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Before RAW kicked off, several black SUVs drove into the arena and Triple H was in one of them. The show started with the appearance of Brock Lesnar who had quit SmackDown last week and was now on RAW.
Heyman asked for Rey Mysterio and then demanded the locker room to give him up or Brock would turn the coloseum upside down. Brock and Heyman went around backstage, brutalizing everyone and breaking everything in their path, still looking for Rey. He almost broke off a car door in his search.
Segment rating: B
The Kabuki Warriors vs. Charlotte & Natalya
Natalya kicked the match off against Kairi and Asuka was tagged in early on. Charlotte came in and dominated the match as the champs tried to hold their ground. We returned from commercials to see Asuka lock in a submission on Natalya before tagging in Sane.
Flair came in and hit a Fallaway Slam followed by a Natural Selection but Asuka broke the pin. Charlotte hit the moonsault but Asuka broke the pin a second time. Natalya locked in a sharpshooter on Asuka and made her tap after Charlotte took out Kairi with a spear.
Result: Charlotte & Natalya def. The Kabuki Warriors
Match rating: A
Lesnar and Heyman came out again and threatened to kill Jerry 'The King' Lawler if he didn't tell him Mysterio's whereabouts. Brock F5ed Dio through the announce table for standing up for the King and Mysterio came out with a pipe, taking out Lesnar before attacking him with the WWE title.
Lesnar could barely get to his feet after the attack while backstage, Rey cut a promo saying he was coming after Lesnar's title as revenge. He challenged Lesnar for the title at Survivor Series before the camera cut out.
Segment rating: A+
Buddy Murphy vs. Cedric Alexander
Buddy Murphy was dominating Cedric early on but Alexander managed to turn things around for a moment. Murphy sent Cedric into the ring post before Alexander hit a dive through the ropes top the outside and then another one, this time over the ropes.
Cedric hit the Michinoku Driver but Buddy hit the Murphy's Law in return for the win.
Result: Buddy Murphy def. Cedric Alexander
Match rating: B
Seth Rollins was out to the ring and said that he had worked hard to change the culture of RAW, taking the focus away from guys like Lesnar but he was once again back in RAW and Rollins felt like he had failed. He said he didn't know what was next for him before Triple H came out and Hunter was set to guide Rollins once again.
Triple H recapped NXT's invasion of SmackDown before asking what Seth was going to do next. He offered Seth a chance to stand with him and the NXT or against them. The Undisputed Era came out to ringside and so did the OC.
Dominick Dijakovic and Damien Priest came out of the crowd and attacked The OC with the help of the Undisputed Era and the RAW roster came out to defend The OC. The NXT Superstars retreated and Rollins headed out as well.
Segment rating: A+
Rollins caught up to Hunter backstage and asked for an NXT title match later in the night, saying that he was better than Daniel Bryan and if he was going to NXT, he would go as the top guy and as the new NXT Champion.
Andrade and Vega were out and declared themselves the best Mixed Match team ever. They were set to face Sin Cara and his Mixed Match partner, Carolina.
Sin Cara & Carolina vs. Andrade & Zelina Vega
Sin Cara sent Andrade outside early on and Carolina hit a dive on the outside before we headed for commercials. During the break, Vega hit a tornado DDT to Sin Cara on the outside.
The women were legal and Andrade broke up a pin attempt. Sin Cara set up his teammate for a big move on Vega before diving onto Andrade. Vega reversed a buckle bomb and got the pinfall, picking up the win.
Result: Andrade & Zelina Vega def. Sin Cara & Carolina
Match rating: B
Rusev was in the ring and said that he was ready to end the drama. He said Lashley could have Lana but had to face Rusev in a match. Lashley was using crutches and said that he 'tore his groin' while he was 'doing things to Lana'. Instead, he sent Drew McIntyre out to fight Rusev.
Drew McIntyre vs. Rusev
Rusev took control early on but was met with a boot from Drew in the corner. Rusev powered through and managed to keep the pressure up but they took each other out with double crossbodies. The match went outside and Drew was getting mauled when Lashley attacked Rusev with the crutch and the match was called off due to DQ.
Rusev took Lashley to the ring and sent Bobby into the corner. He was about to finish it when Randy Orton hit an RKO out of literally nowhere and they started decimating Rusev. Ricochet came out to make the save and drove the heels out of the ring.
Result: Rusev def. Drew McIntyre via DQ
Match rating: B
Backstage, Becky Lynch was in an interview before Shayna Baszler came out and interrupted the interview. Shayna introduced herself to Becky and then threatened her. Becks made threats of her own as the two women stood up and then parted ways.
It was later confirmed that Becky Lynch will square off against both Shayna Baszler and Bayley at Survivor Series.
Street Profits & Humberto Carrillo vs. The OC
The Profits made fun of The OC's world cup win and Shane McMahon as well. Humberto and AJ kicked off the match before Anderson and Dawkins were tagged in. Ford came in and hit a double team before locking in a hold.
Ford was in trouble in the ring but managed to hit a big blockbuster, taking out Gallows. Carrillo came back in and so did Styles as the rookie took control of the match. He hit the moonsault on AJ before Ford wiped out The OC on the outside.
AJ hit a powerbomb on Humberto and used a dirty pin to pick up the win.
Result: The OC def. Street Profits & Humberto Carrillo
Match rating: A
Adam Cole and Triple H were backstage before Cole's title match with Seth Rollins that was up next.
We learned that Brock Lesnar had accepted Rey Mysterio's challenge for Survivor Series.
Before the Viking Raiders were in action tonight, we got confirmation that all the three Tag Team Champions from RAW, SmackDown and NXT will be squaring off at Survivor Series.
The Viking Raiders vs. Promotional Talent
The Raiders decimated the Polo Boys and a huge patented double team move for the easy win. After the match, they congratulated the OC for the win but also threatened them.
Result: The Viking Raiders def. Promotional Talent
Match rating: C
Adam Cole (c) vs. Seth Rollins - NXT Championship match
Rollin sent Cole outside early on but missed an early stomp. Rollins used the barricades before Cole got a near fall in the ring. Cole went for the Panama Sunrise but Rollins reversed it into a Buckle Bomb.
Rollins hit a Superplex and the Falcon Arrow but Adam kicked out of it. Rollins was about to finish it when the Undisputed Era attacked Seth Rollins. A huge number of both RAW and NXT came out as a huge brawl broke out.
Ricochet took out a whole bunch of Supertars and the show cut out like that.
Result: Seth Rollins def. Adam Cole via DQ
Match rating: A+
Episode rating: A
Tonight's show was a good one as NXT's row with the main roster continued while Seth got a unique opportunity and Lesnar was met with an unstoppable force.
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