We are live from the WWE Thunderdome at the Amway Center in Orlando, FL, as Randy Orton makes his way to the ring.
Randy says he told the world he would jump through whatever hoops he had to in order to get a rematch. He says it was a rematch he was entitled to. He beat Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins, and Keith Lee. Now he has to face Keith Lee again. The more you and I cross paths, the more likely you are to get kicked in the head. I can mention the people who I have kicked in the skull already but the show is only three hours.
Randy tells Drew that it will be him and Drew at Clash of Champions for the WWE title if… IF Drew recovers in time. Someone thinks that Drew is not going to make it to Clash of Champions. Randy says he will tell the truth. I broke your jaw by kicking you in the head.
We see what Randy was talking about with clips from two weeks ago.
What do you do when your world champion is unable to defend his title when every title must be defended. Randy says he has a solution that is quite simple. You hand me the WWE championship. I am a patient man but I…
A siren sounds and an ambulance drives into the arena and Drew McIntyre emerges and he hits a Claymore on Orton. Drew punches Orton and officials pull Drew off and hold their arms up to keep Drew away. Drew’s music starts back up as he stares Orton down from the ramp. Drew turns and marches to the back while Orton slowly recovers in the ring. Drew stops and looks at Orton again before heading to the back.
Backstage:
The Hurt Business is backstage walking in a video from earlier today. They stop and MVP accuses a random janitor of saying something about Shelton Benjamin’s mother. They bully the guy as WWE United States Champion Bobby Lashley shoves him against a wall by his throat. They bully the guy some more and MVP hits him with a low blow. They fix their suits and keep walking.
– We go back to the ring for six-man action and out first is Apollo Crews. He poses in the corner and the pyro goes off as we go to commercial.
Backstage:
Drew McIntyre is walking in the back and Adam Pearce wants to know why he is here since he is not medically cleared. Drew says Randy was trying to end his career, not injure him. Adam tells Drew that he cannot have another stunt like the one that just happened. He asks Drew to leave the premises. Drew tells Adam to calm down and he is going to leave. Adam tells the entire three man security detail to do their job tonight.
The Hurt Business vs. Apollo Crews, Ricochet and Cedric Alexander
We go back to the ring and out comes Cedric Alexander to join Ricochet. The Hurt Business (MVP, Shelton Benjamin and WWE United States Champion Bobby Lashley) suddenly come out and attack Cedric on the ramp. They beat him down and head to the ring as Ricochet and Crews check on their partner.
The bell rings and Crews attacks MVP, sending him to the floor. Crews follows and brings it back in the ring but Benjamin levels him with a boot to the face. Benjamin unloads on Crews now. Lashley comes back in and beats Crews down in the corner. MVP comes in and keeps Crews down but Ricochet saves the pin. MVP keeps control and hits a big German suplex. Lashley tags back in and taunts Crews while he’s down. Benjamin also comes in but he wastes some time and Crews drops him with an enziguri.
Crews crawls for a tag but Cedric suddenly pulls Ricochet off the apron and destroys him at ringside. Crews is shocked and the crowd boos. Shelton comes from behind but Crews fights him off. Cedric hits the ring and drops Crews with a Lumbar Check. The boos get louder. MVP is thrilled. The Hurt Business looks at Cedric but he just looks down at Crews. Shelton ends up putting Crews away for the pin to win.
Winners: The Hurt Business
After the match, Cedric is all smiles as he stands on the apron. The Hurt Business stands in the ring facing him while Crews and Ricochet are checked on by a referee at ringside. We go to replays. Cedric looks on from ringside as The Hurt Business stands tall in the ring, applauding him. He never did join the group.
– Still to come, Dominik Mysterio vs. Murphy. Back to commercial.
The Street Profits vs. Angel Garza and Andrade
We go back to the ring and out come RAW Tag Team Champions The Street Profits for this non-title match – Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins. Out next comes Andrade and Angel Garza with Zelina Vega. Vega and Andrade march right past Garza on the ramp as he poses. There’s some ringside tension between the two as well.
Garza says he will stat off. He faces off with Ford and taunts him by throwing his pants. Back and forth as they go at it. Ford hits a dropkick and sends Garza to the corner. Andrade tags in and they have some words. Dawkins comes in and dropkicks Andrade. Dawkins launches Andrade over his head.
Vega and Garza end up arguing at ringside for a few minutes as Andrade fails to mount a comeback in the ring. This leads to Dawkins leveling Andrade. Ford goes to the top and hits the big Frogsplash for the pin to win.
