Welcome to our WrestlingINC.com Live WWE Monday Night RAW Viewing Party. Tonight’s show comes from the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
– Tonight’s WWE RAW opens with a video package with highlights from last week.
– We’re live from the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota as Michael Cole welcomes us. He’s joined by Corey Graves and Jonathan Coachman.
– We go right to the ring and out comes Roman Reigns to some boos. Reigns takes the mic as some “Roman sucks” chants start up.
Reigns says they are good and have a bright future but never did he think he would lose to The Revival. Reigns isn’t here to make excuses but he did have the worst partner ever, Bobby Lashley. Reigns says RAW General Manager Kurt Angle thinks it’s a good idea to do the rematch but he wants to fight Bob, not tag with him. Reigns says if they can’t do it at Extreme Rules, they can do it right now. Reigns goes on calling Lashley “Bob” and says he wasn’t the guy 10 years ago and won’t be the guy 10 years from now because Reigns is the guy, the man around here, The Big Dog that runs the yard. The music interrupts and out comes Drew McIntyre and WWE Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler.
Ziggler and McIntyre take turns running Reigns down as they walk to the ring. They enter the ring and Drew says it’s only fair that they return the favor after Reigns put his nose in their business last week. Reigns swings first before they can attack him. Reigns tries to fight them off but they beat him down and double team him. Seth Rollins runs out to a pop with no music. Rollins sends McIntyre out of the ring and tackles Drew. McIntyre pulls Drew to safety and Rollins stands tall as fans cheer. Rollins’ music hits as he and Reigns stare Ziggler and McIntyre down. We go to commercial.
– Back from the break and Kurt Angle is backstage with Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins. He says he’s booked the match against Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler for next week but Reigns wants it tonight. Angle changes his mind and says they’ve got it. Reigns and Rollins walk off.
Matt Hardy vs. Curtis Axel
We go to the ring and out comes RAW Tag Team Champion Matt Hardy as Mike Rome does the introductions. Cole confirms Bray Wyatt was injured over the weekend but does not mention the car accident. Matt hits the ring and The B Teams appears on the big screen doing impersonations again, Curtis Axel as Hardy and Bo Dallas as Wyatt. The B Team heads to the ring next.
The bell rings and they go at it. Hardy with an early pin attempt. Axel talks with Dallas and locks back up with Hardy as fans chant “delete!” with him. Axel takes control but Hardy turns it around. Hardy drops Axel with an elbow and then delivers an elbow drop for another 2 count. Hardy beats Axel around with rights now. Hardy whips Axel off the ropes but Axel drops him.
Axel stomps in the corner now and works Hardy over as the referee warns him. Hardy kicks Axel and turns it around as fans rally for him. Dallas almost interferes. Matt goes for the Twist of Fate but Axel avoids it and retreats to the floor for a breather. Hardy starts a “delete!” chant as we go to commercial.
Back from the break and Axel is in control. Axel nails a dropkick and shows off some as fans boo. Hardy fights out of the corner but Axel cuts him off and delivers a backbreaker for a 2 count. Axel with more offense and another 2 count. They go at it on the apron now. Matt with a modified Side Effect on the apron for a pop. Matt with forearm shots in the middle of the ring. Hardy with turnbuckle face shots to Axel now. Hardy with more offense and the Side Effect for a close 2 count as Dallas looks on.
Hardy goes to the second rope and delivers the elbow to the back of the neck. Hardy goes back to the ropes and hits an elbow drop but Axel kicks out at 2. Axel calls for the Twist of Fate as fans chant “delete!” now. Axel kicks Hardy. Dallas provides a distraction from the apron. More back and forth now. Axel drops Matt over the top of the steel ring post and then drives him down face first for the pin.
Winner: Curtis Axel
– After the match, Dallas hits the ring and joins Axel as they begin another wild celebration. Matt looks on from the ring as they dance on the stage.
– Still to come, Reigns and Rollins vs. McIntyre and Ziggler. Also, Reigns and Lashley vs. The Revival. Bayley and Sasha Banks go to counseling next. Back to commercial.
– Back from the break and Roman Reigns is talking with Seth Rollins in the locker room when Bobby Lashley walks in. Rollins asks if Reigns has everything under control and then leaves. Lashley asks Reigns if he’s trying to be Superman or if he thinks he’s bulletproof in asking for the second match tonight. Lashley says Reigns is just a heat magnet. Lashley makes it clear that he doesn’t like Reigns either and asks him to check his huge ego before their match with The Revival tonight. Lashley talks more and Reigns tells him to shut up. Reigns says he will start the match and win the match, and all Lashley has to do is stand there and flash his phony smile. Lashley mentions holding Reigns responsible and Reigns asks if that’s a threat. Lashley confirms this was a threat.
