Tonight’s WWE RAW opens live from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. Michael Cole welcomes us. He’s joined by Corey Graves and Renee Young, who talks about being happy to be a full-time member on the team now.
We go right to the stage and out comes new RAW Tag Team Champions Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre. Braun Strowman is out next. They head to the ring with RAW Superstars behind them, including The Authors of Pain, Mojo Rawley, Drew Gulak, The Ascension and others. The heels surround the ring while Ziggler, Strowman and McIntyre enter the ring.
They brag about destroying The Shield last week and we see a video package showing highlights from last week. Strowman says Roman Reigns only has the WWE Universal Title because he’s a coward. Braun says Roman has his hounds of justice but he has his dogs of war. Braun goes on and says The Shied has ran wild for far too long. Ziggler addresses the heels at ringside and says they did what was right last week, they stood up against The Shield and they stood up for themselves. McIntyre says the balance of power in WWE has shifted and now they are in control. They will continue the carnage tonight and set an example. McIntyre mentions destroying The B Team in their rematch tonight. Braun looks ahead to Hell In a Cell when he will “get these hands” on Roman. The music interrupts and out comes The Shield – Reigns, Dean Ambrose and WWE Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins.
The Shield heads to the ring through the crowd. Ambrose strikes heels at ringside first and starts taking them out. Rollins and Reigns join in as a big brawl breaks out at ringside. Ambrose pulls out a bag of ax handles as The Shield tees off on the various Superstars at ringside. They enter the ring and Jinder Mahal gets blasted by a double team shot to the head. Strowman, McIntyre and Ziggler watch the carnage from the stage after retreating. The Shield stands tall in the ring as their music hits.
– Still to come, Ronda Rousey and Natalya vs. Mickie James and Alexa Bliss. Also, Triple H appears live to address The Undertaker.
– We see video from earlier today where The Bella Twins found their dressing room trashed. Nikki Bella will face Ruby Riott tonight. We see The Bella Twins backstage getting ready now. We go to commercial.
Backstage:
We are back and security officers are arguing with The Shield. Baron Corbin stops by and he says we don’t need a repeat of last week. Baron tells them to put down their weapons so they don’t get arrested again. Baron says the Shield has to vacate the premises immediately or Roman and Seth will have to vacate their titles and they will have to go to jail for a long time. Seth says that is no problem.
Nikki Bella vs. Ruby Riott
Ruby with a side head lock and take down. Nikki with forearms and Ruby with a shoulder tackle. Nikki gets a near fall. Nikki with a flying mare and Ruby goes into the ropes to stop Nikki. Nikki backs Ruby into the corner and connects with a series of shoulders. Ruby sends Nikki into the turnbuckles and hits an STO for a near fall. Nikki with punches but Ruby kicks the top rope and it sends Nikki to the mat and then Ruby kicks Nikki to the floor.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Ruby with a cravate followed by a knee to the head. Ruby has something to say to Brie but Nikki with a spinebuster and both women are down. Nikki with a facebuster and clotheslines. Nikki runs into a back heel kick. Nikki with a springboard round kick for a near fall. Nikki gets Ruby on her shoulders but Ruby escapes. Nikki knocks Sarah off the apron and Ruby hits a DDT for a near fall.
Ruby with face washes to the side of the head before she goes for the Riott Kick but Nikki blocks it and gets Ruby up but Liv gets in the ring and is stopped by Brie. Nikki with the Rack Attack 2.0 for the three count.
Winner: Nikki Bella
After the match, Brie joins Nikki in the ring and they pose as the music hits. We go to replays.
– Still to come, Ronda Rousey teams with Natalya and The B Team gets their title shot rematch. Also, a look back at last week’s segment with The Undertaker and WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels. We go to commercial.
– We are back and it’s time for the Connor’s Cure. Big Show is on the stage with some children who are fighting cancer.
– It is time to take a look back at last week’s confrontation between Shawn Michaels and the Undertaker.
– Drake Maverick is in the back with Akam and Rezar of the AoP. He says they will not be overlooked or ignored. He tells them not to let people forget the damage that AOP can cause. They walk into commercial…
AoP vs. Ronny Ace and Nathan Bradley
Ace and Rezar start things off and Rezar puts him on the turnbuckles and then hits a fallaway slam. Akam clotheslines Bradley on the floor and rolls what is left of his body into the ring. Akam tags in and he power slams Ace onto Bradley. Rezar tags in and they hit Super Collider followed by a double power bomb for the three count.
