WWE RAW Opener:
Tonight’s WWE RAW opens up with a WrestleMania 32 video package. We go to the normal RAW opening video.
Vince McMahon makes his way to the stage and he does not appear to be broken up about what happened to his two children at Wrestlemania.
Vince says that his son had no chance against Undertaker. Vince talks about the records set at Wrestlemania. He says unfortunately we have a new WWE Champion. His son in law and daughter are not feeling good. Vince says there is no lock box and no one will have anything over him again. Vince says when his grandsons came out, it got to him. Vince says that while he was enjoying Undertaker kicking the crap out of his son Shane, there was one time that got to him. When Shane went to the top of the cell. Vince says he was saying Oh My God… don’t do it. He did not know that Shane would risk his life for achieving his goals. It made him respect Shane more, but it showed how foolish he can be.
Vince wants everyone to enjoy Monday Night Raw, it will be a show you will never ever forget.
Shane McMahon comes out and he walks so gingerly he cannot even shuffle.
Vince says he did not expect Shane to be out here. He says that Shane should be in a hospital.
Shane responds to the crowd and thanks them. He says he has two things to say. First, since he is the only man in the family and they do things face to face, he came out to shake Vince’s hand because he won. The second has nothing to do with Vince. Shane says he wanted to thank all of you because he will never forget them.
Vince tells the crowd not to encourage him because you are the reason this happened.
Shane thanks everyone and says goodbye.
Vince tells Shane that nobody upstages him. Vince says it would be ridiculous if Shane ran Monday Night Raw. Fans chant “let him run it” now. Vince says alright, let’s see what the hell Shane has. The announcers say Shane is running the show tonight and fans pop. Shane heads to the back and we go to the announcers.
– The music hits and out come WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day to a big pop. They go to do their promos and start dancing as fans sing about wanting some booty. Big E says things didn’t go as planned at WrestleMania. However, Kofi Kingston says he did get to twerk with Shawn Michaels. Kofi brings up Steve Austin hitting a Stunner on Xavier Woods. Woods admits it was his own fault after reviewing the tape. They say but everything was lit and the crowd pops. They have the last piece of Booty O’s cereal from their entrance last night.
Fans chant for Booty O’s and they worship the last piece of cereal. Woods brings up The League of Booty and says they will remain the WWE Tag Team Champions after tonight. Big E gets the “New Day rocks” chant going as we go to commercial.
WWE Tag Team Title Match: Sheamus and King Barrett vs. The New Day
Back from the break and Lilian Garcia is dancing with The New Day. We see Italian and French announce teams at ringside as Sheamus, King Barrett, Rusev and Alberto Del Rio come out.
Sheamus and Kofi start things off and they lock up and they go into the corner. They lock up again and Sheamus with a kick off the break followed by an elbow to the head. Kofi with a kick and he slides through the legs and hits a drop kick. Sheamus with a forearm but Kofi sends Sheamus over the top rope to the floor. Big E sends Barrett over the top rope to the floor. Big E elevates Kofi over the top rope onto Sheamus on the floor. Kofi sends Sheamus back in and Kofi goes up top but Rusev distracts Kofi long enough to allow Sheamus to knock Kofi off the turnbuckles and to the floor.
Barrett tags in and he runs Kofi into the apron. Barrett sends Kofi back in and gets a near fall. Barrett with a kick. Kofi punches Barrett and Barrett with an Irish whip and he floats over but Barrett catches Kofi and kicks him in the midsection. Barrett sends Kofi to the floor and we go to commercial.
We are back and Sheamus with a reverse chin lock on Kofi. We see the wave in the crowd instead of the match. Sheamus with a slam. Sheamus decides to do his own one man wave. Sheamus with a kick to Kofi. Kofi with a leaping double stomp and both men are down. Bg E and Barrett tag in and Big E with two overhead belly-to-belly suplexes. Big E with a belly-to-belly suplex and then he does the Warrior Splash. Big E runs into a boot. Barrett knocks Sheamus off the apron and Kofi tags in and hits the Spike Big Ending for the three count.
