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Rowdy Ronda Rousey kicked off RAW. She paid tribute to Natalya's father Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart. She also praised Natalya for being one of the first people to welcome her to WWE. She mentioned that Alexa Bliss cheated to beat Natalya time and again, but vowed to become RAW Women's Champion at SummerSlam.
She then announced Ember Moon as Natalya's replacement against Alexa Bliss. Bliss came out and went on a rant against Ronda and said that she didn't want what happened to Alicia Fox last week to happen to her, so she got private security.
Unsurprisingly, she attacked Ember Moon from the back and shoved Rousey down, which prompted Rousey to single-handedly destroy the security. The ring was clear for the match.
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Alexa Bliss vs Ember Moon
With Rousey and Alicia Fox at ringside for each superstar, Ember Moon started the match off fast, but the RAW Women's Champion slowed down the match to her pace.
With Rousey hyping her up at ringside, Moon brought the pace back up after a brief spell down. Rousey took out Alicia Fox and Ember Moon was on the verge of pinning the champion before Alicia Fox pulled her leg and slid in the ring. Though the finish was clearly botched, it was a DQ and Fox then hit Ember with the big boot.
Ember Moon def. Alexa Bliss by DQ
Rousey did the judo throw on her and cleared the ring, standing tall before SummerSlam.
A video highlight was shown of the Roman Reigns-Brock Lesnar rivalry and Paul Heyman's interview from last week.
Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre made fun of Kurt Angle backstage for waiting for Seth Rollins, who hadn't arrived on RAW yet.
Constable Corbin vs Tyler Breeze
Corbin chose Breeze as his competition for the night. He took control right away, with a big size advantage for the Constable. He threw Breeze against the barricade and gave him a mocking ovation.
While Breeze had the upper hand for a moment. He pinned him with a deep six.
Constable Corbin defeated Tyler Breeze
Corbin said that it was just a tease of what he would do to Finn Balor at SummerSlam. He then announced that Finn Balor would be in a matchup against the Modern Day Maharaja Jinder Mahal.
He then revealed after catching his breath that it would be a handicap match and introduced Kevin Owens as well.
Right as the match was about to start, Kurt Angle came out and announced it would be a tag team match. His opponent? Braun Strowman!
Finn Balor & Braun Strowman vs Kevin Owens & Jinder Mahal
Jinder Mahal began the action with Finn Balor and he and Owens prevented Balor from tagging Strowman in during the early going. When Balor finally managed to do so, Owens literally ran, tagged Mahal in and ran to the crowd.
He began to decimate the Modern Day Maharaja. He tagged Balor in and slammed him on Mahal in unconventional fashion. Owens tried to provoke Strowman but when The Monster Among Men chased him, he stood with Mahal outside the ring, only to be hit by an over-the-top dive by Balor.
Balor was once again worn down and Jinder Mahal and Kevin Owens continually tried to prevent Balor from tagging Strowman, but once he did, Strowman received a thunderous pop.
With the momentum he had and running through everyone, he went outside and bulldozed Samir Singh through the barricade. Mahal tried a few knee strikes, but Braun would catch him and hit a running powerslam for the win.
Braun Strowman and Finn Balor def. Jinder Mahal and Kevin Owens
After the match, Strowman chased Owens away and Corbin hit Balor with the End Of Days from behind.
Kurt Angle was on the phone and left a voice message for Seth Rollins. Ziggler & McIntyre once again came in and asked where Rollins was. Ziggler asked to see the contract since he showed up to work on time, and Angle obliged.
Lashley teaches Ricky Roberts a lesson
The hometown musician named Ricky Roberts was in the ring and praised Elias, saying he was his favourite musician. He vowed to "buy himself" into the Country Music Hall Of Fame and that Elias would come in and say the "magic words"
Elias then interrupted and said that if he were that big a fan, he would face and beat Bobby Lashley. After plugging in his concert, Lashley interrupted and told Ricky that he needed a new schtick because there was already a no-talented musician who played the guitar in Elias.