Winners: AoP
– We take a look at the Jeff Hardy and Randy Orton match for Hell in a Cell inside the cell on Sunday.
– We see police officers outside the building as a limo arrives at the arena. Triple H emerges from the limo. We go to commercial.
In the Arena:
We are back and Triple H makes his way to the ring.
Hunter says on the night after SummerSlam, he said that the era was back and that through mutual respect he would face the Undertaker again in Melbourne. The legends came out and gave their thoughts on the match. Then there were polls about who would win the match and most people picked the Undertaker. Hunter says that is to be expected. He is the Undertaker. Hunter says at this level, those predictions and opinions don’t get to you, or they shouldn’t. That was until Shawn Michaels gave his opinion. It bothered one man so much.
The Undertaker. It is almost laughable that the Undertaker was bothered by Shawn Michaels’ opinion. Hunter says he does not get it. Hunter says the Undertaker was so rattled that he had to make an appearance in the ring. He accused Shawn of being bitter and made threats. Hunter says he watched it back and Hunter says it made him mad. It seemed like the Undertaker lost respect for Shawn and him. Hunter says it wasn’t the case. He hadn’t lost respect for Hunter or Shawn, he lost respect for himself.
Hunter says he has to look no further than the fact that Taker is not here tonight. If you go back to those matches with the Undertaker at Wrestlemania, he was never quite the same. Things went downhill. The aura would go away. The streak would go away. The mystique would go away. All that is left is a reputation. That was Taker’s last epic moment of greatness and Taker blames them for their demise.
Hunter says Taker said one thing that was true. It is now personal. Hunter says that the last bit of respect he has for the Undertaker, he will put him down.
– We take a look at what happened when The Shield confronted Braun and his friends.
– Still to come, Mick Foley is here. We see Alexa Bliss talking to Alicia Fox and Mickie James backstage.
RAW Tag Team Title Match: The B Team vs. Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre
We go to the ring and out come the RAW Tag Team Champions, Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler. Back to commercial.
Bo and Dolph start things off and Bo with a front face lock. Ziggler with a waist lock and Bo with a standing switch. Dolph gets to the ropes and he connects with a back elbow. Ziggler with a punch and drop kick. Bo with a neck breaker and he gets a near fall. Bo sends Dolph into the turnbuckles and he punches and kicks Ziggler before tagging in Axel. Axel with punches and kicks. Bo tags in and he kicks and punches Ziggler. Axel tags back in and Bo with a clothesline into the corner followed by a DDT from Axel for a near fall.
Ziggler with a kick to the knee and then he sends Axel into the corner and connects with a back elbow. Axel with punches and then he punches Drew on the apron. Ziggler with a super kick. Drew tags in and he connects with a boot to the head that knocks Axel off the apron and we go to commercial.
We are back and Drew with an arm bar on Axel. Drew with a belly-to-back suplex for a near fall. Drew with a wrist lock and he works on the fingers. Drew with a kick to Axel’s head. Drew runs into an elbow and then Drew gets Axel on his back and Ziggler tags in with a super kick and Drew with a reverse Alabama Slam for a near fall. Axel blocks a kick and he catapults Ziggler into the turnbuckles.
Bo tags in and he connects with forearms to Ziggler and then he punches Dolph in the midsection and connects with a kick and shoulder tackle for a near fall. Bo sets for the hanging neck breaker but Drew pushes Dolph off the ropes. Bo with an inside cradle for a near fall. Drew with a head butt to Axel. Ziggler with a rake of the eyes and then Drew tags in for the Claymore and Zig Zag combination for the three count.
Winners: Drew McInytre and Dolph Ziggler
After the match, the champions stand tall as their music hits. Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins suddenly hit the ring and attack McIntyre and Ziggler. They send McIntyre out to the floor and double team Ziggler now. Drew pulls Ziggler to safety and avoids The Stomp. McIntyre grabs the titles and they retreat up the ramp as Rollins’ music hits.
– Still to come, Mick Foley will be here. Cole leads us to a video package on Foley’s legendary Hell In a Cell match with The Undertaker in 1998. Foley will be here tonight.
