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The Miz kicked off RAW with John Morrison and announced that they will be teaming up with Randy Orton to face Drew McIntyre and The New Day, hinting at a possible cash-in. Randy Orton came out and he was mad at the Miz for undermining him. Orton challenged the Miz to cash in but Miz and Morrison tried to defuse the situation.
The New Day came out and made fun of the three Superstars for challenging them. Randy went for an RKO on Kofi and Woods went after Miz & Morrison before Drew McIntyre rushed the ring. Miz hit Drew with the Money in the Bank briefcase and set him up for the RKO for Orton.
Orton took out Drew and then gave Miz a stern look before retreating.
Elias vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Riddle - Qualifier match for the RAW Survivor Series team
Elias went for an early rollup but Hardy kicked out before Riddle joined in and dragged Hardy outside. Elias hit a baseball slide on both men outside before sending them into the ring posts.
Back after commercials, Hardy was dominating the match while AJ Styles and his 'backup' was watching from backstage. Elias countered Hardy and hit the Drifaway but Riddle broke the pin. Riddle missed the Bro Derek and Hardy turned it into an improvised Poetry in Motion.
Hardy was going for the Twist of Fate on Riddle but Elias hit a knee strike and took him out. Riddle hit the Bro Derek on Elias for the win.
Result: Riddle won the Qualifier match and will join the RAW Survivor Series team
Match rating: B
As the match ended, AJ was plotting something and Adam Pearce was helping him out. Sheamus came in and said that he didn't trust Riddle. AJ called for a team meeting before Sheamus and Braun both refused to accept AJ as RAW team captain.
Mustafa Ali and RETRIBUTION were in a backstage promo on RAW and talked about shutting things down.
The Hurt Business was backstage on RAW when Drew Gulak came in and offered his services to the team.
MVP told him they weren't accepting new people before Lashley snatched his clip-on tie and they beat him up. R-Truth happened to be nearby and pinned Gulak for the 24/7 title.
Lana vs. Shayna Baszler on RAW
Lana was looking for some revenge, even though Jax has been the one putting her through multiple tables. Lana got a few hits in before Baszler took control and was punishing Lana. Shayna eventually locked in the Khirifuda clutch for the easy win.
Result: Shayna Baszler def. Lana
After the match, Nia was clearing the announce table again and Shayna tossed Lana outside. Dana Brooke and Mandy Rose were at ringside and protested the violence against Lana before the tag champs reluctantly changed their minds.
Match rating: C
Backstage on RAW, Lana thanked Dana & Mandy who told her to stay out of their way.
AJ Styles was out for the first RAW team meeting. He again declared himself as the leader and then introduced the rest of his teammates. AJ started things off by talking about last week's chaos and then called Riddle the missing piece.
Sheamus and Lee got into an argument about last week and Braun joined in before AJ stepped in but was immediately shut down. Riddle proposed 'cool codenames' before Sheamus was offended by his codename, Fireface.
AJ tried to rile them up against the SmackDown team and it worked. AJ then revealed his plans for a match after he was again told to shut up - it was Sheamus & Braun vs. Riddle & Lee with AJ as guest referee.
Sheamus & Braun Strowman vs. Riddle & Keith Lee on RAW
Lee and Sheamus started us off and Riddle was tagged in early. Sheamus took Riddle to their corner and tagged in Braun who wipe him out and tagged Sheamus back in. AJ was trying to call the match fairly but Sheamus was not happy.
Sheamus & Braun Strowman vs. Riddle & Keith Lee on RAW (contd...)
Riddle fought back with a big Suplex after Sheamus was getting angrier at AJ. Styles took a hit in the carnage and missed a pin. Sheamus dodged a big kick and it hit Styles before AJ got caught between Braun and Lee on RAW.
AJ was out cold and his bodyguard stepped in the ring as we headed for another break on RAW. Back to the match, Styles was back up and Sheamus was dominating in the ring before tagging in Strowman.
Lee was tagged in and he took out both opponents in either corner before tossing Sheamus into Braun and then using Riddle to hit the Spirit Bomb on top of Sheamus.
Sheamus got the Brogue kick and was setting up for the finish on Riddle but Strowman forced a tag. Sheamus and Braun started quarreling and Sheamus took out Strowman from the apron before Riddle rolled the Irishman up for the win.
Result: Riddle & Keith Lee def. Sheamus & Braun Strowman
Match rating: A
Alexa Bliss was backstage on RAW and couldn't recall meeting Nikki last week. Cross wanted to talk about the Fiend and blamed herself for letting Alexa be brainwashed by him. She asked Bliss to choose between her and the Fiend and Alexa chose the Fiend.