Winners: Big E and Kofi Kingston
After the match, The New Day goes to the ramp to celebrate as The League of Nations regroups in the ring. Sheamus yells at them and has the music cut. Fans boo as Sheamus starts talking about how he’s sick and tired. Sheamus says they should be destroying everyone in WWE. Fans chant “how you doin’?” at them. Sheamus asks if they’re done and tells them to shut up. Sheamus says you’re only as strong as your weakest link. Del Rio and Rusev grab Barrett and Sheamus lays him out with a Brogue Kick. They kick Barrett out of the ring and fans start singing goodbye. The lights go out and The Wyatt Family is in the ring. Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan and Braun Strowman are beating The League down.
The Wyatt Family destroys Sheamus, Rusev and Del Rio. They clear the ring and Wyatt nails Sister Abigail on Sheamus to a pop. Fans chant “thank you Wyatts” now. The Wyatt Family poses over Sheamus and Bray yells to follow the buzzards. The lights hit again and we go to commercial.
– Back from the break and Renee Young catches up with Vince backstage as he gets in his limousine. Vince is leaving because tonight is going to be a disaster, not because he’s confident in Shane. Vince tells Renee this is temporary.
– We go to the ring and Summer Rae is in with a mic. Her team may have lost at WrestleMania 32 but at least she didn’t end up on her face like Sasha Banks. She says Sasha wasted her WrestleMania moment. The music hits and out comes Sasha to a big pop.
Summer Rae vs. Sasha Banks
Summer goes to the floor and she drops Sasha across the middle rope and Summer with a spinning heel kick for a near fall. Summer with a Million Dollar Dream and Summer with a slap. Summer with another slap. Sasha runs Summer into the corner and connects with a shoudler. Sasha with running knees into the corner and Sasha with a double knee drop and she gets a near fall. Sasha with an elbow and Summer misses a spinning heel kick. Summer holds on to the ropes when Sasha tries for the lungblower. Summer with a rollup and Sasha with the Banks Statement and Summer taps out.
Winner: Sasha Banks
– We get a vignette for WWE NXT Superstar Apollo Crews, who is next. Crews is backstage talking to Shane as we go to commercial.
– Back from the break and the announcers look back at WrestleMania 32.
Tyler Breeze vs. Apollo Crews
We go to the ring and out comes Tyler Breeze. WWE NXT Superstar Apollo Crews is out next for his RAW debut.
They lock up and Crews with a side head lock and shoudler tackle. Crews flips in the ring and hits a power slam. Crews is sent to the apron and he hits a shoudler. Breeze with a super kick for a near fall. Breeze punches Crews and kicks him in the corner. Breeze with a belly-to-back suplex for a near fall. Breeze says it is about him and Crews with a drop kick and then he hits the Crews Combination and follows with the tossed power bomb and the three count.
Winner: Apollo Crews
We see footage of Charlotte and Roman Reigns on The Today Show. We go to commercial.
In the Arena:
We are back and out comes Roman Reigns and the amount of boos is unbelievable!
Roman tells everyone to come on. Roman says he is not a bad guy. He says he is not a good guy. He is THE guy. That is why on the biggest Wrestlemania of all time, he beat Triple H’s ass. He told Shane McMahon if anyone wants this, bring their ass out now.
Chris Jericho makes his way to the ring to respond to Roman’s challenge.
Chris tells everyone they can shut their damn mouths and listen to him. Chris says that you say are THE guy, you are just a guy from where he is standing. You are another idiot like everyone in here tonight. Chris says he has seen them come and he has seen them go during his time in the WWE. He has proven that he is the best in the world at what he does. Jericho tells the people to shut up if they are going to try to hijack the show. Jericho says they are surrounded by idiots. You cannot compare to him. The internet favorite AJ Styles cannot compare to him. He beat AJ Styles last night and he buried him in the ring.
Jericho demands that Roman put him at the head of the line and he wants to know if Roman understands what he is saying.
AJ Styles comes out to the ring.
Before AJ can speak, Kevin Owens makes his way to the ring.
Sami Zayn makes his way to the ring too.