– We go to the ring and out comes Kevin Owens. Back to commercial.
Backstage:
Back from the break and Baron Corbin is arguing with Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose backstage. They argue that The Shield is gone for the night, they came back into the arena as just two people, Ambrose and Rollins. Corbin says they knew what he meant and this is disrespecting his authority. Corbin says he’s going to have them arrested again. They wonder if Corbin was the one who had them arrested last week. They go on and bring in the real local sheriff. He reads Corbin his Miranda rights and goes to arrest him. Corbin asks the sheriff to hold on so he can discuss this with Rollins in private. They talk as Ambrose and the sheriff walk out. Ambrose talks with the sheriff until Rollins comes walking out. Rollins laughs and says they won’t need to press charges on Corbin, at least not now. We go back to the ring and Owens waits as Tyler Breeze makes his way out.
Kevin Owens vs. Tyler Breeze
Breeze enters the ring before the bell but Owens rocks him and knocks him out, sending him into the barrier next. They return to the ring and Breeze fights back. Breeze stuns Owens and sends him to the floor. Breeze follows but Owens drops him with a superkick. Owens powerbombs Breeze on the edge of the apron next. Owens yells out as the referee warns him. We get a replay of the apron powerbomb. Owens takes the mic and says Baron Corbin recognizes his value as the MVP of RAW. Owens says he returned to RAW under one condition – he’s not held accountable for what he does to his opponents. His job is now to do what he wants, when he wants. What he just did to that embarrassment Breeze was just doing his job. Helping take out The Shield last week was just doing his job, he did it because he wanted to because he’s tired of The Shield. Owens says he will do what he wants and no one can do anything about it but there’s one person we can blame – Bobby Lashley.
Owens says Lashley is the sick maniac who intentionally injured Owens’ best friend, Sami Zayn. Lashley is why Sami has been on the shelf for months and not at Owens’ side where he belongs. Owens says he quit because of Lashley but Lashley is also the reason why he’s back. What he did to Lashley last week was just the beginning and everyone better get it right because this is still The Kevin Owens Show. Owens says we can now expect three things on this show – anarchy, agony and destruction, and it’s all Lashley’s fault. Owens drops the mic and walks out as his music hits.
– Cole leads us to a video package on Samoa Joe vs. WWE Champion AJ Styles at Hell In a Cell. The announcers plug the WWE Network.
– We go to the ring and out comes the new tag team of Bobby Roode and Chad Gable. We get a sidebar video of Roode talking about how the RAW tag team division is about to become absolutely glorious with Gable at his side. We go to commercial.
Bobby Roode and Chad Gable vs. The Ascension
Gable and Viktor start things off and Gable with a German suplex and Exploder. Gable with another suplex and he knocks Konnor off the apron. Gable with another exploder but Konnor with a clothesline and then he tags in. Konnor with a reverse chin lock. Gable with punches but Konnor with a forearm to the back. Konnor with a punch and Viktor tags in. Konnor with a splash and Viktor with a Harley Race knee. Viktor with a reverse chin lock. Gable with punches but Viktor with a knee. Viktor keeps Gable from making the tag and Viktor misses Roode on the apron.
Gable with a back body drop and Roode tags in and connects with a clothesline and back elbow. Roode with a running forearm. Konnor is knocked off the apron. Viktor with a boot but Roode with a spinebuster. Roode sets for the GLORIOUS DDT but Gable tags in and hits Chaos Theory for the three count.
Winners: Bobby Roode and Chad Gable
We see Natalya and Ronda Rousey getting ready for their tag match as we go to commercial.
Backstage:
We are back..stage and Dolph Ziggler wants to know why the Shield is back in the building. Baron Corbin enters and he says that because of the Napoleonic code they cannot deal with the Shield. On Sunday, Drew and Dolph will defend the tag titles against Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose. Dolph and Drew want to know why it is happening and why are they being rewarded. Baron says that Stephanie wants Braun to win the Universal Title from Roman Reigns. Braun says he is Big Dog hunting.
Ronda Rousey and Natalya vs. Alexa Bliss and Mickie James
Natalya and Alexa start things off and Alexa goes into the ropes. Natalya with a side head lock take down but Alexa with a head scissors. Natalya escapes. Natalya with a side Russian leg sweep for a near fall. Natlya with a waist lock but Alexa with a back elbow. Alexa with an Irish whip but she misses a splash into the corner. Natalya with a slingshot atomic drop and then she hits a drop kick for a near fall. Natalya with a front face lock and Ronda tags in but Alexa makes the tag to Mickie.
