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Drew McIntyre kicked off RAW and said that he was thankful for a lot of things and was confident that he would win the WWE Championship back tonight. He addressed the 'doubters' and that Roman Reigns was having delusions of grandeur. He said he will teach Roman some humility before Randy Orton showed up on the Titantron.
Randy said that he too was thankful, that all his fines and suspensions over the years have not ruined his career. He reminded us that he is still here despite all that because he is the 'greatest wrestler ever' and said that he will prove it by beating Drew tonight.
Drew walked off after one last warning but before he could leave, Miz & Morrison cut him off. The duo promoted Miz's TV show before Miz said that he will be waiting during the WWE title match to cash in the Money in the Bank contract.
Drew invited The Miz and John Morrison to a warm-up match right there and then on RAW but the duo retreated with a warning that no matter who wins the match, Miz will be laughing, all the way to the 'bank'.
Lana was backstage on RAW and was approached by Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax after she had booked a match with the three of them on one team. The tag champs warned her not to tag herself in before walking out on her.
Lana, Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax vs. Asuka, Mandy Rose & Dana Brooke on RAW
Lana was about to start the match but Shayna tagged herself in instead before taking the fight to Dana Brooke. Baszler took cheap shots at Asuka and Rose, clearing the apron before tagging in Nia to send Dana through the announce table. Rose interrupted Nia and was hit with a stomp on the steel steps before we headed to commercials on RAW.
Lana, Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax vs. Asuka, Mandy Rose & Dana Brooke on RAW (contd...)
Brooke was in the ring when we returned to RAW and sent Baszler into the corner before tagging in Asuka. Asuka went for a pin but Nia broke it up and Brooke came after Nia but was wiped out.
Baszler got the Khirifuda but Lana stole a tag before getting in the ring for a near fall. The tag champs were yelling at Lana to get out of the ring while Asuka locked in the Asuka lock off the distraction to get the submission victory on RAW.
Result: Asuka, Mandy Rose & Dana Brooke def. Lana, Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax
The tag champs sent Lana outside after the match and faked accepting her into the RAW team before putting her through the announce desk a ninth time.
Match rating: B-
The RAW men's team was still at each other's throats backstage and AJ was hyping them up, telling them that they need to get it together, 'as team captain'.
Dana Brooke was backstage on RAW and said that Rose might be injured before she was attacked by the RETRIBUTION member Reckoning.
Bray Wyatt and Alexa Bliss were back with the Firefly Funhouse and Wyatt was not happy with The Miz. He said he wanted to team Miz some manners in a match later tonight.
We then got a fake training montage of Wyatt preparing for the match that included a spelling bee where he spelled Jacka** as M-I-Z. He also used Rambling Rabbit as a dart-throwing target before he was gone.
The Hurt Business was out on RAW and they planned to get most of the titles on RAW and then put SmackDown out of business. The New Day came out and called them the 'Jerk Business' before the match began.
The New Day (c) vs. The Hurt Business - RAW Tag Team title match
Cedric and Kofi kicked us off and New Day had an early advantage. Woods and Benjamin were tagged in and Woods took a spinebuster for a near fall.
The New Day (c) vs. The Hurt Business - RAW Tag Team title match (contd...)
Cedric was back in and grounded Woods as MVP barked orders at him. Kofi was back in soon after and Benjamin reversed the Boom Drop into a buckle bomb before joining Cedric for a double team move on RAW.
Kofi hit a big DDT from the top and tagged in Woods who wiped out both opponents and hit a missile kick and Cedric for a near fall. Woods got the tag and Kofi almost got the pin on Alexander but Benjamin broke it up.
Shelton got the Angle Slam but Kofi kicked out. Kofi countered the Lumbar Check and tagged in Woods who hit the Daybreak for the win on RAW.
Result: The New Day def. The Hurt Business to retain the RAW Tag Team titles
Match rating: B+
Backstage on RAW, Sheamus had a present for Drew and it was his family's heirlooms including his old ring gear and the sword from his run in the indy circuit.
Ali and RETRIBUTION were backstage on RAW and said that they despised Team RAW and that the arrogance of the members will be their downfall.
Keith Lee, Sheamus, Riddle & Braun Strowman vs. RETRIBUTION on RAW
Riddle kicked things off and Slapjack was in trouble early on before T-Bar was tagged in. Sheamus took out Strowman from the apron while Riddle was going for the tag and a fight broke out at ringside between the two. AJ tried to stop them but was tossed aside before we headed for a break on RAW.