Roman tells Zayn to back off and Zayn comes into the ring and he punches Owens. Jericho fights with Styles while Zayn sends Owens to the floor. Zayn looks at Roman and then hits a flip dive. Styles is sent to the floor by Jericho. Reigns with a spear to Jericho.
Reigns’ music hits and he poses with the title as the boos continue and we go to replays. Reigns stops on the steps and takes it all in as we go to the announcers.
– We are back and Roman Reigns walks in the back and he stops to talk to Shane McMahon. Shane says that Roman will be interested in the main event. It will be a Fatal Four Way Number One Contender Match featuring Chris Jericho, Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens, and AJ Styles.
– We are reminded of what happened at the start of the show when Shane McMahon was given control of Raw. Back to commercial.
In the Arena:
We go to the ring and see the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal trophy at ringside. The third winner of the match Baron Corbin makes his way out to a pop. We get a look back at his win from last night at WrestleMania 32. Corbin poses beside the trophy and takes the mic. Corbin says he doesn’t care if people don’t know who he is, the trophy is all we need to know. Corbin says he’s carved a path of devastation and broken dreams to get here. He says his arrival signals the End of Days for anyone that stands in his way. Dolph Ziggler’s music hits and out he comes.
Baron Corbin vs. Dolph Ziggler
Corbin corners Ziggler but Ziggler escapes. Ziggler sizes Corbin up and tries to avoid another attack but Corbin throws him in the corner. Ziggler turns it around and unloads. Corbin with a big elbow. Ziggler keeps control and nails a dropkick. Corbin is still standing and drops Ziggler with another big elbow. Ziggler ends up on the apron and tries to pull himself in but Corbin knocks him out of the air. Ziggler hits the floor as we go to commercial.
We are back and Corbin with a nerve hold on Ziggler. Ziggler stomps on the foot but Corbin holds on to the nerve hold. Ziggler with punches and he gets free. Ziggler with an uppercut when Corbin charges into the corner. Corbin goes through the ropes when Ziggler moves. Corbin charges at Ziggler and Ziggler moves, forcing Corbin shoulder first into the ring post. Ziggler struggles to get back to his feet and he hits two splashes into the corner followed by punches. Ziggler tries for the neck breaker but Corbin escapes. Ziggler with a Hesitation DDT and then Ziggler starts to limp. Corbin blocks a Super Kick and Ziggler with a kick and Fameasser for a near fall.
Corbin avoids a Zig Zag and then he hits Deep Six for a near fall. Ziggler goes to the floor and Corbin follows. Corbin with a boot that sends Ziggler into the crowd over the ringside barrier. Corbin sends Ziggler into garbage cans in the crowd. The referee calls for the bell.
Double Count Out
After the bell, Corbin yells at the referee and says this is on him. He goes back to Ziggler and brings him over the barrier. Corbin yells at the referee again, about this being his fault. Ziggler fights back at ringside but Corbin nails him and hits End of Days on the floor. Corbin’s music hits as he heads to the back. We see the referee checking on Ziggler at ringside as Corbin looks back from the stage.
– Still to come, a look at the No Holds Barred Street Fight from last night. Back to commercial.
– We are back and it is time to recap what happened during the No Holds Barred Street Fight and Suplex City Tour.
In the Arena:
New WWE Intercontinental Champion Zack Ryder makes his way to the ring as we get a look at his big win last night. Fans chant “you deserve it” at him. Ryder says last night was the greatest night of his life. His dream came true and he finally had his WrestleMania moment. Ryder shows us the photo from when he was a kid, holding Razor Ramon’s IC Title with him. He shows us a new photo from backstage last night, with Scott Hall holding Ryder’s IC Title. Ryder says he’s not going to be long-winded but he has to thank someone… his dad, who is in the front row. Ryder thanks his dad for being there, taking him to Madison Square Garden and encouraging him to believe in his dreams… the music hits and out comes The Miz to interrupt.