Mickie with a waist lock and Ronda with a short arm clothesline. Natalya tags in and they hit a double suplex. Natalya gets a near fall. Mickie with a sunset flip but Natalya rolls through and goes for a Sharpshooter but Mickie gets to the ropes. Mickie with a kick to the head for a near fall. Alexa with a forearm to the back when the referee was not looking. Mickie gets a near fall. Mickie with a reverse chin lock but Natalya with a snap mare. Mickie with a clothesline and then she stands on Natalya’s hair. Alexa tags in and she hits a knee drop and then rolls through and hits another one.
Alexa kicks Natalya in the back and goes for the arm bar but Natalya with a rollup for a near fall. Alexa with a clothesline. Alexa slaps Ronda and Ronda chases Alexa around the ring and they hit a Hart Attack on Alexa.
Alexa is pulled to the floor as we go to commercial.
We are back and Mickie with a body scissors on Natalya. Mickie turns it into a guillotine but Natalya gets to her feet and runs Mickie into the turnbuckles. Mickie pulls Natalya down by the hair. Alexa tags in and sends Natalya into the turnbuckles and kicks her. Alexa mocks Ronda and the referee has to keep Ronda from getting into the ring. Ronda tags in and Alexa goes to the floor. Mickie distracts Ronda and Alexa sends Ronda into the ringside barrier and then into the apron. Alexa sends Ronda midsection first into the rapron. Alexa with a round kick. They return to the ring and Alexa gets a near fall.
Alexa sends Ronda into the turnbuckles and Mickie tags in and she connects with kicks to the midsection. Alexa tags in and kicks Ronda. Alexa with a snap mare and kick to the midsection. Alexa with a bow and arrow. Alexa returns to the bow and arrow after tagging in Mickie and Mickie with a baseball slide into the ribs for a near fall. Ronda goes for the tag but Mickie knocks Natalya off the apron. Mickie with a shot to the ribs but Ronda with jabs and a clothesline to Mickie. Ronda knocks Alexa off the apron.
Ronda with jabs and a punch to the midsection but she has to favor her injured ribs. Mickie with a round kick to the ribs. Ronda with a series of judo throws and she sets for the arm bar and locks it in and Mickie taps out.
Winners: Ronda Rousey and Natalya
After the match, Bliss kicks Ronda in the ribs and gets out of the ring.
– We take a look at the Smackdown Women’s Championship match between Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch.
Backstage:
Elias is in the back and he spits out his tea. He wants it fixed.
Braun Strowman is walking around the back asking everyone where is Roman Reigns. Braun chokes a random person and then continues the battery by throwing him into storage cases. We go to commercial.
Backstage:
We are back and Ronda is asked about her ribs and whether she will be 100 percent on Sunday. Ronda says even if she is hurt, she will be at Hell in a Cell. She has never pulled out of a fight because on her worst day, she is still the best.
In the Arena:
Elias is in the ring. Elias tunes up and then he wants to know who wants to walk with Elias. He says things feel out of place and he wonders if it is because the Saints lost yesterday. Elias says that Drew Brees told him he is sick of representing this run down, filthy city.
Elias is interrupted by Mick Foley. Mick apologizes for the interruption and he says he is a fan of Elias’ voice. He says that Elias is good. He says that as a lyricist, Elias does not have a sincere bone in his body.
Elias says he knows that Mick is out here to talk about the twentieth anniversary of the Hell in a Cell match between the Undertaker and Mick Foley. Elias says that he sat in the stands in Pittsburgh during the Hell in a Cell match. He was praying that Mick would stay down but then you climbed to the top of the cell and you were choke slammed through it. Your life was never the same again. Elias says that was a special moment and Mick was something special. That was then and this is now. You are standing in the ring with Elias. Elias says he is standing in the ring with a broken man. A broken man who is singing the same sad song for the last twenty years and cannot remember the words.
Mick says Elias got him but Mick wasn’t here to talk about the past but he is here to address the future. Elias says he is the future. Mick says Elias has the skills and the tools. Mick says he is not talking about the near future. Six nights from tonight. Despite issues with Stephanie, he had to talk to her about not being the guy on the couch watching Hell in a Cell.
