Monday, March 19, 2018

RAW


The show opens with Kurt Angle heading to the ring.

Angle says Roman Reigns is still suspended and won't be there tonight. He also says Brock Lesnar is not there yet, but he has been assured by Mr. McMahon that Lesnar will be there tonight. Then he addresses Strowman winning the Tag Team Battle Royal last week and says he has to come up with something. Then Reigns appears in the crowd and hops the barricade.

Angle says Reigns is technically trespassing and Reigns says he doesn't care. Roman questions whether Lesnar will actually be there tonight and Angle says he is just running late. He tells Reigns to leave the arena and Roman Reigns asks why he was even suspended in the first place. 

Reigns says he wants Lesnar tonight and refuses to leave the ring until he gets his way like a little kid having a tantrum. Reigns sits in a chair in the middle of the ring while Kurt heads to the back. A few security guards in US Marshal vests head to the ring. One of them starts reading Reigns his rights and Roman talks some trash. He lets one of them cuff him as the crowd boos. He tells the guards not to touch him as he leaves the ring, but one of them grabs him by the arm. Reigns starts fighting them while still in cuffs. He lays them out. 

Lesnar's music hits and he runs down to the ring. He takes out a still cuffed Reigns with a few suplexes and several shots from the chair Roman had brought into the ring. Heyman watches from ringside with a smile on his face while clutching the universal title. Lesnar assaults a helpless Reigns.

Lesnar looks like he is ready to leave and joins Heyman outside the ring, but then he gets right back in and hits Reigns with several more shots to the back from the steel chair. The Beast goes to leave, but he goes back to deliver an F5 to put an exclamation point on his attack.

Reigns is loaded onto a stretcher by medics and taken away after Lesnar finally leaves the ringside area. Lesnar's music hits again and he runs down the ramp to tip over the stretcher Reigns is laying on.

A recap of Lesnar's attack is shown after the break. We see a live shot of Roman being loaded into an ambulance. Cole then moves onto the feud between Bliss and Asuka and throws to a video package.



Alexa Bliss vs. Asuka 

Asuka won by count out 

Nia Jax's music hits and she comes running down the ramp. Alexa pushes James into her path so she can run away. Jax runs Mickie over and chases Bliss until she grabs her by the hair. Mickie saves her but gets thrown into the LED wall on the ring for her troubles. Alexa escapes through the crowd while Nia yells from ringside. Jax gives chase and they end up running backstage.

Bliss is shown complaining to Angle about what happened and he stumbles over his words a bit when he says he is going to book Bliss vs. Jax for the women's title at WrestleMania. 


Braun Strowman comes out to address his situation with needing to find a tag team partner.

The crowd chants "Get these hands" before Braun speaks. He says he doesn't need a tag team partner, which brings out Sheamus and Cesaro. They say Braun is stupid if he thinks he can defeat them alone. 

Strowman tells them to shut up and Sheamus says they have defeated every tag team on Raw and Strowman and whoever he finds will be no different. Braun says Angle gave him a match against one of the members of The Bar right now, so Sheamus steps up to the challenge.

Cesaro actually ends up taking on Strowman for Sheamus


Braun Strowman vs. Cesaro 

Braun Strowman won



The Revival vs. Titus Worldwide 

The Revival won


Banks comes out with a mic and says she wants to fix whatever is wrong between her and Bayley. She tries to justify turning on her inside the chamber by saying it was every woman for herself. She offers her hand and forgiveness for Bayley walking out on her, but Bayley grabs a mic instead.

Bayley says she can't get over what Sasha did to her at the Chamber. She says it was seeing Banks smile after kicking her off the pod is what she hated the most. Before Banks can answer, Absolution comes out and Paige mocks them. 



Sasha Banks and Bayley vs. Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose

Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose won



After the break, John Cena makes his way to the ring to demand an answer to his WrestleMania challenge to The Undertaker. 

Cena says Taker has been in hiding for so long because he is embarrassed and thinks he no longer belongs in the ring. Cena says that is ridiculous and the name Undertaker still has meaning. 

Cena says he has not yet received a response from The Undertaker and that is the biggest mistake he has ever made. He feels disrespected by Undertaker's silence and says it is also disrespectful to every fan. He calls Taker a coward repeatedly and says he just wants some kind of sign of a yes or no.

As Cena is getting ready to leave, Kane's music hits and he makes his way to the ring. Cena asks him if he is here to answer for his brother. Kane grabs him by the throat and delivers a Chokeslam before leaving.



Before Axel and Dallas have their match, Matt Hardy gives a promo from the Hardy compound 


The Miz rants about not getting any respect on the Road to WrestleMania. He asks the fans if he is the bad guy again and they chant Yes. He says he has figured out how to control Rollins and Balor and mocks their former names of 

Tyler Black and Prince Devitt. Before he can finish, Gallows and Anderson come out to serve as opponents for Axel and Dallas.



The Miz and Miztourage vs Finn Balor and Anderson and Gallows 


Finn Balor and Anderson and Gallows won


Dallas and Axel take out Anderson and Gallows while Miz focuses on Balor in the ring. Rollins decides he has seen enough and runs down to clear The Miztourage from the ring. He stomps Miz into the mat and comes face to face with Balor.


Bray Wyatt is shown entering the Hardy compound with his lantern and running into Vanguard 1.

Hardy is shown dancing around while his wife plays the piano and Wyatt approaches the ring. Matt greets him by saying "I knew you'd come." We head to a break with the two staring at each other.


The Ultimate Deletion


Bray says it's not over before Matt knocks him into the lake. He tells Senior Benjamin to retrieve Wyatt from the lake. Benjamin says he can't find Wyatt and hardy declares the great war to be over and Wyatt to be deleted.

Raw ends with Hardy celebrating his win.


Rating: 70/70

Pretty insane show and matches as we look on to WrestleMania 34. 

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