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The RAW after Clash of Champions kicked off with Ric Flair, Big Show, Christian, and Shawn Michaels coming out to the ring. HBK welcomed us to RAW like the old days and invited Drew McIntyre to join them in the ring. Drew thanked all of the legends and the veterans revealed that they had been planning the attack on Randy since their injuries thanks to Orton.
Randy showed up on the Titantron and said that he was still not done with his championship pursuit. He told Drew that he can get a title shot at any time because of who he is before walking out of the arena.
Drew said that even though he didn't feel great after yesterday, he wanted to place an open challenge for the WWE title and he did.
Zelina Vega was backstage on RAW and said that Asuka was not ready for her. Asuka popped up to taunt her and they got into a yelling match.
Asuka (c) vs. Zelina Vega - RAW Women's title match
Asuka went for an Armbar right away but Vega was managing to grab the champ in the Octopus hold. Asuka rolled out of the ring and caught Vega with a knee before RAW headed for commercials.
Asuka was dominating in the ring when we returned and she managed to hit a suplex despite her injured arm. They traded holds in the ring before Vega went for a moonsault but missed. Asuka quickly countered with the Asuka lock and picked up the win.
Result: Asuka def. Zelina Vega to retain the RAW Women's title
Match rating: B
The WWE Legends were seen playing poker backstage on RAW.
Andrade was out next and told Vega that she was the weak link in their team while Andrade as the greatest Superstar in WWE. He said Garza was injured last night and sent out an open challenge that was answered by Keith Lee.
Keith Lee vs. Andrade on RAW
Lee was dominating from the start but Andrade managed to hold on. Lee hit the splash in the corner and caught Andrade from the top turnbuckle after tossing Andrade around the ring like a ragdoll on RAW.
Andrade managed to turn things around and hit the double knees in the corner after a chop block. It looked like he could win it but Lee came in with a devastating Spirit Bomb and picked up the win.
Result: Keith Lee def. Andrade
Match rating: C
R-Truth was backstage on RAW playing chess with his imaginary friend, Lil Jimmy, when Tozawa's messenger brought him a letter but it was just a distraction to let Tozawa pin him which he did. The messenger turned on Tozawa and pinned him before removing his mask and revealing that it was Drew Gulak. R-Truth managed to pin Drew while he was celebrating and became the 24/7 champ again.
Seth Rollins was backstage on RAW and told Murphy to go put on a suit but it was just a plot for Seth to steal Murphy's phone.
In the ring, Jerry Lawler was hosting the King's Court on RAW with the Mysterio family and Rey said Seth was fabricating lies about their family. Dom said he will put an end to it by beating Rollins but Lawler changed the topic to Aalyah.
She said that Murphy approached him last week and that anyone who hangs around with Seth is not up to any good. Seth got on the Titantron and said that Aaliyah was not telling the truth about Murphy.
Seth then leaked text messages between Aaliyah and Murphy and Rey was furious as she walked out of the ring after saying, 'Murphy is not like Seth'. The family chased after her while backstage on RAW, Murphy was furious at Seth as well.
Murphy was about to attack Seth but Dominik attacked him out of nowhere and chaos broke out.
Lana and Natalya were out on RAW and wanted the women's tag titles to be taken away from Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler because they were 'influencers'. Adam Pearce came out and said they have to fight two newcomers from SmackDown, Mandy Rose & Dana Brooke.
Natalya & Lana vs. Mandy Rose & Dana Brooke on RAW
Natalya and Brooke started the match off and Mandy was tagged in early as things looked bad for Nattie. Lana sneaked in a tag and took down Brooke before tagging in Natalya again on RAW.
Mandy came back into the ring and had the advantage early on. She hit the poped knee strike to Lana picked up the easy win on RAW.
Result: Mandy Rose & Dana Brooke def. Natalya & Lana
Match rating: C
Aleister Black was backstage on RAW and cut a promo about how he was still going after Kevin Owens.
Backstage on RAW, the legends were still playing cards when the Street Profits showed up to say hi.
Kevin Owens vs. Aleister Black on RAW
Owens started off strong but Black was determined to take him down as the match went on. Owens hit a senton and then a German Suplex to slow down Black. Black hit the high round kick to Owens' head and followed up with the knee strike but missed. Owens hit the Superkick for a nearfall.
Kevin Owens vs. Aleister Black on RAW (contd...)