Winners: The Street Profits
After the bell, Garza is already on the ramp, mouthing back at Vega as The Profits’ music hits. We go to replays after Ford kicks Andrade out of the ring. There’s more arguing between the two sides as Garza storms off to the back. The music suddenly hits and out comes SmackDown Tag Team Champions Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura. The Street Profits look on from the ring as we go to commercial, with Cole wondering if the Brand To Brand Invitational is back.
Back from the break and both teams are in the ring. Cesaro says they were surprised to learn The Street Profits are the longest reigning RAW tag team in years. They go on and take some shots, but say they are here to show them how a real tag team should be. Cesaro says thanks to the quarterly Brand To Invitational, they are challenging Ford and Dawkins to a match for next week. The two teams trade more shots on the mic and the match is official for next week. Cesaro and Nakamura exit the ring to Nakamura’s music.
– Still to come, Aleister Black vs. Kevin Owens at RAW Underground.
– WWE 24/7 Champion R-Truth is at a restaurant with an invisible friend. A waiter pushes a dessert tray up and a ninja pokes his head up. Truth wanted dessert, not a ninja. Akira Tozawa and a referee appear next. Truth tries to toss his title to the invisible friend but it hits the ground. He later recovers it. Truth fights the ninjas off and runs away with the dessert cart, which has a ninja under it, and the title. Tozawa and his ninja referee chase them.
– We go back to the ring and out comes Peyton Royce all by herself, for the first week since the split of The IIconics. Back to commercial.
Peyton Royce vs. Billie Kay
They lock up and Royce with a side head lock take down and Billie with a head scissors. Billie with a side head lock and Peyton with a head scissors. Billie slaps Peyton and Peyton slaps back. Billie with a snap mare and Peyton escapes a power bomb. Billie with a waist lock and Peyton holds the ropes. Peyton gets a near fall. Peyton with knees to the back. Peyton with a reverse chin lock. Billie sends Peyton into the turnbuckles and connects with shoulders. Billie sends Peyton into the turnbuckles and gets a near fall after a back drop. Billie with a rollup for a near fall. Peyton with a kick and swinging suplex for the three count.
Winner: Peyton Royce
After the match, Peyton helps Billie up and hugs her.
– We take a look back at the latest with the Mysterios, Seth Rollins, and Buddy Murphy.
– We see the Mysterio family walk in the back but Buddy Murphy is lurking in the distance. Back to commercial.
– We are back with an Earlier Tonight Moment of Drew McIntyre interrupting Randy Orton’s show opening promo.
In the Arena:
Charly Caruso is in the ring with a mic. She brings out The Mysterio Family – Rey Mysterio, wife Angie, daughter Aliyah, and son Dominik Mysterio.
Charly asks Rey for an update on his triceps. He thanks Charly for having them all here. Unfortunately he was unable to get payback on Seth Rollins last week. Rey has no exact time on his return from the triceps injury but he can’t wait to get back in the ring and put an end to Rollins. She asks about tonight’s match and h e goes on about how Dominik knows what to do to put an end to Murphy. Charly asks Dominik about Murphy next. He goes to speak but Murphy interrupts from the big screen.
Murphy goes on about how it’s all Dominik’s fault that Rollins turned on him last week and wants nothing else to do with him. Rey says it’s not their fault Murphy pledged his allegiance to an evil son of a b—h like Rollins, and you reap what you sow. Murphy says Dominik has a bright future in WWE but the ultimate sacrifice will be to end it before it starts. Murphy wants to up the ante tonight. He challenges Dominik to a Street Fight. Dominik says Murphy has terrified his family just as much as Seth, so he’s willing to embarrass Murphy in front of his Messiah. He accepts the challenge. Murphy tells Dominik to bring his family to ringside because this will be the last match they can see him in. Dominik threatens Murphy with his last breath if he does anything to his family members. Rey’s music hits and the family stands together while Murphy looks on from the big screen.
– WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler will both work Handicap Matches against The Riott Squad tonight. We see them backstage with Adam Pearce tonight, arguing about the matches. Pearce sees Drew McIntyre walk by and asks why he’s still here. Drew says he had to get his phone out of the ambulance. He keeps walking.
– We go back to the ring and out comes RAW Women’s Champion Asuka. She poses as the pyro goes off. Back to commercial.
