Monday, June 11, 2018

RAW

Raw opens with some of the MITB competitors in both matches in the ring sitting on their own ladders.

Angle comes out to talk about the Money in the Bank PPV and how the MITB match is one of the most grueling in WWE history. Baron Corbin's music hits and he comes out with a shaved head wearing a suit.



Nattie says she is ready to compete after a minor injury last week. Everyone starts talking trash to each other and KO says the briefcase should be raised whenever Braun tries to reach for it. Strowman vows to cash in on Brock Lesnar. Bliss eventually screams at the top of her lungs to get everyone to shut up. 


Bliss flirts with Strowman a little before The Monster Among Men ends the segment by promising somebody is going to "Get these hands" on Sunday. 

Alexa Bliss vs Sasha Banks  vs. Natalya vs. Ember Moon in a Fatal 4 Way Match 
Natalya won 

Breezango vs. Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre 
Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre won
Ziggler and McIntyre give a promo after the match putting everyone in the tag team division on notice. They promise to save the division by taking everyone else out.

Jinder Mahal comes out and delivers a speech about how he sees himself defeating Reigns both tonight and at Money in the Bank. 
Mahal taunts Reigns once he gets to the ring and reveals Roman will actually be fighting Sunil Singh
Roman Reigns vs. Sunil Singh 
Roman Reigns won 
Mahal immediately attacks him and hits the Khallas.

The B Team vs. Rhyno and Heath Slater 
The B Team won
Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt appear on the stage after the match to tell Dallas and Axel they have no chance of winning the titles.

Elias is in the ring after the break. The crowd gives him major heat for insulting Arkansas before the commercial. He talks about how he will become the IC champion and gets the crowd to chant his signature catchphrase.
Elias sings a longer song than usual because nobody interrupts him like usual. He says he has a treat for the fans and shows off a special guitar he claims John Mayer gave him with the IC title painted on the front. Seth Rollins finally decides to make an appearance and runs down to the ring. Elias gets the jump on him, but Rollins is able to send him out of the ring with a backdrop. He grabs a mic and calls The Drifter a coward for running away.
Rollins sees Elias' new guitar sitting in the corner and starts admiring it. Elias begs him to leave it alone, so Seth jokes about auctioning it off to someone in the crowd. He acts like he is going to gently lay it down only to end up stomping on it while Elias watches helplessly from the ramp.

Bayley vs. Ruby Riott 
Ruby Riott won

Face To Face confrontation between Ronda Rousey and Nia Jax with the host/interviewer Jonathan Coachman 
Jonathan Coachman is in the ring to introduce Ronda Rousey, at which point we get a montage of social media reactions to the announcement that she’s going in the UFC Hall of Fame.
Jax says WWE is different from MMA and that is why she will win at Money in the Bank. Rousey says she is going to improvise and rip Jax's arm off. Coach calls her confident and Ronda says she has earned the right to be that way.
Both women brag about their accomplishments. Rousey takes off her coat like she's ready for a fight. Jax tries to hit her and Ronda grabs her arm. Nia nails her with a headbutt, but Rousey ends up pulling her down into the armbar anyway. Jax is able to block the hold and lift Rousey off the mat for a moment. Ronda keeps the hold locked in and Nia taps to get her to let go. It looks like Rousey can get her in the armbar after all. 

Braun Strowman vs. Finn Balor vs. Kevin Owens vs. Bobby Roode in a Fatal 4 Way Match
Braun Strowman won 
The show ends with Strowman standing tall.

Rating 70/70
Pretty decent show and matches as we look on to MITB.

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