Miz mocks Ryder’s promo and calls him a one-hit wonder, a flash in the pan. Miz enters the ring and says Ryder ruined his WrestleMania moment, in front of his wife Maryse and family. Miz says he was so close to the title. Ryder that sucks for him, bro. Miz says it does not suck to be him. Miz plays to the crowd and gets some heat. Miz says Ryder was lucky to be in the match and lucky to win the title but if he wants to prove his name deserves to be mentioned with the likes of Razor Ramon, Shawn Michaels and The Miz, then Ryder will give Miz a title shot right now. Ryder says he has nothing to prove to Miz. They go on and Miz takes a shot at Ryder’s dad. Ryder accepts the challenge and we have a match.
Intercontinental Championship: Zack Ryder vs. The Miz
They lock up and Ryder with a side head lock and Miz with a shoulder tackle. Ryder with a drop kick. MIz with an Irish whip but Ryder gets his knees up and he hits a missile drop kick for a near fall. Miz with a kick but Ryder with a forearm and hits a rana from the turnbuckles. Ryder with a baseball slide that sends Miz into the ringside barrier. We go to commercial.
We are back and Ryder and Miz exchange punches. Ryder goes for a clothesline but Miz drops down and Ryder goes over the top rope. Miz goes to the floor and he sends Ryder back into the ring and gets a near fall. Miz punches Ryder. Miz with a knee to the back and he stretches Ryder. Ryder with a face plant and hits a flying clothesline and forearm into the corner. Miz swats Ryder away on a missile drop kick and Miz hits a DDT for a near fall. Miz avoids the Rough Ryder and Miz misses a boot. Ryder with a rollup for a near fall. Miz with a kick and he tries for a suplex and Ryder lands his feet and hits a neck breaker for a near fall. Ryder goes up top and Miz punches him.
Miz sets for a superplex but Ryder drops Miz on the top rope. Ryder sets for the Elbow drop and he connects but Miz gets his foot on the ropes to stop the count. Miz holds the ropes and the referee pulls Ryder away. Miz with a kick and he sets for the Awesome Clothesline but Ryder moves. Miz hits the turnbuckles and Ryder with a running forearm and Miz goes down. Ryder sets for the Broski Boot and Miz rolls to the floor. Ryder with a baseball slide and it sends Miz into the ringside barrier. Miz sends Ryder into the ringside barrier and Miz hot shots Ryder on the ringside barrier in front of Ryder’s dad.
Miz has words with Ryder’s father and he pushes Miz down. Ryder with a clothesline on the floor and Maryse makes her way to ringside and she yells at Ryder’s Father. She slaps Zack’s father and Miz with the Skull Crushing Finale for the three count.
Winner and NEW Intercontinental Champion: The Miz
After the match, Miz celebrates in the ring with his wife while Ryder suffers the loss in front of his father.
Backstage:
Renee Young is in the interview area with Kevin Owens. Renee asks Kevin about the loss.
Kevin says he was in there with six other guys and ladders. Does that sound fair. Renee brings up Sami Zayn and Kevin says Sami won’t leave him alone. He did not lose the title, Sami robbed him of that title. Now he is on to bigger and better things. Speaking of better, Shane knows that he is better than everyone. That is why he is in the Number One Match. Then he is going to destroy the Roman Empire and win the WWE Championship. Sami might have cost him last night, but Sami is not costing him tonight. The road to KOMania 2 begins.
– Ric Flair and Charlotte are in the back and Shane stops by to talk. Back to commercial
In the Arena:
Back from the break and Lita is in the ring with all of the women superstars because it is time to crown the new Women’s Champion.
Lita says she is asked of which women she looked up to growing up in the ring but there were not that many options. That is not the case now. The women’s division has never been stronger. Each of these women put their bodies on the line and pushed themselves to the limit. They are going to do it officially tonight. She brings out the new WWE Women’s Champion, Charlotte.
Charlotte comes to the ring with Ric Flair. Charlotte takes the Women’s title belt and holds it over her head.
Charlotte says this moment is about gratitude. This is about all of the women in this ring. The superstars in this ring who collectively made this happen. You believed in us. Charlotte thanks everyone. She says this is the future.
Most importantly she won at Wrestlemania. Charlotte says he wouldn’t have gone down as the first Women’s Champion if it wasn’t for her father, Ric Flair. She says he always goes above and beyond for her. She says she is finally immortalized. She thanks her father and she thanks everyone for being there last night because her energy fueled her victory.