Back on RAW, Ali was now taunting Riddle and had him cornered before tagging in the one they call T-Bar. Mace was in next and Riddle hit a suplex before tagging in Lee.
Lee wiped out all four members of RETRIBUTION and tossed one of them into Ali. He used Slapjack as a weapon but was overpowered as Ali and the others sent him into the announce desk.
Strowman and Sheamus chased down Ali's crew but when Lee was about to finish it, Sheamus forced a tag but then Braun stole the tag before again fighting among themselves. Riddle ended up as the legal man and Strowman distracted him while Ali got the pin on him on RAW.
Result: RETRIBUTION def. Keith Lee, Sheamus, Riddle & Braun Strowman
Match rating: A
Nikki Cross was backstage on RAW and looking for Alexa Bliss who she planned to free from the Fiend's grasp.
Jeff Hardy was furious backstage on RAW, holding a WANTED poster that Elias had printed out and pasted all over the arena's walls.
Hardy walked up to Elias who still believed that Jeff hit him with the car that one time. Hardy tried to convince Elias of his innocence but they somehow ended up worse off than when they began.
The Miz was out with John Morrison and tried to convince Wyatt to call off the match and go after Drew and Orton instead. Alexa Bliss came out and said that 'He says no'.
Nikki Cross came out to break Alexa's trance but she slapped her and they got into a fight on the entrance ramp. Wyatt's music hit and it calmed Alexa down as Bray gave Cross an ice-cold stare and headed to the ring with Alexa.
Bray Wyatt vs. The Miz on RAW
Wyatt held out his hand and said that he'll forgive him but Miz kicked it away as the match began.
Bray Wyatt vs. The Miz on RAW (contd...)
Morrison hit a cheap shot on Wyatt, making him angrier before he unloaded on Miz and tossed him outside and into the steel steps. Miz hit a DDT and Wyatt kicked out before Miz went for the 'It' kicks on RAW.
Wyatt missed Sister Abigail but took down Miz with a clothesline and a Uranagi. He was doing the upside-down thingy in the corner when Morrison grabbed his foot. Alexa jumped at Morrison and sent him over the barricades.
Wyatt looked concerned about Alexa but returned his focus to the Miz in the ring and hit Sister Abigail to get the win on RAW.
Result: Bray Wyatt def. The Miz
After the match, Alexa climbed up over the barricades and joined Wyatt as they were walking out but then the lights turned red and the Fiend appeared on the Titantron while both Alexa and Wyatt looked concerned about his appearance.
Match rating: A
We learned that Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke were both injured and won't be able to compete at Survivor Series. Adam Pearce was there and said that Mandy and Dana will be replaced by Lacey Evans and Peyton Royce on Team RAW.
Randy Orton was backstage on RAW and refused an interview to focus on his match.
Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler were backstage and Lacey and Peyton tried to talk strategy before they were sent away by the champs. Nia blamed Baszler for having to settle for Royce and Evans.
Randy Orton (c) vs. Drew McIntyre - WWE Championship match on RAW
Drew McIntyre was out in his old ring-gear that Sheamus handed him and got quite a long entrance. The match started with Drew knocking Randy down with a tackle. Orton recovered but took a Glasgow Kiss and a Spinebuster before rolling outside.
Orton tried to run away with his title but Drew chased him down and brought him back to the ring for a claymore but missed. Randy turned back again but Adam Pearce came out to announce that it was now a no-DQ match.
Back after a break on RAW, Randy went for a steel chair and attacked Drew with it. He drove the chair into Drew's jaw that was broken previously before taking him outside and dropping him on the announce desk.
Randy Orton (c) vs. Drew McIntyre - WWE Championship match (contd..)
Drew recovered and dropped Randy on the desk but missed the Claymore as he went over the desk. After a break on RAW, Randy set up a table at ringside before they went back to the ring.
McIntyre hit a neck breaker but missed the DDT. Orton hit a Superplex on Drew. McIntyre dodged the RKO and hit the DDT but Randy kicked out. Randy was sent through the table by Drew and still managed to kick out.
Randy reversed the Claymore and his back was cut up from the fall through the table. Randy hit the draping DDT from the announce desk and then one more in the ring.
Randy was going for the RKO to finish the match but Drew met him with the Claymore and picked up the huge win on RAW!
Result: Drew McIntyre def. Randy Orton to become the new WWE Champion
Match rating: A+
Episode rating: A
We got a PPV worthy NO-DQ main event on RAW tonight. Bray Wyatt had a great match tonight while both the men and women's teams for RAW ran into some serious issues ahead of Survivor Series.
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