MVP and Bobby Lashley were out and said that the Hurt Business will take the RAW tag titles next week and then face the Street Profits at Survivor Series. MVP also said that Sami Zayn was going to be destroyed at the PPV before Titus O'Neil came out.
Titus and Lashley got into a heated argument after Titus asked for a title shot and Lashley agreed.
Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Titus O'Neil US Championship match on RAW
MVP distracted Titus off the bat but he shook it off and went for a series of strikes, making Lashley retreat into the corner. Titus kept up the pressure but Lashley managed to sneak in a spear.
Lashley locked in the Hurt Lock and after fighting it for a good few seconds, Titus finally gave up and tapped out.
Result: Bobby Lashley def. Titus O'Neil to retain the US Championship
Match rating: C
Drew McIntyre and Sheamus were having a friendly conversation backstage on RAW, reminiscing about when they used to be a tag team.
Asuka vs. Nia Jax on RAW
Nia Jax was in a backstage interview before the match and said that she wanted the match to prove that she was the absolute best on RAW. The match began and Nia pushed Asuka aside before Asuka came back with an inverted armbar and then a triangle lock but Jax rolled out and tossed Asuka into the barricades.
Back after a break, Asuka locked in another armbar and Shayna was about to step in but Lana got in her way. Baszler was about to wipe out Lana but Asuka took Baszler out before locking in the Asuka lock in the ring.
Baszler broke the hold and the match was called off before Dana and Mandy came in as well to defend Asuka. Nia and Baszler took everyone else out and put Lana through the announce table before leaving.
Result: DNF
Match rating: B
R-Truth was backstage on RAW where he learned that he was headed to a seven-way match for the 24/7 title.
Angel Garza was backstage on RAW and cut a promo with a rose.
R-Truth (c) vs. Erik vs. Tucker vs. Akira Tozawa vs. Drew Gulak vs. Gran Metalik vs. Lince Dorado - 24/7 Title match on RAW
R-Truth walked into the ring and the six challengers attacked him immediately. Tozawa got the pin but then Erik pinned him and got the 24/7 title. Drew Gulak managed to get the title but then Tucker rolled him up. Gulak took it back with a pin but Tucker got it again with another pin.
Truth came back in and the fight began once more before Metalik became the new champ but then Lince Dorado pinned him. Truth sneaked up and hit the AA to win his title back in the end before running away.
Result: R-Truth walked away as the 24/7 champion
Match rating: B
Mustafa Ali vs. Ricochet on RAW
Ali asked Ricochet to join him but Ricochet went after his former friend and got some big moves in early in the match.
Mustafa Ali vs. Ricochet on RAW (contd...)
Ali was still trying to 'save' Ricochet and hit a big suplex before Ricochet hit a big drop and sent Ali flying off the apron with a Rana. The rest of RETRIBUTION ran after Ricochet who fled to the ring and we headed for a commercial break on RAW.
Back on RAW, Ali was punishing Ricochet in the ring but his DDT was blocked and countered into a suplex and a brainbuster for a near fall. Ali hit a massive backbreaker from the ropes but Ricochet still kicked out.
Ricochet recovered and took out the rest of RETRIBUTION with a dive to the outside and then hit the Phoenix Splash but Ali rolled away. Ali went for the Koji Clutch and picked up the win.
Result: Mustafa Ali def. Ricochet
Match rating: A
Randy Orton was backstage on RAW and Adam Pearce told him that he had a title match next week against Drew McIntyre. Orton got mad and attacked Adam before telling him and WWE management to go to hell.
Randy Orton, Miz & Morrison vs. Drew McIntyre & The New Day on RAW
McIntyre was up first and tossed Morrison around the ring and into the corner before tagging in Woods on RAW. Miz was tagged in and so was Kofi and Miz went for a tag to Orton who refused the tag. Morrison was forced to tag in and Kofi teamed up with Woods to take both Miz & Morrison out at ringside.
After a break, Woods was sent outside and Randy still refused to join the match. Miz & Morrison hit a double team move and got a near fall before Woods came back with a clothesline and got the tag.
Drew came in and took out both Miz and Morrison before inviting Randy to the ring. McIntyre hit the Futureshock DDT on Morrison and challenged Randy to tag in. Randy teased a tag but walked out instead.
Morrison almost got a rollup in the confusion but Drew took him out with a Glasgow Kiss and hit the Claymore for the win.
Result: Drew McIntyre & The New Day def. Randy Orton, Miz & Morrison
Match rating: A
Episode rating: A
We got multiple title changes tonight on RAW as well as both the RAW men's and women's teams struggling to get along. We got great matches from Ricochet and Asuka while the main event was a bit of a letdown.
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