Monday, January 8, 2018

RAW

Raw opens with a recap of last week's IC title match between Samoa Joe and Roman Reigns.

Reigns makes his way to the ring
Roman talks about how Joe failed to win the title last week after all of his talk about being able to defeat The Big Dog. Reigns says he won because he was fighting with a purpose, not because he is better than Joe. He says messing with Ambrose was Joe's mistake and warns the whole locker room about messing with his brothers. 
Jason Jordan comes out. Jordan tries to suck up to Reigns and offers a fist bump.


Rollins heads to the ring before Reigns has a chance to bump him back. Seth says Jason Jordon has a lot left to learn, and this week's lesson is about timing. Reigns implies Jordan is not a member of their group, but Jason Jordon keeps saying he is. He claims they are the most dominant three-man group in WWE. This brings out Balor, Anderson and Gallows to respond. 
Balor mocks Jordan by saying he has been running with the good brothers for 10 years before Jordan knew Kurt Angle was his father. The Club says it's time to take over.
Jordan says he would rather be a member of the champions club than Balor Club.
Angle comes out after Jordan slaps Gallows. He books Jordan, Reigns and Rollins vs. Anderson, Gallows and Balor in the main event.


Sasha Banks and Bayley  vs. Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose
Sasha Banks and Bayley won 


Matt Hardy vs. Curt Hawkins 
Matt Hardy won
Wyatt comes out and has a laughing contest with Hardy.

Elias' song leads to him welcoming The Miz back to Raw. The Miz comes out with Hawkins and Dallas by his side as he struts his way to the ring.
The Miz asks if the crowd missed him while they chant "Welcome back." He talks about what he has been up to while he was away, but he says he is the glue that holds Raw together and commends his friends for holding things down while he was away.
Dallas and Axel compete over The Miz's affection and keep offering him gifts. Miz orders them to sit down and shut up before he continues to talk about himself. He brags about his reign as IC champion and being Rollins Stone's wrestler of the year. Then he plays footage of The Shield taking him out two months ago.
Miz says Reigns has only been allowed to be IC champion because he allowed it, and now he is coming to get his title back. 



Enzo Amore (c) vs. Cedric Alexander for the Cruiserweight Champion
Alexander takes him out with a dive over the top rope and Amore immediately grabs his ankle after he lands awkwardly. Amore gets counted out as the ringside doctor checks on him.
Cedric Alexander won by Count Out 

Angle gives The Bar a rematch for the tag titles at The Royal Rumble.


The Bar Vs. Apollo Crews and Titus O’Neil 
Apollo Crews and Titus O’Neil won 
Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman are out after the break to talk about Kane and Braun Strowman. Paul Heyman talks about being old school while also being progressive.
Heyman says his client should be able to defend the title in one on one encounters instead of constantly having to fight 
multiple opponents. He hypes Lesnar as the most unbeatable champion of all time before Lesnar's music hits to end the segment.

Kane attacks Lesnar on the stage and they fight to the backstage area. Braun Strowman comes out of nowhere and takes out both men. He throws Lesnar into a pile of boxes and then throws a huge equipment case into Kane. He grabs a grappling hook someone just happened to have in one of the cases and prepares to do something sinister. He slings it over the top of the scaffolding and pulls it down onto Lesnar and Kane. Heyman is beside himself.
Samoa Joe is out after a recap of Strowman's attack. Lesnar was shown being taken away in an ambulance while telling Heyman he didn't need to go to the hospital. 
Kane managed to walk away on his own.


Samoa Joe vs. Rhyno 
Samoa Joe won 

Bliss tries to get Nia Jax to target Asuka heading into the Royal Rumble by claiming Asuka talked trash about her behind her back. She calls Bliss out on her lie and walks away!

As Asuka poses on the turnbuckle, Nia Jax comes out of nowhere and drops her with an electric chair.


Balor Club vs. Champions Club 

Balor Club won 

The Balor Club celebrates on the stage after their big win. Jordan and Reigns argue in the ring while Rollins tries to recover on the mat. The Miztourage comes out of nowhere and ambushes Jordan. They take out Rollins before all three men team up to beat down Reigns. He hits the Skull Crushing Finale with a big smile on his face. He is about to leave when the crowd starts chanting "One more time." Dallas and Axel pick Reigns up so Miz can hit the Triple Powerbomb of The Shield. 

The show ends with The Miz standing tall over the IC champion.

Rating: 80/80
Pretty Awesome Show and Matches as we look onto Royal Rumble!


RAW: Aftershow





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