Asuka and Mickie James vs. Lana and Natalya
Mickie and Natalya start things off and Natalya with a side head lock take down. Mickie with a head scissors and Natalya escapes. Mickie with a shoulder tackle and drop kick for a near fall. Asuka tags in and Natalya tags Lana in. They lock up and Asuka with a clean break. Lana has a kick blocked and Asuka with a back heel kick but misses a hip attack. Mickie tags in and hits a Thesz Press but Natalya with a drop kick after making a tag and she gets a near fall. Natalya sends Mickie into the turnbuckles and follows with punches. Lana tags in and pulls Mickie by the hair and Natalya with a kick. Lana with kicks. Natalya tags in and they send Mickie into the turnbuckles and then slams her head into the mat.
Natalya with a suplex and kick to the back. Natalya with an arm bar and she punches Mickie. Natalya with a slam but Mickie escapes and gets a near fall with a rollup. Natalya chokes Mickie in the ropes and Lana with a knee to the back. Lana gets a near fall and Asuka breaks it up. Natalya sends Asuka to the floor. Natalya is sent to the floor. Mickie with a neck breaker to Lana. Asuka is not in the corner and Mickie says she is going up top. Asuka makes the tag and she puts Lana in the Asuka Lock.
Mickie stops Natalya from helping Lana and Lana taps out.
Winners: Asuka and Mickie James
After the match, Asuka’s music hits as she and Mickie have their arms raised. They have some words ahead of next week’s title match.
– We see how Cedric Alexander turned on Apollo Crews and Ricochet earlier, helping The Hurt Business win the six-man. We see Cedric backstage now with MVP, Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin. MVP asks Cedric if he’s ready to make it official in The VIP Lounge. Cedric is all for it. MVP and Lashley walk off. Shelton is left with Cedric. Shelton says this better be real and not some kind of game because if it is, he will find out and show Cedric why they’re called The Hurt Business. Back to commercial.
In the Arena:
We are back with the MVP Lounge and MVP is accompanied to the ring by Shelton Benjamin, Bobby Lashley, and Cedric Alexander. MVP says it is a special edition of the VIP Lounge because Cedric Alexander has decided to join the Hurt Business and his life is changing. Bobby gives Cedric his shirt and MVP wants to know what made him change his mind. Cedric says instead of being on the business end of a beat down every week. He would rather learn and he would rather earn. His wallet was getting empty being with Ricochet and Apollo. What about me? Why am I sacrificing my body and career for someone else’s championship opportunities.
The Viking Raiders come out and they are joined by Ricochet and Apollo Crews. All eight men brawl in the ring until Viking Raiders, Crews, and Ricochet are standing tall. We go to commercial.
The Hurt Business vs. The Viking Raiders, Ricochet and Apollo Crews
Back from the break and this eight-man match is underway. Shelton Benjamin beats down Ricochet after some back & forth. Shelton with a suplex for a 2 count. Apollo Crews comes in and they double team Shelton. Crews with a standing moonsault for a 2 count.
Crews leaps in the corner for a splash but Benjamin blocks it with knees. MVP comes in and tangles with Crews. They go to the corner and in comes Ivar to beat MVP down as Cedric Alexander looks on. Ivar crashes into MVP and drops him as Erik comes in with a big knee. Erik with more big knee strikes to MVP against the ropes. Erik backs MVP into the corner as Ivar tags back in. They double team MVP for a close 2 count. MVP dominates Crews now. Cedric with a cheap shot. Lashley tags in with big elbows to Crews in the corner, dropping him to the mat.
Lashley keeps working Crews over until Crews slides out and tags in Erik. Erik and Lashley go at it now. Erik with flying knees to send Lashley in the corner. Benjamin comes in but gets tossed. Erik turns right around to a huge Spear from Lashley. Benjamin with three big slams on Erik in the middle of the ring now. Benjamin with a suplex to Erik for a 2 count.
Benjamin grounds Erik with a headlock now. Benjamin with a running high knee in the corner to Erik. Lashley comes in with more big offense on Erik. MVP comes in and hits the running big boot in the corner but Erik kicks out at 2. Cedric tags in for the first time and stomps away on Erik in the corner, after taunting his other opponents. Cedric gets aggressive and works over Erik on the mat as the boos continue. Shelton quickly comes in and keeps Erik down in their corner.
Erik and Shelton end up going down at the same time as the two teams reach for tags. MVP tags in and goes at it with Ricochet. Ricochet knocks Shelton off the apron and unloads on MVP. Ricochet kicks Shelton through the ropes on the floor. Ricochet flies off the second rope and then hits another moonsault on MVP for a close 2 count. Cedric comes in and has words with Ricochet, allowing MVP to drop Ricochet from behind. MVP covers Ricochet for a 2 count.