Elias says that if he knows Stephanie the way he does, she probably laughed in his face.
Mick reminds everyone about the stretcher coming out but he would not let the match end because he found the strength to roll off that stretcher and there was an electricity that could have lit the city of Pittsburgh for a week. He wanted a chance to have another chance. Mick says that he met Stephanie for the first time after that match and he wants to be part of Hell in a Cell. Mick says he will not be ringing a bell or keeping time. When that door slams shut, he will be the special referee for Braun Strowman and Roman Reigns.
Elias tells MIck that was special but he tells Mick to take a piece of advise from him and shut his mouth and go back where he came from. Mick says he has not been here in eighteen months and you will listen to what he has to say. Before he left that office, he was asked to make a match for tonight. Mick says Elias will face this man…
Finn Balor makes his way to the ring as we go to commercial.
Elias vs. Finn Balor
Elias gets a near fall. Elias with a punch and he chokes Balor in the ropes. Elias chops Balor and hits a back elbow for a near fall. Elias works on the neck. Elias with a sunset flip but Balor rolls through and hits a drop kick. Elias chokes Balor but Balor with a kick and chop. Elias with a hard Irish whip. Elias with a snap mare and kick to the back before applying a nerve hold.
Elias goes for a slam but Balor gets to his feet. Balor gets his boots up and then he chops Elias. Elias with a knee to the midsection but Balor with a drop kick. Balor with a double leg take down and double stomp. Balor with Slingblade and then he runs into a Harley Race knee for a near fall.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Elias kicks Balor in the ribs and continues with punches to the ribs. Balor sends Elias to the floor and then Balor sets for a plancha onto Elias but Elias with a clothesline for a near fall. Balor is sent into the turnbuckles and then Elias gets Balor on his shoulders but Balor gets to his feet and he hits an elevated elbow drop for a near fall. Balor with punches and a double leg take down. Balor misses a double stomp and Elias with a sit out power bomb for a near fall.
Elias puts Balor on the turnbuckles and he chops Balor. Elias sets for a superplex but Balor with forearms to send Elias to the mat. Balor misses Coup de Grace when Elias moves. Balor with an inside cradle for the three count.
Winner: Finn Balor
– We take a look at Bobby Lashley in the gym earlier today and Lio Rush stops by talk about how every great man needs a great man of the hour. No man looks like you or smells like you. Bobby tells Lio that he was working out. Lio says he is here to motivate Bobby and Bobby tells Lio to motivate him.
Backstage:
We see Braun Strowman in the back and he stops the interview because he is the one asking the questions. Where is Roman Reigns? Charly Caruso says he was leaving the building. Braun says he saw Roman’s boys in the back so that means he is here. Charly suggests that Braun go to the ring and Roman will find him. Braun likes that idea and we go to commercial.
– We are back and The Undertaker will be on Raw next week.
In the Arena:
Braun Strowman makes his way to the ring and he wants Roman Reigns.
Braun says he is sick of waiting and he tells Roman Reigns to come out and face him like a man. Roman doesn’t come out and Braun says that Roman is a coward. There is nowhere for Roman to hide at Hell in a Cell. Roman’s boys won’t be able to help him and special referee Mick Foley won’t be able to help. If Mick gets involved, the injuries he suffered twenty years ago will look like a paper cut. Braun says he will win Roman’s Universal Title and he will send Roman to hell and Roman is not coming back.
Reigns’ music hits and Strowman looks around for him.
Reigns is standing on top of the announce table. Braun matches up the ramp and Reigns meets him. Reigns with a Superman Punch. Reigns rocks Braun again but Braun fights back, trying to drive him through the Tron. Braun takes apart the announce table now. Braun grabs the title and talks some trash to Reigns before grabbing him. Braun rocks Reigns onto the announce table. Braun climbs up on top of the table but Reigns powers up with Braun on his shoulders. Reigns hits a huge Samoan Drop from the announce table, through the stage on the floor. They are both laid out but Reigns gets to his feet first as we get a replay. Reigns gets up and grabs his title from the stage to a mixed reaction. Reigns raises the title in the air as the boos & cheers pick up. Reigns stands tall as his music hits, looking down at Braun on the floor. RAW goes off the air.
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