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RETRIBUTION kicked off RAW and said that WWE had granted them contracts to get them to stop terrorizing the talent and staff. One of the group, a blue haired woman who looked an awful lot like Mia Yim said that even though they were now signed with WWE, they will not stop their attacks.
The Hurt Business came out and rushed to the ring while RETRIBUTION backed off at first but then more of them showed up at ringside and a massive brawl broke out which ended badly for the Hurt Business.
Rey Mysterio and family were backstage as Dominik & Humberto Carrillo prepared to face Rollins & Murphy as well as Andrade & Garza to decide the No. 1 Contenders for the RAW Tag titles.
Dominik Mysterio & Humberto Carrillo vs. Seth Rollins & Murphy vs. Andrade & Angel Garza on RAW
Carrillo and Murphy were in the ring early on and Murphy was tossed outside the ring before Andrade & Garza cornerd Carrillo. Mysterio tagged in and took out both Garza and Andrade with top rope dives to the outside with the help of Humberto.
Dominik almost got the pin with a sunset flip before Garza hit a dopkick to break the pin. Andrade was taken out with a knee to the head from Murphy before Seth Rollins walked away from the match, saying he had other things on his mind.
Andrade and Garza took out Murphy while Dom and Humberto were still knocked out. Garza hit the Wing Clipper for the win.
Result: Andrade & Angel Garza won the triple threat tag match and will face the Street Profits for the RAW tag tiles at Clash of Champions
Match rating: B
Shane McMahon was set to go on the KO Show to promote RAW Underground and tonight's fight between Braun Strowman and Dabba Kato.
RETRIBUTION threatened the Hurt Business who had been 'taking WWE's money to buy their expensive suits' and challenged them to a match on RAW.
After a break, Kevin Owens was interviewing Shane McMahon on the KO Show and they briefly brought up their past differences before talking about RAW Underground. Shane called Dabba Kato out to the ring and the giant joined them. Owens got in Kato's face and said they would soon be facing each other before slapping him.
Kato was about to attack Owens when he introduced his second guest, Braun Strowman. Braun joined them as well and Shane had to drag Kato out of there while Aleister Black attacked Owens from behind and used the ring post to take him out.
Drew McIntyre was set for a rematch with Keith Lee and was confident that he would win.
Backstage on RAW, a bunch of WWE Superstars were brawling with RETRIBUTION. One of the leaders was about to say something before they got taken out.
The RETRIBUTION vs. Hurt Business match was made official by WWE.
Drew McIntyre vs. Keith Lee on RAW
McIntyre was caught in a hold off the bat and eventually was tossed out of the ring as Lee displayed his insane strength on RAW. They exchanged thunderous chops at ringside before Drew tossed Lee onto the announce desk.
Back on RAW after a break, Lee was still pounding away at the champ in the ring. Drew tried to lift him but failed before Lee hit a forearm shot to the jaw which was fractured recently.
Lee was hesitant and Drew quickly countered the Spirit Bomb with a spinebuster and got a near fall. Lee got back in control but McIntyre was managing to kick out of every pin before hitting a sudden Claymore.
Randy Orton came from behind and took out Drew with a Steel Chair. Randy drove the chair into Drew's already broken jaw and hit the punt kick on Keith Lee.
Result: DNF
Match rating: A
Orton was in the ring when we came back to RAW after a break and he said that he has never failed to appear for a match in two decades and he won't start now.
Randy walked up to the ambulance parked in the arena on RAW and recalled his trip to the hospital after three Claymores. He said that he now knew how the other superstars felt when Orton injured them and Randy was more determined than ever to make sure Drew is the the next to get on that ambulance.
Asuka was backstage on RAW and Billie Kay was there to ask for a title shot but Peyton Royce stepped in and got a match with Asuka tonight.
Zelina Vega vs. Mickie James on RAW
James started off strong and tossed Vega around the ring early on but Vega was fast on her feet and countered a bunch of moves before locking in an octopus hold using the ropes.
Vega went for a tornado DDT but James had her well scouted. Mickie hit a seated senton before Zelina hit her backstabber finisher, picking up the win on RAW.
Result: Zelina Vega def. Mickie James and will face Asuka at Clash of Champions for the RAW Women's title
Match rating: C
The Hurt Business were wrecking RETRIBUTION backstage on RAW before we headed for commercials.