Cedric hits a big but Ricochet kicks out at 2. Cedric is a bit surprised. Ricochet blocks the Lumbar Check. They trade big strikes in the middle of the ring. MVP ends up breaking a pin up after Ricochet drops Cedric on his head. Erik breaks it up. There’s chaos now as everyone gets involved and hits their finishers. Ivar runs the ropes and hits a big suicide dive to take 3 of his opponents down into the barrier. Ricochet is in the ring with Cedric. He goes to the top but has to roll through on the 630. Cedric comes right back with a big Michinoku Driver for the pin to win.
Winners: The Hurt Business
After the match, The Hurt Business celebrates as the music hits. The replay shows that Ricochet may have kicked out at 2. Officials and medics are checking on Ivar at ringside as he may have injured himself on the dive.
– Charly Caruso stops WWE Champion Drew McIntyre backstage and asks about Adam Pearce ordering him to leave. Drew stalls some more in leaving for the night. He walks off and we go to commercial.
– It’s time for a lot of earlier today recap…
– The announcers talk about the Kevin Owens and Aleister Black feud.
– We go to the Raw Underground waiting area and Kevin Owens shows up. Shane says all of their past problems are water under the bridge. Kevin says he wishes he could say it was nice to see him but he says Shane is still a jackass. We go to commercial.
Randy Orton vs. Keith Lee
Orton rolls to the floor before locking up. Randy says he has some problems with his jaw from earlier in the night. Orton gets back into the ring but he goes back to the floor and tells the referee about his jaw. Keit Lee grabs Orton and brings him to the apron but Orton drops Lee on the top rope. Lee with Grizzly Magnum. Orton with a thumb to the eye and European uppercuts. Orton sends Lee into the turnbuckles. Lee with an Irish whip and Orton tries for an RKO but Lee does not leave his feet. Lee grabs Orton and then hits a back elbow and Orton rolls to the floor.
Lee goes to the floor and he misses Orton and hits the ringside barrier. Lee gets back into the ring and Orton with the Garvin Stomp. Orton gets a near fall. Orton with a reverse chin lock. Orton with a rear chin lock abut Lee gets back to his feet. Orton sends Lee into the turnbuckles and Orton tries for an RKO but Lee moves out of the way. Lee with a splash into the corner and a running forearm. Lee with a power slam for a near fall. Lee goes for the Spirit Bomb but Orton escapes and hits an RKO but McIntyre with a Claymore out of nowhere and the referee calls for the bell.
Winner by DQ: Randy Orton
Drew tells Orton he will start seeing him in his nightmares, you son of a b—h. Drew stands tall over Orton as we go to replays. Orton marches to the back. Adam Pearce stops him on the stage and yells at him some. Drew heads to the back as his music hits. Pearce sends more referees to the ring and they check on Orton, who is down clutching his jaw.
– We go to Raw Underground and Aleister Black is dominating an opponent as we wait for Kevin Owens to show up (after he entered the door 15 minutes ago). Owens hits the ring and he punches Black. Black punches back but Owens with a spinebuster and they go to the floor and Owens runs Black into the apron and gives Black a back drop. We go to commercial.
– We are back and Adam Pearce is apologizing to Randy Orton. Pearce says he walked Drew out himself. Randy tells Pearce his word means nothing to him.
Shayna Baszler vs. Ruby Riott and Liv Morgan
Shyana with a side head lock on Ruby and Shayna with a single leg take down. Ruby with an arm drag but Shayna blocks a hip toss. Shayna works on the arm.and hits a wrist lock suplex. Shayna with a double wrist lock. Ruby with an arm drag but Shayna holds on to the wrist lock. Ruby with punches. Liv tags in and Shayna knocks Liv off the apron. Liv with a drop kick to the leg. Liv with kicks to the leg and Shayna pushes Liv away.
Shayna with a gutwrrench gourdbuster followed by a kick. Shayna hears Nia insulting her performance and Liv with a sunset flip for the three count.
Winners: Liv Morgan and Ruby Riott
We go to commercial.
– We are back in Raw Underground and Owens and Black are still in the ring. Owens with punches but Black gets free. Black with an arm bar on Owens but Kevin sends Black into the wall. Black kicks Owens and Owens goes after people on the floor.
Nia Jax vs. Ruby Riott and Liv Morgan
They lock up and Nia sends Ruby to the mat. Ruby goes for a sunset flip but Nia with a head butt. Nia tosses Ruby into the corner.Nia misses a splash intot he corner and Liv tags in and hits a drop kick. Ruby tags back in and they kick Nia. They continue to double team Nia with kicks. Liv with a hip strike and Ruby with a cross body into the corner for a near fall. Nia with a clothesline for a near fall. Nia with a cobra clutch on Ruby. Ruby with a jaw breaker and Nia with a shoulder.
