The Shield’s Final Chapter

Renee Young, Michael Cole & Corey Graves are your announcers. We’re getting Finn Balor vs. Elias and The Riott Squad vs. Bayley & Ember Moon tonight, too.

We see a video package of the history behind The Shield. 

Finn Balor (c) vs. Elias for the IC Title 

Finn Balor retains the ICTitle. 

The Riott Squad vs. Bayley and Ember Moon 

Bayley and Ember Moon won 

The Shield vs. Baron Corbin and Drew McIntyre and Bobby Lashley 

The Shield won 

Basically after the match, Rollins thanked his hometown and family for their support and he said him winning the Universal Title wouldn’t of been possible without this brotherhood and then Dean Ambrose got on the mic and basically said Rollins is living proof that you can do anything you set your mind too and if no one doesn’t believe that then just hold up your middle finger and say “The Shield said so” and then we hear “Thank You Ambrose” and “Thank You Shield” chants. 

The show ended with The Shield doing their signature fist bump and celebrate together ONE FINAL TIME!! 

What a moment! Honestly, still don’t wanna believe that was the last of Ambrose but if it is then I’m sure he’ll be back in do time when he’s ready. 

RAW

Raw opens with The Shield entering through the crowd for their farewell address.

The Shield lets the crowd cheer and chant for a moment before Reigns talks about realizing life is short over the past few months. He says if last night was the last time they fight together, he has no regrets. He thanks Rollins and Ambrose for having his back. He says The Shield has some business to take care of tonight.

Reigns and Ambrose leave so Rollins can talk about WrestleMania, which brings out Paul Heyman. They trade some verbal jabs and Rollins says Lesnar has been having a harder time beating people lately and he is going to capitalize and slay the beast at WrestleMania and take the title off of Brock.

Heyman says Lesnar had no time to prepare for his recent opponents and that is why they did well against him. He throws to a special video package about Lesnar.

As Rollins is focused on Heyman, Shelton Benjamin appears out of nowhere and delivers a series of German suplexes to Rollins.

Seth Rollins vs. Shelton Benjamin

Seth Rollins won

Finn Balor (c) vs. Bobby Lashley for the ICTitle

Bobby Lashley won and is the New Intercontinental Champion thanks to come involvement from Lio Rush.

Ronda Rousey is out after the break to explain why she interfered last night at Fastlane.

Rousey delivers a heel promo trashing Becky, Charlotte, WWE and the fans before Dana Brooke comes out. She says she won't let Ronda mock the WWE or its fans because she loves this business. She talks about how hard she works without ever getting a shot. She says Rousey usually issues an open challenge after PPVs and she will accept. Rousey attacks her and beats the life out of her until some officials come out to stop her.

Aleister Black and Ricochet vs. Bobby Roode and Chad Gable

Aleister Black and Ricochet won

Alexa Bliss comes out for an episode of her talk show to reveal who is hosting this year's PPV. After running through some names of past hosts, Bliss reveals she is actually going to be the host.

Braun Strowman is shown being given a car. The note says it's from Colin Jost and the cast of SNL but it also contains some joking insults at Braun's expense. Strowman gets angry and starts ripping the car apart with his bare hands.

Elias is in the ring to talk to his hometown crowd. He gets the usual heat by talking about Antonio Brown. He is interrupted by No Way Jose, but Elias doesn't wait long before going after him. He takes out Jose and some members of his posse. He hits Drift Away on the steel ramp.

Nia Jax vs. Natalya

Beth Phoenix quickly causes a DQ when Tamina interferes behind the ref's back. The Glamazon takes out both women by herself before helping Natalya. When we see Nia and Tamina head backstage, Banks and Bayley attack them until some producers pull them apart.

Triple H shows up in his leather jacket, so you know he means business. Batista makes him wait for a minute before heading to the ring

Batista brings out his own security force and says he brought them because he isn't stupid. He learned from Flair and Triple H how to play dirty. Batista says this is going to happen on his terms and asks Triple to give him what he wants. Triple H says he won't give him anything because he has quit WWE multiple times.

Triple H threatens to come beat up Batista if he doesn't get in the ring and face him like a man. Batista says if he doesn't get what he wants, he is going to keep hurting people Triple H loves. Big Dave finally says he wants Triple H at Mania and Trips says he's on. We will get Batista vs. Triple H at WrestleMania. Batista says this is one last match to end his career on his terms and end Triple H's career for good.

Triple H then says the match will be on his terms and makes it a No Holds Barred Match at WrestleMania.

After the break, Kurt Angle comes down to talk about his career and what the future holds.