R-Truth was at the beach and Akira Tozawa was stalking him on RAW. Truth lost the 24/7 title in the water as a shark came in for some reason. Truth managed to get the title back but Tozawa might've been 'devoured by a shark'.
The Hurt Business was out on RAW and called themselves the executioners of WWE before Cedric got ready for his match with Apollo Crews.
Apollo Crews vs. Cedric Alexander on RAW
Crews got a dropkick in early on and after MVP dragged Cedric out of the ring, Crews took Cedric out with a baseball slide before facing MVP. Back after a break, Cedric had control of the match on RAW.
Crews missed a moonsault from the apron before Alexander drove him into the barricades. Ricochet was getting into it with MVP at ringside which distracted Cedric and Apollo got a pinfall from a rollup.
Result: Apollo Crews def. Cedric Alexander
After the match, Shelton Benjamin and Bobby Lashley came out and took out Crews and Ricochet.
Match rating: B
Back on RAW Underground, Dolph Ziggler beat Arturo Ruas after a grueling fight, and Braun Strowman was furious as Shane tried to interview him.
Seth Rollins was out next on RAW and tried to drag the Mysterio family out as he said that he had 'evidence' regarding Rey Mysterio and his son. The Mysterio family came out before Rollins said that he had the results of a DNA test. Rollins read the document and said that Rey was not Dominik's father before laughing out loud.
Rey said it was time to stop dragging the Mysterio name through the mud and Rollins then said the test was not from Dominik but maybe from Rey's daughter. Rollins then showed footage of Aalyah checking on Murphy before Rey said that she was just 19 and didn't know anything about wrestling.
Aalyah was mad at Rey and walked out before the family followed her backstage. Rollins apologized and said that he didn't mean to drive a wedge in the family but "these things happen".
Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler vs. Lana & Natalya on RAW
Natalya held off Nia Jax as the match started but when Shayna was tagged in she locked in the Kirafuda Clutch on Lana and it was over within seconds. A quick and easy win for the power-duo on RAW.
Result: Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler def. Lana & Natalya
The tag champions went after Liv and Ruby who were at the announce table but they were able to get away. Instead, Nia pulled Lana back to the announce desk and put her through it on RAW.
Match rating: C
Backstage on RAW, Aalyah and Rey were arguing before she stormed off.
Still Backstage, Drew McIntyre said that the injuries won't keep him down. He was going out to pick a fight.
Erik and Riddick Moss faced off on RAW Underground and Riddick walked away with the win.
Asuka vs. Peyton Royce on RAW
Royce was fired up and went through a huge sequence of moves early on, ending with a near fall. Asuka managed to get some shots in before she tried for the Asuka lock. Zelina Vega attacked them both and broke the pin before yelling that it was her title shot as she retreated.
Result: DNF
Match rating: C
Backstage, Aalyah was alone and Murphy apologized to her, saying that "the Seth-stuff had gone out of hand".
RAW Underground time; Braun and Kato were going at it and it looked like the former Universal Champ was in control early on. Braun managed to take him down and pound on him till Kato was knocked out. Dabba Kato's undefeated streak was broken while Braun's continues.
RETRIBUTION vs. Hurt Business on RAW
RETRIBUTION came out without any music, the audience monitors were off as well as the stage lights but then it all came on for the Hurt Business' entrance. We returned to RAW after a break to see Retribution in control as Cedric was getting destroyed in the ring.
T-Bar tagged in Slapjack with Cedric in their corner and they kept him from making the tag. Cedric managed to counter and tag in Benjamin who took on the guy in the silver mask, named Mace.
Benjamin was sent to the corner as Slapjack came in with a tag. Lashley was tagged in and took out Slapjack before locking in the Hurt Lock. T-Bar broke the hold and the match saw a DQ end before an innumerable number of RETRIBUTION members came out to attack the Hurt Business.
Result: DNF
Drew McIntyre's music hit and he rushed the ring with the whole RAW roster as they cleared the ring of Retribution. Once the ring was clear, Randy Orton hit an RKO out of nowhere and took out Drew before RAW ended.
Match rating: B
Episode rating: B-
Not a great episode of RAW, especially considering it was the g-home episode. Tonight's RAW was full of surprises; from Rollins bringing up the Mysterio family's secrets to Retribution getting signed by WWE. Randy Orton returned to take out Drew McIntyre while Zelina Vega qualified for the first title match of her career on RAW.
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