Nia misses the stomp on the elbow and Ruby with punches. Liv makes the tag when Ruby is on Nia’s shoudlers. Liv with a drop kick and Ruby with a Riott Kick. Liv with knees and she gets a near fall as the lights go out.
Retribution appears on the Thunderdome.
They say Thunderdome is a facade. Behind these screens are the same WWE as before. The WWE that discarded us to live in an unforgiving world. We wre given the scraps of contempt. We will lay waste to every superstar and every fan. The locust of contempt will feed on you. The darkness of Retribution will seep into the pores. Back to commercial.
– We are back with the announcers talking about Retribution.
– Dominik Mysterio is in the back with his family and Sarah ambushes them about the match stipulation or Murphy’s comments. Rey says Murphy’s message is clear. He thinks he can scare us away from ringside. He will not get to make a sacrifice of Dominik to get on Seth’s good side. We will be in Dom’s corner and if he tries anything, we know how to handle ourselves.
– We go back to RAW Underground as the Kevin Owens vs. Aleister Black fight continues. A big headbutt stuns them both. They get up and Black rocks Owens with a big kick. Black gets knocked back to the floor. This upsets Dabba-Kato, who is at ringside. He ends up hitting the ring and destroying both Owens and Black. Shane hypes RAW Underground up and praises Dabba-Kato as he stands tall in the ring.
Backstage:
Charly approaches Randy Orton backstage for an interview but Drew McIntyre suddenly attacks. Drew beats Orton around and rolls him into the ring they have set up for interviews. Drew stalks Orton and waits for him to get up. Orton gets up to one knee and Drew levels him with a big Claymore Kick. Back to commercial.
– We are back with a recap of everything Drew McIntyre did to Randy Orton tonight. We see Randy Orton being taken away in the ambulance.
Dominik Mysterio vs. Buddy Murphy in a Street Fight
Murphy with a jumping knee as the bell rings and Dominik is sent to the floor. Dominik is sent into the ringside barrier and then over the announce table. Dominik with a clothesline and forearms. Dominik sends Murphy over the announce table. Dominik with forearms but Murphy with a kick and Dominik is sent into the ringside barrier. Dominik sends Murphy into the Thunderdome support wall. Dominik goes into the Thunderdome and he climbs on top of the lower level of screens and hits a cross body.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Dominik sends Buddy into the ringside barrier. Dominik with punches as they go to the stage. Dominik sends Buddy into the LED screen. Dominik with elbows and forearms. Murphy with a punch and he sends Dominik into the ramp. Buddy kicks Dominik in the back. Murphy with a forearm. Murphy tries to send Dominik’s eye into the edge of the ring steps but Dominik sends Buddy into the ringside barrier. Murphy drops Dominik on the top of the ringside barrier. Murphy brings Dominik back over the ringside barrier into the ringside area. Murphy with a kick to the back.
Murphy hits Dominik with a chair. Murphy gets a near fall. Murphy with an abdominal stretch. Dominik tries to reverse but Murphy maintains the abdominal stretch. Dominik sends Murphy to the floor. Murphy misses a splash into the corner. Murphy with a knee and he sends Dominik shoulder first into the ring post and does it two more times. Murphy ties Dominik in the ropes. Murphy gets the kendo stick but Dominik kicks Murphy but is still stuck in the ropes. Rey takes a kendo stick from Murphy.
Buddy goes for a table under the ring and Aliyah and Angie free Dominik. Dominik with a sliding sunset flip power bomb into the table. Dominik goes up top and hits a frog splash for a near fall. Dominik and Rey tie Murphy in the ropes and Dominik has a kendo stick and he hits Murphy while Rey asks Seth if he is watching. Rey gets in a shot. They continue to hit Murphy and then Murphy’s shirt is pulled up. It is time for reinforcements and Aliyah hits Murphy. Angie is hesitant to do it but she gets in a shot. After many more kendo stick shots, the referee calls for the bell.
Winner: Dominik Mysterio
After the bell, the whole family celebrates as Murphy falls out of the ropes. Murphy is down on the mat now. The Mysterio Family grabs their kendo sticks again and unloads with dozens of kendo stick shots to Murphy while he’s down. RAW goes off the air after Murphy takes a few dozen more kendo stick shots from Rey, Dominik, Angie and Aliyah.
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