Angle says he’ll have his farewell match at WrestleMania and that tonight will be his final match in his hometown of Pittsburgh and invites out Apollo Crews to face him.

Kurt Angle vs. Apollo Crews

Kurt Angle won

Roman Reigns vs. Baron Corbin

Roman Reigns is preparing to battle Baron Corbin when Drew McIntyre attacks him from behind. The Scottish Psychopath hits the Claymore Kick at ringside. He waits for Reigns to get up so he can hit a second one that sends him into the ring post.

Rollins comes down to check on Reigns while the doctor checks him out. Reigns is dizzy but says he is fine. Ambrose is nowhere to be seen. Ambrose sees Triple H backstage and says he wants McIntyre in a No DQ, Falls Count Anywhere match and Triple H says he agrees.

Dean Ambrose vs. Drew McIntryre  in a No Falls Count Anywhere Match

Drew McIntrye won

McIntyre hits one more Claymore Kick as the show goes off the air.

Rating: 80/80

Awesome show as we get closer to WrestleMania.

WWE Fastlane

Kickoff pre-show panel consist of Jonathan Coachman, Sam Roberts, David Otunga, WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix. 
The panel gives a overlook and predictions for tonight’s match card. 


Kofi Kingston finds Kevin Owens backstage and says he doesn't have a problem with KO and wishes him luck in his match against Bryan. Owens is definitely a babyface now. Someone walks up and says the McMahon wants to talk to Kofi about the WWE Title Match.

Shinsuke Nakamura and Rusev vs. The New Day 

The New Day won 


The Usos (c) vs. The Miz and Shane McMahon for the SDLive Tag Team Titles 

The Usos retain the SDLive TagTeamTitles 

The Miz helps Shane out of the ring and he hugs his dad at ringside. As Miz walks away, Shane runs him down with a clothesline to the back.


Asuka (c) vs. Mandy Rose for the SDLive Women’s Title

Asuka retains the SDLive Womens Title


The New Day goes into Vince's office and pleads with him to make the WWE Title Match a Triple Threat. Vince agrees and tells Kofi to get ready because the match is next.

As Kofi gets ready in the ring, the announcer says the WWE title match is actually later and this will be The Bar vs. Kingston in a handicap match.

Kofi Kingston vs. The Bar in a Handicap Match

Big E and Woods try to run to the ring but Rusev and Nakamura run them down and take them out. The Bar hits the double White Noise for the pin and the win


The Revival (c) vs. Aleister Black and Ricochet vs. Bobby Roode and Chad Gable in a Triple Threat Match for the RAW Tag Team Titles

The Revival retain the RAW Tag Team Titles

The other two teams come in and take out The Revival as the crowd cheers them on.


Samoa Joe (c) vs. R- Truth vs. Andrade Cien Almas vs. Rey Mysterio in a Fatal 4 Way Match for the USTItle

Samoa Joe retains the USTitle



Boss N Hug Connection (c) vs. Tamina Snuka and Nia Jax for the Women Tag Team Titles

Boss N Hug Connection retain the Women Tag Team Titles

Tamina and Nia immediately start attacking the champions.

Beth Phoenix has a standoff with Tamina and decks her in the face. Jax takes down Beth from behind and rolls her into the ring. The Glamazon is being decimated until Natalya runs down to help her friend. Jax and Tamina take her out, too. It takes several refs to get them to leave the ring.


Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Kevin Owens vs. Mustafa Ali in a Triple Threat for the WWE Championship

Daniel Bryan retains the WWE Championship



Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch - If Lynch wins she’ll be added to the RAW Women’s Title Match at WrestleMania

Ronda Rousey runs down to the ring and attacks Becky. The ref calls for the bell and declares Becky the winner by DQ


Elias is out for another performance but was eventually taken out by an RKO outta nowhere and then Rnady is taken out by a phenomenal forearm by AJ Styles outta nowhere


The Shield vs. Baron Corbin and Drew Mcintyre and Bobby Lashley

The Shield won

The Shield embrace each other and then end the show with them doing the shield fist bumps. Man what a end to a show and still makes you wonder about Ambrose's feature in WWE.
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Rating: 80/80 Pretty great show and matches as we get closer to WrestleMania

RAW

RAW opens up with a recap of last week’s RAW when Roman Reigns relinquishes the Universal Title due to the return of leukemia. 
Corbin is in the ring when we go live and he wishes Reigns the best in his battle against leukemia, but he hopes he doesn't return to Raw. He has the universal title on his shoulder. Brock Lesnar's music hits and he heads to the ring with Paul Heyman.
Corbin tries to hype Lesnar vs. Strowman, but Heyman interrupts him and tells Corbin to leave the intros to him. Heyman says it's a guarantee Lesnar will leave Crown Jewel with the title.