Black got near falls one after the other and was really annoyed as he argued with the referee. Owens was back up and somehow Aleister managed to hit the referee with the back of his elbow, earning a DQ loss on RAW.
Owens hit a stunner after the match and walked out of the ring.
Result: Kevin Owens def. Aleister Black via DQ
Match rating: B
The Hurt Business was backstage on RAW and ran into Mustafa Ali who they attacked but Apollo Crews and Ricochet rushed to stop the fight. Cedric was not with the Hurt Business at the moment and the two trios decided on a match.
R-Truth (c) vs. Drew Gulak vs. Akira Tozawa - Triple Threat 24/7 Championship match on RAW
Truth was in trouble early on as the other two teamed up against him but Gulak stopped Tozawa from making the tag and the two got into it. R-Truth was back up and again it was a handicap match before they realized only one man can win.
The Gu-Lock was locked in on Truth and Tozawa hit a Senton on Gulak. Truth hit an Attitude Adjustment on Gulak and picked up the win on RAW.
Result: R-Truth won the match and is still the 24/7 Champion
Match rating: B
Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke were backstage on RAW and said they were coming for the Women's tag team titles.
Dominick Mysterio vs. Murphy on RAW
Dom unloaded on Murphy before the match went outside and Muprhy was sent into the barricades and then into the announce desk. Dom was destroying Murphy before he was taken down with a kick.
Murphy was yelling 'it doesn't concern you' as he kept kicking Dom who managed to hit a jawbreaker. Murphy was about to toss Dom outside but he countered into a tornado DDT.
Dom got a kendo stick but Aalyah was out to stop him from using it on Murphy. Dom was trying to get his sister to walk away when Murphy rolled Dom up and got the win.
Result: Murphy def. Dominick Mysterio
Dom attacked Murphy with the kendo stick and Aalyah got in her way before they argued and Aalyah slapped Dom and left.
Match rating: B
Dolph Ziggler was backstage on RAW and was talking to Adam Pearce.
The Hurt Business was out next and MVP said that Cedric was at Hurt Business 'boot camp'.
MVP was taunting Apollo and his team before the match and Ricochet, Apollo and Ali attacked the Hurt Business. A huge brawl was underway and the match was not even started when the lights started flickering and it looked like RETRIBUTION was about to make an appearance on RAW.
The Hurt Business vs. Apollo Crews, Mustafa Ali & Ricochet on RAW
We returned to RAW after commercials to see that a match was underway and team Apollo was dominating before Ricochet hit a standing Shooting Star on Benjamin and got a near fall.
MVP was tagged in and Ricochet tagged in Ali who took down the veteran with a dropkick. Ricochet, Crews, Shelton and Lashley took each other out on the outside as Ali hit the 450 in the ring on MVP and picked up the win.
Result: Apollo Crews, Mustafa Ali & Ricochet def. The Hurt Business
Match rating: B
The WWE legends were still playing backstage on RAW and Ric Flair walked out after winning everyone's money.
We got a short promo video of Bianca Belair at the field and in the gym.
McIntyre was out for the open challenge and Dolph Ziggler came out. Drew said only those who Drew haven't faced yet are allowed to compete but Robert Roode made his return to RAW and he was the real opponent.
Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Robert Roode - WWE Championship match on RAW
Roode had the upper hand early but Drew stopped him in his tracks and took him down. The match went outside and Roode was hit with a reverse Alabama slam off the announce desk and onto the apron.
Back after a break, Roode was tossed from the top rope before Ziggler got involved. Drew was busy taking out Ziggler when Roode took the champ down from behind and took out his legs.
Roode locked in the Figure-Four leglock and Drew got out before hitting the Glasgow Kiss and then some suplexes. Drew was hit with the spinebuster for a near fall before he hit the Futureshock DDT and for a near fall of his own.
Ziggler ran a distraction and was taken out before Roode hit the Glorious DDT but still couldn't get the pin. Roode tried for a DDT again but took the Claymore before Drew got the three-count.
Result: Drew McIntyre def. Robert Roode to retain the WWE Championship
Match rating: A
Backstage on RAW, a shady janitor took a steel chair to the Legends Lounge and it was Randy Orton who had Night Vision Goggles. Orton switched off the lights in the room where the WWE legends were and destroyed them in the dark before sneaking out.
Episode rating: B
We got an entertaining RAW after Clash of Champions. Asuka had a great rematch against Vega and the Aalyah - Murphy Storyline took a predictable turn while Drew McIntyre and Kevin Owens put on great singles matches.
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