RAW Results: Former WWE Champion confronts Big E after main event; Top faction reunites

The RAW after Extreme Rules kicked off with Big E and Bobby Lashley making their way to the ring for the WWE Championship match. We saw the challenge being made to Big E last night on Extreme Rules.

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Big E (c) vs. Bobby Lashley - WWE Championship match on RAW

Big E went for a slap as the match kicked off and it enraged Lashley, making him unload on the champ. E was being manhandled and took a huge forearm to the face before his mouth was busted open. Big E was tossed out of the ring before he managed to do the same to Lashley for a moment of respite.

Lashley continued his onslaught and knocked Big E around some more before hitting a spear in the corner. Lashley tried for a superplex but Big E blocked it before they both took each other with a double clothesline on the outside.

No one expected the Hurt Business to reunite on RAW!

Back in the ring, Big E nearly hit the Big Ending but Lashley blocked it before Lashley was wiped off the apron. Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin came out to assist Lashley and The New Day showed up as well and attacked them, kicking them out of the ring.

The match's integrity was called into question as chaos unfolded at ringside and a group of officials had to try and separate The Hurt Business and The New Day. Adam Pearce walked out and said that he wouldn't have any of this and the match would be restarted as a steel cage match, later on RAW.

Result: DNF

Grade: B

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Angel Garza vs. Erik on RAW

Garza started off strong but Erik managed to come back and hit a big Suplex, taking him down. Garza hit a knee strike and took Erik down, locking in a submission hold on the mat.

Angel Garza vs. Erik on RAW (contd...)

Erik hit a judo throw before Humberto ran interference on the apron with Garza's pants. Garza hit a superkick and the Wing Clipper before picking up the quick win as RAW went on.

Result: Angel Garza def. Erik

Grade: C

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Reggie (c) vs. Ricochet - 24/7 Title match on RAW

The 24/7 title challengers were in the crowd, watching the match. Reginald managed to avoid most of Ricochet's early offense before he was sent outside, and the latter hit a big dive on him.

The match spilled outside, and the title chasers rushed the contestants, and Drew Gulak attacked while Reggie slipped away backstage.

Result: DNF

Grade: C

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Akira Tozawa vs. Keith 'Bearcat' Lee on RAW

Akira Tozawa said he was tired of being overlooked and called out an open challenge. Keith Lee answered the challenge and was now known as the Bearcat.

Lee unloaded on Tozawa during the match and tossed him around the ring a good few times before hitting a huge lariat. Tozawa was sent into the corner and collided with a stinger splash before Lee hit the Big Bang Catastrophe for the win.

Result: Keith 'Bearcat' Lee def. Akira Tozawa

Grade: C

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Damian Priest (c) vs. Sheamus - No Holds Barred Match for the United States Title on RAW

Priest had the upper hand early in the match before Sheamus got a headlock in as RAW went on. Priest hit a Broken Arrow for a near fall before being dropped on the apron by The Celtic Warrior. The champ hit an overhead belly-to-belly suplex outside before going for a table in the no-holds-barred match.

Priest hit a Superman Punch off the steel steps before Sheamus got a trio of chops in. Preist was caught on the ropes, and Sheamus hit a White Noise from the apron to the outside and through a table.

After a break, Sheamus attacked the Champ with a Kendo Stick back on RAW before bringing a table into the ring. Priest snatched the weapon and smacked Sheamus with it a few times before hitting a stagedive into the barricades.

Sheamus got a chair, but Priest recovered and avoided the attack. The Irish star set the chair up in the corner and tossed Priest into it before hitting an Alabama Slam on top of the chair for a near fall.

Damian Priest (c) vs. Sheamus - No Holds Barred Match for the United States Title on RAW (contd...)

Priest hit a chokeslam for a near fall before they exchanged punches in the ring as RAW continued. Priest blocked a Brogue Kick but took a knee to the face for another near fall. Sheamus reversed the Reckoning, but he was sent into the table in the corner by the champ.

Priest went for the finish and hit the Reckoning to retain his title for a second time since Sunday.

Result: Damian Priest def. Sheamus to retain the United States

Grade: A

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Backstage on RAW, Ali and Mansoor were trying to prove themselves by teaming up with Jeff Hardy tonight. Ali wasn't happy with their new team member, but when Hardy showed up, he had no choice but to go along with it.

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Jinder Mahal, Shanky & Veer vs. Mustafa Ali, Mansoor & Jeff Hardy on RAW

Shanky and Ali kicked off the match and Veer and Mansoor were tagged in early on as Jinder's team had the early advantage. Mansoor was caught in a submission move before Shanky came back in.

Jinder Mahal, Shanky & Veer vs. Mustafa Ali, Mansoor & Jeff Hardy on RAW (contd...)

Hardy got the tag on RAW and so did Mahal and Jeff turned things around for his team with a big flurry of offense ending with a near fall. Jinder blocked the Twist of Fate but Ali tagged in and hit a bulldog on Mahal.

