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RAW kicked off with Drake Maverick and his wife Renee Michelle showing up for a mixed match challenge against R-Truth and Carmella. A host of Superstars were outside the ring waiting for the match to be over so that they can challenge for the 24-7 title.
R-Truth & Carmella vs. Drake Maverick & Renee Michelle - Mosh Pit Mixed Match for the 24-7 Championship
Maverick and R-Truth kicked off the match and the challenger went for an early pin but it was only a two-count. Truth sent Maverick outside and onto the crowd of wrestlers forming what the commentators called the 'mosh pit'.
Drake crowd-surfed his way back into the ring and Truth took him out. Carmella came in and so did Renee, who got her self knocked into the corner. Drake came to the rescue and was slapped by Carmella before Truth hit the finisher and got the pinfall. With that. the 10-time 24-7 champ retained his title.
Result: R-Truth & Carmella def. Drake Maverick & Renee Michelle
The crowd of Superstars that were waiting at ringside for the 24/7 rules to be reinstated rushed the ring and there was a giant dogpile of stars on top of Truth who wasn't even done celebrating. In the confusion, the referee made the count and Mike Kanellis ran out of the ring with the 24/7 title. The other Superstars chased after him and Mike ran backstage and into a locker room, locking himself in. The other stars were trying to break in and Maria Kanellis showed up and used her pregnancy as an excuse to drive the others away before she threatened Mike into letting her in.
Match rating: A
Gauntlet Match to decide AJ Styles' SummerSlam opponent
The first of the five Superstars to compete in the gauntlet was Rey Mysterio with Cesaro as his opponent. Rey and Cesaro went outside with the luchador on top of the Swiss' shoulders and Rey hit a hurricanrana onto the apron. Rey missed the following 619 but sent Cesaro into the barricades.
Gauntlet Match to decide AJ Styles' SummerSlam opponent (contd...)
Cesaro sent Rey Mysterio into the ring post during the commercials and Rey was back in control when we returned. Rey hit a bulldog from up high and then the 619 for the three-count.
Rey Mysterio eliminated Cesaro
Sami Zayn was the next one in and started off at full force. Sami went for the running knee but Rey dodged it, getting a pin from a roll-up.
Rey Mysterio eliminated Sami Zayn
Andrade was the next competitor and rushed the ring as soon as Sami was done. Once in the ring, Andrade took it slow, he was not about to make the same mistake as Sami. The two traded holds and Andrade overpowered the legend early on. Rey hit a hurracanrana and had Andrade in the 619 position but couldn't hit it. Andrade caught him and hit the Hammerlock DDT for the three-count.
Andrade eliminated Rey Mysterio
Andrade went after Rey's mask and tore it off after the pinfall before Ricochet came to the rescue.
Gauntlet Match to decide AJ Styles' SummerSlam opponent (contd...)
Vega got involved as the bout was restarted and dropped Ricochet on the apron. Ricochet hit a double dropkick and took Andrade down in the ring. The two traded pinfalls abbreviated by Vega's taunts and over-the-top reactions before Ricochet hit the 630 and went for the pin. The rookie got the pinfall and will go on to face AJ Styles for the United States Championship next month.
Result: Ricochet won the Gauntlet Match and will face AJ Styles for the United States Championship at SummerSlam
In a post match interview, Ricochet was confident that he will secure the US title in two weeks.
Match rating: A
Backstage, Mike was happy about his win and Maria asked him to lie down so she could pin him for the title. Mike complied and Maria pinned him before rubbing the title in everyone's faces asking them if they would pin a pregnant lady to win the title. Naturally no-one wanted to and Maria walked away yelling "Pregnant Champ!" over and over.
A Moment of Bliss
A Moment of Bliss kicked off with Alexa congratulating Maria for making a new WWE record. She then went after Dolph Ziggler for ruining the Superstar reunion last week before showing us footage of Becky Lynch interrupting Natalya's training session earlier and attacking her and her trainer, Fit Finlay. Alexa promised to knock Becky down a few pegs during their upcoming match later in the night. Becky then appeared on the Titantron and called out Alexa Bliss.
The Revival (c) vs. The OC vs. The Usos - RAW Tag Team Title Match
The Usos and The Revival kicked off the match. Dawson took down Jimmy with a headlock and then hit an elbow as Jimmy got out of the hold. Jey and Wilder were soon legal and the Usos hit a double team move. Jimmy came back in and tried to pin Wilder before the Usos made another tag and hit another double team move.
The Revival (c) vs. The OC vs. The Usos - RAW Tag Team Title Match (contd...)
Karl Anderson came in and was wearing Jey down and Luke Gallows came in joined in on the onslaught. The Revival hit Jey Uso with the Shatter Machine, Gallows and Anderson came in and cleaned house before hitting Jimmy Uso with the Magic Killer for the three-count.