Charlotte says some of you have been here for seven or eight years and she has been her less than a year. She woooos to try to shut up the crowd, then Charlotte points out she is the last Divas Champion and the first Women’s Champion. Charlotte tells Sasha and Becky they did it, but she really did it.
Sasha and Paige leave followed by Tamina, Naomi, and the rest of the women.
Natalya takes a mic and tells Charlotte that she needs to learn a thing or two about humility. Charlotte says she is ready for this lesson. Natalya says she gave Charlotte some of her hardest matches and she does not respect her. Natalya says Charlotte talks about being genetically superior, but she has the Hart of a champion. Charlotte says the ttle means that her family will always be better than her family.
Natalya with a double leg take down and sets up for the Sharpshooter but Ric pulls his daughter to safety.
Backstage:
Renee Young is with AJ Styles. He says that there is a feeling in the air and that feeling is change. Shane McMahon is running Raw. We have a champion who wants to face all challengers. AJ says he did not come here to lose one match and fade away. He came to be WWE Champion. Tonight starts a new era and that era is Phenomenal. Back to commercial.
– Back from the break and we get a vignette “from Puerto Rico” for Primo and Epico. It looks like Los Matadores are done.
Tables Match: The Usos vs. The Dudley Boyz
We go to the ring and out comes The Usos first. The Dudley Boyz are out next as we see the tables set up outside of the ring.
All four get in the middle of the ring and they exchange punches. Bubba sends Jey to the turnbuckle while D-Von and Jimmy fight on the floor. Bubba slams Jey’s head into a table. D-Von and Jimmy fight by the ramp. Bubba drops a table on Jey. Jimmy sends D-Von into the ringside barrier. Bubba with a kick to Jey. Bubba with jabs and he avoids a super kick from Jey. Bubba with a boot to Jey. Bubba slams Jimmy and Bubba holds Jimmy for the Wassup head butt. Bubba calls for nothing and they go for tables on their own. The Usos with stereo planchas while D-Von and Bubba look under the ring because there are not enough quality tables already around the ring. We go to commercial.
We are back and D-Von tries for a suplex on Jimmy but Jimmy pushes D-Von off. Bubba gets off the table and Jimmy with a splash onto Bubba. We see footage from the commercial break when the Usos are saved from being thrown through a table. Jey brings a table in from the floor. Two tables are placed next to each other and Bubba with a clothesline to Jimmy and D-Von clotheslines Jey. Bubba calls for a double power bomb and the Usos with a double super kick instead. Jimmy and Jey with running clotheslines off the ringside barrier onto D-Von and Bubba.
Bubba and D-Von are put on tables. Jimmy and Jey go up top and the Dudleys move. They ring the bell but D-Von picks up Jimmy and sends him through a table to make sure that someone is thrown through the table.
Winners: D-Von Dudley and Bubba Ray Dudley
Backstage:
Sami Zayn is with Renee and she asks Sami if he has been in a Fatal Four Way. Sami says he has been in all type of matches. Many thought he would not be in a match for the WWE Title. He thought last night was big, but tonight is a bigger opportunity. He needs to win tonight to prove it to himself. He needs to win to show that he can be the WWE Champion.
Owens attacks Zayn from behind and sends him into a case. He tells Sami to prove it to the world. Owens with a power bomb through the table. We go to commercial.
In the Arena:
We are back and we see Sami Zayn being attacked by Kevin Owens and power bombed through a table.
The Dudleys are still on the ramp and out come Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady.
Enzo introduces himself and he says that he is a certified G and a bona fide stud, and you can’t teach that. Enzo says this is Big Cass. He is seven feet tall and you can’t teach that.
Bubba and D-Von stand on the ramp wondering what is going on in the ring.
Enzo says he is Smacktalker Skywalker and he says he sees a couple of haters. He says hate ain’t nothing but love covered by jealousy and you are ugly as hell. Tears go down the back of your head to avoid your face. They ain’t here to play any games. If you want to play games, he has the gift of gab and the gift of jab. He wll put D-Von’s lazy eye to work.
