
Result: Ember Moon def. Tamina
Seth Rollins (c) vs Baron Corbin - TLC Match for the Intercontinental Championship
Rollins and Corbin threw out strikes as the match began. Rollins took a chair from ringside early but couldn't use it as Corbin knocked him down with a right hand. We came back from commercial to see Corbin smashing Rollins across the back with a steel chair. Corbin continued unloading on Rollins who rolled out to the ring.
Baron Corbin brought a ladder into the ring and set it up in the corner. He then hit Rollins with a vertical suplex onto the ladder. Rollins then set up a chair in the corner and went to throw Rollins face-first into it. Rollins countered but Corbin rolled out of the ring and hit Rollins with a clothesline.
The tensions were high in the arena as it seemed certain like Baron Corbin would become Intercontinental Champion.
Seth tried to fight back and sent Corbin straight into the ring post in the corner. He took a chair and started hitting the interim GM with it till he rolled out of the ring. Rollins hit two suicide dives but the third one caused Corbin to catch him in mid-air and send him through a table.
Baron went for the belt but Rollins hit him with the steel chair to bring him down. Rollins accidentally took out Heath Slater and Corbin took advantage of the distraction. Rollins sent Corbin into the steel steps and set him up on a table for a huge frog splash to the outside.
Just as Rollins was about to retrieve the title, Heath Slater took out the ladder from under him and brought Corbin back in the ring. A big heel turn from the newly appointed referee. Rollins hit Corbin with the buckle bomb onto a table in the corner and then hit a superkick on Slater before hitting the stomp on Baron and retrieving the title.
Result: Seth Rollins def. Baron Corbin to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship
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