Result: The OC def. The Revival and The Usos to become the new RAW Tag-Team Champions
Match rating: A
The Viking Raiders vs. Enhancement Talent
Erik almost beheaded Jonny James to start us off and Ivar hit Carter with a boot at ringside before tossing him back in the ring. He then hit a double Bronco Buster and they hit the Viking Experience for the win.
Result: The Viking Raiders def. Enhancement Talent
Match rating: C
The Street Profits were backstage and were talking about how Maria is untouchable as 24-7 Champ. They were discussing some rumours about who might be Maria's child's father when Seth Rollins joined them and they hyped the former champ for his match with Dolph Ziggler later.
Becky Lynch vs. Alexa Bliss
Becky taunted Alexa Bliss at the start of the match and then took the former champ down with a Suplex. Nikki Cross hit a cheap shot and Becky was in trouble for a minute but managed to regain the momentum. Alexa locked in an abdominal stretch and countered a disarmher. Alexa hit knee drops on the champ but failed to get a pinfall.
Alexa countered a Bexploder but took a few big lariats as Alexa was crying in pain after a leg injury, forcing the official to pause the match and then have Alexa carried out, calling off the match.
Result: Becky Lynch won as Bliss had to forfeit the match
Nikki and Becky got into a quarrel after the match and the two stepped in the ring and it turned into a shouting match. It soon went on to be officiated as a real match as Alexa sat at ringside and spectated her best friend's match with The Man.
Match rating: B
Becky Lynch vs. Nikki Cross
Becky knocked Nikki around the ring and started strong despite being in her second match in a row. Nikki Cross got in some offense of her own before Becky hit a jumping boot in the corner. Becky plants Nikki Cross with the Manhandle Slam to win the match.
Result: Becky Lynch def. Nikki Cross
After the match, Alexa attacked Becky proving that her injury was fake and Natalya came out to hit the Sharpshooter on Becky before walking out. Backstage, Natalya was about to challenge Becky to a submission match but then took it back because The Man wasn't man enough.
Match rating: C
Seth Rollins vs. Dolph Ziggler
Dolph Ziggler came out for his match with Seth Rollins and were calling Shawn Michaels and Goldberg pathetic, while he himself was the 'showstealer', according to him. Rollins attacked Dolph as the match started and sent Dolph over the barricades before continuing his assault in the ring. Ziggler planted Seth's head on the apron as we headed for a commercial break.
Seth Rollins vs. Dolph Ziggler (contd...)
Rollins took Ziggler down in the ring as we returned and Dolph replied with a ZigZag. Rollins hit a superkick was getting ready to finish the match when Brock Lesnar showed up at ring-side. Brock ran to the ring and hit a series of German Suplexes before sending Rollins into the barricades outside the ring. The match was called off after the attack as Brock continued his assault.
Result: DNF due to interruption
Match rating: A
Lesnar hit an F5 sending Rollins into the ring post and got a steel chair into the ring before proceeding to destroy Rollins with it. Brock set up the chair and hit an F5 onto the steel chair, but he was still bot done. He did the same thing again on the chair before showing off his Universal Title belt. The assault wasn't over however, as the carnage continued in the ring.
Brock hit a third F5 on the chair and even Paul Heyman was pleading Brock to stop the assault. Brock retreated as the crowd booed the champ all the way to the back. Rollins was being carried off by medical professionals and Rollins was bleeding from the mouth.
Roman Reigns was watching Seth being carried off when The OC and Samoa Joe attacked him backstage. Brock Lesnar chased down the ambulance, stopped it, and ripped Rollins out, sending him crashing outside onto the concrete. Lesnar then hit another F5 onto the upturned stretcher and Rollins was now spitting blood at an alarming rate.
Segment rating: B for Brutal
Samoa Joe was out to say that the Samoan Summit was cancelled and asked Roman Reigns to continue their fight from backstage. Roman and Joe wasted no time and Joe sent Roman onto the steel steps. Roman chucked the steel straight at Joe's head, immobilizing him for a moment. Drew McIntyre attacked Roman as well and the two heels joined forces before Cedric Alenxander showed up to make the save.
The carnage continues as the Usos and the OC joined the fight. Cedic leapt from the top of the LED boards and wiped out most of the Superstars as the fight continued. Cedric took out Drew in the ring and the OC interrupted the fight. Roman Reigns took out the OC and Drew with Superman Punches and The Usos hit Joe with Superkicks before Roman hit a Spear. The babyfaces stood tall in the ring as the show came to a close.
Segment rating: A+
Episode rating: A
This week was a much faster-paced show after we had last week's slower episode. Brock's actions made the last few minutes tense.
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