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Randy Orton kicked off RAW and talked about the accomplishments in his long career before talking about how he wanted to face Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship. He said Drew had his respect but he also had the title that Randy wants before challenging him to a title match at SummerSlam.
Nia Jax made her entrance as Randy was walking out and said she wanted to challenge for the RAW Women's title. Shayna Baszler interrupted her to say no one gave a damn about her but Nia punched her in the face and a brawl broke out as we headed for a break on RAW.
We returned to RAW after commercials to see The Street Profits in the ring. They wanted to be the ring announcers for the next match.
The Viking Raiders vs. Ricochet & Cedric Alexander vs. Andrade & Angel Garza - No.1 contender's match for the RAW Tag Titles
Andrade & Garza attacked The Viking Raiders before the bell even rang and the Profits had to step in before we headed for a break. Back on RAW, Alexander and Ivar were in the ring while Andrade & Garza chose to watch from ringside. Ricochet was tagged in and the two teams decided to attack Garza & Andrade instead of fighting each other.
The two teams wiped out Andrade & Garza before resuming the match and Ricochet teamed up with Andrade for a bit against Erik before Andrade turned on him. Ivar came in and took on Andrade before we got another ad break.
We returned to RAW to see Garza and Ricochet tag in before Ricochet hit a huge sequence of moves, ending in a standing moonsault. Andrade came in and Erik knocked him out before Garza dragged Erik ringside.
The Viking Raiders vs. Ricochet & Cedric Alexander vs. Andrade & Angel Garza - No.1 contender's match for the RAW Tag Titles (contd...)
Ivar hit a dive and wiped out Ricochet and Cedric before Garza hit the Wing Clipper on Cedric and got the win on RAW.
Result: Andrade & Angel Garza won the match and will face The Street Profits at SummerSlam
Match rating: A
After the match, Garza & Andrade attacked the Street Profits and the champs fought them off before we headed for commercials on RAW.
Nia Jax vs. Shayna Baszler
Baszler and Jax went after each other wasting not time and the referee could barely get out of the way. They two headed outside and Nia was slamming Baszler into the plexiglass before they were counted out on RAW.
They two kept brawling and security came out to stop them before the security was taken out by Jax and Baszler. Jax took out a WWE official and more of them had to drag Shayna away as Jax.
Result: DNF
Match rating: C
Backstage on RAW, Seth Rollins and Murphy were arguing if Dominik, Rey Mysterio's son would show up or not.
Mark Henry was seen talking to Ruby Riott and Bianca Belair backstage on RAW before Seth Rollins and Murphy showed up to the ring.
Rollins said that everyone who stood in his way was now hurt including Mysterio, Owens and Aleister Black. He said he didn't want to hurt Dominik and asked him to confront Rollins in the ring. Dominik showed up on RAW and slowly walked to the ring before attacking Rollins.
Rollins and Murphy overpowered him and mauled him at ringside, sending him into the barricades and kicking the living hell out of him. They sent him into the announce desk and was headed for the steel steps but Aleister Black came out to help Dominik.
Black got the same treatment as Dominick and was sent into the barricades before being stomped by Rollins on the outside. Rollins told Murphy to take Black's eye but he refused at first before finally being forced to do it.
Dominik had escaped in the carnage and came back to beat Rollins and Murphy with a kendo stick. He broke the kendo stick and sent them back to the lockers before the segment ended on RAW.
Backstage on RAW, R-Truth told Mustafa Ali he was about to get his title back from Shelton Benjamin.
MPV, Lashley & Benjamin were out on RAW for the VIP Lounge and Mustafa Ali was the guest. Ali said he was happy to be back on RAW and MVP asked him to join his crew. Ali rejected the offer before R-Truth took out Shelton Benjamin but Lashley and MVP chased him away before he could claim the 24/7 title.
Bobby Lashley vs. Mustafa Ali
We returned to RAW to see Ali and Lashley in the ring and Lashley was dominating early on as he tossed Ali around the ring.
Akira Tozawa's ninjas interfered with the match and Lashley destroyed them with the help of Shelton Benjamin at ringside.
