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RAW kicked off with the WWE Champ, Bobby Lashley, coming out to celebrate last night's title defense with MVP and the rest of his entourage. The VIP Lounge was back on RAW and Lashley gloated about his title win, making sure Drew McIntyre does not get a title shot anytime soon.
They were just about to crack the champagne open when the New Day came out with a tray full of toast. They threw it at the ring before MVP called them clowns. Kingston said that MVP and the ladies were only around because Bobby Lashley was the champ and when he loses the gold, they would part ways with him.
Kofi ran the footage of him beating Lashley last month before challenging The All Mighty for the WWE Championship at Money in the Bank. Lashley accepted before saying that Kofi only won with the help of McIntyre and Woods.
Lashley challenged Woods to a match tonight and Xavier went as far as to make it a Hell in a Cell match! Woods is in for a beatdown tonight...
AJ Styles vs. Ricochet - Money in the Bank Qualifier Match on RAW
Ricochet sent AJ to the outside early on but Styles countered The One and Only off the dive and tossed him into the ring post. Back in the ring, Ricochet hit AJ with the clothesline in the corner. He hit a Northern Lights Suplex, followed by a Vertical Suplex, but AJ kicked out on RAW.
Ricochet countered the Styles Clash and the Pelle Kick before hitting a German Suplex for a near-fall. The Viking Raiders attacked Omos after the argument they had backstage and put him through the barricade. AJ went for The Phenomenal Forearm but was taken down off the distraction before Ricochet got the pin on RAW.
Result: Ricochet def. AJ Styles and will join the Money in the Bank match
Grade: B-
Backstage on RAW, Riddle wanted some pointers from Randy for the Money in the Bank Qualifying match. They both had their own qualifiers and Riddle joked about if they both were in the ladder match but Randy said it would not be funny for him.
Eva Marie was backstage and said that she had a cold last week, preventing her from competing while her protégé, introduced as Doudrop, took her place. Doudrop or Piper Niven was not happy that Eva couldn't remember her real name but decided to play along anyway.
Asuka & Naomi vs. Eva Marie & Doudrop - Money in the Bank Qualifier Match on RAW
Asuka and Eva started the match but Marie tagged Doudrop in before the match kicked off and retreated to ringside. Asuka was being knocked around but managed to get some big moves in before tagging in Naomi.
Doudrop hit a cannonball and nearly got the pin on Naomi but Asuka broke the pin. Eva forced a tag before Doudrop could end the match and got a near fall for her team on RAW.
Asuka & Naomi vs. Eva Marie & Doudrop - Money in the Bank Qualifier Match on RAW (contd...)
Eva was trying to make a tag back on RAW but Doudrop was sick of her antics and stepped off the apron before Naomi rolled Marie up for the win.
Result: Asuka & Naomi def. Eva Marie & Doudrop and will join the Women's Money in the Bank match
Grade: C
Sonya Deville and Adam Pearce were out to settle the RAW Women's title dilemma. They called Rhea Ripley out for abusing the disqualification rule to retain her title last night.
Charlotte joined them and said that she was proud of Rhea for making a smart decision. Sonya and Adam scheduled a rematch for Money in the Bank before RAW continued.
Tamina and Natalya were backstage and ended up getting in a fight with Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke like a repeat of last week.
Randy Orton vs. John Morrison - Money in the Bank Qualifier Match on RAW
The Miz was on commentary for the match and Orton had the early advantage. The match went outside and Randy dropped Morrison on the announce table while Miz cowered behind it.
Randy Orton vs. John Morrison - Money in the Bank Qualifier Match on RAW (contd...)
Morrison went for a submission hold back in the ring on RAW while a trailer for Cena's new movie played in picture-in-picture. Randy grabbed Morrison's hair and broke the hold before taking him to the corner for some big strikes.
Miz came at Randy with the drip stick to the face and Orton was furious. Morrison got a near fall off the distraction before Riddle came in on his scooter and chased The Miz. Orton was distracted with the comedy outside and Morrison got the Starship Pain for the win on RAW.
Result: John Morrison def. Randy Orton and will join the Money in the Bank match
Grade: B
Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross vs. Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax - Money in the Bank Qualifier Match on RAW
Alexa debuted a strange new entrance theme as she reunited with her old tag partner Nikki Cross who debuted a new superhero-Esque gimmick of her own. Shayna and Nikki kicked off the match and Cross got some shots in before Jax came in.
Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross vs. Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax - Money in the Bank Qualifier Match on RAW (contd...)
Cross sent Jax outside and hit a big dive before Alexa was tagged in on RAW. Bliss took some offense from Nia and Shayna who hot-tagged in and out and was caught in a chin lock by Baszler.
Bliss hit the sunset flip powerbomb for a near-fall before Nikki and Nia tagged in. Nikki ran at Nia and was caught before she slipped out and hit Nia with the dropkick.
Alexa came in and hypnotized Reginald to try and slap Nia. He stopped himself at the last second and Nia hugged him. Nikki took out Nia and Reginald with a dive before pinning Shayna for the win on RAW.
Result: Nikki Cross & Alexa Bliss def. Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler and will join the Women's Money in the Bank match
Grade: B
Backstage, Jinder, Cedric, Sheamus, and Jeff Hardy were arguing with Pearce and DeVille about who deserved a shot at the Money in the Bank qualifier. Jinder hinted at injuring another competitor to take their place in the Qualifiers.
Riddle vs. Drew McIntyre - Money in the Bank Qualifier Match on RAW
Riddle was being tossed around the ring as the match started on RAW. The Original Bro managed to hit a huge Broton and then lifted Drew for a massive gut-wrench suplex. Outside the ring, Drew was sent into the ring post before we headed for a break on RAW.
Back to the ring, McIntyre took an Exploder suplex and another broton but got his knees up in time. Drew was still recovering from last night and mounted some offense but he looked to hurt himself more than his opponent.
Riddle was tossed off the top rope before Randy Orton came out to watch the match. Riddle took a Michinoku driver before catching Drew in a triangle lock. Drew hit the Futureshock DDT before Riddle managed to get a rollup and get the win on RAW.
Result: Riddle def. Drew McIntyre and will join the Money in the Bank match
Randy looked less than happy with the result and Riddle tried to get him to talk to him but Orton just kept brooding.
Grade: B+
Mansoor asked Ryker for advice on RAW. Ryker told him to never let his enemy escape. Ryker will face Elias in a strap match next week on RAW. Ali came up and told him to pave his own way in WWE.
Bobby Lashley vs. Xavier Woods - Hell in a Cell Match on RAW
Lashley unloaded on Woods after taking a dropkick in the corner as the match began and hit a neck breaker before Xavier went for a rollup. Lashley kept the pressure on and hit some big slams before sending Woods outside the ring.
Woods went for a chair but Lashley punched the chair away. Xavier dropkicked the champ into the cell wall before going at him with the steel chair. A table was set up in the corner of the ring before Woods got caught in the apron where Lashley stomped on his face.
Woods got a Kendo Stick and stabbed Lashley in the neck with it before setting him up on a table in the ring and hitting an elbow drop through it. Lashley sent Woods into a chair in the corner before hitting the spear and locking in the hurt lock for the win on RAW.
Result: Bobby Lashley def. Xavier Woods
After the match, Lashley locked in another hurt lock outside the ring, making Woods pay for causing him trouble.
Grade: A
Episode Grade: B+
We got an exciting RAW after Hell in a Cell with multiple Money in the Bank qualifier matches as well as another Hell in a Cell match from the WWE Champion.