Hardy was cornered by Shanky outside the ring but Mansoor wiped him out and made the save. In the ring, Veer hit another massive lariat and picked up the win on Ali.

Result: Jinder Mahal, Shanky & Veer def. Mustafa Ali, Mansoor & Jeff Hardy

Grade: B-

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Karrion Kross vs. Jaxson Ryker on RAW

Ryker took Kross to the corner early on, taunting Karrion and making him angrier as the match went on. Ryker blocked the first attempt at the Kross Jacket and tried for some big moves of his own.

Kross hit the Doomsday Saito Suplex before locking in the Kross Jacket submission for the win.

Result: Karrion Kross def. Jaxson Ryker

Grade: C+

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Doudrop was backstage on RAW and Sonya Deville granted her a match against Charlotte tonight.

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Riddle vs. AJ Styles on RAW

Riddle got the first takedown on RAW before AJ went after The Original Bro's leg, trying to take him off his feet. Riddle came back with some big moves and hit the Broton before hitting three huge slams, back-to-back.

AJ took a knee to the face before he dropped Riddle outside and hit a knee strike from the apron. Styles hit a backbreaker and sent the RAW Tag Team Champion outside before we headed for a break.

Back on RAW, Styles got a near fall off a GTS but Riddle came back with a snap German Suplex. AJ hit a massive Pele kick before Riddle blocked the Phenomenal Forearm. Riddle was caught in the Calf Crusher but managed to break it.

Riddle set up for the RKO but AJ managed to block it and hit the Styles Clash for the win.

Result: AJ Styles def. Riddle

After the match, Omos hit a chokeslam on Riddle to finish him off.

Grade: A

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Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Doudrop - RAW Women's title match

Doudrop managed to take the champ down with a tackle, showing Flair that she wasn't messing around. Charlotte came back and tried for a slam but Doudrop blocked it.

Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Doudrop - RAW Women's title match (contd...)

Flair took a massive senton and it was looking hopeful for Doudrop on RAW but then Eva Marie made her entrance, distracting her. Charlotte came from behind and hit the Natural Selection for the win.

Result: Charlotte Flair def. Doudrop

Charlotte hit Eva with a clothesline and took her down after the match.

Grade: C

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Goldberg sends a message to Bobby Lashley

Goldberg was delivered a message on RAW as the show continued and said that he was out for revenge on Lashley for hurting his son Gage. He called Lashley a liar and said that he will hurt the former WWE Champ so badly that Lashley might as well be dead.

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Eva Marie was still in the ring when we returned and Shayna Baszler walked up and knocked her out with a chokehold. Shayna then dragged her outside and hit the same move that she used on Nia last week - the stomp on the steel steps.

Eva was screaming in agony and Baszler seemed to be enjoying it before we moved on.

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Women's Tag Team Champs Ripley and Nikki were backstage and Nikki wanted matching outfits to match their titles.

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Big E (c) vs. Bobby Lashley - Steel Cage match for the WWE Championship on RAW

Lashley attacked Big E as he was walking into the cage on RAW. The bell wasn't rung and a fight broke out at ringside as Lashley sent Big E over the barricades and into the steel steps.

Lashley picked up Big E and sent him into the ring post before taking the steel steps and smashing E with it. The WWE Champ was down as we headed for a break on RAW.

Back to the show, the match was finally underway and Big E was being manhandled again, this time inside the steel cage. Big E managed to hit a spear but Lashley blocked the Big Ending.

Lashley tried to climb out of the cage but Big E caught him on the ropes and The All Mighty locked in a sleeper hold. They climbed the cage again and E dropped Lashley before trying to escape. But the Hurt Business arrived and attacked E on top of the cage.

Big E (c) vs. Bobby Lashley - Steel Cage match for the WWE Championship on RAW (contd...)

Woods and Kofi came in to even the odds and slammed the cage door on Lashley's face as he tried to escape on RAW. Xavier and Kofi took the Hurt Business down before the match continued.

We returned from a break to see that The New Day and The Hurt Business were kicked out of the ringside area for interfering. Lashley hit a Spear for a near fall before hitting an elbow drop from the middle rope.

The All Mighty was about to walk out of the ring before Big E grabbed him but was kicked down. E reversed a big move and hit the Big Ending for a near fall of his own. Lashley hit a spinebuster before trying to climb out once more.

Big E caught Lashley on the second rope and hit the Big Ending from up high before picking up the win!

Result: Big E def. Bobby Lashley to retain the WWE Championship

Drew McIntyre walked out after the match and laid out a challenge to the WWE Champ as RAW went off the air.

Grade: A

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Episode grade: A

We got another standout episode of RAW with the return of Keith Lee, a message from Goldberg, and multiple title matches in one night. Big E and Bobby Lashley set up a cage match for the main event and Doudrop got her first-ever Title opportunity tonight, on the RAW after Extreme Rules.