– We see recent happenings between Bayley and Sasha Banks. Cole leads us to Bayley’s first counseling session, filmed earlier today. Bayley is shown in the waiting room when Banks walks in. They start arguing about appointment times as a random guy watches from his seat. Dr. Shelby returns and says he’s here to guide them through their friendship counseling, together. Shelby asks them to follow him into The Friend Zone. The camera cuts to Banks and Bayley on a couch in Shelby’s office. Shelby says this is a safe space because he runs everything on the 7 principles of friendship. He goes over them but Bayley and Banks don’t look interested. That’s it for the first segment.
Titus Worldwide vs. The Authors of Pain
We go to the ring and out comes Titus Worldwide – Dana Brooke, Apollo Crews and Titus O’Neil. Back to commercial.
Back from the break and Titus Worldwide looks on as The Authors of Pain, Akam and Rezar, make their way to the ring. Rezar starts off with Titus and takes him to the corner. They run the ropes and Titus sends him into the corner with a shoulder. Crews tags in and hits a splash. Rezar backs Crews into a corner and in comes Akam. Crews counters out of the corner as Dana cheers him on. Crews with a dropkick but Akam is still standing.
Rezar tags back in and they double team Crews for a big slam. Rezar yells out as Crews tries to recover. Rezar continues punishing Crews around the ring until Akam tags back in. They hit a double team powerbomb for another pin attempt that Titus runs in to break up. Titus gets sent out but Crews ends up rolling Akam up for a close 2 count. Akam comes right back with a tilt-a-whirl sideslam. Rezar tags in and they hit The Last Chapter for the pin on Crews.
Winners: The Authors of Pain
– After the match, The Authors of Pain stand tall in the middle of the ring as we go to replays. Crews clutches his shoulder on the floor while Dana checks on Titus.
– Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns are backstage getting ready for the first of two matches tonight. Back to commercial.
– Back from the break and we see Kevin Owens arriving to the arena in the back. Cole comments on how Owens usually isn’t this late. Owens looks worried and tells the valet “no chance!” when asked for his keys. Owens enters the arena.
Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns vs. Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler
We go to the ring and out first comes Seth Rollins. Roman Reigns is out next. WWE Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler is out next with Drew McIntyre.
Ziggler starts off with Rollins and they go back & forth, taking it to the mat. Ziggler with a quick pin attempt. They go back to their feet and stare at each other before locking back up. Fans do dueling chants as they trade holds. Ziggler counters a move and rolls Rollins up for a 2 count. Rollins with a dropkick. McIntyre tags in as Rollins stares him down. They lock up and Drew takes Rollins down into a hold.
Drew drops Rollins with a big knee. They run the ropes and face off again as Reigns tags in. McIntyre smiles and nods, welcoming Reigns in. They lock up and try to overpower each other as fans do dueling chants. Drew takes it to the corner and works Reigns over as the referee warns him. Reigns turns it right around and unloads on Drew in the corner. Reigns mounts Drew with rights in the corner. Drew avoids a Samoan Drop but Reigns rocks him with a right hand. We see Bobby Lashley watching backstage.
Reigns goes for Ziggler on the apron as he tries to interfere, allowing McIntyre to level him with a headbutt. Drew mounts Reigns with strikes now. McIntyre keeps control and in comes Ziggler. Ziggler superkicks Reigns for a 2 count. Ziggler works Reigns around the ring until Drew comes back in with more shots in the corner. Drew with a neckbreaker for a 2 count. Drew keeps Reigns down by his arm now as Ziggler tags in and decks Reigns while he’s being held. Ziggler takes Reigns back to the corner for more aggressive offense. Ziggler talks some trash and has words with Rollins. Ziggler turns back to Reigns and leaps into the corner but Reigns knocks him out of the air with a big right hand.
Reigns crawls for the tag and in comes Rollins with a springboard to Ziggler. Rollins also knocks Drew off the apron. Ziggler runs into a boot. Rollins keeps control and hits the Slingblade. McIntyre gets sent into the barrier. Rollins runs the ropes and hits the suicide dive to McIntyre into the barrier. Reigns with a Drive By to Ziggler. Rollins with a big Frogsplash to Ziggler but McIntyre breaks the pin up just in time.. Drew knocks Reigns out of the ring. Ziggler and Rollins trade moves and pin attempts now. Rollins catches a superkick and launches Ziggler over the top rope, landing right beside Drew on the floor. Rollins goes to the top and nails a big crossbody to both opponents on the floor. Rollins and Reigns are in control on the floor as we go back to commercial.
Back from the beak and Ziggler is trying to get the Sleeper on Rollins in the middle of the ring. Reigns reaches for the tag but Ziggler pulls Rollins down to the mat. Rollins starts fading as the referee checks on him. Fans do dueling chants for Reigns now as he reaches for the hot tag. Ziggler stops the tag by hitting the Fame-asser on Rollins for another close 2 count.
McIntyre tags back in and stomps on Rollins, then talks some trash to Reigns. Drew works Rollins…