After a break, Ali was still being manhandled but managed to get in some counters before being sent outside and then into the ring post and barricades.
Bobby Lashley vs. Mustafa Ali (contd...)
Ali countered the Dominator and hit a huge DDT followed by the 450 but Lashley dodged it. Lashley locked in the Full Nelson and made Ali tap out on RAW.
Result: Bobby Lashley def. Mustafa Ali
Match rating: B
Dolph Ziggler was backstage on RAW, getting ready for the main event.
Asuka vs. Sasha Banks - RAW Women's Championship match
Before the match began, Banks and Bayley gave a big speech and Kairi Sane chased Bayley off as they headed backstage while RAW headed for another break.
Back on RAW, Asuka hit a hip attack early in the match before Banks countered the following Shining Wizard. Banks locked in the Boston Crab and hurt Asuka's injured left leg.
Banks was kicked out of the ring by Asuka before she tried to get Asuka disqualified by bringing the title in and throwing it to her. The referee caught Banks in the act and Asuka ended up getting the upper hand with a big kick before we headed for more ads.
Asuka vs. Sasha Banks - RAW Women's Championship match (contd...)
We returned to RAW to see Banks still working on Asuka's left leg. Asuka hit a knee strike but was struggling to stand. Banks used the apron to damage the knee before hitting the Meteora for a near fall.
Banks got the Boston Crab in again but Asuka fought out. Asuka got the kneebar and then the Ankle Lock but Banks stayed in the match. Both women were now struggling to stand as Asuka hit a German Suplex and then the hip attack.
Asuka was caught in the Banks Statement before she fled the ring. Banks sent Asuka knee-first into the announce desk and Asuka barely beat the count. In the ring, Asuka got the missile dropkick before we saw Bayley beating up Kairi backstage on RAW.
Asuka was caught between the match and saving her friend and she decided to save her friend. Asuka left the ring and handed the match to Banks via count-out.
Result: Sasha Banks def. Asuka to become the RAW Women's Champion
Match rating: A+
Backstage on RAW, Kairi was seriously injured and Asuka was fuming as Banks and Bayley were celebrating their double titles.
We got a touching segment on RAW in honor of Regis Philbin who passed away recently.
Humberto Carrillo vs. Murphy
Murphy unloaded on Carrillo out of the gate but Humberto turned it around and hit some big moves before diving outside and sending Murphy into the barricades. Murphy got a near fall in the ring before locking in a submission hold.
Carrillo went up top but Murphy took him down before both men were down after a superkick from Humberto. Carrillo hit the missile dropkick and got a near fall on Murphy. Carrillo took the Murphy's Law and went down for good.
Result: Murphy def. Humberto Carrillo
Match rating: B
Before the main event began Drew McIntyre accepted Randy Orton's challenge and then gave the stipulation for the night: it was an Extreme Rules match. McIntyre punched Ziggler right away before we headed for an ad break on RAW.
Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler - Extreme Rules Match
Both men went for a steel chair early on as the match was unfolding at ringside. Ziggler was sent into the plexiglass, actually breaking it before Drew used a kendo stick to beat Dolph.
Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler - Extreme Rules Match (contd...)
Drew tossed Dolph back into the ring before getting a bunch of steel chairs and a table as well on RAW. Dolph was hit with the steel chairs but he hit a low blow, taking control of the match as he beat the champ down with a kendo stick.
The fight spilled over to the timekeeper's area before RAW headed for ads. We returned to RAW to see Drew hit big suplexes but take a Famouser. Drew hit a Superplex but took the ZigZag. Drew hit the Claymore and sent Dolph through the table before picking up the win.
Result: Drew McIntyre def. Dolph Ziggler to retain the WWE Championship
Randy Orton came in with an RKO after the match and took Drew out before the show ended!
Match rating: A+
Episode rating: A
We got two PPV worthy matches on RAW that also happened to be rematches from Extreme Rules while Nia Jax and Randy Orton sent out title challenges for SummerSlam. Dominik Mysterio nearly avoided an injury but Aleister Black was not so lucky.