Strowman eventually makes his way out to respond. He tells Lesnar he will "Get these hands." Corbin tries to get between them, but Braun shoves him away. Baron attacks and The Monster Among Men powerslams him, much to Lesnar's delight. Brock picks up the belt while Braun hits another powerslam. The Beast delivers an F5 after Strowman hits Corbin with a third powerslam.

Finn Balor vs. Bobby Lashley

Finn Balor won by DQ because of Lio Rush getting involved.

Lashley grabs Balor in a full nelson and wears him down while Rush talks trash. Lio slaps him a few times before Bobby drops him on his face. Rush gets a text on his phone and shows it to Bobby. They head to the back together.

Lashley and Rush find Corbin in the trainer's room after the break. He tells Bobby he likes what he did to Finn and tells him he is in the World Cup tournament at Crown Jewel. Baron tells him he is replacing Cena because he never qualified. It’s honestly probably because Cena doesn’t want to be involved with this whole Crown Jewel thing.

WWE announced that at Survivor Series we will see Ronda Rousey vs. Becky Lynch

After Cole shows exclusive footage of Becky and Ronda having a confrontation last night, we head back to the ring for a 10-woman tag match.

Lita and Trish, Natalya, Sasha Banks and Bayley vs. The Riott Squad, Mickie James and Alicia Fox

Lita and Trish, Natalya, Sasha Banks and Bayley won

Elias is in the ring after the break and he says Ric Flair has been begging to hang out with him. He replays the video from last week when he hit Corbin with his guitar. Elias says 

he is going to head backstage and give Corbin a personal

concert with his new song. Elias knocks on Corbin's door and the GM tells him to go away. Elias plays the song outside his door.

Elias' song gets Corbin to come out of his office, but he 

slams the door in Elias' face. Jinder Mahal attacks Elias from behind for some reason. Corbin comes out and mocks Elias before telling him to get to the ring for a match.

Elias vs. Jinder Mahal

Elias won

After the break, Cole throws to a video for Kurt Angle.

The Ascension vs. Bobby Roode and Chad Gable vs. AOP in a Triple Threat Match

Bobby Roode and Chad Gable won

Akam and Rezar immediately attack them.

Seth Rollins comes out after the break to talk about Dean Ambrose turning on him after they won the tag titles last week. He thanks the fans for sending their love to Roman over the past week. He asks himself if Ambrose turning on him was his own fault because of what happened four years ago.

Rollins asks Ambrose to come out so he can explain his actions. Dean's music hits but he doesn't come out. He appears in the crowd and Seth demands an answer from him. Ambrose teases answering his questions but ends up saying nothing. Rollins calls him cold-hearted for doing what he did on the same night Reigns announced his illness. Seth promises to make Dean's life a living hell and calls him a lunatic. That seems to be what gets under Ambrose's skin. Rollins heads into the crowd to meet him, but Ambrose just walks away.

Nia Jax vs. Ember Moon

Jax rolls her back in the ring and prepares to finish her off when Tamina heads down to the ring. Nia uses the distraction to take Moon down and hit a leg drop for the win. Tamina gets in the ring and stares Nia down. Tamina chooses to back off.

The Revival vs. Lucha House Party

Lucha House Party won

Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre come out after the break to talk about Crown Jewel. They take credit for breaking up The Shield. Drew says he will be watching Lesnar vs. Strowman very carefully. Then, Ziggler talks about Angle wanting to win the World Cup. He says he has looked up to Angle for what he did for wrestling but he promises to beat him in Saudi Arabia along with everyone else.

Dolph Ziggler vs. Apollo Crews

Dolph Ziggler won

After the break, Kane and The Undertaker come out to hype Crown Jewel one more time. Taker says they will defeat DX at Crown Jewel and take their souls to the fiery gates of hell. Triple H comes out and distracts Kane so HBK can sneak in and hit Sweet Chin Music to Taker. Before they leave, Taker sits up and stares at them as the show ends. Rating 80/80: Great show and matches.

RAW

RAW opens up with Roman Reigns coming to the ring.
Reigns lets the crowd boo him for a little while before talking. He says he feels like he owes everyone an apology because he has said he will always be around. He says that was a lie because the reality is his real name is Joe and he has been living with leukemia for 11 years, and unfortunately, it's back. He says he has to relinquish the title because he can't defend it. He says he is not looking for sympathy because he has been living with it since he was 22.
After he talks about his battle with leukemia, the crowd chants "Thank you, Roman." All of his heat is gone as the crowd has finally seen the real man behind the character. He sheds a few tears as he says this is by no means a retirement speech. He promises to whip leukemia's ass so he can come back home.
Reigns says he loves the WWE Universe before promising to come back soon. He lays the belt in the ring before leaving. He shakes as many hands as he can on his way up the ramp before Rollins and Ambrose come out to give him a hug. Roman wipes some tears away as the crowd chants his name and he poses with The Shield.