Enzo tells Bubba he better think twice and it will be two more thoughts than you had. He says that Big Cass will serve breakfast on you any time like IHOP.
Colin takes the mic. He says it seems like you don’t like what he is saying. Why don’t you come to this ring and do something.
Bubba and D-Von make ther way to the ring but they get on the apron and go back.
Colin says there is only one word to describe you and he is going to spell it out… S-A-W-F-T.
– We see photos of the Rock on Raw and the confrontation with the Wyatt Family and the return of John Cena. Back to commercial.
– We are back and we are told that Zack Ryder will get his rematch against Miz on Smackdown.
– Dr. Phil will be the guest host next week on Raw.
#1 Contenders Fatal 4 Way: Cesaro vs. Kevin Owens vs. Chris Jericho vs. AJ Styles
The participants come out and it’s announced that Sami has not been cleared to compete due to the attack. Lilian announces his replacement, per Shane McMahon, and out comes Cesaro to a big pop for his return.
Cesaro battles with Owens and Jericho fights with Styles. Cesaro with European uppercuts. Jericho with a springboard drop kick to send Owens off the apron to the floor. Styles sends Jericho to the floor and Styles with a Phenomenal drop kick to Cesaro. Styles with a side head lock and Cesaro with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker as we go to commercial.
We are back and Jericho with a delayed vertical suplex to Styles while Owens works over Cesaro on the steps. Jericho chokes Styles in the ropes while Cesaro Irish whips Owens into the ringside barrier. Cesaro sets for the Swing on Jericho but Owens stops him and tries for the swing. Cesaro is sent over the top rope. Styles with chops and punches in the corner.
Jericho with punches followed by a drop kick. Jericho puts Styles on the turnbuckles and sets for a superplex but Styles blocks it and he head butts Jericho. Owens pushes Jericho to the side and he climbs the turnbuckles. They prepare for a double superplex but Cesaro joins in for the tower of doom.
Cesaro with a European uppercut to Jericho. Owens with a boot and Cannonball to Jericho. Cesaro with Swiss Death to Styles for a near fall. Cesaro with European uppercuts to Jericho. Jericho with a thumb to the eye and he clotheslines Cesaro over the top rope to the floor. Owens with an Irish whip to Jericho. Owens with a power bomb for a near fall. Owens misses a cannonball when Jericho moves. Jericho with a bulldog and he sets for the Lionsault but he lands on Owens’ knees. Styles with a springboard 450 on Jericho but Cesaro breaks up the cover. Owens with a neck breaker out of a burning hammer set up on Styles for a near fall.
Cesaro goes up top and hits a cross body on Styles for a near fall. Cesaro with an Irish whip and he hits a running European uppercut to Styles then Owens. He goes for circuit two and then he makes a third. Cesaro hits Jericho with a European uppercut when Jericho gets in the way. Cesaro hits Jericho, Owens, and Styles again. Jericho with a boot to Cesaro and Cesaro catches Jericho off the turnbuckles for the Giant Swing. Owens with a super kick and Owens kicks the ropes to stop Styles. Owens with a pop up power bomb on Styles and Jericho breaks up the cover.
Jericho avoids the Pop Up Power Bomb and Jericho with a Codebreaker for a near fall on Owens and Cesaro breaks up the cover. Jericho with chops to Cesaro and Cesaro with European uppercuts. Jericho with a victory roll into the Walls of Jericho. Cesaro gets to the ropes but it does not matter. Cesaro counters into the Sharpshooter.
Cesaro pulls Jericho into the center of the ring and Styles hits the Pheonomenal Forearm. Owens with a rollup on Styles. Styles wtih a Pele Kick on Owens. Jericho with a Codebreaker but he only gets a two count.
Jericho slaps Styles and tells him to stay down while picking up Styles. Styles with slaps and kicks and he hits the Styles Clash for the three count.
Winner and NEW #1 Contender: AJ Styles
After the match, Styles celebrates to a big pop. The RAW after WrestleMania 32 goes off the air with Styles posing in the corner.