Ricky Roberts smashed his guitar on Lashley's back when he turned around and Lashley hit the most vicious spinebuster you'd ever see. Lashley stood tall.
Backstage, the B-Team were nervous about their odds for the RAW Tag title match.
B-Team(c) vs The Deleter of Worlds vs The Revival - RAW Tag Team Championshi
The former RAW Tag team champions almost got the win in the early going but Dash Wilder managed to kick out. The Revival would then counter quickly when Scott Dawson tagged himself in.
It had been quite a while into the match and the champions weren't even in action. Bo Dallas tried taking advantage of a momentary distraction, only to get caught by Bray Wyatt. Dash Wilder used a sunset flip and almost pinned Bray Wyatt but failed to do so. When Wyatt took him out outside, Bo Dallas jumped and took out Wyatt.
The end of the match saw The Revival hit Bray Wyatt with the Shatter Machine, only for Bo Dallas to throw them out and steal the pin.
B-Team def. The Deleter of Worlds & The Revival to retain the RAW Tag Team Championships
Backstage, Roman Reigns was walking and The B-Team was celebrating and once again stared at him. What are they teasing here?
Dolph Ziggler and McIntyre went back to Kurt Angle to discuss a clause in the contract and tried to negotiate it, but failed to do so.
Roman Reigns gets confronted and ambushed
Reigns said that each day he tells himself that he wants to leave the place better than he found it, but it wasn't possible with Brock Lesnar around. He vowed to win the Universal title at SummerSlam and send Lesnar so far into the UFC that his head goes up Dana White's a**. Ouch!
Paul Heyman interrupted and seemed happy and cheerful. He started sweet talking Roman Reigns, but Reigns wasn't buying any of it, saying that last week he was crying "on cue". Heyman revealed that he could help Reigns and tell him all of Lesnar's dirty secrets so Reigns could become Universal Champion.
Reigns still wasn't buying it, refusing to shake Heyman's hand. He reminded Heyman that if it weren't for Heyman, he would've beat Lesnar at Saudi Arabia a lot sooner. Reigns said that Heyman was "drowning" and he knew who the sharks in the business were.
Heyman revealed that he had ridden in the car with Reigns' father Sika and uncle Afa in a car and started speaking in Samoan. He gave Reigns a contract and told him to look through and give him an answer at SummerSlam.
He then sprayed Roman Reigns' eyes with pepper spray, virtually emptying the can. A
member of the crew tried to assist Reigns with a towel but Brock Lesnar came out and assaulted him
Titus Worldwide & Bobby Roode vs The Authors of Pain & Mojo Rawley
This was a bizarre match. There were no entrances and when the match started, they played a promo package. Two minutes after that, Bobby Roode hit the Glorious DDT on Mojo for the win.
Titus Worldwide & Bobby Roode def. The Authors of Pain & Mojo Rawley
A promo package highlighting the career of Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart was shown
B-Team vs The Revival for the RAW Tag titles was announced for the SummerSlam Kickoff show.
Sasha Banks vs Ruby Riott
It was a great match to introduce Ruby Riott back after her injury. The two had a great back and forth and while the Riott Squad got involved, Bayley helped even the odds.
That didn't stop Riott from pinning Sasha Banks for the win.
Ruby Riott def. Sasha Banks
The Intercontinental Championship contract signing
Rollins still hadn't arrived. Kurt Angle first addressed Heyman and Lesnar, saying that he won't suspend either of them because he wants Roman Reigns to kick Lesnar's a** at SummerSlam. He called Lesnar the worst champion ever before Ziggler and McIntyre interrupted.
Ziggler lashed out at Angle and then the WWE Universe, accusing them of turning on anyone and everyone. As soon as Ziggler signed the contract, Rollins came out and revealed that the "travel issues" mentioned earlier weren't his and that he would have a LUNATIC in his corner at SummerSlam!
Cue the return of Dean Ambrose for the first time in 2018. Looking more bulked up and rugged, Ambrose and Rollins went to the ring and took out McIntyre and Ziggler, standing tall to end the final RAW before SummerSlam!
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