The commentators take a moment to address Reigns after the break.


Bobby Lashley vs. Finn Balor
Finn Balor won


Sasha Banks and Bayley and Natalya vs. Riott Squad
Riott Squad won



Triple H and Shawn Michaels come out and talk about how The Undertaker accused them of being afraid of The Brothers of Destruction. Triple H mock Kane's job as the Mayor of Knox County Tennessee. HBK makes a joke about new merchandise before getting serious. He talks about being called a nostalgia act and how it makes him feel old.
Triple H slyly brings up NXT, but it may have also been a reference to the XFL. DX says they are going to Crown Jewel to kick Kane and Undertaker's asses. As HBK tries to say his catchphrase, he is interrupted by the familiar sound of The Undertaker's entrance music. A video plays in the arena of The Brothers of Destruction in a graveyard giving another promo.

They announced that it will be Braun Strowman vs. Brock Lesnar at WWE Crown Jewel for the vacant Universal Championship.


Paul Heyman comes out and puts over Roman Reigns as a champion among men. He also applauds the locker room for how they are handling things backstage. He gives Roman credit for putting his healthy above his career aspirations. Heyman says he did the right thing for the title because the company deserves a champion who can be there all the time.

As Heyman starts to get riled up talking about Braun Strowman, The Monster Among Men comes out to confront him and says Brock is going to get these hands at Crown Jewel. As he walks to the ring, Drew McIntyre comes out of nowhere to deliver a Claymore to the face

Elias vs. Apollo Crews

Elias won

Elias tried to play another song after the break, but he is interrupted by Baron Corbin. The acting GM says they don't have time for another song, but Elias says Steph would want him to play. Corbin says he would fire Elias if Stephanie wasn't a fan. Elias tells him to shut up and plays a new song he just wrote. His new song gets a pop from the crowd. Corbin orders the production crew to cut off Elias' mic and guitar and tells him to get off the stage. Elias eventually leaves, but he comes right back out and smashes the guitar over Corbin's back.

The Bella Twins and Ronda Rousey head to the ring for their contract signing. Ronda gives a little girl at ringside one of her gloves as a souvenir. The Bellas bail as soon as Rousey gets in the ring. Ronda promises she did not come to fight tonight. She just wants to make sure Nikki signs on the dotted line.

Ronda gives Nikki her word that she will not attack her. The Bellas eventually decide to take their chances and get in the ring. Then they immediately start mocking the champ. Nikki then rips into Rousey for all the ways she has let her mother down. Ronda says she is going to end Nikki on Sunday before signing the contract and leaving.



Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins are backstage and speak about their emotions tonight and they express that tonight they’re going to beat Ziggler and McIntyre to become the new Tag Team Champions and tonight will be dedicated to Reigns and that they loved him.

Nia Jax vs. Ember Moon vs. Tamina Snuka vs. Dana Brooke in a Fatal 4 Way Match

Ember Moon won

After the break, Titus O'Neil gives a presentation honoring a handful of breast cancer survivors.

Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler (c) vs. The Shield (Ambrose and Rollins) for the RAW Tag Team Titles

Braun Strowman came out and cashed McIntyre from the ring to the back and left Ziggler alone.

Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins won and become the New RAW Tag Team Champions

Rollins and Ambrose celebrate with their new titles, but then Ambrose kicks Seth in the gut and hits Dirty Deeds out of nowhere. He almost looks like he immediately regrets what he did. He jumps on Seth and starts beating him into the mat as the crowd boos. He keeps up the assault at ringside as we get multiple shots of stunned fans in the crowd. He throws the tags belts at Rollins before ripping up part of the padding at ringside. The Lunatic Fringe grabs him and hits Dirty Deeds on the exposed floor. The announcers have been silent since the attack began.
The show ends with Ambrose leaving through the crowd. What does this mean for the tag titles?


Rating: 100/100

This show and matches was insane, emotional and interesting as we look to WWE Evolution and WWE Crown Jewel

RAW

RAW opens with Braun Strowman, Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler making their way to the ring.
Ziggler starts by saying they are the greatest three-man group in WWE history. McIntyre and Strowman back up his claims as they show a clip of them defeating The Shield last week. We also see a clip of a frstrated Ambrose at the end of last week's show.
Ziggler and McIntyre talk about their upcoming matches against Ambrose and Ziggler. They get into a bit of an argument about who will win the WWE World Cup but keep things civil. Reigns and Rollins come out and says Ambrose will be there when he is ready. In the meantime, Rollins says he and McIntyre should have their match right now, and McIntyre agrees.

Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre - WWE World Cup Qualifying Match

Ambrose comes out of the crowd to attack Ziggler. Rollins ends up winning by countout.


The Shield is walking backstage and Ambrose takes offense at being called a lunatic. He says he has his own match to worry about and walked off.

Kane and The Undertaker deliver a promo from an undisclosed location. They say they are more than ready for DX at Crown Jewel.


Nia Jax and Ember Moon vs. Tamina Snuka and Dana Brooke

Nia Jax and Ember Moon won

Tamina attacks Nia after the match with a superkick. Then, for some reason, Ember joins her in throwing Nia over the top rope. Moon then tries to do the same to Tamina, but they both end up tumbling over the top when Dana pushes them.

After the break, Ronda Rousey heads to the ring to talk about the Bellas betraying her.

Rousey is upset at being betrayed and just wants to know why. The Bellas don't wait long before coming out to respond. Nikki says everyone paid to see them. She says they don't owe her an explanation because this is show business, not show friends. Nikki says it makes her cringe to see Rousey at the forefront and calls her a loser. She says they are the ones who are responsible for the women's evolution because
they made the word Diva mean something

Rousey says she felt accepted when she first got to WWE but now she realizes she was too idealistic and naive to see what the Bellas really are. She calls them Do Nothing Bellas who are starved for attention who somehow succeeded with no talent. She says they used their men to get ahead and the crowd pops big and starts chanting Yes.

Rousey says she is going to destroy Nikki at Evolution and make the name Bella meaningless. The Bellas and Rousey argue over who has knocked down more doors for women in this business. Rousey brings up Cena and Nikki gets angry. They bring out a bunch of security guards who Rousey takes out with ease. Nikki and Brie are nowhere to be found after the mayhem.

Dean Ambrose vs. Dolph Ziggler - WWE World Cup Qualifying Match

Rollins runs down and stops McIntyre from interfering. Ambrose shoves him and gets back in the ring only to get nailed by Ziggler with a superkick to score the win.

Ambrose and Rollins get into a shoving match on the stage until Reigns comes out and gets between them. Baron Corbin comes out with a mic and says The Shield will face
Ziggler, McIntyre, and Strowman tonight.

Finn Balor can. Jinder Mahal

Finn Balor won

Bobby Lashley vs. Tyler Breeze

Bobby Lashley won

Trish Stratus and Lita head down to the ring after the break. Before Lita can say too much, Alexa Bliss and Mickie James come out on the stage. They pretend to know what Trish and Lita are thinking and do impressions of them.

Lita and Trish make fun of them and challenge them to come to the ring, but Alexa and Mickie decide to just walk away instead.

AOP vs. Kurt Angle

Kurt Angle is wearing the Conquistador costume because he didn't have his regular gear. Corbin sits in the stage to watch the match.

Corbin claps from the stage, but then Maverick realizes it's 
not Angle under the mask. It's just some random guy. Angle appears on the stage and hits an Angle Slam to Corbin.

Natalya comes out after the break, but she says she didn't come alone. Bayley's music hits and she comes out, followed by Sasha Banks.

Natalya vs Ruby Riott

Logan comes in and breaks it up to cause a DQ and to start a brawl with all six women. The Riott Squad gain the upper hand for a moment, but Sasha and Bayley eventually send them running.

Elias is in the ring after the break. He plays a nice little melody to get a pop from the crowd before he inevitably gets them to turn on him. Apollo Crews eventually comes out to interrupt him.

Elias says he heard Crews was talented but has yet to see it. He sneaks in a Philly Flyers insult to get some heat. Apollo

says he has held himself back for too long while people have 
passed him by, including Elias. The singer tries to go after him, but Apollo hits a kick and lifts him up in a gorilla press, holding him there for a long time before dropping him on his face.

The Shield vs. Strowman, McIntyre, and Ziggler

The Shield won

It looks like Ambrose and The Shield are already back on good terms after he almost hit Seth with Dirty Deeds during the match.

The Shield leave to celebrate while Strowman gets in the ring to deal with his teammates. He grabs Ziggler and yells at him before hitting the powerslam. McIntyre takes out Strowman with another Claymore Kick. McIntyre leaves his partner and Strowman in the ring to end the show.

Rating 80/80: Awesome show and matches as we look to WWE Evolution and WWE Crown Jewel.